FW Spotlight: Top Submissions of December
Tradition and modernity collide like tectonic plates, their friction fueling questions of identity and power. Antique symbols family crests or ritual icons, stand in uneasy contrast to sleek technologies and digital motifs. Each side casts shadows on the other, revealing the fault lines of belonging
Weiyu Chen, “Restraned Desre, 2024,” at HEAD-Genève, Geneva.
“Restraned Desre, 2024” by Weiyu Chen, at HEAD-Genève, Geneva, 30/01/2024. Exhibition Text: The external violence morphs into self-inflicted violence, perpetuated by the relentless illusion of free will within the framework of self-exploitation. Madness and depression, akin to murky wat
Natalia Drabik and Thomas Musehold, “Under the Spell,” at AURA Kunstraum, Düsseldorf.
“Under the Spell” by Natalia Drabik and Thomas Musehold, at AURA Kunstraum, Düsseldorf, 22/11/2024 – 15/12/2024. Exhibition Text: Under the Spell is the first joint exhibition by Düsseldorf-based artists Natalia Drabik and Thomas Musehold, examining the unconscious, residual-reli
Michael Webster, “Sonic Fictions,” at Cecilia Coker Bell Gallery at Coker University, Hartsville.
“Sonic Fictions” by Michael Webster, curated by Austin Sheppard and Colleen Critcher, at Cecilia Coker Bell Gallery, Hartsville, 23/09/2024 – 18/10/2024. Exhibition Text: Sonic Fictions is an exhibition comprised of exhaust pipes, hunting paraphernalia, and fragments of imperialist
Theo Papandreopoulos, “CARNYX,” at Koppel Project – PAUSE/FRAME, London.
“CARNYX” by Theo Papandreopoulos, curated by SUNEND, at Koppel Project – PAUSE/FRAME, London, 14/10/2024 – 2/11/2024. Exhibition Text: Theo Papandreopoulos’s sculpture and sound works in this exhibition interrogate the associations of historical symbolism, modern technology
Marek Wolfryd, “The Great Logic of Contents that Bind the World into Existence or ‘Season’s Greetings!'” at Swivel Gallery, New York City.
“The Great Logic of Contents that Bind the World into Existence or ‘Season’s Greetings!'” by Marek Wolfryd, at Swivel Gallery, New York City, 14/12/2024 – 16/01/2025. Exhibition Text: Swivel Gallery is pleased to present the first New York solo exhibition of Mexican art
Nestor Siré and Steffen Köhn, “CTRL+ALT+REPAIR,” at Moesgaard Museum, Aarhus.
“CTRL+ALT+REPAIR” by Nestor Siré and Steffen Köhn, curated by Anders Emil Rasmussen, at Moesgaard Museum, Aarhus, 16/11/2024 – 18/05/2025. Exhibition Text: CTRL+ALT+REPAIR at Moesgaard Museum, Aarhus, is the first solo museum exhibition by Nestor Siré and Steffen Köhn, bringing
Beatriz Olabarrieta, “Proximity,” at Shahin Zarinbal, Berlin.
DECEIT…on the move. One of our* tasks is to give you a WARNING, warn you about invisible fields, ofterritories you might not see, but that exist nevertheless. All parties involved up until this point have attempted to determine all that is needed,you too are now involved.Whomever receives
Sarah Neumann, Tom König, Suzie Callisz, Maria Margolina, Jakob Floess, and Maxim Tur, “Cryptogramme,” at Komplot, Brussels.
“Cryptogramme” by Sarah Neumann, Tom König, Suzie Callisz, Maria Margolina, Jakob Floess, and Maxim Tur, curated by Jakob Floess and Maria Margolina, at Komplot, Brussels, 07/11/2024 – 05/12/2024. Exhibition Text: Cryptogramme, derived from the Greek root “κρυπτός,” mea
Lewis Henderson, “No One Is Bored, Everything Is Boring,” at Galleri Mejan, Stockholm.
“No One Is Bored, Everything Is Boring” by Lewis Henderson, at Galleri Mejan, Stockholm, 25/10/2024 – 02/11/2024. Exhibition Text: I remember a time before the commodification of design of the portable telephone. Now every phone looks the same; it’s become a completely ubiquitous
