Olia Lialina disarms Chekhov’s gun

*One of her odder screeds lately. https://pad.profolia.org/s/chekhovs_gun The plan was to write a description for a series of lectures and conversations at Merz Akademie in upcoming semester, but it became a manifesto, I’d like to share with you. Disarming Chekhov’s Gun The mantra passed down from generation to generation “you can’t put a loaded gun […]

The Refik Anadol Studio Newsletter V.06

*An interesting example of a modern artist’s newsletter for his fans and devotees. In the latter half of 2021, Refik embarked on a whirlwind tour traveling to New York, Miami, Milan, Dubai, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Abu Dhabi, and Glasgow for exhibition openings, installations, art festivals and even a climate conference! We have been extremely fortunate […]

Clock towers: public display machinery

*Torino has a long-defunct clock-tower machine that could likely be fixed in this way.

The Arduino Nicla Vision

*It’s a press release. Also, this seems like an unusual device. All eyes on Nicla Vision: the new ultra-compact, low-power solution that combines machine vision and edge computing _ Analyze and process images on the edge, with Arduino Pro’s new ready-to-use, standalone intelligent camera. Arduino PRO announces Nicla Vision, the new addition to its Nicla […]

Gallerists in Ukraine

*Or fleeing out of it. https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-ukraines-art-community-remains-defiant-face-war (…) All of that vanished overnight. In what seemed like an instant, the future Ukrainians had been building for themselves was completely upended. On February 23rd, galleries in Kyiv like Tuasho Gallery, ArtEast Gallery, ArtCult, Triptych, Abramovych Art, Voloshyn Gallery, and many others closed for the evening and did […]

Meanwhile, at V2 Unstable Media

https://nadd.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/en/open-call-network-archives-design-and-digital-culture-research-residency-2022 Open Call: Network Archives Design and Digital Culture Research Residency 2022 The Network Archives Design and Digital Culture invites applications for a Research Residency taking place over the three-month period September – November 2022. The residency programme aims to explore the potential of networked infrastructures for archival practices in design and digital culture. What […]

“Soft Electronics”, 20th century consumer design

*Adafruit has been getting into antiquarian “dead media” lately, and I deeply appreciate their discoveries like this. *The future-of-electronics is a kind of electronic-history that hasn’t happened yet. https://www.wallpaper.com/design/soft-electronics-book-jaro-gielens-gestalten

Theo Jansen and his Strandbeests

*What magnificence.

Andy Goldsworthy in San Francisco

*If you have never heard of Andy Goldsworthy, you should research him. Ypu’ll be grateful that I mentioned him, even if you don’t like his profoundly different and unusual artwork. Andy Goldsworthy: Firehouse Opening Reception: Saturday, March 12 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM At our new home in Fort Mason Celebrating 30 years of […]