The Path to Appearance is Always… By Andrew Maerkle The path to appearance is always accessible and traveled but one can go around it. (2010), installation with baseball bat and golf ball. Courtesy the artist and Long March Space,View More >
Interviews
Isaac Julien: Part I
Born in London in 1960 to parents who immigrated to the UK from the Caribbean island of St Lucia, Isaac Julien is known for making multichannel media installations, feature-length films and television documentaries that address issues related to identity,View More >
Isaac Julien: Part II
II. The World and the Home Isaac Julien discusses working across multiple localities, the goddess Mazu and Angels of History. Installation view of TEN THOUSAND WAVES (2010) at ShanghArt Gallery, Shanghai, 2010. Nine-screen installation, 35mm film transferred to HighView More >
Isaac Julien: Part III
III. A Good Judge of Character Isaac Julien addresses the stakes of Orientalism and his use of politicized aesthetics. Installation view of TEN THOUSAND WAVES (2010) at ShanghArt Gallery, Shanghai, 2010. Nine-screen installation, 35mm film transferred to High Definition,View More >
Isaac Julien: Essay
Inextricable Entanglements: On Isaac Julien’s Ten Thousand Waves By Gao Shiming Installation view of TEN THOUSAND WAVES (2010) at ShanghArt Gallery, Shanghai, 2010. Nine-screen installation, 35mm film transferred to High Definition, 9.2 surround sound, 49 min 41 sec. PhotoView More >
Jan Fabre
Insomniac. Mystic. Anti-Christ. By Andrew Maerkle The Man Who Measures the Clouds (1997), 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. Photo Atsushi Nakamichi / Nacása & Partners, © Angelos / Jan Fabre. Over his roughly 30-year career, Antwerp-basedView More >
ON RECORD #1: Heman Chong
8 Rules for Writing Fiction: Heman Chong on Influence and Appropriation ON RECORD is a series of dialogues with contemporary artists about the ideas and influences that inspire their works. ON RECORD #1 was conducted and recorded using an onlineView More >
Aki Sasamoto
Installation/Performance as Hadron By Natsuko Odate Performance still from the installation/performance Secrets of My Mother’s Child (2009). Photo Arturo Vidich, courtesy the artist. Aki Sasamoto is on the move. You could say this is only natural given thatView More >
Wilhelm Sasnal: Intro
Born in 1972 in Tarnów, Poland, Wilhelm Sasnal is among a new generation of contemporary artists who emerged following the country’s transition from Communist to democratic rule in 1989. He is best known for making paintings that combine elementsView More >
Wilhelm Sasnal: Part I
I. Like Everyone Born in the 1940s, My Mother Was a Fan of Elvis Wilhelm Sasnal on the role of chance in documenting the world, and the connections between film, Land Art and painting. Installation view of Untitled (2007),View More >
Wilhelm Sasnal: Part II
II. Silent Landscapes Begin to Speak Wilhelm Sasnal discusses visualizing history and the ‘ethos of painting.’ Moscice 1 (2005), oil on canvas, 100 x 140 cm. Courtesy collection Fundação de Serralves – Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto. ARTView More >
Wilhelm Sasnal: Part III
III. Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Your Grievances Wilhelm Sasnal addresses the influence of music on his artistic development and walking the line between the trivial and significant. Untitled (2001), acrylic on canvas, 153 x 180 cm.View More >