Artforum's new co-editors address the enduring stakes of art writing Heji Shin, Vulcan VC2S, Oct 4 2024, 2025, ink-jet print, 79 5⁄8 × 58″. From “Heji Shin and Mathieu Malouf: The Dream,” 2025–26, Lomex, Las Vegas. Photo: Chase Stevens. As seen in “Decadent Americana: At Home in Las Vegas” by Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, May 2026. DOES CRITICISM MATTER? Like many common questions of the art-world commentariat, this one is boring and solipsistic.