Crocodiles in the City
Copenhagen is currently home to several semi-aquatic reptiles. They speak volumes about attitudes and mummification. And of what an exhibition may be.
Commentary
Fool’s Play
The Swedish government’s plan to create an institutional behemoth, Moderna, is ill-advised and reckless.
Long Exposures
Ghost photography has resurfaced in museum image banks.
I Want a Courageous Museum
A recent international panel on art institutions called for more solidarity in the art field.
’Allo ’Allo!
The Norwegian art spring displays the horny energy of an 80s sitcom.
What’s in a Name?
New institutions, new names for old institutions, and new spring exhibitions on the Danish scene.
In the Shadow of Spring
The Apocalypse revisited, pioneering sound art, and an unsettling proposal marks the Swedish art season.
Give Me a Museum ASAP
A new reality show about Odd Nerdrum’s family teases out the irony of the classical painter’s contempt for the present.
Mood over Content
After art’s artistic turn, mood is the new benchmark for quality in contemporary art, positing a philosophically sustainable alternative to spectacle and newness.
Abuses of Genius
Allegations of sexual misconduct in a Vaginal Davis work at Moderna Museet raise questions about art’s toxic culture of privilege.
The Super Chickens Are Coming
Experimental attitudes are back in vogue in Norway this autumn, with an archive of ground-up items and DIY biotechnology as menu highlights.
Autumn Sonata
The Danish art institutions offer female pleasure and Artificial Intelligence. Meanwhile, art students in Aarhus are well prepared for an autumn of activism.
