Frontline Report
If truth is the first casualty of war, art is one of the next. This year’s Kyiv Biennial is a struggle of resistance.
Review
Edith of Finland
Edith Hammar takes us to the queer Helsinki of the 1950s.
Desire on Display
The objects have vanished from Simon Dybbroe Møller’s display cases at Palace Enterprise. This only makes the desire for them all the stronger.
Blip blip
Ryoji Ikeda’s exhibition in Helsinki is a perfectly executed sensory manipulation.
Girl Power for a New Century
Friends, colleagues, artists, and activists. Apolonia Sokol creates radical forms of resistance through portrait painting.
Sun King and Jester
Not all instruments are tuned to perfection in Frederik Næblerød’s Masquerade at Gl. Holtegaard. I danced anyway.
An Entire Map of Blind Spots
The first North Atlantic Triennial is well-intentioned, but the presentation is marred by political naivety.
Uncertain Prospects
Three exhibitions in Helsinki attest that tradition still weighs heavily on Finnish photography, despite the new generation’s playful and crowd-pleasing attitude.
OMG R U 4 Real?
At Accelerator in Stockholm, Lisa Tan dissects a contemporary neurotic with great accuracy.
Pissing on Putin
Pussy Riot delivers a frantic and riveting exhibition at Louisiana, but it runs the risks of becoming a short-term fix.
Luxury, Calm, and Queer Voluptuousness
The 12th Gothenburg Biennial is splendidly self-absorbed.
The Intimist
Alice Neel’s paintings brim with immense curiosity and feeling for the lives of her fellow humans.
