Viktoria Draganova & Dessislava Dimova: Talking About an Institution InterviewViktoria Draganova & Dessislava Dimova: Talking About an InstitutionCurators Viktoria Draganova and Dessislava Dimova on (art) institutions and the collective: Is ideology no longer the driving force of activism? Is there more room for agency and effecting immediate change in our everyday life?
What Fire Brings EssayWhat Fire BringsBeginning with this first part, the multi-part essay by writer and curator Alex Fisher considers fire as a motif and metaphor for (un)making meaning and memory, situating artworks, exhibitions, and ephemera in thick correspondence with societal tendencies, tragedies, and triumphs.
Finding Ways Out: In Conversation with Kabelo Malatsie InterviewFinding Ways Out: In Conversation with Kabelo MalatsieIn June Kunsthalle Bern announced South African curator and gallery director Kabelo Malatsie as its new director. Lucie Kolb spoke with Malatsie for V/A and asked her about her attitude towards and perspective on artistic and curatorial practice as well as working in and for institutions.