Eric N. Mack “Fisher of Men” American Academy of Arts and Letters / New York
Upon entering the spacious North Gallery in the esteemed classicist building of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, one…
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David Claerbout “Five Hours, Fifty Days, Fifty Years” Konschthal Esch
In a cornered-off area of Luxembourg Art Week, David Claerbout threads his way through the chairs lined up for his…
Nora Aurrekoetxea “Larrosa” Madé van Krimpen / Amsterdam
Nora Aurrekoetxea’s exhibition “Larrosa” – meaning “rose” in Basque – at Gallery Madé van Krimpen opens with a question: Can…
Peng Zuqiang “Afternoon Hearsay” The Common Guild / Glasgow 
The 8.75mm is an unusual film format was conceived in France and – according to rumors – later acquired and…
Adrián Villar Rojas “Untitled (From the Series ‘The Language of the Enemy’)” Le Brassus
Adrián Villar Rojas’s Untitled (From the Series “The Language of the Enemy”) arrives at Le Brassus like a remembered apparition — something…
Peng Zuqiang “Short-term Histories” Rockbund Museum of Art / Shanghai
Nestled between the floors of “The Great Camouflage” exhibition, Peng Zuqiang’s solo show “Short-term Histories” feels intimate and unpretentious, offering a private glimpse into…
“The Great Camouflage” Rockbund Museum of Art / Shanghai
I had been five years since I last returned to Shanghai. The city now unfolds more quietly, with a composed aura…
Ian Waelder “thereafter” Kestner Gesellschaft / Hannover
Eight noses jut from the façade of the Kestner Gesellschaft in Ian Waelder’s exhibition “thereafter.” In Self-Portrait as My Father’s Nose (2025),…
Anna Franceschini “NIGHTS OUT” KUNSTVEREIN GARTENHAUS / Vienna
The darkened windows appear like black holes. From the outside, nothing can be seen. The façade resembles a dodgy nightclub…
Martina Grlić “Saccharine Idyll” Trotoar / Zagreb
Saccharine Idyll. The words themselves promise a kind of sweetness, a softened image of comfort, the sort of scene that…
MAGMA no. 3: Archived Future
An archive within an archive: a plot inside a plot, and maybe the promise of another one still to come when thought as an archive…
Márcia Falcão “Corpo de Cor” Contemporary Fine Arts / Berlin
Márcia Falcão’s solo show “Corpo de Cor” (Body of Color) at Contemporary Fine Arts in Berlin is unexpectedly somber. Though…
Charline von Heyl Xavier Hufkens / Brussels
The current exhibition at Xavier Hufkens in Brussels presents a selection of Charline von Heyl’s latest paintings and prints. Her work enacts fractured gestures, and…
Zoe Leonard “Display” Maxwell Graham / New York
The five works in Zoe Leonard’s exhibition “Display,” at Maxwell Graham, showcase suits of armor installed at the Musée de…
Seth Price “Redistribution” 15 Orient / New York
The latest iteration of Seth Price’s video Redistribution (2007–ongoing) is currently buried in the deepest, darkest corner of 15 Orient…
Okiki Akinfe “Where the Wild Things Are” Ginny on Frederick / London
In 2020, Marcus Rashford’s campaign to extend free school meals during lockdown didn’t just shame the Conservative government into a…