“Various Others,” Munich’s Gallery-Share Initiative
A pole, jutting horizontally out of a wall, inscribed with the word HIT, is recognizably the handle of a shopping…
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Biennale Gherdëina 7 / Val Gardena, Dolomites
One could easily miss Henrik Håkansson’s installation A Tree Mirrored (Pinus Cembra) (2020), camouflaged as it is amid the surrounding…
A Resilient Cape: South Africa’s Thriving Art Scene Tackles COVID-19 and Lockdown
Just over one month ago the city of Cape Town was roaring with art and promise. Foreigners flocked from around…
Marrakech: A New Gateway to Africa / 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Marrakech
There’s nothing quite like the kiss of a pristine sunny afternoon in Marrakech. Long known as one of Morocco’s hippest…
"I Love You, Urgently” 21,39 Jeddah Arts / 7th Edition"
As world leaders gather to address the deteriorating state of the earth and what to do next, artists are similarly…
Is Collectible Design a New Form of Contemporary Art? Nomad St. Moritz / 3rd edition
The collectible design object has taken on new significance over the last few years. More than ever, unique, one-of-a-kind objects…
Decolonising Representation: Geneva roundup / February 2020
“Leave my body (planet) or die in it.” This warning, echoing in the rooms of Cherish — a new project…
Malta roundup
As the plane neared its destination — the Maltese islands, just south of Sicily — I noticed tankers dotted around…
Stream of consciousness 12th Bamako Encounters Photography Biennial
As I descended the airplane stairs, having escaped Berlin’s chill for Mali’s warmth, my headphones delivered a drumbeat that evaded…
How To Build a Lagoon with Just a Bottle of Wine / II Lagos Biennial
The venue of the second edition of the Lagos Biennial is an abandoned twenty-five-story office building in which windows are…
Art Basel Miami 2019
Midway through my three-day stay in Miami, following a visit to the Institute of Contemporary Art in the Design District,…
The Battleground of the Spirit: Chicago’s Glass and Steel Skin
Chicago’s Navy Pier has lived many past lives. Lining the shore of Lake Michigan for more than a kilometer, it…
Paris Roundup 2019
Saturation occurs once again, the city drenched in expos, events, and itinerant first-timers. Given the slight period in which to…
Oslo Biennial 2019
The Venice Biennale opened in the same week as the first edition of the OsloBiennalen. But while the former will…
If the Snake / Okayama Art Summit
The title of the second Okayama Art Summit is a half-formulated hypothesis: “If the Snake.” I guess we’ll never know.…
Berlin Art Week 2019
Now in its eighth edition, Berlin Art Week is a victim of its own popularity. Spanning five days (September 11–15),…