Joshua Citarella

North Salem, New York, USA, 1987

Joshua Citarella is an artist and writer based in NYC. He is a graduate professor at the Rhode Island School of Design (2021, 2024). He is the founder of Do Not Research (2021-), a non-profit arts organization, and the host of the Doomscroll podcast. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts (2018-19) and served as an outside advisor at Carnegie Mellon University (2020) and Tufts University (2021). His work is included in the collections of the Stedelijk Museum, Netherlands and the Hood Museum of Art in the U.S.

e-deologies II, 2024

Dye sublimation prints on polyester, 152.4cm x 91.4cm (each flag), Series of 8, 2022. Courtesy of the artist.

“E-deology” is an internet slang term used to describe complex ideological labels. These hyper-specific categories serve as a gamified form of identity play and niche personal branding in the chaotic landscape of online politics.