New Scenario’s Bodyholes Green Ear limited edition t-shirt collaboration with AQNB is available for pre-order until July 31.
Artists Paul Barsch and Tilman Hornig discussed online exhibition strategies before and after COVID-19 and post-internet art’s influence on displaying work in human cavities. Read more on AQNB.
A download-only mini-compendium of music and visual works inspired by Gemini season is out July 14. Between Two Stars takes its title from the mythical twins-come-astro objects, Castor and Pollux, and features music by Iku, Oxhy, Tadleeh, and Yikii. visuals by Roxman Gatt and smallboydanger. Cover artwork by Helin Sahin.
Khaos Publishing releases WASTED YEARS – Sad, Sexy, and Artist-Run on August 21, documenting an era in self-organised artist-run initiatives via Helsinki’s Sorbus Gallery (2013–2019).
The book features interviews, exhibition archives, and texts, with contributions from Jaakko Pallasvuo, Pauliina Haasjoki, Megan Snowe, and others.
A download-only album of music and visual works, released via AQNB on April 22, even my dreams don’t go outside is inspired by the endless scroll of introspection in self-isolation, while helping support artists during lockdown.
Contributors include Kelman Duran, Dasychira, Elvin Brandhi, Rui Ho, ssaliva, Heith, Aircode and more. Cover art by Jennifer Mehigan.
Rijksakademie alum Margaret Haines shared an excerpt from her forthcoming artist book on artist and occultist Marjorie Cameron, On Air: Purity, Corruption and Pollution in X-TRA Art Journal’s Fall 2019 issue. Produced with AQNB, Battlefield ReX explores Cameron’s marriage to rocket scientist and JPL c0-founder Jack Parsons, and a pivotal 1946 UFO sighting in Pasadena.
AQNB presents “Paranormal Storytime,” curated by Jared Davis at The Yard on February 16. Featuring Elvia Wilk, Swan Meat, Tianzhuo Chen, and Wang Newone, the event examines the aesthetic imagination of horror, the uncanny and mysticism in contemporary visual art, music and digital culture.
Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Commissioned by the Finnish Institute and co-produced with AQNB and Forma Arts Media, the four-day program features free film screenings and ticketed performances, supported by Frame Finland.
The ‘Assimilation Politics’ panel at the Berlin festival delves into the compromises artists make in an increasingly precarious gig economy. Featuring Ari Robey-Lawrence, Dorine van Meel, and Philipp Rhensius, the discussion explores the costs of ‘selling out’ and the tensions between survival and artistic integrity.
Broadcast of the live ‘Somewhere I’ve Never Been’ audio book rendition, recorded at London’s The Yard for its launch in May, 2017. Peer and performance contributor Coby Sey shared his early Saturday evening slot on NTS. Features music and readings by Micachu, Tirzah, felicita, Aimee Cliff, and others.
The final episode of the SINB audio book. The piece reflects on a three-year period of life and work as a music journalist in the capital. Features live recordings, archival audio, and songs exploring personal experiences and the impact of music and media on a career.
