Conditions of Life: Forensic Architecture in the Age of Climate Breakdown
The Motagua Fault is an active, moving fault that extends across Guatemala and is part of the tectonic boundary between…
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A New Aesthetics of Conviviality
Intensifying racisms and growing ethno-nationalisms require political answers. We know what has to happen: negotiations, treaties, and policies will have…
“The Life of Matter is Already an Artistic Practice.” Metamorphosis and Alchemy in the work of Bianca Bondi
For centuries, making art has meant opening windows where there are no walls; artworks are open windows “through which history…
Whitney Biennial 2019 Whitney Museum of American Art / New York
The Whitney Biennial has historically been an occasion for artistic protest and institutional critique, and this year’s iteration proved to…
Wong Ping Camden Arts Centre / London
Wong Ping’s practice revolves around three fundamental aspects — filmmaking, sculpture, and storytelling. His animated films are the result of…
Inner Ear Vision: Sound as Medium Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts / Omaha
“Inner Ear Vision: Sound as Medium” at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts offers a welcome cross section of innovative…
HOMELAND Ordet / Milan
If there is a narrative that dominates degenerate populist and sovereign rhetoric, it is that of the border. Whether based…
Coactivity: Between the Human and Nonhuman
A new generation of artists is exploring the intrinsic qualities of materials “informed” by the activities of humanity, and bearing…
Libita Clayton Spike Island / Bristol
To access Libita Clayton’s immersive sound installation Quantum Ghost (2019), one must enter the space through a cave mouth leading…
Tawan Wattuya Hatch Art Project / Singapore
In these ominous images we see the dark vision of humanity that has characterized Wattuya’s work for much of his…
Lis Rhodes Nottingham Contemporary / UK
This summer, all four galleries at Nottingham Contemporary are dedicated to the largest survey exhibition of Lis Rhodes to date…
Unsublime Ecology
The frightening theme of global warming is often addressed in catastrophic terms expressed in visions of utter annihilation. At times…
Derek Jarman Amanda Wilkinson / London
Twelve paintings made by Derek Jarman between 1989 and 1990 make up the exhibition “Shadow Is the Queen of Colour”…
Eco-Tripping: Ant Farm's Environmental Media
In 1970, the American architecture and video collective Ant Farm advertised their distinctly countercultural services as “air buildings, nomadic visions”…
Between Two Bookends: Ecology and the Work of Mark Dion
The environmental catastrophe that is currently unfolding before our eyes has a single culprit at its source — the human…
DATA MATTER
The world is drowning in data. Every second, 2.8 million emails are sent, 30,000 phrases are Googled, and 600 updates…