Diego Marcon “La Gola” Kunsthalle Wien
If someone asked me to imagine what Diego Marcon’s studio might look like, I’d likely picture a puppeteer’s workshop. Lining…
Reviews
“Poetics of encryption” Kunsthal Charlottenborg / Copenhagen
From smartphones to computers, from social media algorithms to artificial intelligence and virtual assistants, our daily lives are governed by…
Wynnie Mynerva “My Weaponised Body” Gathering / London
Silvia Federici once wrote that “the body is a factory.” For the body to not work — can’t or won’t…
Lotus L. Kang “Azaleas” Commonwealth and Council / Los Angeles
Kim Sowol’s 1925 poem Azaleas is written from a feminine perspective, where the speaker, anticipating her lover’s leaving, plans to…
Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) “milk and honey” Cristin Tierney Gallery / New York
Having climbed the stairs to Sara Siestreem’s solo show “milk and honey” at Cristin Tieren Gallery, viewers will be made…
Oisín Byrne “smell the book” Mount Stuart
In the text accompanying Oisín Byrne’s exhibition “Smell the Book,” writer Daisy Lafarge asks, “How does language make you feel?”1…
Kenji Ide “Some Other Times” Władysław Broniewski Museum of Literature / Warsaw
The exhibition “Some Other Times” by Japanese artist Kenji Ide was organized by the Polish gallery Wschód as part of…
SoiL Thornton “candidate screening methods” Progetto / Lecce
SoiL Thornton’s practice embodies Glissantian opacity, engaging in a play of misunderstanding and ambiguity. It’s open to the indefinable yet…
Rebecca Horn Haus der Kunst / Munich
I wrote a draft of this review while returning from Munich on September 6th. Just a few hours later, on…
Nick Goss “Isle of Thanet” Perrotin / Paris
What is immediately striking about Nick Goss’s work is the subversion of the perspective, which shifts from piece to…
David L. Johnson “From the Street I Can See the Moon” The Shop at Sadie Coles HQ / London
The Judas Cradle, a medieval torture device, consisted of a pyramidal “chair” upon which victims were positioned so that their…
Erika Verzutti “The Life of Sculptures” LUMA ARLES
Erika Verzutti’s solo show “The Life of Sculpture” at LUMA Arles, curated during her residency from May to July 2024,…
Ivana Bašić “Metempsychosis: The Passion of Pneumatics” Schinkel Pavillon / Berlin
Ivana Bašić’s work cultivates its own place of solitary exigence, blending extremes of the organic and the mechanic, the existential…
“Soft Fantasy / Hard Reality” Silverlens / New York
“Soft Fantasy / Hard Reality,” is Silverlens New York’s current summer group show, curated by gallery co-founder Isa Lorenzo –…
Fernanda Gomes Galeria Luisa Strina / São Paulo
Upon entering the exhibition space, I was engulfed by a stark whiteness. The effect wasn’t dued to the intensity of…
Shara Hughes “Tree Farm” Galerie Eva Presenhuber / Zurich
Shara Hughes, an abstract artist renowned for her unique and vividly painted imaginary landscapes, has captivated audiences with her expressive…