Glenn Adamson

New York

Writer at Freelance

Curator and writer, no longer posting on Twitter. Instagram: @glenn_adamson

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The Return of Adhocism

6 days ago | artforum.com | Glenn Adamson

On the return of AdhocismLIKE IT OR NOT, the Cybertruck is the representative design object of our moment. Once described by the New York Times as “a culture war on wheels”—and that was before the election—the much-reviled, much-recalled vehicle is pure imposition rolling in the public streets, an adolescent fantasy made real, with all the associated irresponsibility that implies. In March, Tesla issued a general recall of its Cybertrucks because their stainless steel panels were falling off.
Frank Lloyd Wright thought it was a ‘curse’ — but there’s nothing more American than a porch

1 month ago | ft.com | Glenn Adamson

A porch is an in-between place — partly indoors, partly out, perched between private and public.
“A Century of Tomorrows: How Imagining the Future Shapes the Present”

Jan 7, 2025 | newsismybusiness.com | Glenn Adamson

By Glenn Adamsonc.2024, Bloomsbury $32.99337 pagesThe weather forecast for this weekend is great, and you’ve got big plans. For sure you’ll get outside, get together with friends, have some fun; you’ve got a major project coming up at work, and it’ll be stressful, so you’ll want to grab some downtime while you can. Just thinking about it will make you smile all week because, as you’ll see in the new book “A Century of Tomorrows” by Glenn Adamson, your personal forecast is sunny.
Dark Futures: How the European Dream of Modernization Ended in Totalitarian Despair

Dec 6, 2024 | lithub.com | Glenn Adamson

The machine has come to the village. We are half an hour into Sergei Eisenstein’s The Old and the New (1929), the director’s last silent film. The heroine of the story, Martha—played by an actual peasant woman—is striving to bring modernity to her rural community. Her dream of progress is symbolized, above all, by a mechanical cream separator, which has been provided by the Soviet government.
A CENTURY OF TOMORROWS

Dec 2, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Glenn Adamson |David Grann |Bob Woodward

An illuminating look at past and present efforts to gaze into the crystal ball. A history of the future—or better, the many futures that seers and scholars have painted in the past couple of centuries. “The act of probing into the future need not be predictive to be useful,” writes historian Adamson. Instead, considering what the future might look like can focus attention on the good and bad of the present.
9 Books Coming in December

Nov 27, 2024 | news.nestia.com | Weike Wang |Glenn Adamson |Patrick Hutchison

Image Rental House By Weike Wang In the third novel by the author of “Chemistry” and “Joan Is Okay,” Keru and Nate, an interracial, young professional couple, host their parents on consecutive vacations at a rented beach house in New England and a Catskills bungalow.
Art in America’s Winter “Collaborations” Issue Features First-Rate Fashion Projects, Ugly AI Girls, Sculpture’s Maximalist Turn, and More

Nov 26, 2024 | artnews.com | Sarah Douglas |Glenn Adamson |Emily Watlington |Chloe Wise

When we talk about sending an issue of a magazine to the printer, we often say we are putting it to bed. This is a time-worn phrase, an artifact of an analog era: the “bed” here refers to the printing press. I was thinking about this phrase because this issue goes to bed at the end of October. As it sleeps, if you will, the United States presidential election will be decided. When it wakes up in late November, in your—the reader’s—hands, our country will have elected a new leader.
Untapped - Anne Quito

Nov 11, 2024 | untappedjournal.com | Anne Quito |Deb Chachra |Glenn Adamson |Ian Volner

Can a chair be more than a place to sit? Might a cabinet offer more than storage? In the hands of Wendy Maruyama and Tom Loeser—celebrated artists, educators, and protagonists of the American Studio Craft Movement—furniture transcends function and becomes a catalyst that provokes, perplexes, and ultimately delights.
Family Style - Inheritance

Jul 30, 2024 | family.style | Glenn Adamson |Ann Binlot

“Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. (I try to act in the gap between the two),” once wrote Robert Rauschenberg. The line, frequently quoted in relation to the artist’s famous “Combine” paintings—in which found objects and expressionist brushwork jostle furiously—dates to 1958. Little did Rauschenberg know that at the same time, over on the West Coast, another artist was erasing the gap entirely.
The Glory of Glasgow

Jul 30, 2024 | family.style | Ann Binlot |Glenn Adamson

The hazy outlines of interiors, facades and figures in Andrew Cranston’s latest painting series are ephemeral impressions of Glasgow, the artist’s home of almost three decades. When asked what he likes about the Scottish city, he says that it’s “quite weird.” Especially, he notes, “in terms of time.”‍“There’s quite a lot of old buildings and new buildings, side by side.

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Articles

The Return of Adhocism

Frank Lloyd Wright thought it was a ‘curse’ — but there’s nothing more American than a porch

“A Century of Tomorrows: How Imagining the Future Shapes the Present”

Dark Futures: How the European Dream of Modernization Ended in Totalitarian Despair

A CENTURY OF TOMORROWS

9 Books Coming in December

Art in America’s Winter “Collaborations” Issue Features First-Rate Fashion Projects, Ugly AI Girls, Sculpture’s Maximalist Turn, and More

Untapped - Anne Quito

Family Style - Inheritance

The Glory of Glasgow

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