Anna Sansom is a British-born, Paris-based journalist who writes about art, design, and architecture for DAMN°, Frame, Mark, The Art Newspaper, Whitewall, Art Now and Noblesse (China).

High and Dry - DAMN° Magazine

High and Dry

The story of a Jo’burg skyscraper In South Africa there is a tall apartment building that has known a history of great change. Affected by politics, economy, and circumstance, the […]

The Ace of Space - DAMN° Magazine

The Ace of Space

Edgar Martins on a mission Artist Edgar Martins has just completed an impressive project. He undertook a comprehensive survey of the European Space Agency, the leading scientific and space exploration […]

Taking it Personally - DAMN° Magazine

Taking it Personally

The ins and outs of Mona Hatoum Exploring an array of subject matter via different theoretical frameworks, Mona Hatoum addresses the body as a commentary on politics, gender, and difference […]

The Bitter over the Sweet - DAMN° Magazine

The Bitter over the Sweet

Artist Tammam Azzam’s lament As a consequence of the change his life took following the start of the conflict in Syria, Tammam Azzam has extended his work from the medium […]

Mythologising a Legend - DAMN° Magazine

Mythologising a Legend

A book on Mandela’s prison Nelson Mandela was an incredible human being. We all think so, but Koto Bolofo thinks so most. He has taken it upon himself to walk […]

Perennial Parreno - DAMN° Magazine

Perennial Parreno

The artist’s play within a play Philippe Parreno toys with bodies, symbols, words, and sounds, in an attempt to alter the visitor’s perception of the space inside the Palais de […]

The Myth & the Legend - DAMN° Magazine

The Myth & the Legend

Koto Bolofo’s book on Mandela’s prison Koto Bolofo has photographed in great detail the essential traces of Nelson Mandela’s experience during his time as a prisoner on Robben Island. It was a […]

An Eye on the Matter - DAMN° Magazine

An Eye on the Matter

Wall-to-wall horror with Tony Oursler In light of the November opening of Tony Oursler’s exhibition Phantasmagoria, DAMn° thought it fitting to know more about what drives the artist to make […]

Unorthodox Intentions - DAMN° Magazine

Unorthodox Intentions

Pierre Huyghe’s entropic journey Preparing for his retrospective at Centre Pompidou, Pierre Huyghe spoke with DAMn° about his work, and about just how he has approached this rather grand exhibition. […]

Art of Movement - DAMN° Magazine

Art of Movement

The kinematics of Zilvinas Kempinas The works of this Lithuanian artist are never boring. Zilvinas Kempinas is compelled to offer the viewer a memorable personal experience through installations that contain […]

Multiplicity - DAMN° Magazine

Multiplicity

Sachigusa Yasuda’s panoramas Sachigusa Yasuda has a special way of photographically capturing a concise view of the world’s impressive metropolises. But it is not a view that one is used […]

Life in the Fresh Air - DAMN° Magazine

Life in the Fresh Air

Views from the rooftops There is a craze for outdoor furniture that comes from people’s growing desire to treat the out-of-doors as a sort of living room within nature (or […]

Sleep, Perchance to Dream - DAMN° Magazine

Sleep, Perchance to Dream

Mounir Fatmi dares to go against the tide The works of Mounir Fatmi are pregnant with meaning. This is an artist who incorporates the complexities of the world – particularly […]

Tied to the Mast - DAMN° Magazine

Tied to the Mast

Masking technology Although we have become used to seeing phone masts nearly everywhere we go, if we actually stop to focus on one of them long enough to perform a visual analysis, […]

A Fondness for Empathy and a Fancy for Notebooks - DAMN° Magazine

A Fondness for Empathy and a Fancy for Notebooks

The bourgeoning Bouroullecs There’s nothing like having a tête-à-tête with a designer to find out what actually lies behind all the glitz of prestige and popularity, and the outside image […]