Freedom in Control in London
Mattes
“Control” opens tonight at Peckham Oasis, if you’re in London a must visit, up ’till August 1st.
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But I Love Human in Venice
Mattes
At the second venue presenting RAGE BAIT – a private swimming pool located next to Palladio’s famous Il Redentore church – we’re staging a monumental site-specific video installation. The pool water ripples with the reflection of the video ‘But I Love Human’ (2024), playing on a huge LED screen...
Rage Bait at Palazzo Franchetti
Mattes
Some photos of “Rage Bait” currently installed at Palazzo Franchetti, Venice.
Rage Bait in Venice
Mattes
RAGE BAIT, opening May 5th in Venice. @ Palazzo Franchetti (5 May–30 Jun 2026) and Le Cabanon (5–31 May 2026) Curated by Nadim Samman and Luisa Haustein.
A Necessary Fiction
Mattes
“A Necessary Fiction: Maps, Art & The Models of Our World” opens tomorrow at Abbazia San Gregorio, in Venice. Curated by Sara Almutlaq and Aurora Fonda, it’s “a journey through territories in constant flux, where historical maps—dating from the thirteenth century to the present—serve as a lens...
Ceiling Cat is watching you pray
Mattes
Permanently installed at Palazzo Bentivoglio, Bologna.
GranadAroma 2026: indie artisanal perfume exhibition in Granada, Spain
Perfumeshrine
One of the pleasures of communicating with artisan creators is the warm rapport. Ricardo Ramos, of the Perfumes de Autor brand invited me to Granada in Spain for the upcoming GranadAroma 2026. "Right now I'm in the final stretch of GranadAroma, preparing a series of activities for the perfumers...
Giant LED screens hijack in Tokyo!
Mattes
This screening at Shibuya crossing, the world’s busiest junction, marks the opening chapter of a new project—months in the making, stay tuned…
Mickey is Died on magnetic boards
Mattes
We just previewed Mickey is Died at the Madre Museum in Naples. It’s a meme that took 12 years to materialize (!). If you’re curious, the full story is here. For this version, we printed 92 found images on magnetic sheets and displayed them across six white magnetic boards.
Cursed Cat in a Roman crypt
Mattes
Cursed Cat is currently installed within the depths of an actual Roman crypt (!), surrounded by mosaics with haunted icons like Cerberus and the Centaur and other spectral guardians of the underworld, all set to an eerie AI-generated soundtrack by Jon Rafman.
Ceiling Cat spotted in Bologna
Mattes
Watching you at Garage Bentivoglio, until March 1st.
Poetics of Encryption at Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Mattes
The second iteration of “Poetics of Encryption”, the mind blowing group show curated by Nadim Samman, is now open at Kunsthal Charlottenborg. Info here, photos here.
1 Megabyte Line___________________
Mattes
This is an ooooold work but never shown IRL before!!! 1 Megabyte Line, from 1998, is a text file containing a single line of ASCII underscores. The line is not defined by its length, but by the file size: 1 Megabyte – equals 1,048,576 underscores. We’re showing it tonight, at Progetto Ludovico...
J8~g#|\;Net.Art{-^s1 at at Gallery Kendra Jayne Patrick
Mattes
Tomorrow, we’re opening “J8~g#|;Net.Art{-^s1”, a small exhibition at Gallery Kendra Jayne Patrick in Bern, Switzerland. The show features a video, two wall panels, and three new sculptures, including one that produces a free takeaway edition on the spot… Photos here.
508 Loop Detected opening at Apalazzo gallery
Mattes
Tonight we’re opening “508 Loop Detected” at Apalazzo gallery, here’re some photos.
Photos of “Fake Views”
Mattes
“Fake Views” is our ongoing solo show at Frankfurter Kunstverein. Info about the show – including press release, public program etc. – are here, photos of the show here.
gardens of the heart and a free class
india flint
what a month it's been ... unpacking and documenting the lovingly stitched contributions to Gardens of the Heart, putting the pieces together with the help of lovely volunteers and installing the exhibition at Fabrik Arts + Heritage has taken up much of my time. I'm so grateful to the h.ART group...
gardens of the heart
india flint
staying at home for the summer has made so much sense. it's given me the space (and grace) to play :: to make new work and to dream new ideas. in January I made the wee book 'bagstories' and was stunned to find the welcome it received, and then delighted to see how the 'bagstories' group (on...
a catalogue for disquiet
india flint
I've made a catalogue for 'disquiet' you'll find a preview here so grateful to the Murray Bridge Regional Gallery for allowing me the space and time to create a story of sorts through my work.
disquiet
india flint
my exhibition 'disquiet' :: observations on a changing landscape formally opened at Murray Bridge Regional Gallery yesterday, July 23 and runs to August 26 Fulvia Mantelli, Associate Curator, Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art, University of South Australia kindly did the honours... and...