Reclaiming magic
It is not surprising that in the past 12 years – since Fidesz came into power – there has been…
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Magical Universes of Maria Prymachenko
In the times of the dominating Socialist Realism, the Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko (1908-1997) managed to create her own unique…
STRABAG Artaward International 2022
STRABAG SE is a European-based technology group for construction services, a leader in innovation and financial strength. Its services span…
Feminist ethnomycology and the politics of visual culture
Mushroom hunting is a common practice among those living in the regions of central and eastern Europe. In the Czech…
Avoidance
The Avoidance exhibition – at least for me – had a visible theme, contained in its name. However, before I…
We are all in the same boat
Malou Solfjeld with conversation Rasmus Rosengren Nielsen from Danish artist group SUPERFLEX. On the 3rd of August 2021, I meet…
STRABAG Artaward International 2021
In its 26th edition, the international art prize again honors strong young positions in contemporary painting and drawing. The award ceremony…
The narrative of “Europe” in Internet art practice & activism in the 90s between the East and the West.
In the mid 90s, there was a growing critical Internet culture in Europe that connected both the East and the…
(Re)considered Strategies – Self-Management in Former Yugoslavia
Judit Árva interviewing Jelena Vesić The critical examination of art practices and cultural policies, especially the issues of self-management and…
To create a transnational structure that gives more power in this hostile context
Zuzana Jakalová in conversation with the East Europe Biennale Alliance Zuzana Jakalová: The East Europe Biennale Alliance is a network…
Red Thread
The e-journal Red Thread, initiated by the curatorial collective WHW and Osman Kavala in 2009, is an active network and…
Crossing Out Rules and Discovering Conventions The Performative Turn in Poland
It’s not unexpected to say that the last decade brought the rise of performative arts. On the international scene, the…
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The Intourist-Zakarpattya Hotel1 looms over Uzhhorod, Ukraine’s westernmost city. Anchoring Cyril and Methodius Square, the brutalist behemoth built in 1979 neighbors…
The Baltic Bubble
This was arguably the most unusual spring and summer as I had not traveled outside the Baltics for more than…
Yiddish Contemporary Art
Roughly since the 1970s, a new and largely post-vernacular Yiddish culture (Jeffrey Shandler) has started to develop in many, often…
If you wanted to do something radical, you would just stop
Hana Janečková talks to British feminist art historian and writer Katy Deepwell about feminist writing, women’s visibility in the…