Tess is a culture writer and editor based in New York. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, T Magazine, The FT, Artsy, The Art Newspaper, King Kong, Art Practical, BOMBlog, The White Review, SFMOMA Open Space, and Vulture.
- Revering the Earth, Colombian Artist Delcy Morelos Brings It to Chelsea Oct 5, 2023 · The New York Times
- Climate Exhibitions Look Beyond Declarations of Calamity Oct 19, 2021 · The New York Times
- Anna Park’s Charcoal Drawings of the End of the World Have Earned Her Fans From Top Curators to KAWS. At 25, She’s Just Getting Started Oct 12, 2021 · Artnet
- The Artistic Aromas of Anicka Yi Oct 11, 2021 · The New York Times
- The Photographers Revealing Family Secrets Sept 17, 2021 · WSJ Magazine
- Neurodiverse and disabled artists are joining the mainstream—yet discrimination persists Aug 9, 2021 · The Art Newspaper
- New York’s Asia Society Museum triennial hopes to heal divisions June 18, 2021 · The FT
- ‘It’s About Time.’ Museums Make Bids for Their Communities. May 21, 2021 · The New York Times
- They Are Their Own Monuments May 3, 2021 · The New York Times
- The Unstoppable Rose Wylie Apr 22, 2021 · T Magazine
- Up on the Met Roof, an Artist Is Taking Big Bird to New Heights Apr 2, 2021 · The New York Times
- Building A Picture of the Pandemic: Smithsonian Curators Capture Covid-19 in Real Time Dec 30, 2020 · The Art Newspaper
- For High-End Galleries, It’s a Season of Upended Exhibitions Oct 22, 2020 · The New York Times
- Plans ‘In The Trash Can’: Remote Learning Forces US College Museums to Get Creative Oct 20, 2020 · The Art Newspaper
- Tales of Hope and Resilience as a Museum Reopens Aug 13, 2020 · The New York Times
- With ‘Shadow Stalker,’ Lynn Hershman Leeson Tackles Internet Surveillance Nov 8th, 2019 · The New York Times
- Colombian Artist Seeks Justice for the Natural World Oct 23rd, 2019 · The New York Times
- The Artist Creating a New Mythology for the North Pole Sept 26th, 2019 · T Magazine
- How textiles tell a story of empire and globalisation Sept 26th, 2019 · The FT
- Baltimore Museum to Establish a Matisse Center in 2021 July 25th, 2019 · The New York Times
- Artist-led groups battle to stem gentrification in New York July 8th, 2019 · The Art Newspaper
- New York’s National Academy of Design has no plans to reopen its museum June 14th, 2019 · The Art Newspaper
- The Hand of Native American Women, Visible at Last May 31st, 2019 · The New York Times
- Filmmaker Linda Goode Bryant: ‘I Want to Be Disoriented’ Apr 26th, 2019 · The FT
- A Painter Who Left the Art World in Order to Actually Make Art Apr 17th, 2019 · T Magazine
- New York’s Scrapped L-train Shutdown Is an ‘Emotional Rollercoaster’ for Brooklyn-Based Galleries Jan 30th, 2019 · The Art Newspaper
- Why Contemporary Women Artists Are Obsessed with the Grotesque Jan 18th, 2019 · Artsy
- How Museums in Norfolk, Virginia, Are Acting to Protect Art in Face of Growing Flood Risk Jan 17th, 2019 · The Art Newspaper
- Everything This Young Artist Touches Turns to Gold Dec 4th, 2018 · Artsy
- Sarah Lucas’s Tired Feminism Is No Match for Our Current Reality Nov 26th, 2018 · Artsy
- Two Pioneering Artists Discuss Motherhood and Machismo Nov 19th, 2018 · T Magazine
- Art dealers across the US are mobilising in support of Democrats ahead of US mid-term elections Nov 6th, 2018 · The Art Newspaper
- Bruce Nauman’s Seismic Impact on Contemporary Art Oct 19th, 2018 · Artsy
- Rediscovering the Black Muses Erased from Art History Oct 9th, 2018 · Artsy
