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Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present

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Abramovic poster

 I wrote about #foursquare, religious ecstasy, court masque, crying, money and the cult of Marina Abramovic for Mute magazine.

Posted on June 12th, 2010

Red White Red: The films of Michael Haneke (2009)

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Funny Games

“…seriously working upon the past, that is, through a lucid consciousness breaking its power to fascinate…”   - Theodor Adorno - The Meaning of Working Through the Past

“I want to rape my spectators into autonomy.” – Michael Haneke

Posted on October 30th, 2009

Twice Upon a Time: Reflections on Moondog (2009)

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"Loops is an intriguing new joint venture between Domino Records and the Faber and Faber publishing company – both at the forefront of their field as proponents of risky and exciting new music and literature, respectively.

Posted on August 12th, 2009

Radical Nature: Art and Architecture for a Changing Planet 1969-2009

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Denes wheatfield

Judging by Radical Nature: Art and Architecture for a Changing Planet 1969-2009 (Barbican, now until 18th October 2009), Nature (with a capital N) is in crisis. It’s not just the familiar ecological message of the show – that the planet is fragile and we’re not helping matters – but something more unsettling, almost uncanny. It feels like Nature is shrinking.

Posted on August 5th, 2009

The Artist as Fool: For Gavin Turk (2008)

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Posted on February 7th, 2009
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