Dabbling with an early computer led Albert Oehlen to not only redefine his approach to painting, but also question artistic practice as such. He could be a role model for the AI generation.
Esben Weile Kjær may be a rising star, but his Solar System in Aalborg consists of rat-infested ruins, mutations, and epoxy diamonds. Is it for real or simply fake?
The title of Simon Dybbroe Møller’s mid-career survey, Thick & Thin, suggests a formal investigation into sculpture. But the artist’s reflections on labour hit much harder.
Recent organisational changes promise a scandal-free Documenta 16. But how credible is a world expo of the arts in Germany’s current cultural climate?
No curator. Not even a finding commission. What’s happening with Documenta? Is it time for a reboot – or is the end nigh?
An international cast of anonymous protagonists populates Francis Alÿs’s Children’s Games. But from what vantage point can the artist and today’s viewers connect across time, space, and cultures?
Is the scandal engulfing Documenta 15 a tragedy of the arts, criticism, or the German debate on anti-Semitism?
A dream in crisis? Europa Endlos is a curatorial essay on Europe, set against a backdrop of irony, globalisation, and Brexit.
The mid-career survey by Danh Vo, one of the most internationally celebrated Danish artists, hits his hometown with a pop song title. But is it a hit – or a self-congratulatory pat on the back?
Jordan Wolfson’s work that created such bustle at the Whitney Biennial last year is on show at the Schinkel Pavillon in Berlin. But does it still work? Or is it yesterday’s news?
Documenta, the world’s foremost large-scale exhibition, will remain non-profit and is financially set for 2022. But two big issues relating to its artistic independence are still very much contested.
Prior to the opening of Welcome Too Late, curator Toke Lykkeberg explains why Claude Monet is a painter of exponential growth and advices artists on how to keep up with this speedy world.
The Apocalypse revisited, pioneering sound art, and an unsettling proposal marks the Swedish art season.
A new reality show about Odd Nerdrum’s family teases out the irony of the classical painter’s contempt for the present.
Palestine, Indigenous art, the Venice Biennale, and mood as a benchmark for quality. These are the articles that engaged our readers the most in 2024.
Kunstkritikk’s editor-in-chief Mariann Enge reflects on the art that captured the state of the world in 2024.
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