Speculative Propositions: A Visual Pattern Sampler
Stephanie Syjuco
During World War I, a peculiar example of disruptive patterning was developed to adorn British and American battleships. “Dazzle camouflage” as it was known, did...
The Objet after Stalin
Akasegawa Genpei
“The Objet after Stalin” is a translation of the 1967 text “Sutarin igo no obuje (スターリン以後のオブジェ)” by Japanese artist Akasegawa Genpei. Published in the aftermath...
Introduction to Special Issue
Jaimey Hamilton Faris
This introduction charts the emergence of the term Capitalist Realism at the intersection of the international postwar art movements of Pop, Fluxus, Nouveau Réalisme, happenings,...
Stoffbilder: On Capitalist Realisms
Andrew Stefan Weiner
This essay critically examines the exhibition Leben mit Pop: Eine Reproduktion des Kapitalistischen Realismus, which was first staged in 2013 at the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf. This...
Rooms in Alibi: How Akasegawa Genpei Framed Capitalist Reality
Jaimey Hamilton Faris
In 1963 and 1964, Japanese artist Akasegawa Genpei was working on two related series of objects he called “model” 1,000 Yen-notes and “model” wrapped objects....
Introduction to Akasegawa Genpei’s “The Objet after Stalin”
Pedro Erber
This introduction situates Akasegawa Genpei's text “The Objet after Stalin” and the events surrounding his reproduction of the 1,000-yen note in the art-historical and political...
Fundamental Feedback: Öyvind Fahlström’s Kisses Sweeter than Wine
Maibritt Borgen
The article analyzes Öyvind Fahlström's (1928–1976) performance Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, which took place as part of the festival 9 Evenings: art&engineering in New York...
