Art, politics and irony: in conversation with Desearch Repartment

Lately, there has been much discussing on whether art should deal with current issues or it would be better off Continue reading →

Instagram and the art world: A love affair?

On December 15th 2016, the photography-sharing app Instagram officially announced that it had reached 600 million users, which represents a Continue reading →

The Digital Obsession – The Emperor’s New Clothes revisited

A child, however, who had no important job and could only see things as his eyes showed them to him, 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 →

October 5th 2015, Amsterdam – The Waag Society

What is needed far more than new facts is a fundamentally new vision of history[1] (I. van Sertima, 2003) On Continue reading →

Artist of the Month: October with Amalia Ulman

CtC’s Artist of the Month for October is Amalia Ulman (Argentina, 1989). The idea of persona in the age of Continue reading →

Writing as Event #WritingOnTwitter

Crimer Show @CrimerShow · Jun 13 KIDMOM: (driving) Moy Goot! The Skoy! (brakes suddenly) Moy butefule Citey! Its liek soemthinge fromthe Bibel! The Continue reading →