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Today, I want to speak about a different kind of substance, one that might not cure your depression but could, at the very least, make it a little more bearable. We’re going to talk about ground beef.
Claudia Hart: Patterns and the Power of Play
In Conversation with Claudia Hart, On Reclaiming art History Through Sweetness and Simulation.
OONA: “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.
Canek Zapata: From Literature to Algorithms
“That’s a triumph of language: being able to speak to machines in a natural way, the one we use every day.”
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.
Black Sheep: Between magic, pain, and the search for humanity
“We cannot hold the darkness inside by clenching our jaws and carrying on as if nothing is happening.” - Jess Mac
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.
Returns: An interview with Aleksandra Jovanić
“I'm mostly interested in how science explains human behavior, perceptions, and our understanding of the world around us.”
Long-Form Creativity
“Sometimes you need to separate the art from its market to measure its relevance.” - Marius Watz