Silenus’ Cup, Drained by AI

A Review of The Dead Walk into a Bar

Set within an ‘orbital facility’ in an un-specified future, the film opens inside a cavernous hall. The scene carries a strange echo for visitors to Steyerl’s show: a musty provincial gallery, sepulchrally lit, clad in dark wood -- that is, much like the Armory, where the entire work was filmed. ...
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‘Völkisch’ and ‘Überfremdung’

Different Enemies, Same Fascist Ideology?

Language not only has the potential to provoke certain images or metaphors, but it also influences ways of thinking and determines the perception of reality. It is an essential element of culture and therefore exercises enormous power to shape every individual, as well as society. Language is therefore not only ...
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‘Völkisch’ and ‘Überfremdung’