If you’ve submitted your application for the Guggenheim Fellowship five years running and still haven’t landed it, Paddy Johnson says that counts as “early days” for this prize in a particularly candid installment of her advice column Art Problems. Her piece weighs what artists should think about before devoting a month to assembling a multi-page application, or choosing literally anything else — learning an obscure language, perhaps, or writing a short memoir.
This week’s newsletter opens with a full slate of reading. Critic Seph Rodney reviews Miles Greenberg’s immersive video installations at the Current in Stowe, Vermont, works that draw viewers into the artist’s durational performances.
Also in the issue, Daniela Mayer guides readers through this year’s Recontres d’Arles, the influential photo festival in France.
And then there is the Vulva Gala, a yearly celebration in which artists wear elaborate vulva costumes in a show of body positivity and self-expression. The roundup features some of the most inventive looks, complete with details ranging from piercings to political messaging.
—Valentina Di Liscia, senior editor
