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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
PODCAST | A RADICAL HEART:
Fatima Bhutto joins TANK to discuss her latest book, The Runaways, which explores how modern alienation drives radicalisation
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
BETTER DAYS:
photography by Roni Ahn, styling by Jo Heng
TIME OUT OF TIME:
William Basinski’s new album samples the the merging of two distant black holes
HERE AND NO ELSEWHERE:
the forces of today prefer a lesser, not greater, outdoors
GIRL:
a young trans ballerina struggles to make it through puberty and find acceptance as a woman
SOLIDARITY WITHOUT SAMENESS:
Patricia Reed asks what it might take to form meaningful political solidarity when our lives are increasingly shaped by impersonal, abstract systems
WIL-O-WISP:
Rachel Rose’s cyclical film-installation chronicles the transformation of the English countryside from living cosmology into private property through the story of a 17th century witch
DEATH BECOMES HER:
Angel-Ho’s vocal debut is a bold and brazen assertion of self and an outspoken performance of trans-becoming
BLUSH:
Michela De Mattei explores the little-understood, biocultural phenomenon of blushing
LEGSICON:
full of mistranslations and slippery meanings, Laure Prouvost’s new artist book is an index of the absurd
CAROLEE SCHNEEMANN:
the artist on her lifelong collaboration with her cat, Kitch.
BACK TO THE LAND READING LIST:
when nothing feels real yet everything feels like too much, the fantasy of retreat turns magnetic
ZIUR:
an exclusive mix and Q&A with the Berlin-based producer with an affinity for the unexpected
IN UNIFORM:
sameness and difference in earthy tones. Photography by Yuji Fukuhara, styling by Rumiko Koyama
TRIAD GOD:
five years after his cult-debut mixtape on Hippos for Tanks, Triad God is back with a new LP
THE ZAD AND NOTAV:
how resistance to high-speed infrastructures gives rise to new political horizons in the European countryside
BROOKS PRESS:
a photographer rediscovers his old family printing press in a small Peak District village
DO YOU KEEP THINKING THERE MUST BE ANOTHER WAY:
Georgia Horgan employs 17th Century “political pornographies” to interrogate present social structures
RED UTOPIAS:
Essarter éditions probes a collective utopic memory of the Soviet Union
THE GARDEN:
Derek Jarman’s difficult excursion into myth and morality at the edge of life
DECEPTION AT EVERY TURN:
the new fashion of CGI models on sites like Instagram takes us even further from IRL meatspace
KATHY ACKER:
interviews spanning the author’s career chart her shifting self-image and long-standing values
ARTISTES À LA UNE:
the Paris exhibition imagines a series of Vogue covers featuring inspirational women in a collaboration with UN
LOOK UP:
Erwin Wurm in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist
PICTURE THIS:
burnt out hues and dreams of better days. Photography by Vince M. Aung, styling by Star Burleigh
PODCAST WITH OWEN HATHERLEY:
the writer and journalist discusses the complex legacy of the USSR 15 years after the end of history
BORDER:
Ali Abbasi’s twisted fable of care and contamination
FEELINGS OVER MEANING:
Milan during fashion week was (maybe still is) in the grips of a dark but emotionally charged mood
NOCILLA LAB:
an extract from the ground-breaking Spanish novel by Agustín Fernández Mallo
THE BURROW:
Sean Steadman’s warped paintings foam at the edges of abstraction
INVASIVE SPECIES:
Egyptian poet Marwa Helal on her new book, the pressure to write about “local colour” and the highs and lows of writing workshops
COPPER GEOGRAPHIES:
Ignacio Acosta invites the viewer on a journey of copper from raw material
ERIC PARRY:
a look at the British architect’s early sketchbooks. By Josie Mitchell
JEANS:
brands to look up to – new designs on the horizon
WHO KILLED MY FATHER:
read an excerpt from Édouard Louis’s searing indictment of the cruelty endured by the French working class
IDEA TO ACTION TO OBJECT:
a new exhibition of Walter De Maria’s sketches places his transcendent geometric sculpture within a more humanist context
JAY MITTA:
in the latest instalment of the TANK mix series, Jay Mitta brings you accelerated dance music from the streets of Dar es Salaam
IN CONVERSATION WITH ERWIN WURM:
on the occasion of Erwin Wurm’s largest solo exhibition in the UK at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, TANK spoke with the artist about comedy, eternity and everyday abstraction
MUNDO LATINX:
a new exhibition confronts stereotypical notions of a single Latin-American identity
OUTDOORS:
a translation of Yūichi’s avant-garde manga
POETRY FOR CORPORATIONS:
when humans learned to write like machines. Selected corporate copy by Bruna Mori
MINED:
with the return of Levi’s Engineered design for spring/summer 2019, we look back to our 1999 collaborative publication celebrating the launch of the range
IN CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANO AMARAL:
TANK speaks with the Brazilian artist about cryogenics, ASMR and the blurring of the synthetic and the organic
LOS ANGELES:
in his latest photobook, German photographer Christian Werner peels past the celebrity skin of the city of dreams to uncover a golden-hued mundanity
CHARLOTTESVILLE:
punching Nazis in the face: a philosopher makes the case for violent resistance
IN THE BEGINNING:
a new exhibition of Diane Arbus’s early photographs at London’s Hayward gallery repositions the controversial artist’s oeuvre
IN CONVERSATION WITH STEPHEN JONES:
the British designer discusses Brighton as Mars, the Royal Pavilion as a fantasy land, and the transcendent possibilities of design
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?
