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INTERVIEW: KOREAN PAVILION CURATORS AT THE VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE

‘there's a lack of trust in the future, it is not bright anymore. in spite of us having wealth, freedom, and individual rights, people seem to be thinking that we are approaching a civilizational end. why is that?' ask soik jung and kyong park, curators of the korean pavilion at the 2023 venice architecture biennale. titled '2086: together how?' the pavilion asks how we might work together to overcome the impending environmental crises until 2086, the year that the UN predicts the human population will reach its peak. read our conversation in full here, and discover more recent interviews here.

NFT ART DAY ZRH RETURNS THIS JUNE

switzerland's crypto art conference, NFT ART DAY ZRH, prepares for its second edition taking place on june 10 and 11, in zurich. exploring the interconnections between web3 and art, the two-day event brings together international thought leaders, experts, artists, curators, and collectors who operate at the intersection of art and technology. this year's lineup of speakers includes dr. omar kholeif, author of 'internet_art: from the birth of the web to the rise of NFTs', hans ulrich obrist, kenny schachter, who recently launched 'pop principle: the NFT art game', and anne spalter, among many more. as media partner, designboom brings you selected news from the conference’s second edition — stay tuned for our upcoming coverage and interviews! 

A HYPNOTIC EXPLORATION ON FANTASTICAL CREATURES

blurring the line between fiction and reality, otherworldly creatures come alive through martin salfity's 'somewhere perhaps' animations. each of the fantastical creatures is sculpted with intricate detail and imbued with an uncanny blend of familiar and alien traits. ‘the idea behind the project is to populate a fantastical world made up of our own imagination, expanding the plausible creatures that one day we might encounter, either in reality or in our dreams,’ says the 3D artist and director. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.

the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou.