Warren Niesluchowski (1946–2019), one of the most charismatic and eccentric figures in the art world, was at once an exhilarating conversationalist, a polymath, an attentive companion of artists, a polyglot translator, a networker without status, a walking bibliography and a dandy, to name a few. From 2003 till the end of his life, he had no home of his own, instead traveling from city to city to live as the guest of others. He lived—as he himself used to say, paraphrasing Duchamp and Derrida—the life of a guest, host, ghost.”

This publication focuses on Niesluchowski’s homeless years, and features his email . . . .go to book page >>

The question of endings haunts human beings across all their endeavors, which is why the idea of finitude has been a topic of philosophy since its very inception. How to finish a work, how to conclude a relationship, how to die—these are interrelated questions that challenge aesthetics, morality and existence. Cabinet 68, with a special section on The End,” includes Aaron Schuster on the theoretical framework of the romantic breakup; Jeff Dolven on objects such as pencils or filterless cigarettes that serve as their own handles and can therefore not be used to the very end; and Shireen Brooke on . . . .go to book page >>