- The Market for Female Surrealists Has Finally Reached a Tipping Point Sep 26th, 2018 · Artsy
- Meet Norm, the Painter-For-Hire Beloved by L.A.’s Leading Artists June 21st, 2018 · Artsy
- An Artist Finds Inspiration in Women of Color Throughout History June 19th, 2018 · T Magazine
- Jack Whitten’s Stunning Sculptural Debut Is a Must-See Show of 2018 Apr 20th, 2018 · Artsy
- For Ursula von Rydingsvard, Making Art Is a Way to Survive Apr 16th, 2018 · Artsy
- Before Van Gogh Was a Painter, He Was an Art Dealer Apr 5th, 2018 · Artsy
- How Tarsila do Amaral Gave Brazil Its National Image Feb 9th, 2018 · Artsy
- The Artist Duo Transforming the Elderly into Natural Wonders Jan 25th, 2018 · Artsy
- The Endless Inspiration Robin Rhode Drew from One Wall Jan 19th, 2018 · Artsy
- How Frida Kahlo Became a Global Brand Dec 19th, 2017 · Artsy
- Inside the Biggest Show of Contemporary Cuban Art Ever Nov 21st, 2017 · Artsy
- Women Recount Decades of Sexual Harassment and Assault in the Art World Nov 16th, 2017 · Artsy
- An Arachnophobe Faces Louise Bourgeois’s Iconic Spiders Oct 30th, 2017 · Artsy
- For Old Masters and Art Students Alike, Drawing Is a Way to Unlock Creativity Oct 13th, 2017 · Artsy
- At the Brooklyn Museum, Tracing the History of Lynching in America Sept 1st, 2017 · Artsy
- Why Shamanic Practices Are Making a Comeback in Contemporary Art Aug 11th, 2017 · Artsy
- The Symbolist Brotherhood That Believed Art Had Divine Powers Jul 7th, 2017 · Artsy
- Documenta 14 Struggles to Make a Statement about Our Uncertain Times Jun 9th, 2017 · Artsy
- Why William Kentridge’s New Art Incubator Encourages Artists to Fail Jun 2nd, 2017 · Artsy
- Despite Obstacles, African Countries Shine at the Venice Biennale May 24th, 2017 · Artsy
- Sharon Lockhart Revives Nazi-Era Children’s Newspaper for Venice Biennale May 17th, 2017 · Artsy
- The Venice Biennale Is an Ecstatic Celebration of Artists That Falls into Its Own Trap May 11th, 2017 · Artsy
- A Photographer Turns Her Lens on One of America’s Last All-Male Colleges May 9th, 2017 · Artsy
- The 2017 Whitney Biennial Is a Pitch-Perfect Survey of Art Today Mar 13th, 2017 · Artsy
- Armory Show Focus Curator Jarrett Gregory Finds Political Power in Artistic Subtlety Feb 28th, 2017 · Artsy
- Seeing Alice Neel through the Eyes of Hilton Als Feb 27th, 2017 · Artsy
- What We Can Learn from the Brief Period When the Government Employed Artists Jan 31st, 2017 · Artsy
- Yves Klein’s Legacy Is about Much More Than Blue Jan 9th, 2017 · Artsy
- We Need a New Kind of Feminist Art Dec 20th, 2016 · Artsy
- This Show of LGBTQ Prisoner Art Has the Kind of Compassion America Needs Right Now Nov 9th, 2016 · Artsy
- At the Montreal Biennial, Luc Tuymans Presents a Suite of New Paintings Oct 28th, 2016 · Artsy
- After 40 Years, New York’s Caribbean Cultural Center Finds a Permanent Home in East Harlem Oct 14th, 2016 · Artsy
- For Rikers’s Most Troubled Inmates, Art Offers Hope Jul 27th, 2016 · Artsy
- Challenging America’s Most Iconic (and Controversial) Photographer of Native Americans Mar 1st, 2016 · Artsy
- We Are Living in the Era of Big Art History Feb 26th, 2016 · Artsy
- How Advocates of African-American Art Are Advancing Racial Equality in the Art World Jan 12th, 2016 · Artsy
- Thelma Golden Reflects on 10 Years at the Helm of the Studio Museum, and Harlem’s Changing Face Dec 8th, 2015 · Artsy
- Elusive in Life, Agnes Martin Continues to Evade Her Viewers in Death Jun 8th, 2015 · Artsy