New York på Dalsländska Exhibition

Swedish designer John-Michael Ekeblad presents furniture made of wood salvaged from a local 19th century cottage

As a designer, John-Michael Ekeblad has long been interested in repurposing and recycling materials from the deteriorating urban landscape. Whether in his native Sweden or adopted home of NYC, Ekeblad finds nostalgia in such rubble, yearning to connect the past and present while preserving the materials’ original personality—most often in furniture form. For his most recent project, Ekeblad was invited to host a solo show …

Thingworld: International Triennial of New Media Art

A collaborative exhibition calling into question human relations with objects

There’s no doubt that China is a fast-growing consumer society, where the accumulation of objects is unprecedented and follows the fast pace of development. A glance at the infamous garbage ring around the capital or the monumental e-wastelands of Southern China are traces of the ephemeral role of vast amounts of refuse, left behind often before having the chance to reveal their purpose. Thingworld—the third …

Art Basel 2014: 14 Rooms

Each room features fascinating and immersive performance pieces by Roman Ondák, Marina Abramović and more

One of the highlights of Art Basel 2014 is an exhibition neatly tucked behind the main halls in a smaller gallery. “14 Rooms” is curated by current art-world darling Hans-Ulrich Obrist of London’s Serpentine Gallery and Klaus Biesenbach of MoMA PS1 and involves a diverse crowd of artists ranging from Damien Hirst to Marina Abramović and Otobong Nkanga, creating an immersive experience that blurs the …