Mousse Contemporary Art Magazine

1. “Boris Mikhailov: Ukrainian Diary” at The Photographers’ Gallery, London 

   Ukrainian Diary is the first major UK retrospective of work by Boris Mikhailov (b.1938, Kharkiv). One of the most influential contemporary artists from Eastern Europe, Mikhailov has explored social and political subjects for more than fifty years through his experimental photographic work. Described as an outsider, a trickster and “a kind of proto-punk”, Mikhailov combines

2. Jura Shust “Außerkörperliche Erfahrung: Wandering Spirit” at Management, New York

   A wandering spirit leaves the vessel of an animistic being, drawn toward a new materialism. Through ritual, it gradually forgets its origin. It spins through a Christmas-tree plantation, repeating loops of growth and extraction, and slips into a parallel world. A breath-filled glass crown is placed atop a century-old spruce. The spirit reappears as a

3. “LA MAISON DE RENDEZ-VOUS” at Paul Soto Gallery, New York

   LA MAISON DE RENDEZ-VOUS (MAISON), the collaborative project by MISAKO&ROSEN, Isabella Ritter, and Paul Soto, is pleased to announce its next chapter. Originally established in Brussels in 2019, MAISON spent its first four years serving as a space for international exchange, connecting artists, curators, writers, and collectors through precise and well-researched exhibitions. Now, MAISON expands

4. Simone Fattal “The Primeval Forest” at Greene Naftali, New York

   Midway upon the journey of our life  I found myself within a forest dark,  For the straightforward pathway had been lost.  —Dante Alighieri, The Inferno   Time itself becomes pliant in the hands of Simone Fattal, who has spent six decades forging a singular project to bridge the ancient and modern. This joint presentation spans two linked exhibitions—The Primeval Forest,