Alice Theobald and Atomik Architecture

This review appeared on artforum.com: Alice Theobald and Atomik Architecture, It’s not who you are, it’s how you are, 2015, mixed media, dimensions variable. A collaborative project by Alice Theobald and Atomik Architecture, It’s not who you are, it’s how you are, 2015, operates on different levels—quite literally. Mixing sound, video, and performance, the temporary structure they conceived together is composed of a sinuous black platform abutting four cylindrical, timber-framed towers lined with duvets. This immersive site-specific installation occupies a single, lofty gallery, and its hypnotic recorded sound track permeates the entire building. Visitors are channeled along a circular route … Continue reading Alice Theobald and Atomik Architecture

Manifesta 10: Public Program

This report from Manifesta 10’s Public Program appeared in the Art & Performance Notes of PAJ: Pavel Braila, The Golden Snow of Sochi, 2014. Courtesy Zagidullin Rustam En route for St Petersburg on July 17, I heard the news about the Malaysia Airlines plane shot down in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, claiming 298 lives. The tragic incident colored my brief stay in the city and lent an added urgency to the Public Program of Manifesta 10 that brought me there in the first place. The host city funds the roaming European biennial of contemporary art, which celebrated its … Continue reading Manifesta 10: Public Program