The perfect art museum doesn’t exi- or, does it?
I had few expectations for my first visit to a museum outside the borders of a major, international city like New York or London. But, behold: I think…
Author: Shana Beth Mason
SHANA BETH MASON is Editor-In-Chief of FRONTRUNNER Magazine. Her critical work includes contributions for Art in America, FlashArt International, Kunstforum.as (Oslo), The Brooklyn Rail, The Miami Rail, San Francisco Arts Quarterly (SFAQ), thisistomorrow.info (London) and Whitehot Magazine. She divides her time between London and Siena, Italy.
The Art World Fraud: Seductive or Sickening?
FRONTRUNNER's Editor-In-Chief, Shana Beth Mason, bemoans the art world fraudster, along with a surprising confession.
Kathy Ruttenberg: The FRONTRUNNER Interview
FRONTRUNNER is pleased to present sculptor, filmmaker, and lecturer Kathy Ruttenberg as our Armory Issue 2023 cover feature.
Graveyard Gawking and Art as Immortal Bodies
When we enter a museum, we - the audience - become graveyard gawkers.
Seven Days In The Art World: One Fruitless Exercise
I couldn’t get past the introduction without my mouth pointing downwards and a lump swelling in my throat.
Tearing The Veil, Part I. with Johan Grimonprez
FRONTRUNNER presents Part I of our 2021 interview with acclaimed Belgian filmmaker and lecturer Johan Grimonprez, reflecting on his works, his searing…
A Brush With L.A.
Like everything you’ve likely heard about L.A., everything and everyone seems surreal. As if they existed, but in some parallel dimension witnessed …
Piercing the Supernatural with Laurent Grasso
FRONTRUNNER is proud to present a discussion of the supernatural, and how an artist might somehow pierce its veil, with the Paris-based, international…
This One Time, at Art Basel Miami Beach…
Ah, Miami. A swirling, decadent, poser’s paradise: a hurricane of alcohol, VIP passes to who-knows-what, waiting outside a celebrity-sponsored dinne…
Finding My Mentor
My first mentor in the art world began simply as a name. A name uttered by one, repeated by many, heard while I was pursuing my Master’s degree in L…