YNGVE HOLEN — NEUROECONOMICS
Opening on May 3, and on view through May 27, KALEIDOSCOPE presents "Neuroeconomics", an exhibition by Norwegian-German artist Yngve Holen at Spazio Maiocchi, furthering the artist’s decade-long exploration of the post-human entanglement between bodies and objects of consumer culture.
DONEDREAMING
The rebellious answer to Italy’s “restored order,” which aligned itself to the Reagan-Thatcher axis, the Italian hardcore-punk movement erupted through the 1980s and ’90s was a new musical counterculture—at once antisocial and collective, romantic, and nihilistic. Cluttered like memories, these collages of concert flyers, DIY zines and miscellanea provide a glimpse into that era of mass disillusionment.
NOTES ON SELF ERASURE
NOTES ON SELF ERASURE
Founded in 1888 by an elite group of American explorers and cartographers, National Geographic is one of the most enduring and widely read magazines of all time. Today, browsing the catalogue of this institution of environmental photojournalism, which promised the awe and mystery of a wider world of uncorrupted nature, doesn’t come without complications—uncovering layers of colonial thinking and greenwashing tactics.
Founded in 1888 by an elite group of American explorers and cartographers, National Geographic is one of the most enduring and widely read magazines of all time. Today, browsing the catalogue of this institution of environmental photojournalism, which promised the awe and mystery of a wider world of uncorrupted nature, doesn’t come without complications—uncovering layers of colonial thinking and greenwashing tactics.
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
In the art market, 2021 was the year of the NFT, or non-fungible token—revamping a conversation on digital preservation, and how to afford digital artworks material longevity. As more of life is translated into a virtual realm, perhaps the definition of archive as “the accumulation of historical records, or the places in which they are located” needs rethinking. How will digital knowledge be preserved for continuity? Can we think of TikTok and PornHub as archives? What happens if the data bank is lost? Are we, as a civilization, losing our long-term memory?
TOKYO SCANTHROPOLOGY 1991–1999
A catalyst for cultural exchange and consumer trends, the Harajuku district of Shibuya is home to the world’s most vibrant and adventurous street style scene. During the ‘90s, magazine like FRUiTS, Cutie, and Kerouac played a unique role in supporting the rapidly developing niche styles from this corner of Tokyo, capturing a “perfect storm” of European influences and Japanese experimentation.
TOKYO SCANTHROPOLOGY 1991–1999
A catalyst for cultural exchange and consumer trends, the Harajuku district of Shibuya is home to the world’s most vibrant and adventurous street style scene. During the ‘90s, magazine like FRUiTS, Cutie, and Kerouac played a unique role in supporting the rapidly developing niche styles from this corner of Tokyo, capturing a “perfect storm” of European influences and Japanese experimentation.
CULTUREOFSUBVERSION
Following the year marking her 80th birthday and the 40th anniversary of her first catwalk show, Vivienne Westwood is still an influential force in fashion, and vintage pieces are all the rage among archivists. Charting the lineage of her punk, thought-provoking attitude, we invited Nigerian designer Mowalola and her crew to model the British designer’s most iconic collections—clothes of protest and queer resistance, where nothing is taboo.
THE ARCHIVISTS
Part of our trend report ‘The Archive Algorithm,’ this cover story from KALEIDOSCOPE FW21–22 issue showcases an eclectic group of collectors and archivists from different creative fields who operate mainly in the digital space, inviting them to let us in on their obsession.
ARCHIVE IN FLUX
Even if it’s impossible to separate archiving from power and control, millions of people are building their own folk archives in that volatile space that is the internet. In her work, Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani draws from this well, and especially YouTube videos, to build an alternative syntax, calling into question the oral tradition, taxonomies of art history, and the diasporic condition.
ARCHIVE IN FLUX
Even if it’s impossible to separate archiving from power and control, millions of people are building their own folk archives in that volatile space that is the internet. In her work, Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani draws from this well, and especially YouTube videos, to build an alternative syntax, calling into question the oral tradition, taxonomies of art history, and the diasporic condition.
THEARCHIVEALGORITHM
In recent years, the rise of fashion archivists has had a similar trajectory to the popularization of vintage clothing in the 1960s and ’70s—only this time it was social media that fostered the hype and resale apps that channeled the biz. And one can’t help but wonder, if the burgeoning second-hand market is controlled by the algorithm, who stands to benefit most from it?
RHYTHMRUNSDEEP
First as a DJ aka The Wizard, then as the co-founder of techno collective Underground Resistance, and finally as a solo composer and artist, over four decades Jeff Mills has positioned himself as a legend and a “living archive” of Detroit’s musical lineage. As a new generation attempts to reorganize the history of dance music and “make techno black again,” we pick his brain on the balancing act between legacy and innovation.
RHYTHMRUNSDEEP
First as a DJ aka The Wizard, then as the co-founder of techno collective Underground Resistance, and finally as a solo composer and artist, over four decades Jeff Mills has positioned himself as a legend and a “living archive” of Detroit’s musical lineage. As a new generation attempts to reorganize the history of dance music and “make techno black again,” we pick his brain on the balancing act between legacy and innovation.
