Loop Barcelona 2025: On the Edge of the Real
Ever since 2003, Loop Barcelona has unfolded within the city as both a constant presence and an ever-expanding inquiry into…
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Kyoto and Kanazawa: Crosscurrents of Creation
After a thirteen-hour flight, I finally land in Tokyo — and instantly feel that unmistakable Japanese soul in the air.…
Walk&Talk Biennial: Gestures of Abundance
For over a decade, Walk&Talk animated the island of São Miguel with its hybrid festival of art, music, and performance…
Fair That Feels. Minor Attractions 2025
There’s a certain fatigue that often accompanies the mention of an art fair: the rows of booth presentations, the hum…
viennacontemporary: Accelerated Change
Vienna is famous for its opera houses, the Vienna Philharmonic, and a classical music legacy that draws visitors from around…
Seoul, Suspended: 72 hours of Kiaf
At check-in I’m told my flight is delayed, and suddenly my connection to Seoul feels uncertain. Hours stretch, the journey…
AIR Aspen: Art as Atmospheric Pressure
I arrived in Aspen, Colorado, after an unexpected detour – diverted to Grand Junction Airport and landing safely on my…
Art Basel: For Those Who Wish to Remain Anonymous
Not every artist is obliged to resist or reflect the world around them. And yet, wandering through Art Basel and…
Time-Based, Place-Specific: TONO 2025
For its third edition, Mexico City’s TONO Festival continued its sure-footed approach to showcasing time-based media art: performance, dance, sound,…
Collaboration/Commodification: Condo 2025
This year’s installment of Condo London denotes the project’s seventh edition in its city of origin, with forty-nine international galleries…
Art Genève, 13th edition: A Platform for International Art and Local Institutions
Over its thirteen editions, Art Genève has steadily secured its place within the broad art fair circuit, opting for a…
Out of Joint: “Horror Patriae” / steirischer herbst 2024
On the train to Graz for my first ever visit to steirischer herbst, I find myself captivated by the intriguing…
The 15th Dak’Art Biennale of Contemporary African Art: A Journey through Atlantis
Postponed for six months due to political turmoil last spring, the fifteenth edition of the Biennale of Contemporary African Art…
Gods Gather at the Temple of Avant Pop: C2C Festival 2024
I bump into Bill Kouligas and Gabber Eleganza behind the Stone Island stage at C2C Festival in Turin. Yaeji is…
The Age of Sobriety? A Glance at Institutional Exhibitions during Art Basel Paris 2024
During Art Basel Paris this year, the big deal in the city was the return of the fair to the…
Unsound 2024: Music Is a Necessary Political Act
Lankum’s 2023 song “Go Dig My Grave” revisits an old ballad sung by Jean Ritchie on the 1963 album Jean…