TRANCE READING LIST:
both an emptied mind and an excess of feeling, a garish music genre and an ancient ritual activity, trance is ubiquitous and elusive
DIAMOND STUFF:
A new novel by British experimentalist Isabel Waidner set on the Isle of Wight
IN CONVERSATION WITH ERIN RILEY:
TANK spoke to the artist about how she processes digital culture through her craft and the idea of the disposable
DISGENDERED MOTION:
Marloes ten Bhömer imagines new possibilities in human kinematics at the Copenhagen Fashion Film Awards 2019
AMERICAN GENIUS:
read an extract on safety, slowness and other people’s stories from Lynne Tillman’s newly reissued tragi-comedy
LOST LOST LOST:
celebrating the humane, avant-garde work of American-Lithuanian film-maker Jonas Mekas
GREY COBALT:
in a new publication from Loose Joints, Felicia Honkasalo documents her reimagining of her grandfather’s life in the mines of Cold-War-era Finland
BURNNN:
on his most information-heavy release yet, live-code virtuoso Lil Data makes music for supercomputers
THE EDGE OF REASON:
photography by Brett Lloyd, styling by Sara Gilmour. From TANK’s City Limits issue, Autumn 2014
GIVE ZERO DUCKS:
in a new installation, Italian artist Mauro Bonacina pays attention to distraction
BREATHING:
Franco “Bifo” Beradi on desire, impotence and the evolving ideology of contemporary fascism
ESTER:
deep in the Italian Dolomites, Marion Verboom sculpts the imbrication of geology and culture
MOARG KIEL:
in her first major solo exhibition in the UK, the Scottish artist confronts the perils of data capitalism with lamblike cunning
NEW SCENARIO:
a girl who isn’t Chloë Sevigny plays a violin under the setting New York sun. Eight writers from around the world respond
THE HUNDREDS:
read three fragments from Lauren Berlant and Kathleen Stewarts speculative atlas of ordinariness and attention
INFORMATION SKIES:
Metahaven’s elliptical fable of data and dream-worlds. Now streaming on vdrome.org
DOUBLE TAKE:
looks that make you look again. Photography and styling by Brigita Žižytė and Octavia Pendrill-Adams
IN CONVERSATION WITH MEGAN PLUNKETT:
the LA-based artist discusses working as an unlicensed private investigator, the site-specific internet and dogs that talk
IN THE BLUR:
Kirsten Owen glides between worlds. Directed by Allie Yonick
SPHERES OF DESTINY:
bubbles are the key to understanding how life on this planet evolved from a primordial soup, billions of years ago
7 DIRECTIONS:
Congo-born, Belgium-based producer Nkisi works at the intersection of club music and African cosmologies to create new forms of perception
HUNGRY GHOSTS:
set at the walls of an isolated detention centre of the coast of Australia, Gabrielle Brady’s documentary is a mythic fable of life and borders
CARMAN:
read an extract from Ser Serpas’s iPhone note account of her tumultuous experience at an Ivy League institution looking to diversify
UGLY GIRL HAND CREAM:
Cape Town-based artist Gitte Möller draws from ancient mythology, prayer paintings, and motivational graphics to create a numinous psychic architecture
THE WORST IS YET TO COME:
the end of capitalism might also be the beginning of something crueler still. Read an extract from Peter Fleming’s survival guide
CRYPTO CERTS:
Ed Fornieles’s new cryptocurrency project combines the financial tools of the art world with the the creativity of the financial sector
UNDER WRAPS:
subtle layers beneath a crisp sun. Photography by Pierre Lequeux, Styling by Carolina Augustin
VFD10:
a new exhibition celebrates the expansive cultural legacy of the queer east London basement-club
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE:
fashion photographers Hanna Moon and Joyce Ng’s playful vision of cultural mistranslation
A TIME FOR NEW DREAMS:
Grace Wales Bonner threads together magical resonances from across the Black Atlantic in a multisensory installation at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery
