Caroline Mesquita: Dialogue of Materials
The young French artist Caroline Mesquita’s practice unfolds as she works with raw materials that offer the possibility of transformation. Bending copper sheets and adding to oxidized plates is a [...]
Laure Prouvost: the Trickster
The world in which Laure Prouvost lives is full of fantasy and fables. She aims to reach her audience through her imitation of those fables. Some may perceive her work and recounting of these [...]
Rirkrit Tiravanija: The Divine Comedy
From the outset of Rirkrit Tiravanija’s career direct social engagement has been at the basis. Tracing back to some of his first installations, in 1992 Untitled (Free), Tiravanija cooked and [...]
Ed Atkins: Data Rot
Any resurgent interest in abjection in contemporary art might correspond with the ubiquity of an experience mediated by technology – an experience wherein vast swathes of the world are calmly [...]
Pawel Althamer: The Interpretation of Identity
The primitive, archetypical interpretation of identity is something that has always fascinated Pawel Althamer and his themes of alienation and isolation are a continual presence in his work. [...]
The Ghostliness of David Noonan’s Silhouettes
Untitled , 2007 Silkscreen on linen and plywood The Australian born, but London based artist, David Noonan is known for his work with photographic imagery, frequently combined with abstract [...]
Alicjia Kwade’s Drama of Elemental Forces
StillStand (Sterne rauchend), 2018 Marble, bronze Using sculpture as a means to tap into the most elemental questions of human sensibility, Kwade’s work proposes structures for probing the [...]
Guyton/Walker: On the Verge of an Overstimulation Collapse
Left: Canstripe Greenredblueyellow Table, 2012, Printed Formica Table Right: Stripe_Venice_Paris_Abstractcanvas80_Table, 2012, Printed Formica Table For nearly a decade, the collaborative [...]