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In the Studio Robin Kid, Rambouillet, France

Robin Kid works with images that feel less made than encountered. Cowboys, cops, fragments of cartoon Americana: images that existed long before he picked them up, suspended somewhere between memory and mass culture. Raised in the south of the Netherlands by his grandparents, in a former mining neighbourhood bordering an American army base, he grew up with the idea of the U.S. glowing faintly from the other side of the fence.

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In the Studio Megan Plunkett, Los Angeles, CA

American artist Megan Plunkett turns away from depicting people, instead focusing on everyday objects. Drawn from consumer culture, and the film industry, her carefully constructed photographic series cultivate a sense of estrangement within things that might otherwise feel familiar.

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In the Studio Elisabeth von Samsonow, Vienna/Lower Austria

Elisabeth von Samsonow is a philosopher, artist, author and emeritus professor of Philosophical and Historical Anthropology at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. In her work she brings together art, ecological concerns and feminist theory.

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Collector Stories Claus Busch Risvig, Silkeborg

Claus Busch Risvig didn’t grow up with art, and yet, the Danish collector ended up devoting his life to it. Be it on social media or in real life, he shares his contemporary art collection with people from around the world, determined to initiate dialogue around art and show the rest of the world that collecting art is not just for the few.

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Poster for Julian Charrière's 'Spiral Economy' exhibition at Museo Corner Venezia during the Venice Biennale.

Nordic Notes

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Marie Lund, Copenhagen
Danish artist Marie Lund pursues sculptural aspects in her work and engages in a complex approach to explore the medium of sculpture. She is interested in the transformation of materials and the shaping of forms. Bodies, everyday objects, and architectural elements are the starting points for her artistic research into the nature of surface and structure.
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