The State of Art Criticism
Following a seminar convened by Alex Coles and held at Tate Britian on the theme of the state of Art Criticism a series of features were published in Art Monthly. Michael Archer's riposte to Coles's 'The Bathroom Critic' provoked other writers and critics to reply, their responses in the form of features, letters and polemics continued to be printed in Art Monthly across five issues. The list below was compiled to help people with an interest in the subject keep track of the debate.

February 2003 no263
The Bathroom Critic
Feature by Alex Coles pp7-10

March 2003 no264
Crisis What Crisis
Feature by Michael Archer pp1-4
Read the feature

April 2003 no265
Utopias & Universals
Feature by Alison Green pp7-10
The Middle Distance
Polemic by Matthew Arnatt p43
Crisis what crisis, letter by Rasheed Araeen pp12-13

May 2003 no266
The Critic Never Sleeps
Polemic by Peter Suchin p41
Read Suchin's polemic

June 2003 no267
Critical Task, letter by Michael Archer p9
So-called criticism, letter by Tom Morton pp9-10
Reply to Tom Morton, by Peter Suchin p10

July-August 2003 no268
Art and Fear, feature by Michael Archer pp1-5

September 2003 no269
The Dysfunction of Criticism, feature by JJ Charlesworth pp1-4