The End of Function
The acceleration of artificial intelligence models is commonly interpreted as a threshold of loss: loss of human centrality, of work, of identity, of meaning. This reading, however, remains anchored to a historical conception of the human as a subject defined by operativity, function, and the necess
Meletios Meletiou, Palimpsest – Stratifications in Time at NM Contemporary, Monte Carlo
Palimpsest – Stratifications in Time by Meletios Meletiou, curated by Alessandro Cazzola, at NM Contemporary, Monte Carlo, November 6, 2025 – January 6, 2026. Every urban fabric is a living archive. Its surfaces, walls, pavements, ornamental elements, store layered information, much like the
Anzhelika Palyvoda, Céline Struger, Sofiia Yesakova, Doubled presence in a disembodied space at TROST, Graz
“Doubled presence in a disembodied space” by Anzhelika Palyvoda, Céline Struger, and Sofiia Yesakova, curated by Markus Sworcik and René Stiegler, at TROST, Graz, 11/12/2025 — 23/01/2026. How do you inhabit a body that is no longer there? And what truly remains when matter becomes a
Omniscience on Demand: AI and the Collapse of the Learning Process
In recent years we have been witnessing a profound transformation in the relationship between knowledge, the subject, and the notion of limit. Artificial intelligence has entered the field of learning as a dominant presence and as an already complete cognitive environment, one in which knowledge is
After Evidence: Trust, Images, and the End of Visual Certainty
On January 1, 2026, Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, published a year-end reflection on the platform: a visual and textual essay examining how artificial intelligence is radically reshaping the way we interpret images and videos online. In his statement, he makes a clear assertion: the era in which
Ran Slavin, Ancient AI, at Hamivne, Tel Aviv
Ancient AI by Ran Slavin, curated by Sivan Sebbag Zelensky, at Hamivne, Tel Aviv, 23–29.12.25. What if the “cloud” was never really a cloud? What if every algorithm, every data stream we believe to be weightless, bore a mineral echo instead, red quartz glinting deep underground, lithium bleedi
Bogna Luiza Wisniewska, companion, at SIC, Helsinki
companion by Bogna Luiza Wisniewska, at SIC, Helsinki, 13/12/2025 – 25/01/2026. “I want to be as good a companion as marigolds are…” Is it the body beside us, the echo of a gesture, the branching shape of a root?Today, we’re speaking about companion by Bogna Luiza Wisniewska.As we moved th
Erris Huigens, Anti-Monuments at FORM, Wageningen / Amsterdam
Anti-Monuments by Erris Huigens, at FORM, Wageningen / Amsterdam, 5–30 January 2026. “They are not meant to be read, they are meant to be encountered.” We began in silence. Or rather, we were received by silence, the kind of dense quiet that does not precede speech, but presence. Before images
The Artist as Channel
Increasingly, in contemporary artistic practice, the focus is no longer on the individual artwork but on the flow that contains it. A continuous stream of images, thoughts, gestures, positions taken, silences, and returns. Artists do not simply produce works, they build channels, channels of constan
Tram0 and the Craft of Infrastructure in Hong Kong
Tracing Layered Histories and Structural Logics Ding Lab is the most recent chapter of the ARTS·TECH Exhibition 3.0 and was created earlier this year. Artists Shan Wong (Flyingpig) and Kachi Chan reimagined a ‘ding ding’ tram as Tram0, a mobile exhibition made of LED installations, live video,
