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Matter of Art?

Esther Porcelijn

Matter of Art?

An essay by Esther Porcelijn

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Being human in the age of loss

Xandra van der Eijk

Essay commissioned by MU Hybrid Art House for the exhibition‘Polarities: the psychology and politics of being ecological’ IntroductionThe first time I encountered overwhelming feelings of sadness, mixed with powerlessness and anger related to something other than human loss ... More

Evolutions of Kin

Angelique Spaninks

‘Free will is overrated. I do not make decisions outside the Universe and then plunge in, like an Olympic diver. I am already in. I am like a mermaid, constantly pulled and pulling, pushed and pushing, flicked and flicking, turned ... More

Mutating Systems, Bodies, and Perspectives

William Myers

Civilization is often regarded as a process of transforming raw material – what is found in nature – into culture and its accoutrements, from cities and musical scores, to cuisine and the rule of law. But of course, each ... More

Proposing a Dogme 95 Approach of Journalism

Stijn Postema

Artists, architects, theatre makers, musicians, they all can perform the act of journalism just as well as – and maybe better than – the ‘real’ journalists. Take for example Forensic Architecture, a London-based multidisciplinary collective with art exhibitions all ... More

Zach Blas – The Objectivist Drug Party \\\ Heather Dewey-Hagborg – Genomic Intimacy

Patricia de Vries

From May 11 to July 8 2018, MU presents The Objectivist Drug Party and Genomic Intimacy, two solo-exhibitions of the internationally acclaimed artists Zach Blas and Heather Dewey-Hagborg. The Objectivist Drug Party shows recent work of Zach Blas: the film Jubilee 2033 (2018), the latest ... More