TANK BOOK TALKS 2019:
Natasha Lennard and Razia Iqbal in conversation
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TANK live
THE SOUVENIR:
Joanna Hogg’s autobiographical drama is a troubling exploration of class and compromising intimacy
SUMMER IN THE CITY:
photography by Sophie Isogai, styling by Saeko Sugai
NEW TALENT:
The Photographers’ Gallery has introduced a new programme to unearth and celebrate new photography
A GOOD CRISIS:
art collective Dis update the protocols of consciousness-raising for an age of permanent distraction
IN FABRIC:
the latest psycho-horror film from British director, Peter Strickland
KAMIXLO:
pneumatic reggaeton from the South London producer and Bala Club co-founder
AMNIOTECHNICS:
Sophie Lewis on water as a guiding figure for radical kinship
HYPERACTIVE, HYPERLOCAL:
Sisso, lynchpin of the exploding Singeli scene in Dar es Salaam, makes his long-awaited debut on Nyege Nyege Tapes
FICTION:
Bold Tendencies 2019 summer program sees the rooftop Peckham parking lot transformed into a nexus of otherworldly portals
INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED:
the problem with our plastic consumption isn’t just a practical one - it’s deeply psychological too
CHEEK BY JOWL:
a new delicious farce from Cheek By Jowl’s Russian troupe
ADELAIDE IVANOVA:
a new poem, translated from the Portuguese by Rachel Long and Francisco Vilhena
THE WORLD OF BEFORE:
for their 2020 Cruise collection, Gucci present a vision of antiquity not as an unchanging idyll, but a world of rupture and reinvention
WHAT MAKES COMEDY COMEDY:
Lynne Tillman tells Natasha Stallard why nothing is funny anymore
ATTACK OF THE CHAIRS:
Jesse Darling makes the familiar strange at the Venice Biennale
XY CHELSEA:
an understated documentary on whistleblower Chelsea Manning tells an urgent story of pain, privacy and politics
OPACITY READING LIST:
in a surveillance society fueled by melodramas of intrigue and inquisition, it is uncertainty, not transparency, that promises relief
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DREAMS:
the best art at the 2019 Venice Biennale is also the least interesting
PSYCHOACOUSTIC INVESTIGATIONS:
A two-evening residency at the ICA celebrates the pioneering sonic experiments of the late composer Maryanne Amacher
VOTIVE:
with the language of the oceanic, Keiran Goddard maps the turbulence and sublimity of wounded love
RADICAL REWILDING:
an extract from Joanna Pocock’s Surrender, a personal essay about scavenging, rewilding and ecosex in the American West
HUNGER IN ME LIVING:
on his most focused release yet, Organ Tapes mines the indie-pop unconscious to produce a glowing masterclass in muffled euphoria
BITS OF STORIES:
in conversation with Augustas Serapinas, the youngest artist showing at this year’s Venice Biennale
AFTERLIFE:
Palmistry’s sophomore effort explores devotion and disconnection to find new complexities in his ultra-distinguished minimalist pop
INSTRUCTIONS FOR A FUNERAL:
a new short story collection from author David Means explores the isolation of the Midwest
QUEER:
members of the LGBTQ+ community communicate with their past
HELLO, VITALIK BUTERIN:
Hans Ulrich Obrist interviews the co-founder of Ethereum
EMIRANDA:
crisp, carbonated dance music from Toxe and Mechatok’s new collaborative project
STALINGRAD:
Will Wiles on imaginary places and “the Microsoft Windows of cities”
TANK MIX | UMRU:
search-engine-optimised chaos from the PC Music producer
SOFT SCULPTURE:
photography by Dave Blackburn, styling by Bonnie Langedijk
NATHAN JURGENSON READING LIST:
ahead of his TANK Book Talk appearance, a primer on the Snapchat sociologist’s prolific writing on social media, visual culture and digital dualism
ANTICIPATORY NOSTALGIA:
read an extract from Nathan Jurgenson’s The Social Photo on how digital platforms transform the way we see ourselves, others and the world
JULIA:
“The atomic structure of a single day contains the whole structure of a society and, in a wider sense, the world.” A short story by Sarah Thomas
SAD SACK:
a poem and a love letter from artist and writer Sophia Al-Maria
SELFISH:
Adam Thirlwell on Kim Kardashian’s strange and moving book of selfies. From TANK’s archive
MIDNIGHT ROSE:
Heather Gildroy’s short film is a story of a story of youth and isolation in rural America
ALLAN SEKULA:
a new retrospective at Marian Goodman captures the late photographer’s devoted attention to the forgotten spaces of the world
LEANNE SHAPTON:
the artist and writer on her latest publication Guestbook: Ghost Stories, painting from photographs and spectral social media
A PLAGUE OF MICROBES:
an extract from Argentine writer Ariana Harwicz’s new novel, Feebleminded
BAD GAYS:
a new podcast on the evil and complicated men who don't quite fit into the mainstream history of gay liberation
ED FORNIELES:
the multimedia artist discusses his latest project Cel, an immersive role play in which the protocols of hierarchical masculinity are enacted and interrogated
LOOK UP:
Erwin Wurm in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist
ANNA TSING:
“I think disorientation is the point of anthropology.”
