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Barry Schwabsky on Gillian Carnegie's Critical Reception publication
Barry Schwabsky's essay 'Critics vs. Gillian Carnegie' examines the critical discourse surrounding the British painter Gillian Carnegie. Published in Afterall Journal Issue 16 on…
Anarchism and Education: Voices from Montevideo in Afterall publication
Anne Szefer Karlsen's essay 'Anarchism, Education and Compromise: Voices from Montevideo' was published in Afterall Journal Issue 41 on August 25, 2016. The full text is behind a…
Logarithm: Irenosen Okojie's Poetic Essay in Afterall Journal 52 publication
Irenosen Okojie's essay 'Logarithm' was published on November 11, 2021, as part of Afterall Journal 52. The text is a lyrical, fragmented list of images and objects—a skillet, rye…
Afterall Journal Issue 7: Eric Steinman's Essay 'A Family of Two' publication
On April 29, 2003, the seventh edition of Afterall Journal was published, featuring an essay by Eric Steinman called 'A Family of Two.' To read the full piece, you'll need a…
Uri Tzaig's Recent Works Examined in Afterall Essay publication
On April 29, 2001, Afterall Journal Issue 3 featured an essay by Sarit Shapira, titled 'The Counterpointed Medium (and the Amorous Twin).’ Access to the text is restricted to…
Afterall publishes 'Confessions of a Global Urbanist' essay by Marjetica Potrc and Jan Verwoert publication
The latest edition of Afterall Journal, which came out on May 6, 2004, includes an essay titled "Confessions of a Global Urbanist," penned by artist Marjetica Potrc and critic Jan…
Lana Lopesi on Contemporary Moana Art from Aotearoa New Zealand publication
Lana Lopesi's essay, 'Beyond Essentialism: Contemporary Moana Art from Aotearoa New Zealand,' was released on July 23, 2018, in Issue 46 of Afterall Journal. In this work, she…
Öyvind Fahlström's Mao-Hope March Examined in Afterall Essay publication
David Bussel's essay 'Are You Happy?': Notes On Öyvind Fahlström's Mao-Hope March was published in Afterall Journal Issue 54 on 28 April 2009. The full text is accessible only to…
A–Z West in Context: Spatial Analysis of Andrea Zittel's Desert Compound publication
Steve Rowell's essay 'A–Z West in Context: A Spatial Analysis' was published on May 20, 2011, as part of Afterall Journal Issue 27. The text examines Andrea Zittel's A–Z West, an…
Mari Paz Balibrea's Essay on Spatial Crisis in Afterall Issue 30 publication
Afterall Journal Issue 30 features an essay by Mari Paz Balibrea titled 'Envisaging Spatial Crisis: 'On Capital and Territory' and the Diagnosis of the Present', published on June…
AfriCOBRA's Black Family: Unity and Diversity in Art publication
Rebecca Zorach's essay 'Dig the Diversity in Unity': AfriCOBRA's Black Family' was published on October 4, 2011, as part of Afterall Journal Issue 28. The essay examines the…
Ahlam Shibli's 'Death' Explored in Afterall Essay by Yazid Anani publication
Yazid Anani's essay 'And My Shrine Is My Mother’s Salon: On Ahlam Shibli’s ‘Death’' was published in Afterall Journal Issue 32 on 4 February 2013. The full text is accessible only…
Aftermaths?: dOCUMENTA (13) in Kabul by Francesca Recchia publication
Francesca Recchia's essay, 'Aftermaths?: dOCUMENTA (13) in Kabul,' was published on August 23, 2015, in Issue 40 of Afterall Journal. While the full text is only available to…
Cooking Sections: Edible Maps and Climavore Proposals publication
Alon Schwabe and Daniel Fernández Pascual, the duo behind Cooking Sections, use food as a medium to explore ecology, politics, and history. Their project 'The Empire Remains…
Graham Gussin's 'Fade Away and Radiate' in Afterall Issue 2 publication
Graham Gussin's essay 'Fade Away and Radiate' was published on April 29, 2000, as part of Afterall Journal Issue 2. The full text is accessible only to subscribers or via…
Otobong Nkanga's Imaginative Economies Explored in Afterall Essay publication
Monika Szewczyk's essay 'Exchange and Some Change: The Imaginative Economies of Otobong Nkanga' was published on October 2, 2014, in Afterall Journal Issue 37. The text examines…
CapitalPlus: Hou Hanru's Essay on Art and Capital publication
The thirteenth edition of Afterall Journal, published on May 7, 2009, features an insightful essay by Hou Hanru titled "CapitalPlus." This essay explores the relationship between…
Romanticism's Ideology of Social Responsibility Examined publication
An essay by Alex Comfort, published in Afterall Journal Issue 2 on 19 April 2009, critiques the ideology of Romanticism in relation to art and social responsibility. The full text…
Kai Althoff's Dreamworks: Agonies and Ecstasies by Dieter Roelstraete publication
Dieter Roelstraete's essay 'Agonies and Ecstasies: Kai Althoff’s Dreamworks' was published in Afterall Journal Issue 19 on May 13, 2009. The text is only accessible to journal…
Museo Comunitario del Valle de Xico: Community Museum as Political Practice publication
Published in Afterall Journal Issue 43, the essay 'History is made by the people': Fragments on the Museo Comunitario del Valle de Xico, written by Pablo Lafuente and Michelle…
Seth Ayyaz on Christina Kubisch's Auditory Art Object in Afterall 51 publication
