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In the Studio Robin Kid, Rambouillet, France

Robin Kid works with images that feel less made than encountered. Cowboys, cops, fragments of cartoon Americana: images that existed long before he picked them up, suspended somewhere between memory and mass culture. Raised in the south of the Netherlands by his grandparents, in a former mining neighbourhood bordering an American army base, he grew up with the idea of the U.S. glowing faintly from the other side of the fence.

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In the Studio Megan Plunkett, Los Angeles, CA

American artist Megan Plunkett turns away from depicting people, instead focusing on everyday objects. Drawn from consumer culture, and the film industry, her carefully constructed photographic series cultivate a sense of estrangement within things that might otherwise feel familiar.

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In the Studio Elisabeth von Samsonow, Vienna/Lower Austria

Elisabeth von Samsonow is a philosopher, artist, author and emeritus professor of Philosophical and Historical Anthropology at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In her work she brings together art, ecological concerns and feminist theory.

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Collector Stories Timo Miettinen, Berlin

Timo Miettinen's collection focuses primarily on painting and comprises more than 1,200 works by artists of different generations and nationalities. We met him in his Berlin home and to talk about his passion for collecting, his eye for recognizing talented young artists, and how the art historical canon is likely to change in the future.

Culture Briefing

Where to meet art, culture and creativity

Poster for Julian Charrière's 'Spiral Economy' exhibition at Museo Corner Venezia during the Venice Biennale.

Nordic Notes

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Terike Haapoja, New York City
From launching a political party for the others – all beings excluded from political society today – to the critique of human exploitation of the nonhuman world, Finnish new media artist Terike Haapoja is situating her art to encompass the most difficult topics of our time. She has a message for us: not only do we have a necessity to break the human-centered world order, but also to foster better communication between each other.
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