PODCAST | MAN UP!
Adam All and Baby Lame – co-hosts of drag-king competition Man Up! – join us to discuss drag culture and performance.
FORM, FEMINISMS, FEMININITIES:
Rose English complicates ideas of the female form in the first show of Richard Saltoun’s year-long “100% Women” program
HITO STEYERL:
“Artificial stupidity in the form of bots and production robots is also a force to reckon with, leading to job losses, distorted realities on social media and proliferating dysfunctional technology”
ONLY HUMAN:
in a major new exhibition, the eminent British photographer Martin Parr takes a satirical lens to nationalism and nostalgia
ROYAL HIDEAWAY:
behind the scenes at the resort location of TANK’s “Bon Voyage” shoot
THE TRIUMPH OF SOFTNESS OVER HARDNESS:
Dorothea Tanning at Tate Modern and her world of porous boundaries and formless objects
STORY TELLING FOR EARTHLY SURVIVAL:
Fabrizio Terranova’s understated portrait of feminist thinker Donna Haraway's exuberant imagination
WE ARE COSMONAUTS:
read an extract from Rosie Šnajdr experimental text on space flight and the paradoxes of transcendence
THE SOUND OF SILENT FILM:
an interview with Carl Davis, composer for television and film
TANK MIX | BABY BLUE:
an exclusive mix and Q&A with Vancouver-based producer and it-girl Baby Blue
ALEXIA TALA:
the Chilean curator behind the Plataforma Atacama program on indigenity, cultural dialogue and the capacity of art to resist
OCEAN OF AIR:
virtual reality exploring the somatic connection between plant and human life
MOTION STUDIES:
read an extract from Jena Osman’s collection of poetic essays on the history of surveillance and scientific enquiry
EUROPE NOW:
a new generation of artists in Europe, with work spanning painting, sculpture, fashion, and video
THE REMAINDER:
an extract from Alia Trabucco Zerán’s debut novel, set in the Chilean city of Santiago
GENERATION NUMB:
producer/poet Palmistry returns with an icy and impressionistic anthem
THE VORTEX:
Tom Morton on The Face and the the “Vortex” of ideas
CLASS ACT:
photography by Bloom Paris, styling by Annabelle Jouot
ABSOLUTE MUSIC:
in conversation with the obscure Japanese composer June Chikuma
WITCH:
Rebecca Tamás’s poetry recasts language to feel more closely matched to human complexity
TINA READS FOOD OF THE FUTURE:
the strange legacies of the meal replacement, from early feminist fantasy to contemporary Silicon Valley reality
SHE PERSISTED:
a triple-bill of female choreographers at the English National Ballet – Stina Quagebeur, Pina Bausch, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
NO LOVE FOR WALMART:
can socialists learn lessons from Amazon, Uber and Walmart?
