Curating Identities: A quasi-ethnographic approach

The current world-picture changed massively since the post–World War II aftermath led to the reconstruction of the idea of Europe; Continue reading →

CtC 2015: a selection of articles

Curating the Contemporary (CtC) is a meeting point for discussion on arts and culture. CtC uses writing as a resource Continue reading →

An Empathetic Affair: The Embodied Practice of Hedwig Houben

Why is it that imagery seems to translate so willingly, from subject to artwork, and from artwork to viewer? Phenomenologists Continue reading →

Intertextuality and thematic development. From Badlands to True Romance

Hans Zimmer’s produced score for True Romance (1993) pays homage to Terrence Malick’s debut feature Badlands (1973). The two films Continue reading →

Post-modernism, Neo-liberalism and the Selfie

The phenomenon of the selfie has been the subject of much debate and discussion in recent times. This essay aims Continue reading →

The Curatorial and the Collaborative: from the Independent Group to Assemble

This year’s Turner Prize (2015) nominees include Assemble (formed circa 2010), a collective comprised of fourteen members working across the Continue reading →

When walls speak

This is not an article of art. It does not have the ambition of well-read critique and the audacity of Continue reading →

Artist of the Month: December with Mika Rottenberg

CtC’s Artist of the Month for December is the visionary filmmaker Mika Rottenberg (Buenos Aires, 1976). In her candy-coloured and Continue reading →