Mustafa Horasan (1965–2026): An Interrupted Dialogue of the Body
On painter Mustafa Horasan (1965–2026): an investigation of body, memory, and mark-making in Turkish figurative art ahead of his memorial tribute at Contemporary Istanbul 21.
Faces Vanished from Museums: The 2026 Renoir Thefts
Analyzing museum security, international provenance, and the irreplaceable aura of the physical canvas in light of the 2026 European museum thefts.
Is Measuring a Face Equivalent to Understanding a Human Being?
The critical divergence between biometric registration and human recognition: questions of representation addressed to face, identity, and lived experience.
Image After the Physical Trace: On "Ontological Disclosure"
Analyzing Johannes Grenzfurthner's 'Manifesto of Reality: Cinema After the Physical Trace': ontological disclosure, indexicality, and the hand mark in the age of synthetic imagery.
Beeple, MMoCA, and Feeding a Museum Collection to the Machine
Examining the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art controversy: training AI models on permanent collections for Beeple, institutional ethics, and artist consent.
Yayoi Kusama (1929–2026): The Body of Repetition
Appraising Yayoi Kusama (1929–2026): polka dots, self-obliteration, infinity mirror rooms, and the paradox of dissolution in the age of personal visibility.
Sliman Mansour (1947–2026): The Man Carrying a City on His Back
Commemorating Sliman Mansour (1947–2026): 'Jamal al-Mahamel', natural earth materials during the Intifada, and the figure as collective memory in Palestinian art.
Memory in Figurative Painting: What Does a Portrait Hold?
Thinking memory in portraiture through gaze, surface, time, and composition; an approach to figurative painting beyond mere resemblance.
What Is Post-Digital Art? Thinking Canvas and Code Together
A perspective on post-digital art uniting canvas and code across materiality, production, circulation, and spectator experience.
Looking at Figurative Painting for the Collector: From Surface to Context
A connoisseurship guide for collecting figurative painting: tactile surface, anatomical tension, provenance documentation, and temporal endurance.