Criticism in the Digital Age

Overview

It's always hard for us to talk about our own possible obsolescence. Journalists versus blogs. Paper versus iPad. Yeah sure, vinyl came back, but not everything will be so lucky. This free talk at the Wheeler Centre will debate which category arts criticism falls into. Does we still listen to the reviewer? Is anyone even reading this sentence right now?

As the newspapers buckle under the demands of the new digital era, what is next for the arts section? Perhaps it has been cannibalised by our Twitter feeds — 'lol#fail that play sucked'. Maybe its modern day equivalent can be found in that annoying onslaught of personal blogs your friends are always spruiking.

All these questions will be covered in more eloquent detail by an esteemed panel of industry experts on the night. Katrina Sedgwick, head of arts at ABCTV, will lead the discussion between international design critic, Alice Rawsthorn; freelance culture writer, Jane Howard; Korean theatre critic and professor, Yun-Cheol Kim; ex-arts writer at The Australian, Deborah Jones; and editor of Art Guide Australia, Dylan Rainforth.