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In his second essay, 2026 Artlab Editorial Fellow Travis Jeppesen takes stock of the disappearing role of judgment in contemporary art criticism.

The Artlab Editors explore how today’s artists draw inspiration from speculative fiction to ask: What if?

Hyundai Translocal Series: Ho Tzu Nyen opens with a newly commissioned, site-specific work in the New Museum’s Bowery-facing elevators. P for Power: Up Down (2026) is a new work by Singapore-based artist Ho Tzu Nyen, whose work across film, video, performance, and multimedia installation explores the plurality of cultural identities across Southeast Asia. Ho’s new work at the New Museum is part of a larger “P for Power” series and will be presented in parallel with, P for Power: Double Life of P (2026), opening at the Ulsan Art Museum on October 22, 2026.

Hyundai Commission: Tarek Atoui is a multisensory installation whose takeover of the Tate's Turbine Hall promises to transform the space into an orchestra that connects earth and sky. The eleventh edition of the Hyundai Commission harnesses the space's unique volumes and acoustic properties through sound, sculpture, and technology. Drawing from two decades of artistic experimentation across Asia and Europe, Atoui works with musicians, instrument-makers, researchers, and engineers to create an embodied and collectivizing sonic experience—one where creation itself becomes exchange. This trailer offers a glimpse of how Atoui reimagines the possibilities of collective listening.