All articles by Louise Steiwer

In Their Own Right

Greenland’s art scene has arrived. Shamans assist the curators, and the world’s first-ever national gallery devoted to the art of an Indigenous People is taking shape in Nuuk.

The Art World Is Depressed

There is widespread frustration with what contemporary art has become, says the British critic Dean Kissick. Now his much debated 2024 essay is being published in an extended Danish version.

Lodged in the Body

Inuit must learn from tradition and living memory in order to look ahead, was the message at a recent seminar on Greenlandic performance traditions.

Fata Morgana

Eliyah Mesayer’s fictional state has pitched its black tents in Aarhus. For those already familiar with Illiyeen, the project appears to be stagnating. Perhaps that is the point.

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It Was a Different Time

SUPERFLEX’s rescue ark is not intended for humans alone. Yet it is laden with human products and critiques of capitalism – all dressed up as capitalism.