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Architecture & Space


Between memory and forgetting, traces gather like translucent layers. (Do Ho Suh、ス・ドホ)
What do doorknobs, switches, and walls remember when we leave? The Dwelling That Travels A doorknob,taken out of its package,finds its own wayinto someone’s dwelling. Knock, knock —a handle waits to be gripped,swilling gentlyto let the outside air in. An electric switch —click, click —lets power flow,and a lampshadelearns the warmth of light. Perhaps a homedoes not belongto a single, permanent place.It drifts,riding countless waves,yet if you listen carefully,you might hear
AOMARI
Nov 31 min read


Fragments That Cut the Silence – A Reflection on Rebecca Horn
[ENGLISH] ✍️ Aonami’s Response to Mari’s Mirror There are artworks that speak, and then there are artworks that breathe—Rebecca Horn’s...

Aonami
Aug 54 min read


When Rivers Speak: Animism and the Architecture of CareVenice Architecture Biennale, 2025
[ENGLISH VERSION] Walking through the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, one could feel a quiet turning. Many of the works — from the...

mari
Jun 254 min read


Mike Nelson(マイク・ネルソン)The Asset Strippers (2019)@ Tate Britain (London, UK)
[ENGLISH VERSION] A powerful installation at Tate Britain — constructed by partitioning off the museum’s wide corridors, and filling them...

mari
Jun 251 min read


Mike Nelson (マイク・ネルソン) Mirror Infill (2006) @ Frieze Art Fair (London, UK)
[ENGLISH VERSION] Mike Nelson (1967–) Mirror Infill (2006) @ Frieze Art Fair (London, UK) This installation gave the uncanny sensation of...

mari
Jun 251 min read


Mark Manders(マーク・マンダース)Floorplan with Fake Square Pencil Point (2006)
[ENGLISH VERSION] Floorplan with Fake Square Pencil Point (2006)(Berlin Biennale, 2006) Since the age of eighteen, Manders has been...

mari
Jun 251 min read


4TH BERLIN BIENNALE “OF MICE AND MEN” (二十日鼠と人間)Berlin Biennale, 2006
[ENGLISH VERSION] 4TH BERLIN BIENNALE “OF MICE AND MEN” (Berlin Biennale, 2006) The 4th Berlin Biennale was directed by a trio: the...

mari
Jun 255 min read


Susan Philipsz(スーザン・フィリップス)Follow Me (2004) Berlin Biennale
[ENGLISH VERSION] Susan Philipsz (1965–) Follow Me (2004) At the far end of Auguststrasse stands the Old Garrison Cemetery. There are...
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Jun 252 min read


Hasan Özgür Top(ハサン・オズグル・トップ)(1967–)The Fall of a Hero (2020)@ Stasi Headquarters, Campus for Democracy (Berlin, Germany)
[ENGLISH VERSION] Turkish-born video artist Hasan Özgür Top (b.1967) is currently based in Istanbul. His work The Fall of a Hero takes...
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Jun 255 min read


DOCUMENTA15 “LUMBUNG”(ドクメンタ15)Kassel, Germany
[ENGLISH VERSION] Held every five years in Kassel, Germany, Documenta has long been acclaimed for its bold and timely curatorial visions....
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Jun 255 min read


Andra Ursuta(アンドラ・ウルスタ) @ 59th ヴェネチア・ビエンナーレ
[ENGLISH VERSION] Andra Ursuta (1979–) @ 59th Venice Biennale A sculpture series inspired by Hollywood sci-fi horror films like Predator...
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Jun 251 min read


Andra Ursuţa(アンドラ・ウルスタ)“Joy Revision” @ David Zwirner (London, UK)
[ENGLISH VERSION] Andra Ursuţa (1979–) Joy Revision — a series by Romanian-born, New York-based artist Andra Ursuţa — draws inspiration...
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Jun 254 min read


Loukia Alavanou (ルキア・アラヴァヌ) Oedipus in Search of Colonus (2022)@ Greece Pavilion, 59th Venice Biennale
[ENGLISH VERSION] Oedipus in Search of Colonus (2022)@ Greece Pavilion, 59th Venice Biennale What if the setting of Sophocles’ ancient...
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Jun 254 min read


Isa Genzken(イザ・ゲンツケン)(1948–)Empire/Vampire, Who Kills Death, II (2004)
[ENGLISH VERSION] @ Frieze Art Fair (London, UK) This work is part of a series created by Isa Genzken in direct response to the September...
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Jun 252 min read


Mike Nelson ((マイク・ネルソン)Spanning Fort Road and Mansion Street: Between a Formula and a Code is in Margate (2005) (Margate, UK)
[ENGLISH VERSION] Once a thriving seaside town in Kent, southeast England, Margate now feels faded — with many vacant buildings visible...
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Jun 253 min read


Markus Schinwald (マーカス・スチンワルド) Otto (2004) (Berlin Biennale, 2006)
[ENGLISH VERSION] An Austrian artist working across film, installation, sculpture, and painting, Markus Schinwald often explores the...
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Jun 253 min read


Paul McCarthy (ポール・マッカーシー)Bang Bang Room (1992) (Berlin Biennale, 2006)
[ENGLISH VERSION] Now, the booming noise coming from the left side of the entrance turned out to be McCarthy’s piece. In the middle of...
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Jun 252 min read


Mark Manders (マーク・マンダース) Room with Broken Sentence (2013, Netherlands Pavilion)Venice Biennale
[ENGLISH VERSION] “All of my works are created by returning — without the passage of time — to that transcendent moment when, at age 18,...
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Jun 243 min read


Laure Prouvost(ローラ・プロヴォスト)Deep See Blue Surrounding You / Vois Ce Bleu Profond Te Fondre (2019, French Pavilion) Venice Biennale
[ENGLISH VERSION] Laure Prouvost is known for her distinctive and eccentric works, which blend video, sound, installation, and...
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Jun 243 min read
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