Frieze - Issue 249 - March 2025

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The March issue of frieze magazine is dedicated to artists and writers living and working in Los Angeles. Rahel Aima profiles artist Wael Shawky ahead of the US premiere of his film installation Drama 1882 at The Museum of Contemporary Art. Plus, a selection of writers, editors and artists contribute to an oral history on Semiotext(e), tracing how the publisher bridges avant-garde literature, radical philosophy and underground culture.

The International Banal

Object Lessons: Haegue Yang writes poetry with household goods by Brian Dillon

4 mins

Waste Wizard

How a new kind of brick helped pave the way for sustainable architecture by Carson Chan

3 mins

Mend and Repair

Object Lessons: At the Wexner Center for the Arts, Maria Hupfield crafts objects which link time, place and memory by Caitlin Chaisson

3 mins

Towards a New Museology

Gala Porras-Kim wants us to rethink how art institutes honour their holdings by Simon Wu

5 mins

'I have always felt that art can change the world, and I make art to prove it.'

Interview: Gregg Bordowitz discusses his exhibition at The Brick, Los Angeles, the challenges of survivor's guilt and how art can build communities around shared experiences Interview by Jeremy Lybarger

8 mins

Then Came a Stranger

Oral History: From its roots in the New York art and theory scene of the 1970s to its transformative impact on global intellectual discourse, Semiotext(e) continues to defy boundaries, bridging avant-garde literature, radical philosophy and underground culture

10+ mins

Wael Shawky

From his childhood in Makkah to his cinematic portrayals of the Crusades, Wael Shawky's work challenges the construction of history by Rahel Aima

8 mins

Father Tongue

Last year, I returned to Algiers for the first time in almost two decades. Instigated , as a curatorial research trip, the visit ultimately evolved into a deeply personal journey.

6 mins

Scientia Sexualis

Bodily autonomy is a fragile affair.

5 mins

Delcy Morelos

Cinnamon, cloves, cocoa, tobacco: you'll smell Deley Morelos's works before you see them.

2 mins

Britta Marakatt-Labba

While the act of piercing fabric with a needle may seem slight, it has the capacity to create great strength.

2 mins

Postcard from Chicago

Finding reprieve in the Windy City from the immediacy of the art world by Marko Gluhaich

1 min

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Frieze is a contemporary art magazine, published eight times a year. It was founded in London in 1991 and is renowned for publishing essays, profiles, interviews and reviews by today’s leading writers, artists and curators. Across all platforms and live events frieze elevates the provocative, brilliant and leading voices who shape and challenge today’s art world.