“Uttered like an incantation, there is no term (other than porn, perhaps) more slippery in its definition yet identifiable in its ubiquity. Slop is everywhere; everything is very sloppy now.”
–
Ocula Contributing Editor
Aimee Walleston, on the rise of AI-generated content. Reaching back to the Zombie Formalism moment in painting, Walleston examines artists from
Maya Man to
Refik Anadol—distinguishing critical engagement from what she calls “schlock-slop.”