Andreina Romero“F**k the algorithm” — Art, curation and influence in late-stage InternetA couple of days ago, RM (Kim Namjoon), the rapper, writer, and leader of BTS, unarchived the entirety of his Instagram history. His posts…May 2May 2
Andreina Romero“Hope on the Street” — an artist’s vital search for his rootsDocumentary and original soundtrack by J-Hope of BTS, available on Prime and TVING.May 2May 2
Andreina RomeroThe Euphoria of Beauty and the Compulsion for ArtNote: I wrote this essay over several weeks but wrote the main argument and narrative over the next few hours after the event I describe in…Sep 2, 2023Sep 2, 2023
Andreina RomeroTuesday Morning in SuburbiaI want to say outrageous things. Like: “I wish I was only consciousness for a little while. No body, no brain, no mind. Only to observe and…Apr 14, 2023Apr 14, 2023
Andreina RomeroJimin’s FACE: an intoxicating, conceptual rideSome albums tickle your mind. Others expand your political conscience or soothe your heart. But some albums are entirely for your senses…Apr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023
Andreina RomeroJ-Hope in the Box: A Record of CreationThe process of creation is painful. There’s a reason why it is often compared to giving birth. There is an inevitability: this baby needs…Feb 24, 2023Feb 24, 2023
Andreina RomeroRM’s “Indigo”: to be artful is to be human“Still I found myself glancing at the paintings and then looking at them. “The Potato Eaters.” “The Cornfield with a Lark.” “The Ploughed…Dec 10, 2022Dec 10, 2022
Andreina RomeroThe Places We Go At NightIt’s December in the Pacific North West, and I fall asleep to the sound of the rain outside my open window. I breathe in the cool air while…Aug 28, 2022Aug 28, 2022
Andreina RomeroDark SpringThe simultaneity of suffering and peace is one of the cruelest realities of the living condition. How, at the exact same time, somewhere in…Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
Andreina RomeroTo Bake is to Dream, to Dream is to BakeSitting in my office in downtown Vancouver, an Excel sheet open in front of me, I daydream: “A fluffy sponge cake. Three layers. Rosewater…Jan 2, 2022Jan 2, 2022