From generating performances with choreographer and media artist Jonah Bokaer, to designing sets for Merce Cunningham, to having your work curated by pop-star Pharrell Williams, collaborations are a major element of Daniel Arsham’s practice — one of the many facets of a career that has swiftly rose to international attention. He’s also part of Snarkitecture, a collaborative effort with Alex Mustonen, which blends art and architecture to create installations that attempt to “make architecture perform
Extinction. Such an outrageous word, and made common thanks to that Darwin fellow and his incredible theories. The word has the connotation of chances irrevocably gone. But the utter demise of the pigeons is an impossibility. Not even man could destroy such a quantity. Nothing has an utter end — not the pigeons, and certainly not the human soul, which continues on and ever on. — Claire Mulligan, The Dark (2013) There was a time
Shannon Anderson takes a fresh and intensive look at the work of installation artist Dominique Pétrin Montreal printmaker/installation artist Dominique Pétrin — whose practice is prominently featured in a 9-page section in CAROUSEL 36 — creates monumental, immersive art works that are unique, ephemeral and specifically conceived for their environment. With every new work she produces, the walls and floors of a gallery are wallpapered with hand silkscreened works on paper — featuring bold lines, jarring