IS THIS TOMORROW:
30 artists and architects come together to present an uncertain future
ETERNAL:
electronic composer Holly Herndon collaborates with Spawn, an AI trained on collective vocal experimentation, on latest single “Eternal”
TANK MIX | MANG:
the latest TANK mix comes via London-based producer and DJ Mang, whose hi-res productions borrow from medieval RPG sound-design and 1990s hardcore
WORLDING READING LIST:
to imagine a world is to imagine it’s landscape - to render its trees, valleys, mountains and myths in concrete detail
BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO:
a sonic adaptation of Peter Strickland’s “Beberian Sound Studio” at the Donmar Warehouse
4K ZEN:
Stine Deja explores our ever-colliding real and virtual worlds through animation and digital image
MARC VALLEE:
the photographer documents graffiti artists in Paris
SPELLBOUND:
photography by Ali Mahdavi, styling by Catherine Baba. First published in the Blow-up issue, Autumn 2007
LIVE BAIT:
Matt Copson is a fox, who dreamt he was a man, who dreamt he was a fox, who makes some phone calls
LORO:
Paolo Sorrentino returns to Italy of the early 2000’s to take on the myth and scandal of Berlusconi’s legacy
BIRDS OF PASSAGE:
a mythic tale of social collapse in the deserts of northern Columbia
JULIE MEHRETU:
Kettle’s Yard presents a monochrome set of images by the artist that play with chaos and order
LES ARCHIVES:
a new reissue from Freedom to Spend provides a chance to revisit the bizarre and catchy 1980s music of Bomberman composer June Chikuma
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TANK selects
ON APPARATUS:
Victor Burgin in conversation with Thomas Roueché
HELLO, VITALIK BUTERIN:
Hans Ulrich Obrist interviews the co-founder of Ethereum
REZA ABDOH AT MOMA PS1:
a rare retrospective of the late Iranian performer and artist
AGAINST IMMERSION:
on the New York Film Festival’s VR documentary program and the awkward state of this nascent form. By Jackson Arn
BEHEADED BY iOS:
filter bubbles and the feminine touch in the photography of Josephine Pryde
SWAN MEAT:
this instalment of the TANK mix series comes courtesy of Swan Meat, offering a unique blend of baroque club music
ARREBATO:
a surprising reissue of the underground Spanish drug horror ‘Arrebato’ offers a chance to revisit a twisted tale of cinematic vampirism
NICOLAS ROEG (1928—2018):
Shumon Basar remembers the mercurial British filmmaker
QANDEEL BALOCH:
how the death of a Pakistani social media star shook and changed a nation
DON SININI:
fresh from the release of his second EP, ‘Sun, Sea and Sinini’, our latest mix is from London-based vocalist and producer Don Sinini
SOFT:
Urs Fischer’s sumptuously woozy silkscreen prints, made on his iPhone, call into question the effect of technology on memory
TAO LIN:
the divisive novelist returned this year with ‘Trip’, an intimate, nonfiction look into psychedelics. Watch a video of the interview with the author from 2013
THE HEART OF THE RACE:
a powerful record of black women’s lives under the “triple burden” of race, gender and class in Britain has been republished by Verso
LEEDS POSTCARDS:
a selection of darkly funny and irreverent political postcards, published by Four Corners Books, are forms of activism by design
XENOFEMINISM:
Helen Hester’s new book makes a bold proposal to repurpose network-technologies for feminist ends
RHYTHM AND COLOUR:
Richard Emerson charts the life, work and loves of three extraordinary women and forgotten members of the Lost Generation: Hélène Vanel, Loïs Hutton and Margaret Morris
A. G. COOK:
has launched his his own label PC Music for bedroom professionals and slick amateurs. You can expect as much from this dreamy Radio Tank Mix, punctuated with internet buzzwords – “a fast connection, unlimited wifi”
ORGAN TAPES:
watch the video premiere for ‘Seedling’
ONGOINGNESS:
a selection of extracts from Sarah Manguso’s elegant, confessional ode to the art of diary writing, motherhood and time
THE GEOLOGY OF RESISTANCE:
the music of Elysia Crampton reorientates the political potentials of dance music from the future to the ancient geological past. By Milo Gooder
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Fashion
COMMERCIAL BREAK:
Photography by Pietro Cocco, styling by Francesca Crippa
HERLAND:
from TANK’s archive. As Maria Grazia Chiuri’s new vision of Dior proposes a radical departure for the house, the award-winning video artist Laure Prouvost propounds an heroic femininity.
