According to the cliché, California is the place where anything goes and everyone does their own thing. Maybe that’s because everyone knows that in California there’s no terra firma: earthquakes, mudslides, fires, and the occasional civil uprising caus …

Issues 13 to 15 of the critical review dedicated to graphic design. Compilation includes studies on Peter Bil’ak’s essay on the exhibition of graphic design; the posters produced by M/M (Paris) for CDDB-Théâtre de Lorient; and the collaboration between …

Issues 5 to 8 of the critical review dedicated to Graphic design. Compilation includes studies on the following subjects: an Instagram post by studio Experimental Jetset for the Paradiso cultural centre in Amsterdam; a series of gestures, from Harun Fa …

Oscar Murillo’s practice is closely connected to a notion of community stemming from his cross-cultural ties to diverse cities and places in which he travels and works, and Colombia, where he was born in 1986. He addresses the conditions of display in …

Maurice Göldner (hrsg.), Studierende der Hochschule Augsburg LAB M 3.11b, 2020

Edited by Slavs and Tatars and M. Constantine Texts by Hamja Ahsan, Emily Apter, M. Constantine, David Crowley, Arthur Fournier & Raphael König, Augustin Maurs, Metahaven, Alenka Pirman & KULA, Mohammad Salemy, Vid Simoniti, Slavs and Tatars, Goran Voj …

Even though his expertise in the field was self-taught, the teacher Dr Wilhelm Ganss is regarded as a pioneer of botany in Liechtenstein. In 1954 he published the essay “The Orchids of Liechtenstein”, in which he described the native orchids of his ado …

In Deutschland beenden jedes Jahr ungefähr Zehntausend Menschen ihr Leben – das entspricht der Bevölkerungszahl einer deutschen Großstadt. In den Monaten März und Mai sind die Suizide am häufigsten. Es ist wichtig, über Suizide zu berichten und vor all …

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Eine fotografische Reise durch die bezaubernden Weiten Kanadas mit Erik Groß und zur rauen Wildnis Tasmaniens mit Dan Petermann. 156 Seiten feinstes 170g Recyclingpapier. Limitiert auf 200 Exemplare. Handnummeriert.

In 1926 El Lissitzky created an unconventional exhibition space in Dresden. His Room for Constructive Art connected the notion that space and the viewer are constitutive elements of an artwork and that the reception of art can be activated through the …

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Wie kommt jedoch das Leben in die Architektur? Diese Frage treibt Architekt*innen seit jeher um, insbesondere seitdem die Einheit von Ort und Leben durch die Moderne und Globalisierung zerbrochen ist. Diese Entfremdungserfahrung ist konstitutiv für das …

Zur Geschichte eines gesichtslosen Gebiets genannt Parkstadt Schwabing 14 Straßen, die alle nach Persönlichkeiten des Bauhaus benannt sind – in der bodenständigen Gestaltung Münchner Straßenschilder gefasst – vor dem Hintergrund generischer Büro- und W …

decomposed, an-arranged and reproduced by chimurenga. Published by Afterall Books and Chimurenga in association with Asia Art Archive, the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College & RAW Material Company. Contrib. by Allioune Diop, Barkley Hendricks, …

‘Having worked with Le Corbusier on Villa Shodhan and Villa Sarabhai, the images of their flowing spaces, quality of naturally reflected light, varied volumes, and their connection to nature passed through my mind. I remembered Le Corbusier’s words: “F …

While researching in the university archive of Burg Giebichenstein (Halle, Saale, DE) for his master studies, the designer Markus Lange came across the typo- graphic poster artwork of Karl- Heinz Drescher, a graphic artist, who studied from 1955 to 196 …

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Academic literary institutes are among the most important institutions in the contemporary world of literature. Now that the oldest writing schools have been training authors for around twenty years, the “prose institute” and its originators have made …

ow can a magic trick help us understand an artwork? The spectator of a magic trick wonders what happened in the ineffable moment when a magician disappears and reappears at the other side of the stage, in the same way a museum visitor might wonder what …

When making things without prior knowledge of “the material,” how should such naive and potentially brutal behavior be interpreted, and what does it represent and generate? The temporary master Materialisation in Art & Design (MAD) investigated thi …

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‘Twist’ is an overview of Camille Vivier’s work. It is a meeting of worlds. An encounter between curved, nude female bodies with avant-garde, anthropomorphic sculptures. Their shape refers back to the bodies. Vivier confronts roughness with sensuality. …

AnOther Spring/Summer 20 – Supernature – Oscar and Bafta winner Laura Dern Laura Dern opens up about her unusual childhood, working with David Lynch and her relationship with Greta Gerwig – as well as her turns in Little Women and Marriage Story. Read …

The Museum Is Not Enough is the result of collective reflections on architecture, contemporary social concerns, institutions, and the public undertaken by the Canadian Centre for Architecture in recent years. Building on years of thematic investigation …

Die Beiträge der Märzausgabe von Camera Austria International fokussieren auf das Potenzial, das der Auseinandersetzung mit alltäglichen Ordnungen innewohnt und wie sich Demokratie an den Schnittstellen zwischen öffentlichem und privatem Leben entfalte …

POP was conceived and launched from the offices of The Face magazine in the late-Nineties. From the first issue its voice and style was felt around the world, the bold and brave international fashion message leading the way for a legion of followers. B …

‘Our Interference Times: a visual record’ è il secondo di una serie di libri che presentano la poliedrica personalità artistica di Michael Stipe. In questo volume Stipe, insieme allo scrittore ed artista Douglas Coupland, si interroga su come la cultur …

