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THE MEDIUM OF CONTINGENCY

THE MEDIUM OF CONTINGENCY

Robin Mackay

What is the relationship between art, intellect and financial capital? This collection of texts is a product of an exhibition and critical dialog at Thomas Dane Gallery, London, addressing the notion of “contingency” as it has become crucial both in contemporary philosophy and art.

MARKUS MIESSEN

MARKUS MIESSEN

The Nightmare of Participation
(Crossbench Praxis as A Mode of Criticality)

Welcome to Harmonistan! Berlin-based architect/writer Markus Miessen tackles the pervasive contemporary overuse of the concept of “participation” in the final part of his paradigm-changing trilogy.

NET PIONEERS 1.0

NET PIONEERS 1.0

Contextualizing Early Web-Based Art

Dieter Daniels and Gunther Reisinger

The hype around Net-based art began in the early 1990s, before the Internet had become a commodity.

Hans Ulrich Obrist

Hans Ulrich Obrist

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The first collected writings by the internationally acclaimed Swiss curator, Hans Ulrich Obrist, referred to in the art world as an “international curating machine.