Open Letters with Chilean art writer Ignacio Szmulewicz, 12

Open Letters with Chilean art writer Ignacio Szmulewicz, 12

This is the 12th letter in a correspondence with art writer Ignacio Szmulewicz, who just WhatsApped me that he's dwelling in Madrid.  Mladen Stilinović, An Artist Who Cannot Speak English Is No Ar…

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Chromosom XY.  Valerie Solanas, SCUM and Ducks!

Chromosom XY. Valerie Solanas, SCUM and Ducks!

My favourite Berlin band Ducks! just released a new song Homo Inferior based on Valerie Solanas' 1968 manifesto SCUM. Awesomeness!  I love Valerie Solana's manifesto, a radical message indeed (…

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M/F: What Are The Numbers? Jonathan Jones, Sarah Lucas, and Some Counting

M/F: What Are The Numbers? Jonathan Jones, Sarah Lucas, and Some Counting

We go to the gallery , by M. Elia and E. Elia (Dung Beetle Ltd, London, 2015) If you haven't read my Sleek article about the first all-female show at Saatchi Gallery yet, check it out here . Wha…

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Art Blogger of the Week: Kevin Buist in Grand Rapids, USA

Art Blogger of the Week: Kevin Buist in Grand Rapids, USA

I came upon Kevin Buist's blog on Twitter , and reading his favourite shows of the year 2015 there were 9 out of 10 I could agree with (I just wasn't wild about the Hito Steyerl's…

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Open Letters with Chilean Art Writer Ignacio Szmulewicz, 11

Open Letters with Chilean Art Writer Ignacio Szmulewicz, 11

Are books important for art writer Ignacio Szmulewicz? I've never thought about the sounds, smells, movements connected to reading. But Ignacio doesn't. Here it is, another  open letter from our s…

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The Monopolies Don’t Have A Monopoly. Internet, David Bowie, and the Exponential N E thing

The Monopolies Don’t Have A Monopoly. Internet, David Bowie, and the Exponential N E thing

Maximilian Schmoetzer, Preliminary Material for 2022 , 2015 Can something be written this week without thinking about David Bowie? Browsing my Facebook-feed yesterday, I found out that David Bowie wa…

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2016 Feminism: Something To Do, Somewhere To Go?

2016 Feminism: Something To Do, Somewhere To Go?

My friend Wolfgang Müller gave me a present for the New Year, the novella  The Life of a Good-for-Nothing - or more beautifully in German:  Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts - written by Joseph Freiherr…

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