Software social. An interview with Antoni Abad
Link to the article in A*DESK Antoni Abad is a paradigmatic example of an artist who, trained in fine art, starts off as a sculptor and progressively dematerialises his work until he develops projects that call for the artistic institution, as the initiating and driving force, but that are developed in the terrain of the […]
From Pollock to performance
Link to the article in A*DESK The erosion of certain curatorial practices, that has occurred over the last few years across the international stage, along with the paucity within the local arena of studies into art, that propose methodological analyses instead of merely enumerating tendencies and chronologies, means the need is greater than ever for […]
The future of art. In a world of cuts and cultural industries
Art does not save lives, but it improves them. This assertion can be more or less shared depending on the historical, social and economic moment. In recent years, all roadmaps have pointed in the direction of greater professionalization in this sector, which implies greater efficiency and standardization. Good proof of this has been the proliferation […]
La distribución el quid de la cuestión
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Mastery is revealed in limitation. On Manifesta 9 in Genk (co-author Andreas M. Kaufmann)
Article published in A*DESK, 2012 Conscious of how vast and vague Biennials and other international exhibitions and events can be, Manifesta 9 focuses on a very specific subject that is currently highly significant. The curator of Manifesta 9, Cuauhtémoc Medina couldn´t be clearer and more precise in the text he wrote for the catalogue: “For […]
Metadocumenta. A constructive review on dOCUMENTA (13)
Link to the article in A*DESK Documenta has become the contemporary art event, par excellence. Proclaimed as the thing that marks the pace for art of the moment, it is hardly surprising that it provokes expectations and deceptions in equal measure. If Documenta is a referent, it is logical that the artistic director of the […]
100 days. A very brief review of the history and implications of documenta
One hundred days is the time allotted to evaluate the management of a new government. One hundred days is the duration of documenta. Documenta, which is presenting its thirteenth edition this year, is one of the oldest and most prestigious art events, although perhaps the model is exhausted and needs urgent redefinition. Documenta was founded […]
The time factor. An element to explore the limits of art
Beyond its philosophical connotation, time can be an element to question the limits: of the institution, of perception, of the spectator, of the work, of the artist… The shot in which Carey Mulligan performs the song “New York, New York” is eternal in Steve McQueen’s film “Shame.” And we are not in a museum. “Shame” […]
On time and experience. Based on Xavier Le Roy’s “Retrospective” at the Tàpies Foundation
Article published in A*DESK, 2012 Many artists propose exploring the limits of the museum, questioning the institution or redefining artistic practices. However, often it is not through grand visions, so much as through simplicity, that one can call into question all the categories that a priori seem immovable. Xavier Le Roy at the Fundació Tàpies […]
Children and creativity. About the Sant Andreu Factory
Joseph Beuys said that “every human being is an artist. In every human being there is a virtual creative faculty. This does not mean that every person is a painter or a sculptor, but that there is a latent creativity in all spheres of human work.” At a conference on education and creativity, the writer […]
