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Die kalifornische Institution

I have published on specific aspects of my PhD thesis before, but – finally – the whole thing is out as a book. The title refers to an anecdote by… more

“PSA Regarding Monuments, Others”

Since the end of documenta 14, Kassel has been plagued – or, as some would have it, ‘divided’ by quarrels regarding Olu Oguibe’s “Fremdlinge und Flüchtlinge Monument” (strangers and refugees… more

“Kunst in Zeiten des disziplinarisch-korporatistischen Komplexes”

“Ein Sturm kommt auf”

I’ve known the folks from the Topology of Technology research group in Darmstadt since a conference on Environmental History. For their latest publication, they invited me to submit an article… more

“Die Sacramento Street hinab”

A large portion of my PhD dissertation on the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fires is devoted to the strange case of Dr. Arnold Genthe, a German philologist turned West… more

“Spectres of 1989”

I spent much of my ‘professional’ life working within the ‘global art’ scene. Just as I was turning more and more towards disaster studies and history in general, I was… more

German Business Plants

I have been acquainted with Frederik Busch’s Business Plants since our exhibition of the photos in 2012. Now, his portraits of the life (and, all too often, near-death) of our… more

The Kassel Art of Stone Appreciation

Interventionen - Zaehlwerke

“Zählwerke. Kunst in Zeiten der Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie”

Notes on Space in Kassel

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