Ahead of her upcoming show in Mexico City, Rio-born multimedia artist Pauline Batista discusses her previous exhibition, ‘Methylene Blue Dreams’, and how her work blends medicine, fantasy, and the human form to challenge our constant drive towards self-optimisation. Clelia Reka Frondaroli A vial of methylene blue sits suspended […]
Visual Arts
Russian memoirs
In the introduction to an invaluable little collection of memoirs by Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), the South African writer, J. M. Coetzee, provides important information about the author and his uneasy relationship with fellow revolutionaries in Russia before and after the Bolshevik Revolution. Sean Sheehan The book, first published […]
Immigrant stories: When painting meets performance
From Buenos Aires to London, Argentinian artist Benito Ekmekdjian is blurring the lines between canvas and stage. With his latest series exploring love and personal relationships, Ekmekdjian shares his journey from his early roots in graffiti to creating pieces that bring his paintings to life — and his dream of always painting, wherever he chooses.
Masterpieces, hostages of the clandestine market
The robbery of five pictures from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris fed theories many years ago that went well beyond simple theft. A market was spoken of where works of art serve as guarantees for criminal operations, instruments of speculation or assets it is impossible to sell but […]
Butterflies and architecture for the memory of the conflict
A year of workshops and creative work has given rise to “House for Butterflies”, a project that culminates in an exhibition of architectural memorials created by children who are victims of the conflict. This initiative, unique in Colombia, transforms memory and pain into living spaces, proposing a unique way of thinking about peace from a child’s perspective.
















