A new art space opened in Copenhagen last Friday–Odradek (Gammel Kongevej 23, baghuset, 1610 København V) with the collectively curated exhibition Family Man. The space is run by eight artists: Timothy Citizen, Simen Joachim Helsvig, Kim Young Kilde, Mathias Kryger (sub), Asle Lauvland Pettersen, Trine Mee Sook Gleerup, Tue Sprogø and Marie Thams. I was invited to participate […]
We have teamed up once again with Antye Greie-Ripatti, as Radio Aktiv, to present our sonic deep mapping of a small town in Finland and its struggle to free itself from a nuclear-powered future. We were invited by Radius, an experimental radio broadcast platform based in Chicago, IL, USA, to transmit three new compositions as a part […]
Brooklyn based filmmaker and animator Akiko McQuerrey has a new film called Papa Cloudy’s Restaurant. Papa Cloudy, a mustached stuffed cloud, is known for putting his heart into everything he does, including running a restaurant focused on serving a sustainable menu. McQuerrey’s lovable Papa Cloudy character is moved to change the restaurant’s […]
I took a bicycle tour on Sunday to explore the edge of the city. In Copenhagen, you don’t have to go very far to find the edge. You can easily move from a busy street of apartments and cafes to a long stretch of road surrounded by empty lots and warehouses. This is the case […]
It’s been cold and snowy lately in Copenhagen, so I’ve been thinking about kitchen gardens (køkkenhaver). I’ve been working on a publication project with MQ friends, Micah and Rachel Bornstein. The pair is launching a small publishing imprint and I wrote a short piece on kitchen gardens, from the counter top […]
I’m reading this book right now: Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder.The author Richard Louv looks at the psychological effects of spending time in the natural world, which you may have guessed tend to be overwhelmingly positive for children and adults, improving creativity, mood, and social […]
I am happy to announce that I was recently invited to write an essay for the magazine Kindling Quarterly, which reflects on contemporary fatherhood. My essay titled “The Spacing of Parental Values” is now out in the magazine’s fourth issue.
My essay focuses on how city […]
We met Antye Greie-Ripatti this past summer in the small Finnish town of Pyhäjoki at Case Pyhäjoki: Artists Respond to Nuclear Influence, a two week retreat bringing together local activists, citizens, and artists from Europe and beyond. Her artist run initiative, Hai Art was an event co-sponsor […]
Happy New Year from the Mythological Quarter. We spent the first part of 2014 riding out the polar vortex in Southwest Florida. We are now back in Copenhagen and ready to bring you a new year of stories from our neighborhood, book reviews, information on projects we are working on, and […]
The book Land, Art: A Cultural Ecology Handbook is out of print. Edited by Max Andrews and released in 2006, the book was part of the enviable Art & Ecology series initiated by The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce […]
Alphabet of the Anthropocene – Powerless Powerpoint
Radio Aktiv Sonic Deep Map (2013)
SUPERKILEN – Extreme Neoliberalism Copenhagen Style
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