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032c Issue #41, Summer 2022

18 June 2022 in Magazines Comment

MONA TOUGAARD wears Chanel. Photo: Jackie Nickerson

JAMES JEANETTE wears Louis Vuitton. Photo: Kristina Nagel

FREDERIKKE SOFIE wears Loro Piana. Photo: Casper Sejersen

GOI MANASE wears Adidas x Gucci. Photo: Szilveszter Makó

Seals and Sea Lions in La Jolla, CA. Photo: Joerg Koch

032c Issue #41 – Summer 2022

“But Is it Art? But Is it Legal? But Is it Legit?”

“Jesus” shoes filled with Holy Water. “Satan” ones filled with blood. An unauthorized Hermès / Birkenstock hybrid. Backed by venture capital and buffered by in-house legal counsel, MSCHF will lift your logo and sell it as their own—if you’re lucky. The 032c Issue #41 dossier is an insider’s guide to the New York collective conjuring mystique (and money) with trickster magic. Elsewhere, NAN GOLDIN and DURGA CHEW-BOSE trace the limitless lines of JULIE MEHRETU, whose fellow painter JULIAN SCHNABEL lets SVEN MICHAELSEN into his (mostly outdoor) inner sanctum. THOMAS JEPPE uncovers the Ballardian base layers of painter SERGIO SARRI, caught in Paris by PIERRE-ANGE CARLOTTI, and MAHFUZ SULTAN travels the vaporous world of DILLER SCOFIDIO + RENFRO, the architectural powerhouse blurring the boundaries and buildings of cultural space. MAX DAX assembles an oral history of HARD WAX, the Kreuzberg record store making Berlin the European epicenter of techno since 1989. Across the Atlantic, DALLAS is an unlikely blueprint for urban futures, distilled in 41 points by ZAC CRAIN. LOURDES “LOLA” LEON is fire and ice for ANGELO DOMINIC SESTO. RAS BARTRAM makes his 032c fashion director debut with four editorials, outfitting MONA TOUGAARD under big skies for JACKIE NICKERSON, tying knots with KRISTINA NAGEL, playing house with GOI MANASE for SZILVESTER MAKÓ, and channeling the northern lights with FREDERRIKE SOFIE for CASPER SEJERSEN.

PLUS: curator Agnes Gryczkowska, YouTube streamers HÖR, racecar driver Laura-Marie Geissler, honorary Texan Carolina Alvarez-Mathies, and NOLA Mardi Gras chief Bo Dollis Jr. gather in SOCIÉTÉ de 032c; the X-FILES introduces the cyborgs, shamans, mystics, and magicians of the expanded 032c.com universe; and, as always, we outro the issue with the BERLIN REVIEW, surveying our favorite reads of the literary season.

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Cura 38, The Generational Issue

12 May 2022 in Magazines Comment

CURA. Issue 38: The Generational Issue

CURA. 38 “The Generational Issue” is the magazine’s first survey about artists’ portraits that aims to investigate some of the most meaningful protagonists of the new generation who, stressing the urgencies of current times, are shaping the landscape of the present and the future in contemporary art.

As Whitney Mallett and Robert McKenzie state in a conversation on the topic: “Artists tease out conflicts, subvert historical connotations, promote non-linear intimacies, question binary conceptions, facilitate cosmic healing, highlight the opaque nature of power, investigate the potentiality of new technologies, and abandon the vertical thought system of reason.”

Featuring over 40 new texts and conversations, mixed with an archive of reprinted essays, CURA.38 is conceived under the art direction of Dan Solbach and presents seven brand new covers featuring artists’ photographic portraits commissioned for the occasion. Beyond any controversial categorization related to generational statements, “The Generational Issue” of CURA. is conceived as an exploration of the new now and—intended to recur biennially—presents itself as an essential and fundamental research item.

