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At the 2015 Venice Biennale, Im Heung-soon, winner of the Silver Lion, introduced his full-length documentary film, Factory Complex (2014), in which he considers the position of women as victims of history through the realities of labor in Asia

a DBAFfavorite: Mona Hatoum | “Undercurrent (red)” | 2008 | Currently on view at @tatemodernuk Hatoum’s interest in craft and textiles, often explored in smaller-scale work, is realised dramatically here in a combination of traditional technique with unexpected materials. A square mat, woven from red electrical cable, forms the centre of this work. A long fringe snakes across the floor. At the end of each cable a 15-watt light bulb brightens and dims at what Hatoum describes as ‘breathing pace’, suggesting the object has a life force of its own. It hints at a malevolent presence underfoot.

We are currently visiting @artgalleryofontario to view “How to Build a House Museum”, a new immersive work by Theatre Gates that transforms the AGO’s 5th floor galleries into symbolic spaces in the tradition of the house museum, each dedicated to the potential Black creativity and freedom - past, present and future

top: Index Two, Composition Three | 2012 | Archival Ink Print middle: Into the New Sea (Nomad) | 2009 | C-Print | 40.6x50.8cm bottom: Untitled (Green) | 2016 | Color Photograph |101.6x76.2cm

a DBAF favorite: Casey Tang’s interview with Alt Esc Platform 

a DBAF favorite: Josh Sperling The components of each sculptural painting are made from stacked wooden shapes with painted canvas stretched around them. The pieces then fit together into a geometric puzzle. The texture created from the stacked wood below gives each shape an extra layer of interest. (via Design Milk)

“Cloudscape” | 2004 | Single-projection video installation | 6 minutes | Performance by Terry Adkins (1953-2014)