Captions
From Flash Art no. 46 – 47, June 1974 I’ve been asked to write something about my work. So I’m…
Magazine Articles
“I chose the profession of theater not merely as a mode of artistic expression but as a way to participate in society.”
The practice of polymath Shūji Terayama (1935–1983) began with the poetry for which he first became known in his native…
Don’t Assume
Opinions are like assholes. Or so it goes. London-based artist Dean Blunt gets this. His provocative exhibitions are designed to…
Only in Compositional Terms
“In times of war, bells would be melted down to create cannons,” reads the accompanying text of Samson Young’s project…
Notes on Google Magenta
Google Magenta is a new artificial intelligence initiative by Google designed to answer the question, “Can we use machine learning…
New Brazilian Art
The current decade in Brazil began with a so-called new phenomenon: the artist group. More than following an international tendency…
Live from Los Angeles
In an era that celebrates celebrities and the cult of the personality, a Martin Kippenberger retrospective comes as a reality…
Christoph Büchel
According to the new artistic director Rein Wolfs, the Fridericianum in Kassel is about to focus upon a connection between…
The Revolution Continues
“The Revolution Continues,” as title, countenances the past within the present, and the echo of such an imperfect past (tense)…
João Maria Gusmão and Pedro Paiva
It is difficult to place the work of João Maria Gusmão and Pedro Paiva in any current artistic trend: in…
Robert Ryman
In 1953, Robert Ryman, recently having moved to New York City from his native Tennessee to pursue a career as…
Steven Parrino
David Robbins: Where did you find this Rat Fink1 model? Steven Parrino: Up on St. Mark’s Place, at an antique…
Fia Backström
Fia sent Anthony a recycled text, he then filled in the questions. The text went back and forth and each…
Markus Schinwald
“Perhaps there is no ‘natural way’ for an adult to walk.” Marcel Mauss, “Les techniques du corps,” Journal de psychologie,…
Latifa Echakhch
The work of Latifa Echakhch is refreshing proof of how art can be communicative and socially educational without being patronizing…
Amy Granat
Over the past several years, New York-based artist Amy Granat has become known for looped, black-and-white film installations of stuttering…