Welcome to a marginally indexed smorgasbord of my work as a critic and essayist. You can hear Sam Korman read and comment on my review of Eliza Douglas over at Montez Press Radio . My Artforum contributor page is here.
If you seek guidance among the fraught and frothy waters of a creative or editorial project, I am here for you.
“Aesthetical Relations is a constellation of essays on art, fashion, cancer, comedy, Los Angeles, and your mom. Martinez whips elements of fiction and stand up material into bits and pieces addressing such concerns as: how many times you may kiss an art-world acquaintance, the theoretical stakes of sexting, and why German performance art is like French clowning. Aesthetical Relations is titled after Martinez’s ongoing conceptual comedy talk show of the same name, and includes an introduction by writer and comedian Jamie Loftus.”
Purchase HERE from Hesse Press
ISBN 978-1-948434-03-4
Soft cover, perfect bound
84 pages, 5.375 × 8.25-inch
Edition of 300 (2nd printing)
Release date: December 1, 2019
US $13 Retail
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Cultural Essays & Reportage
An aesthetic critique of Rick Caruso’s architectural holdings for LA Times IMAGE • An essay on the thrills and perils of raw-dogging reality for DOCUMENT Journal • A meditation on Eve Babitz’s relationship to art, commissioned by the Los Angeles Times • A print feature for Artforum on privacy, image collecting, and hotness versus beauty, on occasion of the exhibition “Sisi in Private” at Musuem Ludwig in Cologne • A love letter about my car, addressed to the man who bought her for me, for LA Times IMAGE
An essay on Hollywood architecture and the current WGA strike for LA Times IMAGE • My quarantine diary for Texte Zur Kunst • A guide to the Siegfried & Roy estate sale at Bonham’s • A deep dive on post-pandemic partying at Shirley Temple’s childhood manse
Reviews
Eliza Douglas’s “Josh Smith” at Overduin & Co. — e-flux, 2019
Eyes Without a Voice — CARLA issue 15 cover feature, 2019
Sterling Ruby’s DAMNATION at Sprüth Magers — Artforum Spring 2019
Laurie Simmons's Feature Debut — MOMUS, 2018
Wanda Koop, In Absentia — Border Crossings Magazine, 2018
Critic's Pick: An Te Liu at Anat Ebgi — ArtForum, 2017
Interviews & Profiles
Torbjørn Rødland — CNN Style, 2017
That time I interviewed artist Tita Cicognani in her combination hot-tub-art-installation
