The Best of 2024 B-Side

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If we’re certain about one thing, it’s that 2024 was a year. One in which things happened and events transpired. Nothing out of the ordinary.

If we’re certain about two things, though, the second is that art has continued to be released, and Daily Arts has continued to criticize it. (OK, maybe that’s three things). From the best of the best to the bottom of the barrel, our writers have seen it all. In case you were too busy paying attention to the news to consume any art, our six wonderful beats have worked together to curate for you a list of the best (and worst) pieces of art from the last year in the hope that you, too, will love (or hate) them. Welcome to the Daily Arts’ Best of 2024.

— Managing Arts Editors Camille Nagy and Rami Mahdi can be reached at camnagy@umich.edu and rhmahdi@umich.edu respectively.

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