Seth Ayyaz authored an essay titled 'Experiences in the Vicinity of Christina Kubisch’s Auditory Art Object,' published on April 11, 2021, as part of Afterall Journal 51. The…
AC2K, A.F.A., Co. & C. de L. by Jackie McAllister in Afterall Issue 22 publication
Jackie McAllister's essay, 'AC2K, A.F.A., Co. & C. de L.,' was published in the 22nd issue of Afterall Journal on September 21, 2009. While the full essay is only available to…
Kim West on Jonas Staal, Captain America, and Willi Münzenberg in Afterall publication
Kim West's essay 'Propagate Autonomy: On Jonas Staal, Captain America and Willi Münzenberg' was published in Afterall Journal issue 52 on November 11, 2021. The text is accessible…
Early Contemporary Art in Post-Soviet Mongolia: Where is the Green Horse Galloping Now? publication
An essay by Tsendpurev Tsegmid, published in Afterall Journal Issue 44 on 17 September 2017, examines the emergence of contemporary art in Mongolia following the collapse of the…
Matthew Higgs's 'Making It Real' in Afterall Issue 0 publication
So, there’s this article by Matthew Higgs called 'Making It Real' that came out in Afterall Journal Issue 0 on April 29, 1998. It’s actually a mix of an essay and an interview. If…
Correcaminos VII/Roadrunner VII (2012) by Eugenio Dittborn publication
Eugenio Dittborn's essay 'Correcaminos VII/ Roadrunner VII, 2012' was published on 17 January 2012 as part of Afterall Journal Issue 29. The full text is accessible only to…
Nilbar Güres's Identity Dialectics in Afterall Essay publication
An essay titled "Cloth People from Outer Space: Nilbar Güres’s Dialectics of Identity" was published in Afterall Journal Issue 36 on June 8, 2014. Written by Lara Fresko, the text…
Pia Arke's 'Exhuming Gesture' Explored in Afterall Essay publication
Carsten Juhl's essay 'Being and Origin – A Presentation of Pia Arke’s Exhuming Gesture' was published in Afterall Journal Issue 44 on September 4, 2019. The text examines the work…
Walter De Maria's Earth Room and Broken Kilometer Examined in Afterall Essay publication
On April 29, 2009, Jeffrey Kastner published an insightful essay titled "Alone in a Crowd" in Issue 2 of Afterall Journal. The piece delves into the experiences elicited by Walter…
Boris Buden's Essay on Dušan Makavejev's W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism Published in Afterall publication
On May 11, 2009, Afterall Journal released its 18th issue featuring an essay by Boris Buden titled 'Behind the Velvet Curtain: Remembering Dušan Makavejev’s W.R.: Mysteries of the…
Fish, Kin and Hope: Tending to Water Violations in amiskwaciwâskahikan and Treaty Six Territory publication
Zoe Todd's essay, published on March 7, 2017, in Afterall Journal Issue 43, examines water violations in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) and Treaty Six Territory. The text explores…
David Lamelas: The Limits of Documentary by Stuart Comer in Afterall Issue 11 publication
Stuart Comer's essay 'David Lamelas: The Limits of Documentary' was published in Afterall Journal Issue 11 on May 7, 2005. The full text is accessible only to journal subscribers…
ABC West: On Playgrounds and Andrea Zittel in Afterall publication
This essay, published in Afterall Journal Issue 27 on 20 May 2011, is written by Lisa Anne Auerbach and Robby Herbst. The full text is accessible only to journal subscribers or…
Afterall Publishes Essay on Ethnic Identity in Chinese Painting and Dialect publication
The 53rd edition of Afterall Journal, titled 'Medium/Metaphor/Milieu', was recently released. It includes a notable essay by Hera Chan and Alvin Li, which investigates the…
Carmen Mörsch on Gallery Education and Institutional Critique in Afterall publication
Carmen Mörsch's essay 'Alliances for Unlearning: On Gallery Education and Institutions of Critique' was published in Afterall Journal Issue 26 on February 1, 2011. The full text…
Adam Berg on Painting's Crossroads in Afterall Journal publication
Adam Berg's essay 'At the Crossroads of Painting' was published on May 25, 2009, as part of Afterall Journal Issue 10. The full text is accessible only to subscribers or via…
Almagul Menlibayeva: Wanderings and Incarnations Essay in Afterall Issue 31 publication
Afterall Journal Issue 31, published on October 8, 2012, includes an essay titled 'Almagul Menlibayeva: Wanderings and Incarnations' written by Yuliya Sorokina. The full text is…
Herman Asselberghs on Zen for Film's Enchanted Materialism publication
Herman Asselberghs's essay 'Beyond the Appearance of Imagelessness: Preliminary Notes on Zen for Film's Enchanted Materialism' was published on September 23, 2009, as part of…
Adaptive Reuse Strategies for Housing Crisis Explored in Afterall Essay publication
An essay titled 'Adaptive Reuse: New Strategies in Response to the Housing Crisis' by Claire Barliant was published in Afterall Journal Issue 23 on February 3, 2010. The text…
Renzo Martens's Institute for Human Activities Examined in Afterall Essay publication
T.J. Demos's essay 'Gentrification After Institutional Critique: On Renzo Martens’s Institute for Human Activities' was published in Afterall Journal Issue 40 on August 22, 2015.…

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