Water
Water Is Life: ‘Thirst: In Search of Freshwater’ at Wellcome Collection
by Lorna McDowell // Aug. 19, 2025
In a time of extreme weather, environmental crisis and AI’s ominous and water-devouring rise, what can we learn from those most experienced with thirst? The exhibition…[read on]
A (Not So) Gentle Splashing: ‘Metabolic Rift‘ at Georg Kolbe Museum
by Carolin Kralapp // Aug. 5, 2025
The Georg Kolbe Museum in Westend was once the home and atelier of the German sculptor Georg Kolbe (1877–1947). Today, the museum offers a quiet refuge from city life…[read on]
Liquid Mantras: Patricia Domínguez at Kunstverein Arnsberg
by Adela Lovric // July 29, 2025
Upon entering ‘Liquid Mantras,’ Patricia Domínguez’s solo exhibition at Kunstverein Arnsberg, visitors first encounter an exhibition-within-the-exhibition…[read on]
Personifying the River: Tatort Paderborn 2025
by Annalisa Giacinti // July 22, 2025
After more than a decade, Tatort Paderborn—a series of site-specific exhibitions aimed at reappraising Paderborn’s public space, which started in 2007 and ran through 2014…[read on]
Wet Rituals: An Interview with Sophie Seita and Naomi Woo
by William Kherbek // July 18, 2025
Collaborators since 2018, the artists Sophie Seita and Naomi Woo have worked together to bring numerous projects to life. Water is at the center of their recent work, ‘Tributaries: a Wet…[read on]
Ministry of Sewers: An Interview with Cooking Sections
by Juan José Santos Mateo // July 8, 2025
No swimming. Years, decades, centuries of industrial runoff, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, detergents, oil and sewage have turned Kent’s coastal areas into a place fit only for…[read on]
Letter from the Editor: Water
by Alison Hugill // July 1, 2025
While ‘Water’ might just seem like a refreshing topic for summer, especially as we’re launching into Berlin’s first major heatwave of the year, its meanings in…[read on]
Art-as-Life for the New Generation: An Interview with Ben Elliot
Interview by Penny Rafferty // Sept. 21, 2018
Ben Elliot treads a fine-line between vacuous consumerism and crushingly emotional terrains. At first glance, you may write this Parisian off as an influencer, party-boy or even a troll, but his soft, off-the-cuff quips…[read on]
A Language for a Shifting Climate: An Interview with Cooking Sections
Interview by Isabelle Hore-Thorburn // Sept. 18, 2018
Art historians have long drawn upon the rich symbolism and allegorical potential of food in art. From Cézanne’s Still Life with Onions and a Bottle to Jana Sterbak’s Vanitas, Flesh Dress for An Albino…[read on]
As We Used to Float: An Interview with Julian Charrière
Article by Isabelle Hore-Thorburn // Sept. 12, 2018
Julian Charrière is the 2018 recipient of the GASAG Art Prize. His career to date articulates the award’s focus on the intertwining of art, technology and science. Since studying under Olafur Eliasson at the…[read on]
Reframing Human Perception at Ballroom Marfa
Article by Lee Escobedo // Sept. 06, 2018
‘Hyperobjects’ at Ballroom Marfa, organized by Laura Copelin and Timothy Morton, focuses on ecological occurrences that are beyond the human capacity for understanding…[read on]
































