Alicia Eler Explained

Alicia Eler
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education:Oberlin College (BA)

Alicia Eler (born 1984) is a visual art critic and reporter at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis.[1] Eler's cultural criticism and reporting are published in The Guardian, Glamour, New York magazine, CNN, LA Weekly, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, New Inquiry, Hyperallergic, Aperture, MAXIM, Art21 Magazine, and Artforum.[2]

Her first book was The Selfie Generation: How Our Self Images Are Changing Our Notions of Privacy, Property, Sex, Consent, and Culture.

Early life and education

Eler was born and grew up in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, Illinois.[3] She attended Evanston Township High School, and then went on to receive a BA in art history from Oberlin College in 2006.[4]

Career

Eler is visual art critic/reporter at the Star Tribune of Minneapolis. She has written for many arts publications, including Hyperallergic, Artsy, Aperture, Artforum, Art Papers, and others.

She has curated multiple art shows involving video art, new media and internet aesthetics. In 2013, Chicago magazine identified her as one of "six young art curators you should know," noting her use of social media.[5]

Eler has written long-form culture essays. She has also written personal narrative essays about adolescence, queerness, and digital vulnerability for The Guardian and New York magazine. She has interviewed various celebrities.

From 2013 to 2014, Eler ran a column on Hyperallergic that was popularly referred to as the "Selfie Column."[6] The column investigated the selfie as a popular culture phenomenon, considering its roots in self-portraiture, social networked culture, and feminism. The column ran every Monday, and included a round up of the week's news, Eler's selfie analysis, and selfie contributions from readers.

Eler has co-authored two essays on the affective labor and gamification of internet dating culture with writer Eve Peyser for The New Inquiry.[7] [8] Their first Tinder essay, “How to Win Tinder,” was named as one of Gawker's "The Best Things We Read in 2015"[9] and one of Autostraddle's "The Best Longreads of 2015 — All Written by Women"[10] She was referred to as a Tinder expert on David Lizerbram & Associates podcast, Products of the Mind.[11] Wired magazine featured their essay in the story "Can Women Build a Better Tinder?".[12] Their second essay, "Tinderization of Feeling"[8] received attention from Le Monde (France),[13] The Daily Beast,[14] Hyperallergic,[15] The Independent,[16] and The Fader.[17] The essay was also translated into Brazilian Portuguese.[18] On Valentine's Day 2016, Peyser and Eler were interviewed on Toronto-based Mark Towhey's Newstalk 1010 radio show.[19]

Eler was the guest editor-in-chief of two issues of PBS’ Art21 Magazine. She worked on the Family Issue (May/June 2015)[20] and the Happiness Issue (September/October 2015).[21] She is an LA correspondent for Hyperallergic.[22] Previously she was the tech culture reporter for ReadWrite.[23] Eler has also worked with the Chicago Tribune as the arts and entertainment community manager for the ChicagoNow blog.

Eler broke the news story "President Obama Pens Apology to an Art Historian" for Hyperallergic.[24] It was featured on two network TV shows: MSNBC's Rachel Maddow show[25] and NBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.[26] The story was picked up by The New York Times, New York magazine, New York Post, Reuters, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Memorandum, Huffington Post, Complex, Washington Examiner, Townhall, The Wire, Mediaite, Chronicle of Higher Education.

Reception

The DailyDot named her one of "15 hilarious women you need to follow on Twitter".[27]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alicia Eler. Star Tribune. 14 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Alicia Eler. the Guardian. 14 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Eler. Alicia. Crystal Paradise:Time is a Dad watch. 15 March 2015. Crave. 1 September 2015.
  4. Web site: CV of Alicia Eler. 15 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127120108/http://aliciaeler.com/cv-2/. 27 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Jason. Foumberg . Chicago has six young art curators you should know. 15 March 2016. Chicago magazine. 4 June 2013.
  6. Web site: Eler. Alicia. I, Selfie: Saying Yes to Selfies. 15 March 2016. Hyperallergic. 24 June 2013.
  7. Web site: How to Win Tinder. 26 August 2015. 14 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Tinderization of Feeling. 14 January 2016. 14 October 2018.
  9. Web site: The Best Things We Read in 2015 . 15 March 2016 . Gawker . 30 December 2015 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316111047/http://gawker.com/the-best-things-we-read-in-2015-1749593281 . 16 March 2016 .
  10. News: Riese. The Best Longreads of 2015 — All Written by Women. 22 May 2016. Autostraddle. 29 December 2015.
  11. News: Lizerbram. David. Products of the Mind . 22 May 2016. David Lizerbram & Associates. 21 March 2016.
  12. News: Alana Hope. Levinson. 2019-03-17. Can Women Build A Better Tinder? . Wired. 19 November 2015. 1059-1028. www.wired.com.
  13. News: Comment gagner à Tinder ?. Internetactu . 13 February 2016 . 14 October 2018.
  14. News: Love in the Time of Tech: Your Brain on Dating Apps. Zachary. Siegel. The Daily Beast. 1 February 2016. 14 October 2018. www.thedailybeast.com.
  15. Web site: Required Reading. 17 January 2016. 14 October 2018.
  16. Web site: Tinder is changing the way we think. https://web.archive.org/web/20160117190121/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/tinder-is-changing-the-way-we-think-by-teaching-emotional-disassociation-a6817996.html . 2016-01-17 . limited . live. Independent.co.uk. 17 January 2016. 14 October 2018.
  17. Web site: The FADER Weekend Reading List. 14 October 2018.
  18. Web site: Tinderização do sentimento. 26 January 2016. 14 October 2018.
  19. Web site: 14, 2016. 14 October 2018.
  20. Web site: Letter from the Editor, Alicia Eler - Art21 Magazine. 6 May 2015 . 14 October 2018.
  21. Web site: Letter from the Editor: Alicia Eler - Art21 Magazine. 8 September 2015 . 14 October 2018.
  22. Web site: 2019-03-17. Alicia Eler. Hyperallergic.
  23. Web site: 2019-03-17. alicia eler, Author at ReadWrite.
  24. Web site: Eler. Alicia. President Obama Pens Personal Apology to an Art Historian. 15 March 2016. Hyperallergic. 18 February 2014.
  25. Web site: GOP ties US hands on Ukraine with odd demands. MSNBC. 14 October 2018.
  26. Web site: 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' for Thursday, February 20th, 2014. NBC News. 21 February 2014. 14 October 2018.
  27. Web site: Peyser. Eve. 15 hilarious women you need to follow on Twitter. 15 March 2016. The Daily Dot. 4 August 2015.