Latest Ocula Conversation Maria Alyokhina Founding member of Pussy Riot, Russia ‘All interesting situations start with questions because without questions we don't have any way forward. So I like questions. That's how I think my story started.’ Read More By NATALIE KING

Maria Alyokhina. Photo: Alexander Sofeev.

Latest Ocula Report A conscious cacophony: 'Arena' at Taipei Fine Arts Museum By TESSA MOLDAN | August 2017 The range of media in 'Arena' has the potential to confuse. Jo Hsiao, the exhibition’s curator, might argue that this is precisely the point. Read More

Installation view: Against-Again Troupe and Snow Huang, Concert of Performance Review (2017). Performance. Arena, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei (8 July–17 September 2017). Courtesy Taipei Fine Arts Museum.

Ocula Conversation Hiwa K Artist and musician, Iraq ‘The collective and participatory dimension of music plays an important role throughout his artistic inquiry into notions of belonging and estrangement.’ Read More By JENS MAIER-ROTHE

Hiwa K. Photo: Sarhang Hars.

Ocula Report Tough love: documenta 14 By STEPHANIE BAILEY | August 2017 To reduce an entire context into a frame for an exhibition that doubles as a world stage is an inherently violent act, even when enacted with good intentions. Read More

documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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documenta 14, Kassel (10 June–17 September 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

Ocula Report 'I Do (Not) Want To Be Part Of Your Celebration' at Qiao Space and Tank Shanghai Project Space By SAM GASKIN | July 2017 Curated by Miao Zijin, the exhibition focuses on young Chinese artists who have studied abroad. Read More

Aspartime, Echo_Shape (2017). Acrylic on canvas, high-density foam. Dimensions variable. Installation view: I Do (Not) Want To Be Part Of Your Celebration, Qiao Space/Tank Shanghai Project Space (29 June–27 August 2017). Courtesy Qiao Space.

Ocula Report Tilting the scale: on the 57th Venice Biennale By MOHAMMAD SALEMY | July 2017 Faced with 86 national pavilions, 23 collateral projects and 4 concurrent festivals, one might ask: how far can a large-scale project like an international biennale go to expand the fixed space of a small city like Venice? Read More

VIVA ARTE VIVA, the 57^th International Art Exhibition, la Biennale di Venezia, Venice (13 May–26 November 2017). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

Ocula Report Don’t confuse me with the monkey: on Banksy’s 'Walled Off Hotel' By SHURUQ HARB | July 2017 The Walled Off Hotel will create an effect on the economy that activates politics, art and tourism. And as Palestinians who will perform different roles around this scenario, I hope we remember the words of the doorman: 'Please don't confuse me with the monkey.' Read More

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