Nature is not only utilitarian, but also wasteful
The Origin of Beauty: Darwin’s greatest Dilemma by Josef H. Reichholf: a review by Horst Bredekamp Did Darwin, in his theory of ‘sexual’ selection, define nature as a history of erotic form – or even...
View ArticleThe Making of London
“What do a living organism, a laboratory, and a latrine have in common? They have all been used as metaphors for London, respectively, by Peter Ackroyd, Zadie Smith, and Martin Amis.” A review of...
View ArticleProud to be Flesh
In the latest volume of the New Left Review, Julian Stallabrass reviews Mute magazine’s new book-format publication entitled Proud to be Flesh: A Mute Magazine Anthology of Cultural Politics after the...
View ArticleRobinson at the Tate Britain
In case you haven’t noticed yet, Patrick Keiller’s Robinson is back and you can explore his particular take on Britain at the Tate until 14 October. The exhibition is titled “The Robinson Institute”....
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