Critical Reception to Publicsfear
“Judging from the editors’ refusal to use theory as a means of foregrounding the meaning of art works, Publicsfear could very well adopt its own acronym: UYH (Use Your Head)”
— Jennifer Allen, Parachute
“Publicsfear is an exciting new magazine with an exciting design and real meaty content [including] art reproductions, interviews with artists, and engaging fiction. $6.50 is a lot but it’s worth it.”
— Factsheet Five
“A journal of ideas, with a rather fuzzy purview. Highlight: An academic-minded deconstruction of Madonna that tweaks academic deconstructions of Madonna.”
— Eric Messinger, The New York Times
“Intelligent, well-written, beautifully designed, engaging, and occasionally frightening, Publicsfear is a magazine worth reading.”
— David Ross, Director, Whitney Museum of American Art
“Publicsfear is very posh.”
— Quentin Crisp
“Publicsfear, an elegant and engrossing new art mag (sort of), is my idea of what Tina Brown’s New Yorker should be.”
— Robert Atkins, The Village Voice
“It’s about time we saw a magazine with an integrated perspective. Unlike other publications that try to dictate how and what you should think, Publicsfear lets you draw your own conclusions.”
— Andrea Rosen, Gallerist