Burning Los Bar / Wonder Valley
It took about fifteen minutes from the hurling of the first Molotov cocktail for Los Bar to reduce completely into…
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Hard Labor and High Culture / 56th Venice Biennale
After the occupation of the Guggenheim’s local branch during the opening week of the Biennale, the Gulf Labor Artist Coalition…
Norwegian Immersion Momentum 8 / Moss
It may sound like a rather quirky idea to begin the latest edition of the Momentum Nordic Biennial of Contemporary…
Displacements and Contradictions Biennial of the Americas / Denver
Speaking about the Americas in the context of contemporary art is complex and problematic when geography does not necessitate a…
Memory of a Free Festival Newman / Lithuania
Newman is a festival in a forest, in a town without a train station. It’s the first but hopefully not…
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art / Moscow
Moscow’s cultural avant-garde may not be in the hands of the contemporary art system. For many, this could be difficult…
Superscript Walker Art Center / Minneapolis
A number of very young women came up to me over the course of Superscript, the two-day conference on the…
National Pavilions / 56th Venice Biennale
The state of the world is mapped out in every direction in Venice. The national pavilions that dot the perimeter…
There is a Light that Never Goes Out / Amman
Like many Palestinians, artist Emily Jacir has a conflicted relationship with the notion of “site.” Much of her practice examines…
All the World’s Futures / 56th Venice Biennale
If there is a hint of irony to be found in Okwui Enwezor’s curatorial approach for the international exhibition of…
Fondazione Prada / Milan
“The 1990s were Barcelona’s decade, the 2000s Berlin’s. This decade is Milan’s.” With these words Dario Franceschini, Minister of Culture,…
The Integrity of a City / Gallery Weekend Berlin
Forty-seven galleries officially took part in this year’s Gallery Weekend Berlin, and though this number is down by a few…
Dancing Capsules / Los Angeles
It can be difficult to separate the work of Charles Atlas from that of his subjects: for four decades, he’s…
Sharjah Biennial 12
“The Sharjah Biennial,” an editor of mine once opined, “has always been political, in a quiet way.” This year’s Sharjah…
Come One, Come All / New York
How many art fairs can you pack into a week? In New York this past week there were at least…
Zona Maco 2015 / Mexico City
Ranked the eighth richest city in the world despite a 45.5% national poverty rate, it may be no surprise that…