In 2022, Los Angeles-based feminist artist Nancy Buchanan decided to throw a dinner party to discuss the politics of the nuclear state. Out of that event was born the feminist collective Slow War Against the Nuclear State -- better known as SWANS. Three SWANS members grew up with fathers who were deeply involved in the production of atomic weapons, while two had parents who were anti-war and anti-nuclear activists. The exhibition "Atomic Dragons," on view recreantly at Pitzer College Art Galleries in Claremont, CA, includes contributions from each SWANS member, focusing on photography's role in nuclear weapons development and the human cost of nuclear disasters.

When I noticed an event called The Wrong Biennale, my first thought was, “Well, it’s about time.” Then I noticed that an artist I know is taking part. So I emailed Klay-James Enos, who was on his way to the airport at the time. He sent the following information about the digital pavilion where his work can be seen, one of seemingly hundreds of pavilions across the globe that are hosting local exhibitions that can be seen anywhere, anytime until the Biennale ends on March 31st...