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A massive outdoor architectural replica of the Parthenon constructed from thousands of banned books wrapped in plastic.
  • Critical Studies

Art in the Present Tense: What Contemporary Art Actually Means

A critical essay examining the meaning of contemporary art - from Nietzsche and Agamben's philosophy of contemporariness to the Young British Artists, Damian Hirst and Ai Weiwei.

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  • March 29, 2026
Colourful plastic marine litter and trash washed up on beach shoreline - ocean pollution
  • Ecology & Art

From Saskatchewan to Skye: How Contemporary Art Confronts Environmental Toxicity

A critical essay tracing environmental toxicity through contemporary art practice - from oil spills and plastiglomerate to farmed salmon. From the banks of the North Saskatchewan River to the salmon farms of the Scottish Highlands.

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  • March 22, 2026
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  • Technology & Culture

Is AI an Opponent or a Partner?

A critical essay examining artificial intelligence as opponent and collaborator - from Deep Blue to AlphaGo, and what AI means for human creativity and work.

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  • March 15, 2026
Fairlight Demo 1987
  • Net Art & Digital

The Software Crackers Who Became a New Generation of Artists

A review of Fairlight, one of the most influential demogroups of the late 1980s and 1990s, and their pioneering contribution to generative art, digital animation and the demoscene.

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  • March 14, 2026

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