The “Topography of Terror” is a one of the most significant memorial sites of recent times. How is the past inscribed in the landscape? How do we regard a place that once housed the central instruments of terror of the Nazi regime? How has this no-man’ …

American author Ben Lerner and German film-maker and writer Alexander Kluge come from two different generations but share a single passion: an interest in the long-term effects of things. A line from Lerner’s poem “The sky stops painting and turns to c …

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“At a moment of tremendous technological and cultural change, David Reinfurt makes the case that graphic design is not merely a craft, but a fundamental way to understand and engage with the world. Discursive, expansive, and inspiring, this book redefi …

Tacit Knowledge provides an insight into the complex artistic and educational practices that characterized the first decade of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). There is a special focus on the conceptual and feminist strategies developed …

An East German mordernism existed in parallel to West German modernism in the fields of architecture and design. Walter Scheiffele shows the interplay between the two by looking at furniture making, for which the Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau had been …

Der Osten Deutschlands steht im Fokus nicht nur politischer Debatten, sondern auch der Schlaglichter, die zwei Jahrestage auf die Region werfen. 2019 feiert Deutschland (überschwänglich) 100 Jahre Bauhaus und jubiliert vielerorts über den Fall der Berl …

Radical Cut-Up: Nothing Is Original investigates the cut-up as a contemporary mode of creativity and important global model of cultural production. The term cut-up serves as an open container for a long list of terms and actions that describe the combi …

This versatile collection presents the ideal library for anyone who wants to know how type works and, more importantly, how to use it. A compilation of 100 must-reads on typography and typeface design caters to professional graphic designers, students …

Arabische Schrift und Kalligrafie gehören unmittelbar zusammen. Frühere Kalligrafen kreierten die schönsten arabischen Schriften. Mit dem sichschnell ändernden Zeitgeist haben sich die Anforderungen an die arabische Schrift allerdings geändert beziehun …

Over the past ten years, Bodil Furu has emerged as one of the most significant Norwegian video artists. She has developed an unmistakable visual language, embedded in documentary realism, and unites abiding humanistic questions with current concerns re …

Alison Hui is a travel sketcher, doodler and writer. After publishing two books with her sketches and illustration, she try to explore the alternative art form to present her travel sketches with the riso printing. Short description of the architecture …

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AUTUMN & WINTER 2019/20 The 30th issue of FANTASTIC MAN arrives with a brand-new everything. It is square, the paper is glossy, the logo, the font, the stories are all new and different. It is a very Greek issue, pointing an open-eyed gaze at a country …

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