BETTER DAYS:
photography by Roni Ahn, styling by Jo Heng
IN UNIFORM:
sameness and difference in earthy tones. Photography by Yuji Fukuhara, styling by Rumiko Koyama
THE SILENCE OF KIRSTEN OWEN:
From TANK’s archive. Photography by Dario Catellani, styling by Vittoria Cerciello, words by Naomi Bikis
UNDER WRAPS:
subtle layers beneath a crisp sun. Photography by Pierre Lequeux, Styling by Carolina Augustin
VANISHING ACT:
looks that lead you up the garden path. Photography by Charlotte Krieger, styling by Marie Gibert
PERIPHERAL VISION:
Fashion from the outskirts. Photography by Bloom Paris
WORK EXPERIENCE:
our latest fashion editorial is an ode to the intern. Photography by Sophie Tajan, styling by Gemma Bedini
NEO-BAROQUE:
brave new frills, strange new folds. Fashion from the Bubbles issue
PLAYING THE FIELD:
town meets country through traditional tweeds and checks in our latest autumn/winter editorial
COLOUR BLOCK:
visceral tones contend with heat of late summer in this still life from Barcelona. Photography by Javi Dardo, styling by Eva Bernal
THE MOST RADICAL GESTURE:
with the arrival of Alessandro Michele in 2015, Gucci experienced a profound détournement. With a painterly eye, Hellen van Meene envisioned a new future for the house. From TANK's Realism Issue
HOT PROPERTY:
struggling to find an affordable home? Find a perfect house and outfit to match in this fashion video from the Gossip Issue
MALTESE MEDITATIONS:
a woman walks alone in the Mediterranean archipelago. Photography by Stephanie Galea, styling by Sally Anne Bolton
IN THE BUBBLE:
“The sphere is the interior, disclosed, shared realm inhabited by humans”, says the philosopher Peter Slotterdijk. In this shoot from the archive, styles are inspired by the rich metaphorical world of bubbles
TELFAR x FAKA:
the New York-based label brings its off-beat vision to London’s Serpentine Gallery with a mesmeric performance and preview for their Spring/Summer 2019 collection
HEAVENLY BODIES:
a return to Palais Bulles, scene of one of Raf Simons’ final collections for Dior, alongside memories of his tenure from industry experts and beyond
YOU’RE MY FAVOURITE WORK OF ART:
Colour and form define this shoot set in David Hockney’s first London apartment. From the Realism Issue
NEW FALL NOT YET BORN:
bleached tones and traces of sportswear carry through late echoes of summer. Photography by Marek Chorzepa, styling by Kat Ambroziak
SEINE STROLLING:
Chanel’s autumn 2018 haute couture collection is an elegant love letter to Paris
MODA POVERA:
Olivier Saillard’s unique collection makes Madame Grès-inspired haute couture out of €5 T-shirts
FAMILIAL:
the ties that bind, the bloodlines that hold. From the archive: photography by Estelle Hanania, styling by Benoît Bèthume
A WORD IN YOUR SHELL-LIKE:
from earrings to ears, information travels fast. Photography by Sohrab Golsorkhi-Ainslie, styling by Hamish Wirgman. Fashion from the Gossip Issue
SUPER SET MASTER:
an interview with the late, great Michael Howells, the celebrated production designer who worked at the cutting edge of fashion, theatre and film for over 30 years
REVOLUTION REVISITED:
Alessandro Michele’s reconceptualisation of Gucci continues to expound a new and insurgent baroque, captured by the heightened realism of Sarah Dobai’s photography. From the Gossip Issue
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TANK talks
HITO STEYERL:
“Artificial stupidity in the form of bots and production robots is also a force to reckon with, leading to job losses, distorted realities on social media and proliferating dysfunctional technology”
OLGA TOKARCZUK:
“Thinking for me means asking the right questions, paradoxical questions.” The Polish novelist discusses ‘Flights’, the novel that was awarded the 2018 Man Booker International Prize.”
ELYSIA CRAMPTON:
“Historically linear models conceal long and ancient channels of resistance.” Crampton’s densely allusive work is inflected by Andean tradition, critical theory and a legacy of trans resistance
JOHN GIORNO:
“Being a poet, words are often in your mind.” John Giorno is a poet and performance artist, and was a major feature of the New York underground scene of the 1960s.”
