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Slow

Love Letters to Existence: An Interview with Alex Cecchetti

A man smells the branch of a pine tree

by Adela Lovric // Aug. 31, 2022

We spoke with Alex Cecchetti about his walk-based project ‘Sentiero’ that can be experienced in the unique setting of the Dolomites, a Unesco World Heritage Site, until September 25th…[read on]

Growing Sculptures: An Interview with Diana Scherer

A close-up of Diana Scherer's floor work made of dried roots.

by Anna Roos van Wijngaarden // Aug. 29, 2022

Biotech artist Diana Scherer creates artificial biotopes to grow her root art using soil, seeds, light and subterranean templates from both natural and man-made patterns. The roots follow…[read on]

Photo Essay: Sophie Jodoin

Part 3 of Photo Essay by Sophie Jodoin. It is a black and white image of a bum crack with birth marks or scabs on it

Aug. 26, 2022

For the feature topic ‘Slow,’ Montreal artist Sophie Jodoin created a “quiet and suggestive black and white photo essay on the inevitable passing of time and its effects and traces.”…[read on]

Ideas are Slow to Die: ‘Bachelors’ at Société, Berlin

painting of a mans torso in a white shirt and tie with an s painted over the tie to make it look like a dollar sign

by William Kherbek // Aug. 5, 2022

Andrea Fourchy’s canvases in ‘Bachelors’ at Société are drawn from the golden age of post-war cinema and glossy magazines when Jet Set 1.0 ruled the skies. Looming over all others amidst…[read on]

Doing Nothing: An Interview with Victoria Stanton

A group of people sitting in a park with a banner saying "What motivates you to stop" strung between two trees

by Dagmara Genda // July 29 2022

“Stillness does something … this is not just downtime, it is about cultivating an attitude of rest,” says Victoria Stanton in our interview about doing nothing as art practice…[read on]

The Slow Work of Dialogue: An Interview with The Question of Funding

installation view of Question of Funding's installation for documenta fifteen. A gallery space with paitings and text can be seen

by Dagmara Genda // July 22, 2022

One of the lessons documenta fifteen might, despite itself, teach us this year, is that internationalism does not exist. Like the academic concept of interdisciplinarity, the…[read on]

Remaining Radical: An Interview with E-Werk Luckenwalde

Two women wearing wigs swinging their heads around in a train

by Aoife Donnellan // July 15, 2022

E-Werk Luckenwalde decided to slow everything down. The curatorial team made use of the circumstances brought about by the pandemic to begin a program of sustainable…[read on]

Letter from the Editor: SLOW

A large two storey warehouse interior with a sandy beach installed on the ground floor, with people on towels, and an audience of on-lookers on the first floor balcony along the entire inner circumference of the building

by Dagmara Genda // July 8, 2022

As the summer heats up and the art world winds down, we will also focus on what it means to slow down or do nothing. This month I will be talking to Victoria Stanton, a Montréal…[read on]