The data availability layer has been all the rage as of late. But what about the art availability layer? While the space’s combined activities and achievements have been remarkable, to my knowledge we have not seen an easy-to-use tool to sort through contextual information on artists and artworks, exhibitions, publications, reviews, general discourse, and so forth. The space has infinite interesting stories to tell, yet we have no efficient mechanism to sort through them. Could this be the re...

The data availability layer has been all the rage as of late. But what about the art availability layer? While the space’s combined activities and achievements have been remarkable, to my knowledge we have not seen an easy-to-use tool to sort through contextual information on artists and artworks, exhibitions, publications, reviews, general discourse, and so forth. The space has infinite interesting stories to tell, yet we have no efficient mechanism to sort through them. Could this be the re...

What is the place of our body in an increasingly technocratic social reality? What does the black mirror actually do to our physical being? Where’s the boundary between the natural and the artificial? While we might not have direct answers to these questions, Tishan Hsu has been addressing them since the 80s. His work feels like memories from a future that is painfully present, a twisted deja vu of sorts. While otherworldly in appearance and unique in its gestalt, it paradoxically evokes a fe...

What is the place of our body in an increasingly technocratic social reality? What does the black mirror actually do to our physical being? Where’s the boundary between the natural and the artificial? While we might not have direct answers to these questions, Tishan Hsu has been addressing them since the 80s. His work feels like memories from a future that is painfully present, a twisted deja vu of sorts. While otherworldly in appearance and unique in its gestalt, it paradoxically evokes a fe...

Artistic innovation has long been driven by technology. Even the very basic building blocks of what we consider art today were invented at some point: The stained glass seen in many churches; tubes and palettes that allowed artists to paint outside; silkscreen printing; the camera and image editing software many painters use to make their work. In a conversation with Refik Anadol at the recent Global Art Forum, Hans-Ulrich Obrist observed: “Artworks are fundamentally changing. They are becomi...

Artistic innovation has long been driven by technology. Even the very basic building blocks of what we consider art today were invented at some point: The stained glass seen in many churches; tubes and palettes that allowed artists to paint outside; silkscreen printing; the camera and image editing software many painters use to make their work. In a conversation with Refik Anadol at the recent Global Art Forum, Hans-Ulrich Obrist observed: “Artworks are fundamentally changing. They are becomi...