IN CONVERSATION WITH CAJSA VON ZEIPEL:
TANK speaks to the New York-based sculptor about about working with silicone for the first time, the tension between desire and aversion, and the experience of showing at Condo 2019
SEASONAL ASSOCIATE:
read an extract from Heike Geissler’s unsparing account of her time spent working in an Amazon warehouse
IN CONVERSATION WITH JOE KENNEDY:
writer and cultural theorist Joe Kennedy discusses his concept of "authentocracy" and the reactionary folksiness of British culture
BCE:
a new exhibition from Sophia Al-Maria looks to ancient myths and speculative fiction as tools to imagine new futures
CONDO LONDON:
fifty-two galleries from across the globe present shows across London in a “collaborative exhibition” aiming to bring experimental art to an international audience.
KINGDOMLAND:
read three poems by Rachael Allen, taken from her debut collection ‘Kingdomland’
DINING WITH HUMPTY DUMPTY:
read an extract from political dominatrix Reba Maybury’s tale of sexual politics and egg-shaped Tories
NOCTILUCENTS:
the Shanghai-based producer and vocalist crafts blurry lamentations from tender vocal-hooks and soft anime pianos
ON HER SHOULDERS:
activist and escaped ISIS slave Nadia Murad navigates the good intentions of the international community in her arduous search for justice.
BLUETOOTH FUTURISM:
listen to the puzzle-game synths of Nigerién musician Hama, amateur superstar of the digital Sahara.
SEXUAL WARFARE:
a survey of Alexis Hunter’s pioneering photography puts 1970s radical feminism in dialogue with our present sexual politics
10,000 WORDS:
watch an endurance webcam reading of Chris Kraus’ art-world anthology, ‘Social Practices’
JOCELYNE SAAB (1948-2019):
TANK remembers the late Jocelyne Saab, a fearless pioneer in Lebanese cinema
THE WAY OF COMETS:
in the closing weeks of their landmark ICA exhibition, Metahaven present a performance of poetry and a discussion of its present significance
EVERYTHING MUST FALL:
state brutality and the return of student politics in post-Apartheid South Africa
ALL I KNOW IS WHAT’S ON THE INTERNET:
a new group show at the Photographer's Gallery uncovers the invisible labour that sustains our online world
GREETINGS FROM THE BARRICADES:
revolutionary postcards in Imperial Russia
RAGING QUEER:
a new anthology from Pilot Press demonstrates the uses of queer anger in the age of the GRA, TERFs, Trump and all the rest
HOW TO SLEEP FASTER 9:
the latest issue of Arcadia Missa’s print journal examines the contemptuous politics of no-platforming
SOMETHING MORE THAN SUPERFICIAL PERFECTION:
a reading by Tina, TANK's full time voiceover artist
THE BLACK CITY:
an extract from the little-known German writer’s poetic ethnography of 1970s New York
PASSER-BY:
collaborative fashion label Atelier E.B. transform the Serpentine into a shopfront in their astute survey of retail culture
LIKE A GIRL:
the latest single from South African producer and lyricist Angel-Ho is an outspoken performance of trans femininity
STATIC FLUX:
in conversation with Natasha Young
MILK TOOTH:
read two poems from Martha Strickland’s deceptively plainspoken poetry collection
TANK LIVE ART 2018:
the best pieces from our Art section that you might have missed the first time around
TANK LIVE FILM 2018:
the best pieces from our Film section that you might have missed the first time around
TANK LIVE FASHION 2018:
the best pieces from our Fashion section that you might have missed the first time around
TANK LIVE BOOKS 2018:
the best pieces from our Books section you might have missed the first time around
TANK LIVE MUSIC 2018:
the best pieces from our Music section that you might have missed the first time around
INTENTIONALLY COLD:
the latest TANK mix comes via the South London producer whose stretched-out sounds explore the outer limits of grime
REN HANG:
from TANK’s archive, a shoot and video from the late photographer
WINTER POETRY SELECTS:
