By Association #3

A three part column on collaboration, proximity, and kinship in contemporary art.

Column by Michelangelo Miccolis

28 Feb, 2026

Autumn Knight: Sanity TV, Shedhalle Zurich, 2022. Shedhalle Zurich. Photo Laila Kaletta

Autumn Knight: NOTHING#122: a bed, 2023. Photo Rachel Papo/Courtesy Performance Space New York

Autumn Knight: NOTHING#122: a bed, 2023. Photos Rachel Papo/Courtesy Performance Space New York

Autumn Knight: NOTHING#122: a bed, 2023. Photos Rachel Papo/Courtesy Performance Space New York

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    Looking ahead, the 2026 biennial promises the largest presentation of performance-based pavilions (Japan, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, among others) in its history.

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    Djassi DaCosta Johnson and Mirahl Vera

Michelangelo Miccolis, born in 1981 in Mexico City, is an artist and performer based between Brussels and Mexico City, with a multidisciplinary practice spanning writing, production, and curation. Founder and curator of IMMATERIAL, an annual performance program at Feria Material, Mexico City (since 2017). Former guest curator at Cabaret Voltaire (2017–19) and curator at Shedhalle (2020–2025), Zurich. Frequent collaborator with leading artists and institutions worldwide, including Tate Modern, La Biennale di Venezia, Museo Reina Sofía, and more.

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