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1.3 / Binaries

Issue 3 ventures outside of the Bay Area to take a look at the Eleventh International Istanbul Biennial. Anthony Marcellini, currently on fellowship in Gothenburg, Sweden, critiques its curatorial strategy while Patricia Maloney recounts her recent conversation with the curators. Several of the reviews take into consideration how value is attributed, whether in the use of appropriated images and recycled material, or in the juxtaposition of anonymously crafted and artist-designed multiples. Additional pieces examine intertwined narratives—personal and historical, cultural and folkloric—Martha Colburn’s recent performances, and technological utopias. Enjoy!