American Artist by Fred Moten, Meriem Bennani by Michael Connor, Alice Bucknell by Ingrid Luquet-Gad, Giulia Cenci by Daria de Beauvais, Tita Cicognani by Cecily Chen, Joshua Citarella by Mike Pepi, Matt Copson by Julie Boukobza, Tomaso De Luca by Francesco Urbano Ragazzi, Aria Dean by manuel arturo abreu, Jes Fan by Pavel S. Pyś, Klára Hosnedlová by Ingrid Luquet-Gad, Evan Ifekoya by Francesca Gavin, Agata Ingarden by Samantha Ozer, Rindon Johnson by Lisa Long, Özgür Kar by Attilia Fattori Franchini, Lito Kattou by Adriana Blidaru, Valerie Keane by Robert McKenzie, Carolyn Lazard by Geelia Ronkina, Mire Lee by Natasha Hoare, Tau Lewis by Margot Norton, Sean-Kierre Lyons by Diamond Stingily, Rene Matić by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Lindsey Mendick by Debbie Meniru, Sandra Mujinga by Martha Kirszenbaum, Precious Okoyomon by Gabrielle Octavia Rucker, Berenice Olmedo by Fabian Schöneich, Lydia Ourahmane by Kyle Dancewicz, Tabita Rezaire by Lucia Pietroiusti, Andrew Roberts by Paulina Ascencio Fuentes, Sara Sadik by Félix Boggio Éwanjé-Épée and Stella Magliani-Belkacem, Rose Salane by Camila Palomino, Augustas Serapinas by Anders Kreuger, Sin Wai Kin by Courtney Malick, Diamond Stingily by Diamond Sharp, Pol Taburet by Martha Kirszenbaum, Sung Tieu by Paul Rekret, Frieda Toranzo Jaeger by Natalia Sielewicz, Nora Turato by Giulia Gregnanin, Dominique White by Nicoletta Lambertucci, Mandy Harris Williams by Rhea Dillon, Marina Xenofontos by Giulia Colletti.

Covers: American Artist, Meriem Bennani, Matt Copson, Sandra Mujinga, Precious Okoyomon, Pol Taburet and Nora Turato, CURA. 38, 2022. Courtesy the artists.

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C-Heads Volume #37

30 April 2022 in Magazines Comment

C-Heads Volume #37

A Love Affair.

Devoting your time with heart and soul to something you love can unveil elusive energy, undreamt possibilities.

This issue we dedicate to passion. The passion and love for what you do. The sort of passion that once it enters your life, you can‘t relinquish. It catches you, and like a wave, carries you up and down, impels you, and guides you to countless opportunities, endless like the vast ocean. Who knows where it carries you?

Release: 2021
Cover: Lisa-Marie Bosbach
Photographed by Marcel Boer
Limited edition – 1000 copies
196 pages
21.8 cm x 27.6 cm 1,3 cm – perfect binding
Cover: Softcover, MUNKEN
Inside: Matt coated paper. Shrink wrapped
Language: English
Heidelberg offset printing, Kopa – Lithuania

Contents: Exclusive Interviews, Editorials, Poems and Essays: Sandra Dangers by Markus Henttonen, Norman Parkinson, Rocio López by Mario Lomas, Eliya by Jordan Larz, Amberly Valentine, Anita Millonig, Klara by Emanuel A. Klempa, Lea Hermann by Fabian Zelinsky, Winny Nzeyimana by D. Kelly Rosa, Amelie Kammel, Chiara Christmann & Michelle Gerndt by Markus Wachter, Taya by Mariona Vilarós, Tauany Coelho by Ray Litsala, Nara Jackson by Roxana Neacsu, Lucy Bluma by Oliver Sutton, Sarah Bahbah, Lisa-Marie Bosbach by Marcel Boer, Sans Soucis, Karolina Dlha by Viktor Cicko, Shristi Jaiswal, Romi Koren by Yoad Shejtman, Ashleigh Holmes, Madison Flowers by Clay Fields, Elena Breuer

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Drift, Volume 12: Paris

30 April 2022 in Magazines Comment

Drift, Volume 12: Paris

As one of the most recognizable backdrops in the world, Paris is a globally celebrated lookbook of quaint vignettes and glittering excess. Perhaps more than any other city in the world, it is the visual yardstick by which all others are measured. But this treasured gem is multifaceted, offering more than just the well-worn patina of emperors and flâneurs.

Introducing Drift, Volume 12: Paris

Drift Volume 12 is a bundle of postcards from this beloved capital of art, culture, romance, history, fashion, and cuisine. But until recently, Paris wasn’t celebrated for its coffee. Although the city’s famous sidewalk cafes have become a glamorous backdrop against which people want to be seen, coffee merely served as prop—good for looking, not for drinking. Fortunately, changing tides have brought waves of coffee entrepreneurs and aficionados, who are creating an exciting, new coffee culture that has invaded Paris’s picturesque alleyways and grand boulevards. This issue visits the centuries and arrondissements, and peeks behind the old façades and new, that, together with the imagination and passion of Parisians and expats alike, make the City of Light an emerging destination for serious coffee roasters, brewers, and drinkers.

