George MacBeth
Writer, editor, film programmer
Criticism, Essays, Interviews
Review: “Douglas Gordon by Douglas Gordon,” by George Macbeth
Review: “Douglas Gordon by Douglas Gordon,” by George Macbeth
In a new biopic set entirely in his studio, the archetypal Berlin artist plays both subject and saboteur. Is it a canny revival via self-exposure – or the last refuge of myth of the solitary genius?
Honoré Daumier, a satirist of his time – and ours - Apollo Magazine
Honoré Daumier, a satirist of his time – and ours - Apollo Magazine
In the first major survey of the French artist’s work in decades, the targets of his biting criticism look awfully familiar, writes George MacBeth
“Ways of Seeing” - Muzeum Sztuki, Lodz – e-flux Criticism
“Ways of Seeing” - Muzeum Sztuki, Lodz – e-flux Criticism
The Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź holds a key place in the history of twentieth-century modernist museology. Established in 1931 from a b
“Genius loci of the street”- Essay on Elvira Leite - e-flux Education
“Genius loci of the street”- Essay on Elvira Leite - e-flux Education
e-flux
Letter from Kaunas: Art Monthly 409
Letter from Kaunas: Art Monthly 409
18th Istanbul Biennial review – Texte Zur Kunst
18th Istanbul Biennial review – Texte Zur Kunst
George MacBeth on the 18th Istanbul Biennial
Review: Berlin Atonal 2025 - ArtReview
Review: Berlin Atonal 2025 - ArtReview
Berlin nightlife is under threat and the city has never been more insecure about its ‘cool’
Review: Ed Atkins, Tate Britain, ART MONTHLY 488
Review: Ed Atkins, Tate Britain, ART MONTHLY 488
Shared with Jumpshare
78th Cannes Film Festival Review – Texte zur Kunst
78th Cannes Film Festival Review – Texte zur Kunst
George MacBeth on the 78th Cannes Film Festival (Julia Ducournau, Alpha; Christian Petzold, Miroirs No. 3; Abel Gance and Nelly Kaplan, Magirama, Bi Gan, Resurrection)
Prismatic Ground Year Five review (2025) – e-flux Notes
Prismatic Ground Year Five review (2025) – e-flux Notes
George MacBeth reviews the fifth installment of the Prismatic Ground film festival, held in New York April 30-May 4, 2025.
“Marc Camille Chaimowicz: Writings” review – e-flux Criticism
“Marc Camille Chaimowicz: Writings” review – e-flux Criticism
Stuart Morgan wrote of Marc Camille Chaimowicz that through his work we can come to “Unlearn ‘art’. Unlearn ‘artwork’. Unlearn ‘closure.’ Unlearn ‘
Bent at the Window — Doris Guo, Émergent Magazine
Bent at the Window — Doris Guo, Émergent Magazine
No Escapism: Mary Bronstein’s Claustrophobic Spaces - e-flux Notes
No Escapism: Mary Bronstein’s Claustrophobic Spaces - e-flux Notes
George MacBeth examines the claustrophobic formal strategies in Mary Bronstein’s film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025).
