“The Machine Isn’t Going to Reach Out and Touch Me”
In conversation with OONA, on masks, machines, and reimagining what it means to be seen.
Scorpion Dagger: a joke that keeps on going
Over a decade ago, Canadian digital artist James Kerr was working in construction. The settings called for tough nicknames. Kerr’s choice — not exactly appreciated by the rest — was Scorpion Dagger Ferrari Car.
Lars Wander: understanding physical world through computation
In art history, colour mixing was a private ritual, a secret alchemy that took place behind studio doors — the sacred prelude to creation itself. Lars Wander’s approach, by contrast, is transparent and meticulously documented.
Sasha Stiles: Binary and Beyond
With Technelegy, Sasha Stiles forms a hybrid consciousness, creating meta-poetry and entire systems of writing — a quiet yet revolutionary act that opens a new chapter in human creativity.
Absorbing Time: A Conversation with qubibi on ‘hello world’
In this exchange with Kika Nicolela, qubibi reflects on the origins of hello world, the long devotion to its algorithm, and the quiet metamorphosis that continues to unfold within it.
Lorna Mills: A Serious Artist
An artist who works with fragments of internet detritus, GIFs, and failed porn clips ended up in the Whitney Museum’s collection. The explanation is disarmingly simple: Lorna Mills is gifted.
p.i.x.e.l.l.a.r.e.™ Q&A
“I don’t think art can save the world, but without it, the world wouldn’t be worth saving.”
The Art of Enough
For Swiss artist, designer, and coder Andreas Gysin, ASCII became a formal constraint, a way not to spread himself too thin in blockchain projects.
Synesthetic Visions: Victor Acevedo and the Language of EVM
“Visual music is not background to sound, but the sound itself expressed in visual form.”
The Prince of the Abyss
“Creating is an act of love and service; we were created by the infinite, therefore creation is the most intimate form of communion we can experience with it.” _xo
Bridging Worlds: A Conversation with Agoria
From the underground rave scenes of the 1990s to the prestigious halls of the Musée d'Orsay, Sebastien Devaud—known to the world as Agoria—has consistently positioned himself at the frontier of emerging artistic territories.
LIFE IS A BAD HOLLYWOOD MOVIE
Dropping this Wednesday, the 13th, her first public release on objkt, Katerine Escobar turns the mundane into spectacle.
EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED
“I truly believe ideas are all around; it’s just a matter of tuning in and recognizing them when they show up.” —VERTIGO
HEAR THE DRAWING
“I’m always driven by the desire to surprise even myself with the results.”
- Shojiro Nakaoka
AN INTERVIEW WITH LEANDER HERZOG
“The work should unfold on your device — that’s the difference between looking at original art or just a representation or reproduction.”
SYNTHETIC ABSTRACTIONS
Tom White’s series Synthetic Abstractions (2018) is the first release as part of PIONEERS. In conversation with Anika Meier, Tom White talks about the collection and his history working with AI and generative code for the past 25 years.
FrameFrens: An interview with Schauermann
“Art is my playground—and I don’t want anyone else telling me how to play.” - Schauermann
Secret Meadow: An Interview with Negar Sepehr
“I believe discovering underlying desires through dreams can bring profound joy.”
- Negar Sepehr
To Val Kilmer
“We’re all ghosts in a way. I found Val’s ghost in his poetry, while he was still around. And I listened back to it today.”
- Laurence Fuller