Drift Volume 12 includes:

A bright, yellow tricycle peddles (and pedals) coffee around the city in hopes of changing the lives of Paris’s homeless for the better.
How an unlikely Ottoman, who received a frosty royal reception, introduced coffee and “Turkmania” to Parisians.
Reflections by a lovesick traveler, in a Paris of cigarettes and coffee for a layover.
Wading into the divide between brasseries from coffee shops, and appreciating their differences.
From the chipped-paint storefront of an old cordonnerie—cobbler—to a fashion label in the gardens of a former palace, the face of Paris’s coffee shops are changing.
And more…

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DAMNº 81 The Art of Protest

24 April 2022 in Magazines Comment

DAMNº 81
The Art of Protest

Dubbed the “first TikTok war” the current battle raging in Ukraine against Vladimir Putin’s reckless imperialism is taking advantage of user outrage. Both US president Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy – himself an avid social media user – have addressed TikTokers directly, calling on them to protest to help end the war.

And even as opposition parties lampoon the efforts as frivolous, and media researchers decry the app’s design as too susceptible to the spread of misinformation, there is no doubt that the short-video platform resonates outside traditional journalism and typical war coverage. Its edge is using a language and aesthetic that appeals to a generation that want their voices to be heard by people their age who dress and dance like they do.

As British art critic John Bergen so poignantly said, “Protest and anger practically always derives from hope, and the shouting out against injustice is always in the hope of those injustices being somewhat corrected and a little more justice established.”

And that’s just what we all want – TikTokers, magazine subscribers, TV addicts, artists, designers, and architects alike.

In the new issue of DAMNº – The Art of Protest – we side with those creatives whose work bites deep, with those who use their craft to protest, and specifically with those who reach out to the public directly as collaborators in that fight against iniquity. Post-colonial narratives, illegal acts, ecological activism, cultural conservation, and freedom of movement are all covered and many of the artists and designers included are not just reflecting on these topics but are themselves immersed in and experiencing them. We have tried to extend the impact of cultural protest to emphasise those artists and designers who go beyond mere representation and dare to discuss real solutions.

And even if the medium of protest expands in the age of social media, it should be recognized that rough skills as well as cheap accessible materials have always been at the core of protest art – posters then, memes now, photography then, NFTs now.

The kernel usually starts emotional and even angry before the narrative cleans up and moves across the spectrum into polite society where eventually even galleries and collectors become enthusiastic.

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Frieze Issue 226, The Venice Issue

28 March 2022 in Magazines Comment

Frieze Issue 226
The Venice Issue

“Seemingly overnight, Venice was transformed into a laboratory for the future.” —Jennifer Higgie

The April issue of frieze is dedicated to the Venice Biennale. Fernanda Brenner, Thea Havlin, Eric Otieno Sumba and Skye Arundhati Thomas each select an artist to watch at this year’s Biennale: Dineo Seshee Bopape, Marguerite Humeau, Shubigi Rao and Luiz Roque. Plus, Jennifer Higgie dives into the age-old discussion of Venice’s national pavilion system, calling on 30 years’ worth of experience attending the Biennale.

Dossier: Four Artists to Watch 2022
“The personal, historical and spiritual meet the currents of the ocean.” While the Venice Biennale is often known for the established names who showcase at the national pavilions, it also hosts numerous young and emerging artists. In four short essays, writers profile Dineo Seshee Bopape, Giulia Cenci, Shubigi Rao, Luiz Roque from this year’s edition

Essay: States in Progress
“Showcasing ‘the best’ is a tricky proposition that begs bigger questions around the function of art.” With the spotlight at the Venice Biennale falling all-too-often on the 30 national pavilions in the Giardini, while other countries are required to rent off-site venues, writer Jennifer Higgie asks whether this 19th-century format still makes sense.

Also featuring
Adam Szymczyk profiles Maria Eichhorn, who will represent Germany at this year’s Biennale. in “1,500 words,” Avram Finkelstein, a former member of the activist group Gran Fury, remembers the fractions and disputes that led to their notorious 1990 Biennale show “Pope Piece”. And Roisin Tapponi speaks to Zineb Sedira ahead of her exhibition at the French pavilion.

Columns: Come Together
The issue opens with a series of columns on the theme of coming together: Imani Robinson profiles Sonia Boyce, the first Black female artist to represent Great Britain in Venice; Linda Yablonsky pens a satirical primer to Biennale, drawing on her years of experience attending exhibitions and parties; Terence Trouillot speaks to the member of Wochenklausur about their 1999 Kosovo Language School; Francesco Tenaglia explores the role of performance at the event. Plus, Barbara Casavecchia talks to the Biennale College Art students – Simnikiwe Buhlungu, Ambra Castagnetti, Andro Eradze and Kudzanai-Violet Hwami – about their experiences as the programme’s first cohort.

Plus, Elvia Wilk responds to a single work by Francis Alÿs and the latest iteration of our Lonely Arts column. And, finally, we re-instate a popular frieze format Going Up, Going Down, charting what’s hot and what’s not in the global art world.

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