Critical & Current
In a year of upheaval and debate in the arts, these contributions examine the events, controversies, and ideas shaping the contemporary art world in 2025.
No Case for Renewal
While a dramatic shift towards authoritarianism is taking place in the United States, art clings to aesthetic strategies from the 1980s.
Time to Mobilise
The enemies of culture and the arts haven’t just rallied, they’re gaining ground.
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.
Fool’s Play
The Swedish government’s plan to create an institutional behemoth, Moderna, is ill-advised and reckless.
I Want a Courageous Museum
A recent international panel on art institutions called for more solidarity in the art field.
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.
