An Introduction to Nicos Hadjinicolaou’s “Art Centers and Peripheral Art” (1982)
Change in the history of art has many causes, but one often overlooked by art historical institutions is the complex, unequal set of relationships that...
Marta Minujín’s Destructive Intervention
On June 6, 1963, after living in Paris for several months, Argentine artist Marta Minujín performed her first happening, The Destruction, at the Impasse Ronsin, the...
Icons of Hell 7 Dictators, 700 Portraits, 7 Pages
Without an encounter with the unknown, creativity is impossible. In this encounter, there is no possibility for understanding anything, neither in terms of culture nor...
Agitated Together Again: The Laboratoire Agit’art at Dak’art’s 13th Biennale
One of the most remarkable exhibitions in the 13th Dak’art Biennale, “The Bell of the Ants,” was not part of the official program, but rather an...
Art Centers and Peripheral Art [A Lecture at the University of Hamburg, October 15, 1982]
Change in the history of art has many causes, but one often overlooked by art historical institutions is the complex, unequal set of relationships that...
On Impossibility: Finding Vietnam in a Jordanian-Soviet Film Archive
In 2014, an abandoned collection of over 900 16mm and 35mm film canisters was uncovered in a storage locker in Amman, Jordan. Initial findings show...
Curating as (Expanded) Art History in Southeast Asia: Recent Independent Projects in Ho Chi Minh City, Luang Prabang, and Phnom Penh
A small yet influential strain of independent contemporary curatorial practice has emerged in Southeast Asia, which is performing (expanded) art historical functions. This mode of...
