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Ana Alenso
by Adela Lovric // Feb. 11, 2023
Noises from the nearby construction site disturb an otherwise idyllic morning at Ana Alenso’s studio in Berlin-Wedding. It seems, however, as if the droning soundscape of heavy machinery…[read on]
Visual Essay: Göksu Kunak
Oct. 31, 2022
For the topic ‘Oil,’ Göksu Kunak shares a visual essay based on the performative installation ‘Petrol,’ tracing oil politics in Turkey and delving into the world of the song Petrol (1980)…[read on]
‘Earth Indices’ at HKW Obscures Rather Than Illuminates
by Moses Hubbard // Oct. 15, 2022
Given the extent to which Bruno and Linke are aware of the significance of this program, and the effort that they have made to define a useful position within it, ‘Earth Indices’ itself…[read on]
What is Yet to Come?: Julian Charrière’s ‘Controlled Burn’
by Mateo Chacón Pino // Oct. 11, 2022
On one of those record-breaking hot days in early September, I took a train to Neuss to see Julian Charrière’s latest show at the Langen Foundation. The venue is located just 20 km…[read on]
Art against Big Oil: An Interview with Oliver Ressler
by William Kherbek // Oct. 6, 2022
Oliver Ressler’s works operate in the space between visual art and activism. He is known for works that delve into the deliberately murky world of fossil fuel extraction and…[read on]
Beto Shwafaty: Oil as a Global Lubricant
by Juan José Santos // Sept. 16, 2022
Half of the Brazilian flag is blacked out with oil, its green colour progressively devoured by black. Titled ‘From Abstract Orders to Material Progress’ (2010–2011), it is one of the…[read on]
Letter from the Editor: Oil
by Dagmara Genda // Sept. 1, 2022
Oil, that black viscous substance trapped in reservoirs below the earth’s surface, is burned in the blink of an eye but takes millions of years to form. 70% of the “black gold” powering…[read on]
Monira Al Qadiri
by Dagmara Genda // Aug. 9, 2022
Monira Al Qadiri was seven years old during the Gulf War when Iraq, in 1990, annexed Kuwait in just two days. The US-led response resulted in a military conflict that lasted into…[read on]