Article by Michelle Standley // Mar. 06, 2020
We don’t need to interpret the words of the Oracle of Delphi. We know what the future holds. Climate change is no longer an empty threat; it’s the promise of an end to the world as we know it…[read on]
Article by Hannah Carroll Harris // Mar. 03, 2020
Sweeping barren landscapes, fields of frozen grassland, billowing dust clouds and the jarring cohabitation of disparate species cumulatively stand out against the concrete, bunker-like space of…[read on]
Interview by Juan José Santos Mateo // Feb. 28, 2020
They moved the headstones, but not the bodies. The Africa Museum, located in Tervuren, Belgium, is like the ‘Poltergeist’ House. The original idea of the museum came from Leopold II—King of Belgium and owner of…[read on]
Article by Jacob Zhicheng Zhang // Feb. 18, 2020
When an artist passes away, especially after a heart-wrenching event like suicide, how should a posthumous retrospective represent their work?…[read on]
Interview by Lucia Longhi // Feb. 11, 2020
An increasing number of artists are reflecting on the role that technology and AI are playing in our lives. Elisa Giardina Papa’s research specifically cast a light on this crucial topic in relation to our emotional sphere…[read on]
Article by Bárbara Borges de Campos // Feb. 07, 2020
After the Second World War, three out of four of the presidents of the medical association in West Germany were former SS or SA members. By the late 1980s and early 90s, around 80% of gynecologists were male…[read on]
Article by Sumugan Sivanesan // Feb. 04, 2020
If art is an indicator of social wellbeing, Gropius Bau is an example of how major institutions act as intermediaries between state sponsors, corporate interests and their publics, suggesting the…[read on]
American artist Maryam Jafri’s practice is decidedly research-based and interdisciplinary. When delving into a particular topic, she often examines its historical, political and economic implications…[read on]
Article by Diane Barbé // Jan. 17, 2020
Walking down the flight of stairs that leads to SAVVY Contemporary, the voice of a woman emanates from inside. She is telling a story, in English, about a man who is looking for a mouse…[read on]
Interview by William Kherbek // Jan. 10, 2020
Pattison has recently explored the ways in which robotic management of data has played a role in aspects of wellness from managing sleep cycles to examining and assessing health information from app users…[read on]
Interview by Jack Radley // Dec. 17, 2019
Moroccan-born, Berlin-based artist Bouchra Khalili never centers herself in her narrative work. Instead, she collaborates with individuals to radically rethink our understanding of the complex…[read on]
Article by Martha Lochhead // Dec. 16, 2019
‘Spectral White’ at the HKW assesses how Europeans may have been depicted in the art of the colonized. The exhibition offers an incomplete reconstruction of ethnologist Julius Lips’…[read on]