Liam Gillick is a New York-based artist whose multifaceted practice spans sculpture, video, architecture, installation, and text. Internationally recognized for his critical engagement with contemporary systems of production and control, Gillick explores how labor, time, and aesthetics are organized and mediated in a post-industrial society. A key aspect of his work is the use of exhibition-making, itself, as a medium – challenging conventional delineations between artwork, display, and viewer. His practice moves fluidly between formal abstraction and conceptual inquiry, often addressing the ideological frameworks behind social and political structures. Gillick’s modular and architectural forms are frequently accompanied by texts, films, or graphic interventions that question or subvert the utility of the structures they inhabit. This interplay between visual clarity and critical contradiction has positioned him as a central figure in the discourse of relational aesthetics and institutional critique, with a practice that continues to provoke dialogue around contemporary art’s role in the neoliberal context.

Anton Vidokle is an artist, filmmaker, and editor of e-flux journal, known for his innovative approach to contemporary art and cinema. His works encompass a diverse range of themes, exploring the intersections of art, philosophy, and politics. Vidokle’s films have been presented at prestigious international exhibitions, festivals, and institutions, including documenta 12, Venice Biennale, Shanghai Biennale, Berlinale, Locarno Film Festival, and Gwangju Biennale. His thought-provoking pieces have also been showcased at renowned venues such as the Taipei Biennale, Yokohama Triennale, the Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, Tretyakov Gallery, MuHKA, among others. In addition to these accolades, he has exhibited at the Reina Sofia, MMCA Seoul, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), and The National Gallery in Washington DC. Through his artistic practice, Vidokle continuously challenges audiences to rethink cultural narratives and the role of art in society.