Fakewhale In Dialogue with Dominic Kießling
In an era dominated by augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and immersive media, German artist Dominic Kießling reminds us that sometimes all it takes to evoke wonder is a hairdryer, a plastic bag, and a bit of air. His kinetic installations, both poetic and elemental, reveal the hidden powe
FW Spotlight: Top Submissions of April
This month, we have selected three exhibitions, one in Frankfurt, one in Riga, and one in Greenville, that together form a compelling journey through contemporary art. These shows lead us into the quiet folds of sleep, the fragmented mirrors of memory, and the breathing textures of living ecosystems
The Language of Expectation: Fakewhale in Conversation with Francesco De Prezzo
– “Dear M, good paintings go to galleries, but bad paintings end up everywhere.” With this provocation, Francesco De Prezzo opens the preface to his latest artist’s book, an entry point that encapsulates the complex paradoxes underpinning his practice. For years, we have followed
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.
What Remains of the Gesture: Fables, Algorithms, and the Melancholy of the Mechanical. Ryan Gander at Basament, Roma
“We are what we repeatedly do,” Aristotle once said. But in a time when repetition is dictated more by algorithms than habits, what exactly are we becoming?” As we descend into Basement Roma, tucked beneath the streets of Rome, the mood quickly shifts from the ancient grandeur of the city abov
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
Art After the Click: From Presence to Post-Production
Unseen Art: The Birth of Mediation Art, in its most mythological conception, was born to be seen. And yet, for over a century now, what we consume, more frequently and more widely, is no longer the artwork itself, but its image. Photography, introduced in the 19th century as a documentary tool, soon
Living Things at Tiger Strikes Asteroid – Greenville, Greenville
“Living Things” by Hannah Chalew, Michael Evans, Manuel Alejandro Rodríguez-Delgado, and Kosmologym, curated by Alex Schechter, at Tiger Strikes Asteroid – Greenville, Greenville, 04/04/2025 – 05/04/2025. Exhibition Text:This exhibition brings together the work of Hannah Cha
Jędrzej Bieńko, Kinga Dobosz, Agata Popik, Amelia Woroszył, Stress Hygiene at Przeciąg Gallery, Warsaw
Stress Hygiene by Jędrzej Bieńko, Kinga Dobosz, Agata Popik, Amelia Woroszył, curated by Katarzyna Piskorz, at Przeciąg Gallery, Warsaw, 11/04/2025 – 16/05/2025. Exhibition Text:It started innocently enough. Daily life was training our nerves, and we were running on fumes, of energy and ps
Nick D’Alessandro, Sprocket at LVL3, Chicago
Sprocket by Nick D’Alessandro, curated by Liam Owings and Luca Lotrugio, at LVL3, Chicago, 03/08/25 – 04/27/25. An object seeks its purpose, its place in its conceived existence. This purpose is a performance, an act, hopefully versatile and flexible, hopefully not meaningless. An unclea
