“Terminal Piece” mumok, Vienna
At mumok in Vienna, “Terminal Piece” does not begin as much as it is already underway. One’s sense is not of entry but of…
In the Waste of Others. Florentina Holzinger
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Isabel Nolan, “Dreamshook” 61st Venice Biennale, “In Minor Keys”
In 2017, artist Isabel Nolan coined the term “dreamshook” in order “to describe when the wanderings of a sleeping or…
The Great Escape from Girlhood: Visual Essay by Bella Newman
I texted photographer Bella Newman, “I think we get lost in the girlhood of it all.” She texted back, “You hit the…
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Luc Tuymans is smoking a cigarette outside of his studio when I arrive. It’s October 12, 2025 – a Sunday – in Antwerp, and…
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