Francesca Astesani Archives

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Tales of In-betweens

Abandonment and ghostly presences dominate Jane Jin Kaisen’s body of work and an exhibition that, despite compelling narratives, longs for rhythm and surprise.

The World Is an Open Wound

In a disconcerting body of work, Steve McQueen makes our eyes sore from the world’s pain.

In the Depths of Figuration

Per Kirkeby’s bronze sculptures mould struggles with the paradoxes of representation into a theology of total incarnation.

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The Dog and Its Vomit

The world becomes so depressingly flat when there’s no difference between a face and a selfie. But how do we keep reality from being swallowed by its image, and art from being swallowed by reality?

Criticised Artistic Research, Didn’t Pass the Viva

‘A farcical act of revenge’, according to Bogdan Szyber, who was unanimously rejected by a degree committee. For the first time in Sweden, a thesis in artistic research did not pass the public defence.

Where Do We Go From Here?

‘I am concerned with the complexities of human existence and with breaking down polarised opposition’, says this year’s Festival Exhibitor at Bergen Kunsthall, Joar Nango.

With Special Responsibility for Art Criticism

‘Being an editor requires an internal drive. It’s about working for something that’s bigger than yourself’, says Mariann Enge. She is Kunstkritikk’s new editor-in-chief.

Francesca Astesani

All articles by Francesca Astesani

Tales of In-betweens

The World Is an Open Wound

In the Depths of Figuration

Recently published

The Dog and Its Vomit

Criticised Artistic Research, Didn’t Pass the Viva

Where Do We Go From Here?

With Special Responsibility for Art Criticism

Criticised Artistic Research, Didn’t Pass the Viva

The End of Art Education as We Know It

‘No coloniser deserves to be on top of a mountain’

The Dog and Its Vomit

Something Happened

Where Do We Go From Here?

With Special Responsibility for Art Criticism

Death Becomes Him

Tales of In-betweens

A School Divided

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