I’m a Boston artist with an ever-growing body of under-documented work, more or less addicted to the process of artmaking. I’ve been lucky enough to get a few invitations to produce work elsewhere, including within artist residencies, and found these…
In a poor, farm-dense region of South Korea with a complicated political history1, art with an explicit emphasis on radical political activism has been challenging—and perhaps pushing—international biennale culture for almost 20 years2. This year, the biennale faced some political…
Over 100 people gathered at Lesley University on Wednesday June 4 to talk about “How We Get By.” Organized by Matt Kaliner, Tim Devin, and Jason Pramas, the event was billed as “a group exploration of how artists earn…
Let me introduce you to J. L. Austin1 and John R. Searle.2 These two guys were like my two best friends in college. Well, them and Stelarc, but Stelarc is kind of a weird guy . . . Anyway, if…
I like Finland probably more than I should.1 I haven’t gone so far as to stalk Finland (because really, where would that get me?) but I have tattooed Finland’s initials permanently on my body, written a love letter to Finland…
The book is printed on black-and-white heavyweight paper.1 It has a pale-gray, cardstock cover, lightly embossed with a grid of six squares on the front, and with the negative space between them on the back. The font, with a few…
dOCUMENTA, one of the largest and most important contemporary art exhibits in the world, takes place in Kassel, Germany every five years. In 2012, the 13th edition of dOCUMENTA presented work by more than 300 artists at eight major venues…