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Art-agenda and Art Basel podcast

Oct 24, 2019

How are local art scenes impacted by the wave of nationalist sentiments rising across the globe? How are artists responding to the current political climate? And what are the strategies being put into place to counteract the current wave of anti-liberalism? New Nationalism(s) asked a group of artists, museum directors,...


Oct 16, 2019

What is happening in Athens after the political and cultural transformations of the past decade—the financial crisis, the increased number of refugees seeking shelter in Europe, and the 2017 edition of Documenta and the artists who moved to the Greek capital, attracted by its affordability and warmth? Are skeptics...


Oct 10, 2019

While we cannot imagine our lives without the internet, it is hard to think of it with the same optimism with which it was perceived in the late 1990s. Over the past 30 years we have witnessed the internet’s coming of age from a platform used for connectivity, instant communication, and unrestricted access to...


Oct 3, 2019

Is working in the arts compatible with parenting? Do adequate conditions exist for art professionals to embrace motherhood without fear? How do these conditions vary from one place to another? With social practices and care economies embedded into artistic approaches, has contemporary art finally made room for women...


Sep 26, 2019

More and more artists and institutions address environmental issues. Is this increasing interest a mere trend or is it possible for artists and their artworks, as well as institutions and their programs, to have a concrete effect on tackling climate change and a positive impact on changing attitudes and mentalities?...