Posts Tagged ‘Emily McDermott’
Ishtar Gate: The Platform Creating a New Collective Micro-economy
Article by Emily McDermott // Sept. 05, 2019
Penny Rafferty, Paul Seidler and Max Hampshire speak about their new platform, Ishtar Gate, and its electronic currency, Ishtar, within the framework of STATISTA…[read on]
Christa Joo Hyun D’Angelo
by Emily McDermott // June 28, 2019
It’s hotter inside than outside at this time of year, especially in artist Christa Joo Hyun D’Angelo’s sunny third-floor Kreuzberg studio. Floating through the window from…[read on]
Mirrors and Windows: An Interview with Alec Soth
Interview by Emily McDermott // Apr. 09, 2019
Following what he calls a “full-on mystical experience” in 2016 in Helsinki, photographer Alec Soth pressed pause on his familiar routine of traveling, giving talks, hosting workshops and taking photographs…[read on]
Interview // Privacy as Privilege: An Interview with Nicole Wermers
Article by Emily McDermott in Berlin // Mar. 23, 2018
In one of Nicole Wermers’ most recognized series of work, ‘Untitled Chairs’, fur coats obscure the backs of cushioned metal-frame chairs. In another series, ‘Abwaschskulptur (Dishwashing Sculpture)’, decorative…[read on]
Nationalism // Fighting for Culture: An Interview with Katerina Gregos
Article by Emily McDermott // Feb. 28, 2018
A bright orange banner covering the façade of the Tallinn Art Hall in Estonia reads Mõtleme oma emakeeles ka siis, kui selles ei räägi, or “You think in your own language, even if you don’t speak it.” This site-specific work…[read on]
Exhibition // MONSTER: An Interview with Jannis Varelas
Article by Emily McDermott in Athens // Jun. 22, 2017
In an exhibition of new works, Greek artist Jannis Varelas presses the pause button to focus on intimate, in-between moments of daily life. Alongside three paintings, the four videos in the exhibition—entitled…[read on]