downward spiral

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Jake and Dinos Chapman, Disasters of War #9 (after Goya)  (1999)

Jake and Dinos Chapman, Disasters of War #9 (after Goya) (1999)

The Downward Spiral: Did Not Take Place

Violent videos fill up art shows, TikTok feeds, and telegram chats. This month, Dean Kissick wonders: how do we reckon with the chilling fog of content? 

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Kate Cooper, Somatic Aliasing  (2021). Courtesy the artist

Kate Cooper, Somatic Aliasing (2021). Courtesy the artist

The Downward Spiral: Five Years

With nostalgia taking hold at The New Museum Triennial and MoMA PS1’s survey of Greater New York, Dean Kissick wonders: what’s so great about it? When art gets sucked back into tradition, where is the future to be found?