Siddhartha Mitter is a writer and critic on contemporary art and its social and civic dimensions. He writes in-depth profiles of artists, reported features and reviews. He is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, covering artists and exhibitions in the United States and internationally. He has written for Artforum, Art in America and many other publications both within and outside the art field. First trained in the social sciences, Siddhartha has worked in culture journalism for two decades. He delivered the AICA-USA Distinguished Critic lecture in 2022 and was awarded a Rabkin Prize for arts writing in 2024. He is based in New York City

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