Criticism

The Hirsch Truth: Episode 4

by Ann Hirsch

You can take the body out of the metaverse, but you can’t take the metaverse out of the body! In this episode of her video critique series, post-internet wifey Ann Hirsch considers the depiction of the human form in works by Nicole Ruggiero, Coco Magnusson, Cibelle Cavalli Bastos, and Pearlyn Lii.

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