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Alicia Eler

Alicia Eler (@aliciaeler) is a writer, art critic, and culture journalist based in Los Angeles and a regular contributor to The Guardian, Hyperallergic, KCET Artbound LA, Artsy, and CraveOnline. She is the guest editor of the September/October 2015 issue of Art21 Magazine.

Essays & Reviews

Tinderization of Feeling

By Alicia Eler and Eve PeyserJanuary 14, 2016
Tinder's binary mechanism can be a template for a whole way of life in which everything is an option and processing beats choosing
Essays & Reviews

How to Win Tinder

By Alicia Eler and Eve PeyserAugust 26, 2015
Tinder involves managing the vulnerability of “putting oneself out there” by playing it like a video game
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