LUBAINA HIMID:
“White people don’t encounter black people in Britain armed to the teeth with knives and guns.” Lubaina Himid is a Turner prize-winning artist.”
MA YANSONG:
“It’s new in China to think of architecture as related to cultural identity” Yansong is a leading figure of a new generation of Chinese architects.”
LUCIANO BENETTON:
“Similarly, we came across an issue when featuring Algeria and Morocco, because they have populations of approximately 300,000 people living in exile in the desert.”
GEORGE MONBIOT:
“Our task is not to change human nature; it’s to reveal human nature in all its wonderful colours” Monbiot is a writer, environmentalist and political activist.”
OTTESSA MOSHFEGH:
“I am interested in how we are both of those things: we are spiritual and we’re human poop machines.” Moshfegh’s lurid imagination and wry prose makes idiots of us all.”
LIL B:
““It’s a blessing out of God’s hands. I’m pushing the standards.” An interview with hip-hop’s off-beat philosopher.”
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Podcast
PODCAST | A RADICAL HEART:
Fatima Bhutto joins TANK to discuss her latest book, The Runaways, which explores how modern alienation drives radicalisation
HERE AND NO ELSEWHERE:
the forces of today prefer a lesser, not greater, outdoors
PODCAST WITH OWEN HATHERLEY:
the writer and journalist discusses the complex legacy of the USSR 15 years after the end of history
CODEBREAKERS:
are the days of human translators numbered, or will translation technology’s lack of linguistic nuance continue to be a flaw that’s impossible to ignore?
IN CONVERSATION WITH JOE KENNEDY:
writer and cultural theorist Joe Kennedy discusses his concept of "authentocracy" and the reactionary folksiness of British culture
SOMETHING MORE THAN SUPERFICIAL PERFECTION:
a reading by Tina, TANK's full time voiceover artist
IN CONVERSATION WITH JOEY ZWILLINGER:
the co-founder of the much buzzed about footwear startup Allbirds speaks to Caroline Issa about making the jump from biotech to fashion, building a mission-led business and embedding purpose into your product
IN CONVERSATION WITH LYNNE TILLMAN:
following her TANK Book Talk, the American author and critic discusses virulent masculinity and the process behind her latest novel, Men and Apparitions.
ORIGINAL COPY:
a reading from Tina, TANK'S full-time voiceover artist, excerpted from our latest Travel issue
IN CONVERSATION WITH PATRICK DEWITT:
the Man-Booker shortlisted author discusses his latest novel ‘French Exit’, which offers a surreal take on the comedy of manners
IN CONVERSATION WITH MARK FORD:
the poet discusses his autobiographical turn, growing up across the world, being drugged on a train to Madrid, meeting Allen Ginsberg and more
IN CONVERSATION WITH JAMES BRIDLE:
the artist and writer discusses his latest book, New Dark Age, which tackles how technology has led us into a world of ever-increasing incomprehension
IN CONVERSATION WITH LUBAINA HIMID:
Ismail Einashe speaks to the artist about the aftermath of winning the 2017 Turner Prize and the enduring need to address Europe’s colonial legacy
IN CONVERSATION WITH MADELINE MILLER:
the Orange Prize-winning novelist reads from her latest book, Circe
ANTON VIDOKLE ON COSMISM:
the artist and filmmaker charts the unexpected revival of the Russian philosophy
IN CONVERSATION WITH DANIEL TRILLING:
In this episode of the TANK magazine podcast, Ismail Einashe talks to the journalist and editor of New Humanist, Daniel Trilling
FLASH FICTION FROM NADIFA MOHAMED:
"The Maid" is a caustic story of abuse and inequality
RUSSIA IN THE LATE SUMMER:
the academic and children's author Katherine Rundell returns to the ever-changing beauty of St Petersburg
BOOKS AND DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL:
in conversation with Carl Williams
LIBERALISM AND IGNORANCE:
the philosopher Daniel DeNicola speaks to the author Edmund Fawcett.
MONSTERS AND OUTSIDERS:
In conversation with the author Charlie Fox
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