The Dog and Its Vomit
The world becomes so depressingly flat when there’s no difference between a face and a selfie. But how do we keep reality from being swallowed by its image, and art from being swallowed by reality?
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Criticised Artistic Research, Didn’t Pass the Viva
‘A farcical act of revenge’, according to Bogdan Szyber, who was unanimously rejected by a degree committee. For the first time in Sweden, a thesis in artistic research did not pass the public defence.
Where Do We Go From Here?
‘I am concerned with the complexities of human existence and with breaking down polarised opposition’, says this year’s Festival Exhibitor at Bergen Kunsthall, Joar Nango.
With Special Responsibility for Art Criticism
‘Being an editor requires an internal drive. It’s about working for something that’s bigger than yourself’, says Mariann Enge. She is Kunstkritikk’s new editor-in-chief.
Collectivist Documenta
CAMP’s Frederikke Hansen joins the curatorial team behind the next Documenta, while the Trampoline House becomes a ‘lumbung partner’.
Death Becomes Him
Dag Erik Elgin’s copyist painting refuses to parade life as an economic resource.
‘No coloniser deserves to be on top of a mountain’
On Saturday night, the statue of Hans Egede in Nuuk was defaced. Greenlandic artist Aqqalu Berthelsen passed on an anonymous statement from the group responsible.
Tales of In-betweens
Abandonment and ghostly presences dominate Jane Jin Kaisen’s body of work and an exhibition that, despite compelling narratives, longs for rhythm and surprise.
The Cost of Iron
Mapping the ongoing “relocation” of the city, Kiruna Forever at Arkdes in Stockholm shows how the city and the mining corporation LKAB form an integrated social and technological system.
When an Exhibition Actually Matters
‘Our job is to provide the artists with the best possible framework’, says Solveig Øvstebø. This spring, she takes over as director of the Astrup Fearnley Museum in Oslo.
A School Divided
Internal conflicts, crisis of management, and despair among staff and students. A new report paints a dark picture of Stockholm’s Royal Institute of Art.
Something Happened
Does the Nordic art community have the courage to confront the effects of racist logics on local arts policies, practices and relationships?
