Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.
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Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
The home as/under threat is a familiar trope, as is the woman villain, but Smart House represents much more than fears of accidental enclosure in an inhospitable space.
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