Gore, slapstick, political commentary and impromptu dance all find their way into Indonesian director Joko Anwar’s new feature film, ‘Ghost in the Cell’ (Hantu Dalam Penjara). Anwar’s 12th film, but by no means his first horror film, ‘Ghost in the Cell’ recently premiered at the 76th annual Berlinale film festival in the Forum section. While it could have arguably been featured in the Panorama…
Jerszy Seymour
Our suffering amidst the trash heap of contemporary life often feels sealed and inevitable. As Michael Marder says, our alienation is being alienated. Countering the passive consumption of today’s social, political, ecological and informational debacle, artist and designer Jerszy Seymour proposes a necessarily utopian alternative, grounded in cooperative creativity.
Open Call for Schloss Wiepersdorf Fellowships 2027
Artists from the fields of literature, visual arts and composition, as well as academics with a research project on Romanticism or relating to the previously divided Germany, are invited to apply to the three-month residency at Schloss Wiepersdorf. Hosted in the historical baroque manor house built in 1735 in Brandenburg, the residency welcomes fellows from Germany and abroad.
The Art of Translation: ‘Glitch in a Garden of Whispers’ at Aedes
Unlike many future-oriented AI art exhibitions, ‘Glitch in a Garden of Whispers’ approaches the topic through the exploration of something much older—the art of translation. Mirroring the functions of artificial intelligence, Nicole L’Huillier and Ana Maria Caballero take a refreshingly material and poetic approach to examining how language and meaning transform and degrade as they move through…
Cosmic Rhythms: Béla Pablo Janssen at NAK
This article is part of our feature topic Wellness. Béla Pablo Janssen’s ‘Theater der Sonnenzuwendung’ is, on just about every level, an invitation—not only to see, but to inhabit. Filling out both floors as well as the stairwells of Aachen’s Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Janssen’s constellation of assemblages, drawings, installations, détourned posters, mixed-media and sound works welcomes…
The Week Feb. 23–Mar. 1, 2026
Ellinor Aurora Aasgaard & Zayne Armstrong: ‘Los Tres Puntos’ Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Monday, Feb. 23; 7pm Screening: Feb. 23–Mar. 1, 2026 Part of: ‘Uglier, Louder, Taller, Weirder – Hearing the Weeds grow’ galerie-im-turm.net/weeds Frankfurter Tor 1, 10243 Berlin, click here for map Ana María Caballero & Nicole L’Huillier: ‘Glitch in a Garden of Whispers’ Reading Performance…
Volatile Archives: An Interview with Monia Ben Hamouda
Monia Ben Hamouda’s work weaves calligraphy, material transformation and ancestral memory into sculptures and installations that oscillate between language and form. In conversation, we traced the conceptual and sensory threads of her practice, unfolding through key works that reflect on heritage, embodiment and translation. Using materials such as iron, stone and pigment…
Police identify suspect in Rhode Island ice rink shooting
Two people were killed and three others were injured at a shooting at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket.
US soldiers arrive in Nigeria to aid its fight against Islamist militants
The troops, who landed at an airfield in Bauchi state, will not take part in combat operations, officials say.
The man whose bad break-up gave Madonna her breakthrough hit Like A Virgin
Billy Steinberg, who has died at the age of 75, co-wrote Madonna’s 1984 chart-topper Like a Virgin.