Konzipiert und gestaltet von Wolfgang Tillmans, erscheint “Today Is The First Day” in Verbindung mit den Einzelausstellungen “Rebuilding the Future” im IMMA, Dublin und “Today Is The First Day” bei WIELS, Brüssel. Das reichhaltig bebilderte Künstlerbuc …

20 Seconds is a print-only magazine for experimental music and art. Actually, it’s more than that. It’s a manifestation and a declaration. Together, as writers, readers, photographers, poets and artists of varied disciplines and dispositions, we’ve col …

House & Home How do homes serve as emblems of a moment, markers of the past, or articulations of future possibilities? The Spring 2020 issue of Aperture considers the meanings and forms of domestic spaces, and the relationships between architecture, de …

Eine form-Ausgabe der anderen Art: Wir lassen unser Focusthema Oberflächen für sich sprechen und präsentieren über 40 Oberflächen aus allen Designdisziplinen – und darüber hinaus. Von Professioneller Produktfotografie über barockes Porzellan bis hin zu …

Allein in Deutschland leben 7,8 Millionen Menschen mit Schwerbehinderung. Ausgehend vom Themengebiet körperlicher Einschränkungen und deren Verbesserung und Überwindung durch das Design, beschäftigen wir uns in der form 286 mit dem Thema Prothesen. Dab …

Das Böse – Thema dieser neuesten Ausgabe von TEXTE ZUR KUNST – wird oft einfach als das Gegenteil des “Guten” verstanden. Als Unmoral ist das Böse heute überall, und irgendwie auch nirgends anzutreffen. Es ist das “Andere” par excellence; etwas, das wi …

The second issue of Closing Ceremony Magazine is about Americano. In this issue, Instead of taking the American Photography History as the editing orientation, we attempt to continue our Not-Too-Serious narrative, and present the observation of contemp …

Issue N°21 of The Gentlewoman steps boldly into the world with the exceptional South African runner Caster Semenya leading the pack as cover star for Spring and Summer 2020, photographed by Alasdair McLellan and profiled inside by Susie Rushton. Joining the champion runner are the audacious women of the now: the celebrated novelist, Hilary Mantel – giving her first interview after completing the final book of the Wolf Hall trilogy; the crusading economist, Esther Duflo – speaking to us in the glorious aftermath of her Nobel Prize award; the glittering Hollywood polymath, Tessa Thompson; the ingenious fashion designer, Bethany Williams; the Booker Prize-winning novelist, Bernardine Evaristo and the beloved British actor, Kathy Burke among them. We tag along with Suzanne Ciani in Bolinas, Gabriel Quigley in Edinburgh and Róisín Murphy in Dollis Hill, while the extraordinary dancer and choreographer, Julie Cunningham shows us her revolutionary style. A marvellous array of fashionable ideas are also proposed, with Lara Stone, Steinberg and Lola Nicon showcasing the best from the first season of the new decade. Gentlewomen, go forth!

TIDBITS (PART I) Cui Jie by Owen Hatherley Monica Bonvicini by Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli Hanne Lippard by Balthazar Lovay Josh Kline by Michelle Kuo Dash Snow by Allan Gardner Becca Albee by Viola Angiolini Driant Zeneli by Marina Fokidis Ezra Orion by Francesco Spampinato Birgit Jürgenssen by Kasia Redzisz NAIRY BAGHRAMIAN Lean on Me Andrew Berardini AVERY SINGER Drunk Artists and Steamy Shower Rooms Kathy Noble DAVID OSTROWSKI Hairs and Teeth Tenzing Barshee JOHN GERRARD In the Training of Neural Networks Defne Ayas TIDBITS (PART II) Tony Feher by Claudia Schmuckli Zoya Cherkassky by Joshua Simon At Eternity’s Gate by Mitch Speed Louis Fratino by David Everitt Howe Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys by Philipp Hindahl Henrik Olesen by Pujan Karambeigi Karen Kilimnik by Sabrina Tarasoff Mire Lee by Alvin Li Beatriz Olabarrieta by Gabriela Acha VITAL RECORDS Ren Ebel JILL JOHNSTON The Village Voice Moritz Scheper, Fiona McGovern, Megan Francis Sullivan and Axel Wieder ALL THAT SCRAWL: TOWARD A WILD WRITING Travis Jeppesen ERIC WESLEY Build It Up So It Collapses and Falls Back on Itself Jordan Wolfson TYLER COBURN Matter Matters Elvia Wilk THE NEW MYSTICS: HIGH-TECH MAGIC FOR THE PRESENT Alice Bucknell NOBUO SEKINE A Telepathic Understanding of Form Hans Ulrich Obrist

How do we design our cities when our most intimate experiences are incessantly tracked and our feelings become the base of new modes of production that prioritize the immaterial over the material? Since the 2008 financial crisis, lists of well-being in …

To celebrate 10 years of Big Ears, the art and music festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, AC Entertainment, Rock Fish Stew Institute of Literature and Materials, Southern Documentary Fund, and Hat & Beard Press worked closely with artist Kate Joyce—who ph …

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Plants feel the pressures, constraints, and violence of the world around them. Our irresponsible behaviour towards plants only increases the trauma they suffer. Being rooted and deeply sedentary beings, plants have no choice but to endure and adapt. Th …

‘Natural Enemies of Books’ is a response to the groundbreaking 1937 publication ‘Bookmaking on the Distaff Side’, which brought together contributions by women printers, illustrators, authors, typographers, and typesetters, highlighting the print indus …

In the age of experiential retail, more and more brands are branching out beyond their core offer. Many are integrating hospitality concepts such as cafés, restaurants, bars and even hotels, a sure-fire way to increase footfall and dwell time. Or is it …

Karl Gerstner’s work is a milestone in the history of design. Designing Programmes is one of his most important works: in four essays, the author provides a basic introduction to his design methodology and suggests a model for design in the early days …