Boris Buden is a writer and cultural critic based in Berlin. He studied philosophy in Zagreb and received his PhD in cultural theory from Humboldt University in Berlin. In the 1990s he was editor in the magazine Arkzin in Zagreb. Among his translations are some of the most important works of Sigmund Freud. His essays and books in BCMS, German and English cover the topics of philosophy, politics, cultural and art criticism. He has participated in various conferences and art projects in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia and USA, including Documenta XI. Buden is permanent fellow at The European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies in Vienna, and teaches at various universities in Europe. His most recent book is Transition to Nowhere: Art in History After 1989, Berlin 2020.