Slowly, Then All at Once. Sarah Brahim
I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me. — Virginia Woolf, The Waves[1] Last Christmas,…
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Taking Flight. Lotus L. Kang
“A trembling dissolution filled the birds — The substance of their being was undone, And they were lost like shade…
Singing, Dancing, and Building with Kappa
Anarchitecture The term “anarchitecture” has been used independently by several figures,[1] but here, I adopt it in my own way.…
In the Waste of Others. Florentina Holzinger
It’s the first official pre-opening day of the 61st Venice Biennale and we, a group of eager art tourists, are…
The Sun Sets on Taix
As I write this, I’m in New York. But I’m homesick, so I’m driving down Sunset Boulevard through Ed Ruscha’s 12 Sunsets (1965–2007). Accessible via the Getty’s website,…
Brook Hsu “The Barcelona Pavilion” Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler/ Berlin
Brook Hsu’s “The Barcelona Pavilion” at Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler begins with a paradox: a building conceived as an emblem of permanence that…
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…
Jester House: Fire and Chaos
Architecture continues to reject its true sentiment. It attempts to act as a savior through the use of modernity, as can be seen in…
wet flicks of sound. Jenna Sutela
Like an owner that begins to resemble their dog, we humans have grown closer to our technologically saturated environments. What…
“Body Fragment” The Power Station/ Dallas
On the radio recently, I heard news of an Israeli bombing of an apartment building in Beirut that killed everyone…
In Plain Sight
At its junction with the 10 and the 5 freeways on the southern edge of Boyle Heights, the 101 freeway…
“In Minor Keys” 61st Venice Biennale
Merde. This is the first thought that takes shape in my head once I’ve acclimatized to the mammoth undertaking that I’ve just agreed to. Koyo…
Portrait of Matter: Kaare Ruud
Kaare Ruud’s artistic practice unfolds within interiors and their overlooked margins, where disparate belongings accumulate without clear hierarchies. These materials resist clear interpretive…
Role-Casting in the Uncanny Valley. Adam Gordon
“The door of a house was just opened after a month. All of the windows are closed and the plastic blinds are pulled down.…
Margins as Method: Visual Essay by Cairo Dipika
To Cairo Dipika, Jessica Canje and Isha Dipika Walia, photography is both a site of joyful, unadulterated experimentation and a…
There Is No Separation. In Conversation with Alice Maher
Alice Maher is one of several Irish artists exhibiting at the 61st Venice Biennale. Maher appears in “In Minor Keys,”…