Nicaragua and the geopolitics of isolation
Over the past several years, Nicaragua has ceased to be—even as a small player within Central America’s political…
Amsterdam brand Roy Is A Mess is pushing scene to the extreme
On the Rise: Roy Is A Mess Gallery / 16 images Roy Adriaens has pushed the scenester to…
Björk celebrates solar eclipse with celestial rave
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that yesterday evening (August 12), Europe witnessed a rarensolar…
This festival is guided by the wonder of the 2026 Iceland eclipse
A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the Sun, perfectly blotting out its…
Björk on nature, new music and working with AI: ‘I’m a digital craftswoman’
Björk, Echolalia exhibition (2026) Gallery / 13 images “Sorry, I’m on a tangent now, the coffee is kicking…
Petrostates, electrostates, and the new geopolitics of energy
Whenever a geopolitical tension threatens fuel supplies, energy returns to the center of strategic debate. It happened during…
Tender portraits of Vietnamese youth in Berlin
Tracy Dong, Reassemblage Gallery / 24 images When the Vietnam War ended in 1975 and Saigon fell to…
The challenge of rebuilding the collective to strengthen Latin American democracy
Latin American democracy is experiencing a profound paradox. Never before have so many countries in the region sustained…
This graffiti artist spreads poetry on trucks across Berlin
Monty Richthofen, HARD 2 4GET Gallery / 18 images “Droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven” would read…
The weird, wiggly universe of Icelandic artist Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir
Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir, Pocket Universe (2026) Gallery / 7 images It is 9pm, snow is falling outside Reykjavik’s…
7 artists to have on your radar at Gallery Weekend Berlin 2026
Gallery Weekend Berlin 2026 Gallery / 13 images From May 1 to 3, Gallery Weekend Berlin will return…
The pulse of Latin American democracy
Reflecting on democracy in a region as heterogeneous as Latin America is always a complex undertaking, one that…