The Life-or-Death Art of Hamad Butt

LONDON — There is something both frightening and fascinating about a sculpture that could kill you. Hamad Butt’s Familiars (1992) is a series of three sculptures that, if broken, could toxify the air and cause significant harm. “Familiars 3: Cradle” resembles a huge...

The Life-or-Death Art of Hamad Butt

LONDON — There is something both frightening and fascinating about a sculpture that could kill you. Hamad Butt’s Familiars (1992) is a series of three sculptures that, if broken, could toxify the air and cause significant harm. “Familiars 3: Cradle” resembles a huge...

In ‘JUJU’s Castle,’ Jean Jullien Reinvents His Childhood Escapes

As a child, Jean Jullien (previously) preferred to spend his time immersed in the pixelated worlds of video games, embarking on adventures with action figures, and reinventing himself in RPGs. Imagining a universe parallel to his own offered a joyful refuge when he...