Systems: Can art transcend paradigms?
Turkish and Other Delights
Turkish and Other Delights | Şener Özmen
Turkish and Other Delights
Turkish and Other Delights | Şener Özmen
While preparing to travel to Diyarbakır, the largest city in southeastern Turkey, I discovered that telling Turkish people who live outside of that region that you’re going to visit Diyarbakır …
Problematic: Answering Questions with Questions
A Problematic Introduction
Problematic: Answering Questions with Questions
A Problematic Introduction
It’s complicated. Last year, over 3 million Facebook users willingly adopted this dubious relationship status even after the drop-down menu expanded to accommodate eleven statuses, including newer options like civil …
5 Questions for Contemporary Practice
5 Questions (for Contemporary Practice) with Not An Alternative
5 Questions for Contemporary Practice
5 Questions (for Contemporary Practice) with Not An Alternative
I encountered the art group Not An Alternative for the first time about a month ago in Corona, Queens, where Tania Bruguera (featured last month in 5 Questions) had assembled …
Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment | In Poor Taste,* Lunch with Jani Leinonen
Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment | In Poor Taste,* Lunch with Jani Leinonen
I was waiting in line to buy a movie ticket when I heard the news: Jani Leinonen had been incarcerated. Conversations with my Finnish friends in the previous weeks had …
