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
Writing
“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
“Zählwerke. Kunst in Zeiten der Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie”
Habiter la Ville / Leben in der Stadt
“Niemals Täter gewesen sein werden”
When Vito Bica asked me to write a text for a catalogue of the critical poster project “Wir sind ein Volk“, I tried to tackle a peculiar phenomenon from contemporary… more