Archive for June 2019

Glass skyscrapers: a great environmental folly that could have been avoided

Henrik Schoenefeldt, University of Kent   New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has declared that skyscrapers made of glass and steel “have no place in our city or our Earth […]

An intimate, arresting exhibition highlights the hard work of living queer

Leigh Boucher, Macquarie University   Queerdom, an exhibition showing at the Imperial Hotel in Erksineville, is an arresting and unsettling archive of queer and trans performances in Sydney. A collaboration […]

The global Goethe

Alain Badiou, a paradoxical Wagnerian, defends the idea which asserts that Germany’s ambitions for worldwide recognition can only be achieved through its art; if that’s the case then Goethe is […]

Mystic Eros: Chris Ofili at Frieze and Zwirner

A monumental painting by Chris Ofili opens the Frieze Fair with an image of this multidimensional eros. The erotic feminine — a group of Aphrodites (incredibly ubiquitous across painting history) […]

Leslie-Lohman Museum’s new Pride parade plans

Pride month often times feels like a holiday and while it is innately a loving time to celebrate yourself, your friends, and family it is also a month to reflect […]

Goodman Gallery to expand to London

The Goodman Gallery, one of Africa’s leading art galleries, announced yesterday that this fall, they will open their third location. Joining their Cape Town and Johannesburg spaces will be a […]

The Discrete Channel with Noise

As part of the PHoto Espana festival, the Madrid Cultural Centre is hosting an exhibition featuring British artist Clare Strand until July 1. Known for her black and white photographs […]