American Reflexxx: the Hyper Reality of Being Othered
Watching American Reflexxx, a video that was released and went immediately viral in 2015, feels uncomfortably familiar: hostile environments that other and bully whoever falls out of the norm.
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“The Future of Comedy: Can AI Really Replace Human Creativity in Entertainment?”
“Comedy is about the trauma that comes from a human’s lived experience and how they cope with it. Robots can’t be traumatized.” This quote from Comedian Whitney Cummings who did a Netflix special in 2019 perfectly summarizes the rise and downfall of an AI comedy show which resembled Seinfeld: Because Seinfeld never tired of emphasizing […]
How ‘Broken Music’ Celebrates the Collaboration Between Art and Music
If sounds could be visualised what shape would they take? And how would images sound like?
Charles Burns’ Black Hole – A Mutation called Growing-Up
Discover the groundbreaking comic book series, “Black Hole” by Charles Burns. As a Washington-born comic book creator, Burns rose to fame in the industry with his early contributions to the legendary underground comix-zine “RAW” and its publisher Francoise Mouly, working alongside famous cartoonist Art Spiegelman (known for “Maus”). Burns’ art has been widely recognized, appearing […]
David Wojnarowicz’s Work in the Fast-Fragmenting Time of Aids
Since his childhood, Wojnarowicz’s environment was gripped with violence, and violence, too, seeped into his visual and written essays that acknowledge the struggles of a queer artist with the voice of a dying artist that fights back with howling fury. One of his most striking images is “Silence = Death,” the slogan of Aids activists: a photograph of himself with a stitched mouth.
Almancı – Descendants of Guest Workers
“His heroic decision changed my fate and gave me my creative vision.” Les Benjamins Founder Bunyamin Aydin about merging vision and heritage Not many brands manage to combine contemporary designs with a clear presence so effortlessly. Les Benjamins, however, is different as it skillfully combines the brand design and message. We sat down with designer […]
How Artists Occupied Houses so They Could Live for their Art
“The practicalities of not having to work meant that we could be playful with what we did, but some serious ideas came out of that ridiculous house,” said Matthew Stone about Wowow!, an artist occupation in London.
How Instapoet rupi kaur is making poetry a thing of today
There’s no doubt that instapoets like rupi kaur are reinventing poetry in all possible ways, making it instantly relatable. But should poetry be accessible to everyone?
Art Biesenthal 2022: From Art to Science and Back
Though they seem to be two opposite extremes, art and science are human experiments, questioning existing ideas. How they interrelate has been an ongoing theme across different exhibitions, most recently at Art Biesenthal.
Character over Perfection
Opinions on the influence of beauty on identity and the reasons why people use beauty vary: On one hand, beauty and cosmetics can be understood as an act of self-discovery. On the other hand, fashion theorist Barbara Vinken describes in her book “Angezogen. Das Geheimnis der Mode” that “the female sex still makes itself into […]
