Gea Politi

I had been five years since I last returned to Shanghai. The city now unfolds more quietly, with a composed aura that contrasts with the pre‑COVID bustle. My Shanghai nights once stretched longer than my days; this time, the rhythm felt reversed. The city... See more

Paul McCarthy’s art often challenges societal norms and expectations through absurd, provocative, and humorous imagery. Even his most disturbing works — such as Cultural Gothic (1992–93), a sculpture depicting a goat being sodomized by a young boy with hi... See more

An archive within an archive: a plot inside a plot, and maybe the promise of another one still to come when thought as an archive of the future. This is the premise, or maybe the paradox, of MAGMA no. 3: “Archive of the Future.” Opening in the heart of Pa... See more