William Powhida's complex, text - heavy show imagines the natural extension of the current fascination with art as luxury commodity (hint: get rid of those pesky, rebellious artists so you can stabilize the asset). (hyperallergic.com)
«The Critics Panel» at» #class» never quite agreed about anything, starting with the event's premise: «Art is luxury commodity for the wealthy that limits access to ownership, understanding, and participation.» (haberarts.com)
A startling alternate to the way a space devoted to the exhibition of art is typically leveraged, Jeffrey Michael Austin's installation signals a moral dimension — one that appears to reject art's alignment with luxury commodity and embrace instead a utilitarian, even survivalist functionality. (chicagoartistscoalition.org)