In Venice, Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir’s Mythmaking Takes a Fluid Form

Installation view: “Pocket Universe” by Asta Vani Sigurardóttir In the Icelandic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Photo: Andrea Ferro Photography The Icelandic Pavilion offers one of the most ethereal, poetic experiences currently in existence in Venice – a seamless exercise in myth-making and fantasy. The exhibition titled “Pocket Universe” by Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir is a … Read more

‘Michael’ Is The Most Cynical Attempt At Biopic Myth-Making Yet

Michael is a bad movie. Let’s just get that out of the way now. It is a movie designed less to tell a story than to recreate moments, ones you are probably already familiar with. It is a movie designed to give you a karaoke experience in a theater setting with other like-minded Michael Jackson … Read more