Thematic Essays

The novelist navigates family, identity and artistic experimentation in Southeast Asia, spotlighting the inventive practices of Heman Chong and Ming Wong

Carson Chan considers the fate and function of public statues at a time when many are being toppled

Drawing on 25 years of personal data, Paul Chan has built a digital double – and now it’s on the brink of a breakdown

In this photo essay, David Campany analyzes historical and contemporary photographic representations of the Mediterranean Sea

The pioneering novelist and poet, who championed avant-garde practices, continues to inspire contemporary artists and writers

Juliet Jacques observes the pros and cons of archives, who’s represented in them and how past prejudices shaped self-documentation

Assistant editor Cassie Packard on confronting the toxicity that permeates our environments, bodies and lifestyles

Is the mega-exhibition a form fundamentally unable to bear the weight of its own contradictions?

A writer reflects on her hometown, exploring its economic and architectural changes through art and film