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Challenging rules and keeping art curious with multidisciplinary artist Allegra Pacheco
Allegra Pacheco is a filmmaker, painter, and multidisciplinary artist whose practice is rooted in exploration and novelty. Her documentary Salaryman,...
British artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg poses uncomfortable questions about our evolving relationship with the natural world
Imagine Mars populated by plants. Rather than speculatively placing humans on the red planet, the British artist takes a non-human...
Grada Kilomba: The severity of social oppression
Born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal with Angolan, Sao Toman, and Portuguese roots, Berlin-based artist and writer Grada Kilomba finds...
Artist Monica Bonvicini on sex, aggression, and climate change
“There are some guys who are totally afraid of me even though I am a very nice person,” says Monica...
A sculptural dialogue between seduction and technology with Parisian artist Camille Blatrix
In the Parisian studio of French sculptor Camille Blatrix black dollar signs are graffitied on the walls, hammers and cutting...
Mona Chalabi: Illustrating stats in times of unrest
A slight humming sound emanates from her air conditioning on a hot Wednesday morning as Brooklyn-based, British data journalist and...
Questioning traditional gender roles with Chinese photographer Pixy Liao
“When I was younger, I had very little to zero knowledge about feminism and the LGBTQI+ movement,” says Chinese photographer...
Building a counterculture brand with musician and theater director Schorsch Kamerun
In the Volksbühne canteen, Schorsch Kamerun is enjoying a lunch of braised cucumbers, minced meat, and potatoes. Wearing flip-flops, a...
The Art of Listening with Berlin-based DJ Alexandra Dröner
Rays of sunshine pour in, framing her sharp, innate movements with a cross of light. Her raw, unadulterated motions contrast...
Alma Heikkilä selects five texts that recognize the interdependent relationship between humans and other lifeforms
In a Nutshell: Alma Heikkilä selects five texts that recognize the interdependent relationship between humans and other lifeforms Apart from...
Artist Paolo Cirio exposes the social manipulation tactics invented by Big Tech
When in early 2018 news broke that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had harvested the personal data of 87...
Valencia-based artist and designer Jaime Hayon believes that hybridity is the mother of invention
“It’s really hard to define what I do,” admits the Spanish-born creative Jaime Hayon. Originally training in industrial design in...
Negar Yaghmaian captures the everyday realities of Iranian women struggling for independence
“There is no room for mistakes when you know that just for being a woman you are judged unfairly,” says...
Ana Saraiva's surreal aesthetic
The Brazilian-born artist describes her work as “a dance on the fountain of admiration,” but like many of the painters...
How a change in location helped Karin Fornander find her stride
How a change in location helped Karin Fornander find her stride A conversation on the ambivalence of relocation Her intention...
Invoking a bolder, feminine power in her art, illustrator Ruohan Wang finds her strength in a new city
Invoking a bolder, feminine power in her art, illustrator Ruohan Wang finds her strength in a new city A conversation...
Blurring fashion’s borders with designer Nhu Duong
The clothing industry has come under the microscope, as consumers and media alike question not just how beautiful or original...
Uncovering the forgotten female artists of Kazakhstan with an exhibition spotlighting four generations
As the founding director of MOMENTUM, a not-for-profit platform dedicated to time-based art, Rits-Volloch is part of the effort to...
Nils Verkaeren’s restless spirit leads him to desolate locales capturing nature on his canvas
Tucked away in one of the busiest streets in Antwerp, only five minutes away from the central station, we find...
The life and work of Ralph Steadman is an ode to both the softness and savagery of a weird, weird world
“…Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the...