Vince Carducci is a cultural critic and social researcher. His essays, feature articles and reviews on the arts and culture have appeared in numerous publications since the mid 1980s, including Art and Australia

Mervyn Horton

Mervyn Emrys Rosser Horton AM was an Australian art editor, art collector and philanthropist.-Early life:Mervyn Horton was born and grew up in Sydney, attending Newington College , Stanmore and the University of Sydney where he studied engineering.-Working life:He was a Director of the Katoomba...

, Art in America

Art in America

Art in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world, including profiles of artists and genres, updates about art movements, show reviews and event schedules. It is designed for collectors, artists, dealers, art professionals and other...

, BrandChannel.com, the Journal of Consumer Culture

Journal of Consumer Culture

Journal of Consumer Culture is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of sociology, specifically research on consumption and consumer culture. The journal's editor-in-chief is Steven Miles...

, Logos and Sculpture Magazine. Past assignments include: Detroit correspondent for Artforum International, contributing editor and Michigan editor for New Art Examiner

New Art Examiner

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 and editor of Detroit Focus Quarterly. He is currently a contributing writer for Metro Times

Metro Times

The Metro Times is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Detroit area. Supported entirely by advertising, it is distributed free of charge every Wednesday in newsstands in businesses and libraries around the city and suburbs...

, Detroit's leading weekly newspaper, and a staff writer for PopMatters

PopMatters

PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...

, a webzine of global culture. He also serves on the faculty of the Liberal Arts department at the College for Creative Studies

College for Creative Studies

College for Creative Studies is an art education institution in the United States and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. It is a private, fully accredited, four-year college located in Detroit, Michigan...

 and the Department of Art and Art History at Wayne State University

Wayne State University

Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...

 in Detroit. Carducci additionally has more than 20 years experience as a marketing executive and branding consultant, including senior vice president and director of marketing and corporate communications for Standard Federal Bank, now part of Bank of America

Bank of America

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. Carducci has a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

 and a master's degree from the New School for Social Research in New York City. He was born in Detroit in 1953.