Pocket Review
Before AI There Was the Octopus
Helsinki-based artist Tuomas A. Laitinen gives us an intelligence with no central neurology, no fixed shape, and no interest in being legible to us.
Eileen Isagon Skyers
Eileen Isagon Skyers is an artist, writer, and curator whose practice and criticism are focused on digital art and culture. Born in Manila, Philippines, she is currently based in New York City.
Art Review
Thomas Gainsborough’s Portraits of Pride and Prejudice
The English artist’s paintings work hard to make social hierarchy feel beautiful, even natural.
Books
The Internet According to Sex Workers and Cyberfeminists
Mindy Seu’s "A Sexual History of the Internet" is part performance, part artist book, and part financial experiment.
Art
Christian Marclay’s Disorientation Project
His work suspends us in the flow of time, calling attention to the scattered technologies that have defined our lives.
Books
How the Black Meme Turns a Trope Into a Trap
Legacy Russell’s Black Meme argues that owning, replicating, and remediating Black material is a theft rooted in historical frameworks of subordination.
Art
Wawi Navarroza’s Self-Portraits Contain Multitudes
With her self-portraits, photographer Wawi Navarroza gives us insight into the strong sense of self that can emerge from multiple identities and cultures.
Art
What Is a Signature in the Internet Age?
As a cryptographic unit for record-keeping, an NFT can be seen as analogous to a signature or an autograph.