Critical Distance DIRECTORY Esse arts + opinions

Founded in 1984, Esse arts + opinions is a bilingual contemporary art magazine covering a wide range of artistic practices, including visual arts, performing arts, digital arts and all forms of social, in situ or performative intervention. Motivated by environmental and societal issues, by ethical reflections and the major changes that result from them, Esse defines itself as a socially engaged magazine that values critical thinking and favours analyses that address art in relation to the context in which it takes place.

Each issue features a theme analyzed through critical texts and portfolios of works. The regular participation of new authors multiplies and decompartmentalizes points of view, giving the magazine an international and human face. A section of off-feature critical articles, columns, reviews of exhibitions, books or events, and a section presenting the activities of Esse‘s advertising partners complete the issues.