Hearings

The Online Journal of Contour biennale

Legal Forms, Value-Forms, Forms of Resistance
By Sven Lütticken

It is far from coincidental that the authors of key early works of aesthetic philosophy, such as Immanuel Kant and G. W. F. Hegel, also published major works on the philosophy of law. Modern philosophy tried to found itself on reason alone, on the subject as pure cogito; in the process, it cut itself off […]

January 12

Diaoptasia – Our Future Will Be
By Otobong Nkanga

Fractures can sometimes be identified As light falls on its aching path How do you see the cracks that appear? Would it be rough and irregular? Maybe shell like, smooth and curved? Or maybe jagged and sharp edged like broken metal Forming elongated splinters Breaking like clay or chalk?   Our future is to live […]

January 12