II. Roman Holiday Fischli and Weiss address the transparency of the visible world. From the series “Airports” (1987- ), C-print photograph, 160 x 225 cm. All images: © Peter Fischli/David Weiss, courtesy the artists; Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich; Sprüth MagersView More >
Advancing Beyond Efficiency Yeondoo Jung on how the misuse of technology leads to art. CineMagician (2010), dual-channel HD video, 55 min. All images: Courtesy the artist and Kukje Gallery, Seoul. Based in Seoul, Yeondoo Jung often explores the potentialities andView More >
The Techne of Schadenfreude By Andrew Maerkle Since their first collaboration in 1979, Peter Fischli and David Weiss have consistently challenged the preconditions of art as a system of historically determined conventions. From utilizing materials like sausages and clay toView More >
Constant Traveler By Frances Arikawa Cover art for Sleeper Wakes, released December 2009. In an exclusive interview, ART iT talks with groundbreaking Techno producer and DJ Jeff Mills about his wide-ranging body of work. After rising to prominence in theView More >
III. Interview with a Cat Cerith Wyn Evans on his admiration for Marcel Broodthaers and artistic hypertext. F=R=E=S=H=W=I=D=O=W (2010), 22 framed prints, each 48.7 x 40.8 x 3.8 cm. Photo Todd-White Art Photography, © the artist. All images: Courtesy TakaView More >
III. Such a Cloven Sensation Naoya Hatakeyama explains his first attraction to photography. Blast #12022 (2005), C-print, mounted on aluminum, 100 x 150 cm. Courtesy Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo. ART iT: We were just discussing the idea of “absolute” photographyView More >
II. The Seated Queen Cerith Wyn Evans on the slippages between poetics and politics. Installation view of the exhibition “Bubble Peddler” at Kunsthaus Graz, 2007. Photo Lackner, © the artist, courtesy Kunsthaus Graz, Austria. ART iT: We were just speaking about theView More >
II. The Strange Gift Naoya Hatakeyama on the birth of art and the ‘absoluteness’ of the amateur photograph. Above: Ciel Tombé #4414 (2007). Below: Ciel Tombé #4511 (2007). Both: Lambda print, 49 x 122 cm. Courtesy Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo.View More >
A Subjective History of Photography Before and After Literature By Andrew Maerkle Although they rarely feature people, the photographs of Naoya Hatakeyama often evoke the grand narrative of humanity’s interaction with the environment. Like monuments once forgotten and then rediscovered,View More >
Hic et Nunc; or, The Delirium Beyond Translation By Andrew Maerkle Working effortlessly between canonical, alternative and esoteric sources, Cerith Wyn Evans draws upon a broad knowledge of literature, linguistics and even astrophysics in his conceptual art practice. At timesView More >
Six Rooms for Enrique Vila-Matas ON RECORD is a series of dialogues with contemporary artists about the ideas and influences that inspire their works. ON RECORD #3 was conducted in Tokyo and edited by ART iT in collaboration with DominiqueView More >
Alienation Through Beautification, Engagement After Alienation By Andrew Maerkle A Facility Based on Change (2010), mixed media, 122 x 122 x 152 cm. All images: Courtesy the artist. In her mixed-media practice, New York-based artist Mika Tajima combines aspects ofView More >