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Fixed Explosive: Catherine Sullivan’s Choreography of Stasis in Afterall Issue 26

publication · 2026-04-22

The 26th edition of Afterall Journal came out on February 4, 2005, featuring an essay called 'Fixed Explosive: Catherine Sullivan’s Choreography of Stasis,' co-authored by Catherine Sullivan and Catherine Wood. To read the full article, you need a subscription, but you can buy it individually through the University of Chicago Press. This issue also has several other intriguing pieces, like 'Inside History: The Life and Paintings of Inauk S. Gullah' by Sheau Yun Lim, dated March 12, 2026; a conversation with Gonzalo Díaz by Antonio Echeverría on January 14, 2026; 'Shoring up the Republic: Gonzalo Díaz’s Infrastructural Aesthetics' by Rada Georgieva, also from January 14, 2026; and a roundtable response from Els Silvrants-Barclay, released on December 17, 2025.

Key facts

  • Essay published in Afterall Journal Issue 26 on February 4, 2005
  • Co-authored by Catherine Sullivan and Catherine Wood
  • Title: Fixed Explosive: Catherine Sullivan’s Choreography of Stasis
  • Full text available only to journal subscribers
  • Individual articles can be purchased as PDF via University of Chicago Press
  • Related article: Inside History: The Life and Paintings of Inauk S. Gullah by Sheau Yun Lim (March 12, 2026)
  • Related article: A Monument within Another Monument: A Conversation with Gonzalo Díaz by Antonio Echeverría (January 14, 2026)
  • Related article: Shoring up the Republic: Gonzalo Díaz’s Infrastructural Aesthetics by Rada Georgieva (January 14, 2026)

Entities

Artists

  • Catherine Sullivan
  • Catherine Wood
  • Inauk S. Gullah
  • Gonzalo Díaz
  • Sheau Yun Lim
  • Antonio Echeverría
  • Rada Georgieva
  • Els Silvrants-Barclay

Institutions

  • Afterall
  • University of Chicago Press
  • M HKA

Sources