“Existing is Exhausting”: Eduardo Williams Interview — Scenes Journal
“Existing is Exhausting”: Eduardo Williams Interview — Scenes Journal
Review Hans Haacke Retrospective, Frankfurt — ART MONTHLY #483 (February 2025)
Review Hans Haacke Retrospective, Frankfurt — ART MONTHLY #483 (February 2025)
Review Calla Henkel + Max Pitegoff, “Theater” ART MONTHLY#480 (October 2024)
Review Calla Henkel + Max Pitegoff, “Theater” ART MONTHLY#480 (October 2024)
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Mike Kelley Review, Bourse de Commerce — Texte zur Kunst #134, Summer 2024
Mike Kelley Review, Bourse de Commerce — Texte zur Kunst #134, Summer 2024
Review 'Exergue' (documenta Documentary) – ART MONTHLY#475 (April 2024)
Review 'Exergue' (documenta Documentary) – ART MONTHLY#475 (April 2024)
No Impact: Radu Jude on The End of the World – Screen Slate
No Impact: Radu Jude on The End of the World – Screen Slate
Bruno Dumont's “The Empire” – Spectator Magazine
Bruno Dumont's “The Empire” – Spectator Magazine
“Cheap Dream Manufactories” – Spike Magazine #77
“Cheap Dream Manufactories” – Spike Magazine #77
Locarno Film Fest 76 Review - e-flux Notes
Locarno Film Fest 76 Review - e-flux Notes
Berlinale 73 review – UMBAU Journal
Berlinale 73 review – UMBAU Journal
Anne Seghers essay - Asymptote Journal
Anne Seghers essay - Asymptote Journal
Techno-Graphomania – Electronic Book Review (peer-reviewed)
Techno-Graphomania – Electronic Book Review (peer-reviewed)
Jenny Hval, “Girls against God” review – Asymptote Journal
Jenny Hval, “Girls against God” review – Asymptote Journal
Hari Kunzru “Red Pill” review – Tribune Magazine
Hari Kunzru “Red Pill” review – Tribune Magazine
Editing
Editor – e-flux INDEX
Editor – e-flux INDEX
Editorial - e-flux Index #8 – By All Indications
Editorial - e-flux Index #8 – By All Indications
Editorial – e-flux Index#7 — Getting Some Perspective
Editorial – e-flux Index#7 — Getting Some Perspective
Editorial – e-flux Index #6 - Idle Hands
Editorial – e-flux Index #6 - Idle Hands
Editorial – e-flux Index#5—Sorting it Out
Editorial – e-flux Index#5—Sorting it Out
Editorial – e-flux Index#4 — I know where I'm going!
Editorial – e-flux Index#4 — I know where I'm going!
Editorial – e-flux Index#3 — Just Asking Questions?
Editorial – e-flux Index#3 — Just Asking Questions?
Editorial e-flux Index#2 — It's always too late
Editorial e-flux Index#2 — It's always too late
Editorial e-flux Index#1 — Untangling the Mess of the Contemporary
Editorial e-flux Index#1 — Untangling the Mess of the Contemporary
Managing Editor – HKW Berlin (Spector Books): “Ceremony: Burial of an Undead World
Managing Editor – HKW Berlin (Spector Books): “Ceremony: Burial of an Undead World
Managing Editor – HKW Berlin (B_Books) “Illiberal Arts” Catalogue
Managing Editor – HKW Berlin (B_Books) “Illiberal Arts” Catalogue
Development Editor – Matteo Pasquinelli (Verso Books) “The Eye of the Master: A Social History of Artificial Intelligence”
Development Editor – Matteo Pasquinelli (Verso Books) “The Eye of the Master: A Social History of Artificial Intelligence”
Co-editor – UMBAU Journal
Co-editor – UMBAU Journal
Curatorial/Programming
10,000 Blinks #3: I AM STILL ALIVE, Volksbühne Berlin
10,000 Blinks #3: I AM STILL ALIVE, Volksbühne Berlin
in English 10,000 Blinks is an itinerant screening series for short film based between Berlin and Warsaw. It sets out to map formal strategies from…
10,000 Blinks# 2: Camera Falls from Airplane and Lands in Pigpen, Filmrauschpalast Berlin
10,000 Blinks# 2: Camera Falls from Airplane and Lands in Pigpen, Filmrauschpalast Berlin
Sylvain George: Screening and Conversation - Events - e-flux
Sylvain George: Screening and Conversation - Events - e-flux
Screening and conversation guest-curated by George MacBeth
The Analytical Camera: Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi, Radu Jude - Events - e-flux
The Analytical Camera: Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi, Radu Jude - Events - e-flux
Join us at e-flux Screening Room on Tuesday, December 3rd at 7pm for The Analytical Camera, a program featuring works by Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi, and Radu Jude, guest-curated by George MacBeth.
George's Thoughts
The Shh Keep it Down I'm Trying to Think Essay
The Shh Keep it Down I'm Trying to Think Essay
The Artworld's Auto-fixation Essay
The Artworld's Auto-fixation Essay
The Nothing Ever Changes Essay
The Nothing Ever Changes Essay
The Word Art Essay
The Word Art Essay
The Atomic Art Essay
The Atomic Art Essay
The Cringe Essay
The Cringe Essay
The Diffusion Culture Essay
The Diffusion Culture Essay
The Funny Ha Ha Art Essay
The Funny Ha Ha Art Essay
The Dead Father Essay
The Dead Father Essay
Fiction/poetry
“Oz” , short story — PartisanHotel
“Oz” , short story — PartisanHotel
Reading at the 87 Press Reading Series
Reading at the 87 Press Reading Series
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