Tori Wränes, whose latest works feature in the Nordic pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale, has a wonderful knack for communicating things difficult to express in words.
Seductive Mechanisms: A Conversation with Pablo Pérez Torres
Pablo Pérez Torres, who lives and works in La Plata, Buenos Aires, uses his sculptures and installations as vehicles to explore alternate realities, questioning human relationships as well as our connection to objects and technology.
Passing Things On: A Conversation with Béatrice Balcou
For the past 15 years, Brussels-based French artist Béatrice Balcou has been immersing herself in art collections and studying art-handling protocols as a means of producing meticulously crafted performances and objects that focus on a single work by another artist.
Pensamiento Híbrido: Una Conversación con Daiana Ares
Daiana Ares es artista visual nacida en Buenos Aires, docente egresada del Profesorado de Artes Visuales Regina Pacis, San Isidro, y con una amplia formación en clínica de obra con artistas destacados—entre ellos Daniel Joglar y Bruno Grupalli—y programas para artistas tales como Proyecto PAC (Gachi Prieto) y Taller Compartido (Crudo Galería, Rosario).
El relato detrás de lo que vestimos: Una Conversación con Claudia Casarino
Nacida en Asunción, Paraguay, Claudia Casarino encuentra en las instalaciones y esculturas el lenguaje plástico acorde a un trabajo donde los textiles operan como espacios de inscripción de los cuerpos y el contexto social que habitan.
Live Moment: A Conversation with Monster Chetwynd
Drawing on theater, carnival, ritual, and the amateur spectacle, Chetwynd’s performances—complete with handmade costumes, improvised architectures, papier-mâché props, oversize masks, and an ever-changing cast of collaborators—are at once exuberant and deeply considered, embracing uncertainty as a condition of the live event.
In Ruins: A Conversation with Mounir Fatmi
Part archive and part archaeological experiment, Mounir Fatmi’s work draws on his early experiences of a flea market in Tangier. Using defunct antenna cables, typewriters, and VHS tapes, he exploits the finite lifespan of technology and consumer goods to question the limits of memory and communication.
Beyond Explanations: A Conversation with Benjamin Orlow
Benjamin Orlow is primarily known for video works and figurative sculptures that he builds in situ out of clay or has cast in bronze—works that play out over considerable periods of time not only during their creation, but also for the viewer.
Interrogating Systems: A Conversation with Tavares Strachan
MacArthur recipient Tavares Strachan describes himself as an explorer and storyteller. As an artist, he has developed a unique practice that blends art, science, music, and cultural inquiry. His range of inquiry is as large as the knowledge systems that have fascinated him since he was a child—themes of visibility, inclusion, space travel, and the
In Proximity: A Conversation with Elizabeth Atterbury
Deep care and connection define Elizabeth Atterbury’s sculptures and their arrangements. Visually stunning surfaces, created in wood, clay, metal, and stone, are felt through the body.
