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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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Let’s Stay in Touch

What does it mean to be important in the art world? Marie Karlberg’s Stockholm show answers the question, one oversized business card at a time.

Still So Much Left Unsaid

The feminist exhibition No Master Territories at Kunstnernes Hus unfolds as an open research project that can be extended and reconfigured through new voices.

Pressure Mounts in Venice

Strong reactions from European leaders to Russia’s participation in this year’s biennial. Danish minister open to boicott.

The End Is Nigh…ish

Contemporary art’s rhetoric of doom has become a comfortable cliché, as the scramble for relevance turns resistance into a risk-free, legible aesthetic.

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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

Let’s Stay in Touch

Still So Much Left Unsaid

Pressure Mounts in Venice

The End Is Nigh…ish

Still So Much Left Unsaid

Pressure Mounts in Venice

The End Is Nigh…ish

The Radiant Light of the Queer Sun

Arrested Dreamwork

Let’s Stay in Touch

Transformed in Transit

Still Fighting

Nordic Core

Arctic Catwalk

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