Being in-between worlds: Papaya Kuir performs Rebel Dances

Dagmar Bosma

The performance Rebel Dances: Borders in Tranc-it by Papaya Kuir, an Amsterdam-based lesbotransfeminist collective of Latin American migrants and refugees, at Framer Framed, is described as ‘an immersive theatrical experience that delves into states of in-betweenness and travelling worlds’.

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Positive contamination: on this year’s Helsinki Biennale

Eliisa Loukola

This year’s edition of the Helsinki Biennale wants to offer agency to nonhuman entities, be they natural or technological in nature. The works are spread around the island of Vallisaari and its old gunpowder cellars, facing the challenge and opportunity to work with their surroundings. Eliisa Loukola visits Vallisaari and selects some site-specific works.

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‘Our work experience has prepared us for this’ – in conversation with Antonio Amador and Jandir Junior

Tanja Baudoin

The artist duo from Rio de Janeiro creates performances that expose the social conditions of working in an art institution. Curator Tanja Baudoin talks to them ahead of their participation in the 35th São Paulo Biennale.

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Metropolis M Magazine for contemporary art No 4 — 2023