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The Anatomy of Spectacle

In Paris, everything sparkles in a fascinating and terrifying way.

Anti-fashion

Cindy Sherman’s five decades of collaborations with the fashion world demonstrate her fascination with the elusive nature of fashion photography.

New York Doesn’t Exist

But the images survive forever. Postcard from a residency.

5 December Esben Weile Kjær

Nostalgia, pop, and angel wings. Artist Esben Weile Kjær picks out some memorable art from 2022.

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Scarred Eyes

Tracey Emin’s art may often be dismissed as self-centered or banal, but her unsentimental life’s work delivers the necessary reminder that the private remains common.

The Ash Cloud in My Mind’s Eye

Everything on Reykjavík’s art scene centres on Iceland’s fierce, all-enveloping landscape – even when it’s about something else entirely.

Bursting Bubbles in a Rococo Age

Hélène Fauquet’s gleaming little treasure trove opened in Paris as the city burned and Art Basel Paris was forced to close early.

Commercial Drift

As established Oslo galleries fold, the artist-run scene edges ever closer to the market.

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All articles by Esben Weile Kjær

The Anatomy of Spectacle

Anti-fashion

New York Doesn’t Exist

5 December Esben Weile Kjær

Recently published

Scarred Eyes

The Ash Cloud in My Mind’s Eye

Bursting Bubbles in a Rococo Age

Commercial Drift

Commercial Drift

Bursting Bubbles in a Rococo Age

The Ash Cloud in My Mind’s Eye

Expeditions into the Self

‘The first task is to keep it exciting for yourself’

Disco, Delay, Desire

Humanity Viewed from the Milky Way

The Art of Defeat

In the Breakers

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

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