Posts Tagged ‘oil’

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]

Beto Shwafaty: Oil as a Global Lubricant

Image of a half black Brazilian flag and a framed newspaper clipping to the right of the flag
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

an installation view of a gallery exhibition in which a wall with a black and white pattern is scene and two plinths
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

Monira Al Qadiri posing in front of a wall with iridescent plastic wall works hanging on it
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]