Chris Kraus, the influential contemporary art writer, co-editor of Semiotext(e), and novelist best known for her 1997 autobiographical novel *I Love Dick*, has released a new novel titled *The Four Spent the Day Together*. The book follows a character named Catt Greene, who closely mirrors Kraus's own life: a childhood in Connecticut, later success as an art critic and novelist with *I Love Dick* (adapted into an Amazon series), a marriage to an addiction counselor struggling with his own addiction, and online backlash for being a landlord. In the third part, Greene investigates a real-life murder in rural Minnesota, seeking new material as her own life feels depleted.
This matters because Kraus is a pivotal figure in contemporary art writing and publishing, and her work—especially *I Love Dick*—helped popularize autofiction and shaped literary and art-world discourse in the 2010s. The new novel continues her exploration of the blurred lines between autobiography, criticism, and fiction, while also addressing themes of online shaming, creative exhaustion, and the ethics of turning real-life tragedy into art. The interview offers insight into Kraus's creative process and the cultural moment she both reflects and influences.