The Sound of Broken Eggshells. Luzie Meyer
In June 2025, I enter the former canteen of the Sophiensæle in Berlin and hear sounds moving through the room.…
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Mercurial New York. In Conversation with Rose Salane
Rose Salane’s newly commissioned film Mercurial New York (2026), debuting at the 61st Venice Biennale, “In Minor Keys,” curated by…
A Refusal to Explain. In Conversation Anne Holtrop
Transparency is supposed to be a virtue — in politics, in institutions, in architecture. Glass buildings promise openness; democratic language…
Archives as Footnotes. Ian Waelder
I first encountered Ian Waelder’s work at Kestner Gesellschaft in Hannover, in “thereafter” (2025). What struck me was how insistently…
The Tint of Los Alamos
When you tell a local in New Mexico that you are headed to Los Alamos, they will remind you not…
A Mirror, Darkly. In Conversation with Michaël Borremans
Seeing a painter’s studio always feels intimate. It’s impossible to keep your eyes from darting around. Soaking up the surround. Trying to piece…
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,…
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…
In Plain Sight
At its junction with the 10 and the 5 freeways on the southern edge of Boyle Heights, the 101 freeway…
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.…
After You. Roni Horn
I. It is easy to start with the eyes. My first encounter with the work of Roni Horn involved an…
Plastic Visions. Tony Chrenka
As the first patents for industrial applications of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were filed with the US Patent Office in the…