HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES By Andrew Maerkle 21KE (2010), animation, 27 minutes. All images: Courtesy Sun Xun and π Animation Studio, Beijing. Born in 1980 in Fuxin, Liaoning Province, and educated at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, Sun Xun isView More >
UNCONSCIOUS FRAMES By Andrew Maerkle Cluster Illusion (detail) (2014), dyed silk, 120 x 175 cm. Courtesy Meyer Riegger, Berlin and Karlsruhe. Photo Sugiyama Gosuke. All images: Courtesy Melvin Moti and the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. Born in 1977, Melvin MotiView More >
THE BALLAD OF ECHO AND NARCISSUS By Andrew Maerkle THE WOOLWORTHS CHOIR OF 1979 (2012), HD video installation, 20 min. All images: Courtesy Elizabeth Price and MOTINTERNATIONAL, London and Brussels. Based in London, Elizabeth Price is known for her multimediaView More >
HAND-HELD CINEMA By Akira Rachi All Images: © Wang Bing and Y. Production. Born in 1967, Wang Bing has risen to acclaim as one of China’s and the world’s most extraordinary documentary filmmakers. Beginning with his feature debut Tie XiView More >
THE TALE OF TWO DREAMERS By Andrew Maerkle All images: Unless otherwise noted, Installation view of “Condensation” at Le Forum, Maison Hermès, Tokyo, 2014. © Nacása & Partners Inc, courtesy Fondation d’entreprise Hermès. Since 2010, the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès hasView More >
CITIES AND THE SKY By Andrew Maerkle All images: On How the Earth Wishes to Resemble the Sky (II) (2005), metal, wood and lighting. Installation view in “The Marvelous Real: Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Art from the MUSAC Collection”View More >
CINEMA OF CONSEQUENCE By Andrew Maerkle All images: Lav Diaz – Norte, the End of History (2013). © Raymond Lee & Lav Diaz. Born in 1958, Lav Diaz is known for his films depicting contemporary life in the Philippines throughView More >
THE SPACE BETWEEN 0 AND 1 By Andrew Maerkle Guide Star, ESO (2012). All images: Unless otherwise noted, © Wolfgang Tillmans, courtesy Wolfgang Tillmans and Wako Works of Art, Tokyo. One of the leading artists working with photography today, WolfgangView More >
II. ART iT: We were just discussing the “Approaches” (1987-88) series of early photocopy works and your fascination with the gray areas between opposing extremes, information and no information, the rational and irrational. In that sense I am curious toView More >
III. Suspended Agreement (2010), painted aluminium, transparent colored plexiglass, 5 x 300 x 200 cm. Installation view at Taro Nasu, Tokyo, 2013. Courtesy Liam Gillick and Taro Nasu, Tokyo. ART iT: The design of the door downstairs, with a frameView More >