Maxwell Williams
When Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr grew a tiny jacket from the stem cells of mice, they entered into that grand estate of topically resonant political art. “Victimless Leather,” it was called, and it was housed inside a sterile space, “fed” nutrients through tubes, and begged us to consider our clothing. “Garments,” read the press release, “are humans'...
Matthew Bedard
Boogie
Matrimonial soirées in the Caribbean-swaddled República Bolivariana de Venezuela are much like those of the US. At least the urban, middle class ones. There's gaudy cake and teenyboppers sneaking Champagne and cover bands and heaps of undue auntie cleavage. Through it all, the extravagance is neutralized by the transfixing and traditional...
