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Up Close: Hito Steyerl

ArtAsiaPacific feature on Hito Steyerl addressing her recent work and themes (AI, digital images); highlights Mechanical Kurds (2025) and notes its recent showing at MCA Australia, Sydney.

Up Close: Hito Steyerl
PublishedMarch 1, 2026
Matched EntityHito Steyerl
EventNot specified
LocationMuseum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia), Sydney (as cited)

Article Summary

ArtAsiaPacific feature on Hito Steyerl addressing her recent work and themes (AI, digital images); highlights Mechanical Kurds (2025) and notes its recent showing at MCA Australia, Sydney.

Why It Matters

Recent (Mar 1, 2026) feature dedicated to Steyerl in ArtAsiaPacific within the requested 2025–2026 window; mentions a 2025 exhibition of new work.

Artist Context

Hito Steyerl’s recent practice, exemplified by the 2025 single-channel installation Mechanical Kurds, probes debates around AI, image politics, and labor; she is the subject of ArtAsiaPacific’s "Up Close: Hito Steyerl" (1 March 2026) and is referenced in an e‑flux announcement for 494h 29m 53s.

Institution Context

ArtAsiaPacific is a contemporary art publication that reports on artists and art‑world events—publishing news and features on figures such as Wael Shawky and William Kentridge and coverage of fairs like Art Basel Qatar.

Event Details

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Time: Notes Mechanical Kurds was "recently exhibited" at MCA Australia, Sydney, in 2025 (no exact dates given).
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia), Sydney (as cited)

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