This book explores both positions. It looks at the representation of male sexuality, nudity, fatherhood, male violence, rape, fascism and virility, men and war. It shows works of art that deal with the intricacies and contradictions of these socio-cult …

For the first of our 8 covers of Spring 2024 issue is Vittoria – Discovered as a fledgling baby model aged just 14, she caught the eye of Karl Lagerfeld who stayed obsessed with her dark beauty and cool stare right up until he passed away in 2019. Even …

Der ostdeutsche Kunstkritiker Lothar Lang bezeichnete die documenta 1959 als „Monsterschau“ –  ein Urteil, das die kulturpolitischen Spannungen zwischen den beiden deutschen Staaten spiegelt. Welches Bild machten sich Künstler*innen und Kulturfunktionä …

By the time the computer arrived on the architectural scene, its place had been prepared by decades of avant-gardist experimentation. The modernist program of rationalizing creative practice took a decidedly bureaucratic turn between two generations of …

AnOther Magazine Spring/Summer 2024 Issue The first of our seven covers is Julianne Moore by Craig McDeanand Katie Shillingford. Ahead of her turn as the lead in Mary & George, the multi-award winning actor speaks about her itinerant childhood, bei …

Design Against Design argues for the urgent necessity of critical engagement and political resistance through graphic practice. It draws on insights from the practice of LOKI, a small graphic design studio committed to working with social movements tow …

The German dramatist Heiner Müller observed that German history lies as if smothered by a rheumatism blanket: beneath there is warmth and stagnation, just enough to give the impression all is well, while the peripheries are freezing. Georg Kussmann’s …

First published in 1996 to enormous acclaim, Richard Billingham’s Ray’s a Laugh is one of the most significant photobooks of the turn of the twentieth century, as well as a cornerstone work of the Young British Artists generation. Formed of starkly int …

In der Postmoderne zeichnen sich Konflikte der Gegenwart, vom Rechtspopulismus bis zur Identitätspolitik, bereits ab. Spektakuläre Beispiele aus Design, Architektur, Kino, Pop, Philosophie, Kunst und Literatur erzählen vom Beginn der Informationsgesell …

“I often use poetry as a starting point for inspiration and Ahmad Schamlou’s poem, „Common Love,” deeply resonates with me and speaks about our shared humanity. …

Archive is the first book by Sofia Coppola, covering the entirety of her singular and influential career in film. Constructed from Coppola’s personal collection of photographs and ephemera, including early development work, reference collages, influenc …

Swiss art historian and herald of modern architecture Sigfried Giedion (1888–1968) had a new history in mind when he began working on an ambitious book project in 1929. The book was to span from around 1750 to his time of writing in the 1930s. Multivol …

Welcome to a captivating journey through the vibrant landscapes of creativity, culture, and history in Slanted’s Special Issue Georgia/Armenia. In August 2023, a team, including Lars Harmsen, Markus Lange, and Rene Wawrzkiewicz, embarked on a journey f …

Vitruvius’s De architectura, written in the first century BCE, is revered as the first treatise on architectural theory. Since its resurrection during the Renaissance, this enigmatic text has been adjusted, refined, and redefined in its subsequent iter …

rsoлomiya is a magazine founded by Sebastian Wells and Vsevolod Kazarin in April 2022 in response to russia’s war against Ukraine. Artists from Kyiv and Berlin collaborated to make this magazine, which aims to promote the visibility of common democrati …

Tales from the Dark Side of the City: The Breastmilk of the Volcano Bolivia and the Atacama Desert Expedition Unknown Fields is a nomadic design studio that ventures out on expeditions into the shadows cast by the contemporary city, to uncover the indu …