Editors’ Note: On Fabulating Editors’ NoteEditors’ Note: On FabulatingMyths, fantasizing, gossip and story-telling are part of our daily life and popular culture. In our thematic cluster on fabulating we concentrate on such practices.
Editors’ Note: On Ruptures – Once More Editors’ NoteEditors’ Note: On Ruptures – Once MoreWe remain focused on Ukraine. And there’s news concerning the editorial team of V/A – plus some upgrades in terms of our distribution channels.
Nikita Kadan: Now, Time Kills InterviewNikita Kadan: Now, Time KillsThree weeks after the Russian invasion, Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan remains in war-ravaged Kiev, sheltering in place at Voloshyn Gallery.
On Harm Editors’ NoteOn HarmHow may the acts of destruction, injury and harm be productive and aesthetically interesting for artistic strategies? We pursue this question in the context of a new thematic focus on harm—and vulnerability.
Event Note: The Show Must Go on (and on and on…)—On the Regime of Liveness in the Age of Digital Audio DebateEvent Note: The Show Must Go on (and on and on…)—On the Regime of Liveness in the Age of Digital AudioIn collaboration with the Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting (YPAM), V/A hosts a discussion with performer, composer, and DJ Terre Thaemlitz on December 14.
On Crafts Editors’ NoteOn CraftsArtists and art institutions tirelessly seek to expand the field of what can be considered art. Still, myriad forms of practices are located on the periphery or in the blind spots of this expansion.
On Disappearing Editors’ NoteOn DisappearingWhen do people decide that they want to be seen and get involved in an issue? At what point and for which cause do they raise their standards? And how do they tell when the time has come to retreat? For our current thematic focal point, we asked different people to make contributions about various facets of disappearing.
On Alliance Editors’ NoteOn AllianceAlliances are ambivalent, prone to deception and disappointment, characterized by double-dealing and unanswered questions. They are coalitions that make demands on those who enter into them.
Frank B. Wilderson III: Afropessimism InterviewFrank B. Wilderson III: AfropessimismOn Afropessimism and the chances of coalitions and alliances across race lines.
