Ghosts, Holograms, and AI: Emi Kusano’s EGO in the Shell
What separates being from system is becoming almost imperceptible. Inspired by the visionary Ghost in the Shell, Emi Kusano’s first solo show in New York examines this uncertainty in the age of AI. In EGO in the Shell, she explores how algorithms capture, filter, and refract us, rendering every ge
Sandra Mujinga, Skin to Skin at Stedelijk Museum, an Interview by Matteo Giovanelli
On September 11th, the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam, NL) opened Skin to Skin, the new solo show by Sandra Mujinga, a portal to a unique parallel world. Conceived as a void, the exhibition room presents itself as a green space, translating the concept of the digital green screen into physical reality.
The Power of Cute: Review of the 13th Berlin Biennale by Sofia Baldi Pighi
From rhetoric to whisper, the 13th Berlin Biennale adopts a deliberate posture of political engagement. It looks sideways, renounces slogans and the monumentality of frontal denunciation, and instead prefers a critical discourse whispered in the ear. This edition investigates fugitivity, understood
Curating Otherwise: Interdependence as a Tool to Practice
When the old is dying and the new delays, a counter-movement rises in the infrathin of the now. Outside the prestige ecosystems of museums, biennials, and the increasing artist-run spaces, the figure of the independent curator moves on unsteady grounds marked by precarity given by the ongoing lack o
Programmed Bodies: Contemporary Performance Between Aesthetics and Technological Embodiment
If one tries to access the website www.liminal.contact today, what appears on the blank page of our display is an error message. In my case, for example, it reads: “Safari can’t find the server,” followed by the standard browser language: “Safari can’t open the page ‘https://www.liminal.
Graffiti. From the Spray Paintings & Underground to the Museion
Discussing graffiti in a museum context can be uncomfortable and unsettling. This is due to the delicate — but also controversial — history, as well as the diversity of intentions and localized nature of its practices. For some, graffiti was obviously an art form that could be expressed in studi
Losing the Backup Fragments of a Fading Digital Memory
A few months ago, my computer was stolen. With no backup. In an instant, I lost photos, writings, videos, and the archives of the last and first thirty years of my life. The external backup I had was faulty and irrecoverable. That was the end. After a mild nervous breakdown, I followed the stages th
Tech That Won’t Die, No Matter How Hard Capitalism Tries
I haven’t had the chance to check out But Can It Run Doom IRL. Sadly. But in a way, I’ve been there. Before I mean. Maybe not in the physical white-walled space of Super Dakota, but in the glow of old CRT screens, in the weight of a console in my hands, in the moments […]
Zombie Curating in the Infrathin of the Now. Beyond the ‘Curatorial’
In my white-cube bedroom, I notice how cold and impersonal such a space can get. Books are few and far between in my environment, partly because I am in a temporary residence and away from my home city. But even then, I reflect upon how galleries and non-profit spaces place art pieces and means of [
Mouth Wash and Razor Blades: A Playground of the Surreal
“As I watch ‘Mouth Wash and Razor Blades’, I feel as though I’m spiralling through a hallucinatory trip, reminiscent of the chaos of my tube journey to the venue. I begin to wonder whether my drink was spiked. A bare stage, harshly lit by exposed spotlights. An announcement ‘Pickpo