in a new seasonal column for TANK, Rachael Allen selects the stand-out poetry books and pamphlets from her recent reading list
GODMOTHER:
For her latest single, Holly Herndon teams up with fellow producer Jlin and Spawn, a “nascent machine intelligence”
NORTH WAS HERE:
a collection of journals and ephemera documents the five months artist and writer Ellie Ga spent aboard a research vessel adrift in the arctic ice
GILETS JAUNES:
a reading list on the amorphous movement and the new political realities it announces
MINCOME:
a quick-witted documentary film from Whitney Mallett tells the story of a town where, for three short years, no one lived in poverty
TRISTAN PIGOTT:
in conversation with the painter whose work puts forward a wry critique of our image-saturated present
LOADS OF SALADES:
After being selected to represent France at the 2019 Venice Biennale, artist and TANK-alumna Laure Prouvost has designed a tapestry to raise funds for the French Pavilion
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
UTOPIA:
A short film by Adam Thirlwell for Channel 4’s Random Acts playfully examines the difficult minutiae of building a better world
IN BLOOM:
in his latest exhibition, photographic artist Jean-Vincent Simonet subjects his images to distorting post-production manipulations and experimental techniques
TANK & Montblanc Fashion Writing Prize 2018:
we are thrilled to announce the winners of the TANK & Montblanc Fashion Writing Prize 2018!
MOMENT OF TRUTH:
The first of its kind, a major exhibition at the Met Breuer reveals how artists since the 1960s have engaged with conspiracy
APPROXIMATE JOY:
Christopher Anderson's intimate and ambiguous photographs find moments of pause within the social flux of contemporary China
ALTER HEROES COALITION:
a newly extended group show at Mimosa House centres on the the alter ego as a challenge to the social constraints of identity.
DASYCHIRA:
this instalment of the TANK mix series features the NYC-based producer Dasychira and comes paired with a Q&A and exclusive video-premiere
COMFORT ZONE:
outerwear that's best worn indoors. Photography by Sebastian Johansson, styling by Manuel Noreig
ARREBATO:
a surprising reissue of the underground Spanish drug horror ‘Arrebato’ offers a chance to revisit a twisted tale of cinematic vampirism
HORSES:
Satoshi Fujiwara's photobook of animals, SUVs and industrial drills presents a flattened world that manages to be both hyperreal and obscure
VAPE SHOP OLYMPIA:
Peter de Potter's photographs examine and enact the weird mechanics of post-social media visual communication
BAT EYES:
Sheila Rock's photographs of punk women documented the raw style and radical attitudes that defined the subculture
WAITING GAME:
Michele Abeles' “World Cup”, named less for football than for spectatorship, is a show about looking and waiting
WE ATE THE ACID:
Joe Roberts vivid and playful imagery tunes in to the comic and creepy details of the psychedelic experience
PRADAMALIA:
Prada's new family of mysterious mascots, have found their way into TANK's latest Travel issue
STARRY EYED:
“At Eternity’s Gate” and the canonisation of Van Gogh
TENDER QUESTIONS:
excerpts from So Mayer and Preti Taneja's dialogue on friendship
SWAN MEAT:
this instalment of the TANK mix series comes courtesy of Swan Meat, offering a unique blend of baroque club music
SURPLUS MEMORY:
Josephine Pryde's new exhibition at Simon Lee gallery, London “In Case My Mind is Changing” examines memory and potentiality in a digital world
ORIGINAL COPY:
a reading from Tina, TANK'S full-time voiceover artist, excerpted from our latest Travel issue
GESTURES:
Read two poems from Latvian poet Artis Ostups's new collection, published by Ugly Duckling Presse and translated by Jayde Will
NICOLAS ROEG (1928—2018):
Shumon Basar remembers the mercurial British filmmaker
SANCTUARY IN ABUNDANCE:
Gabby Laurent speaks to the artist Peter Miller about flea markets, cephalopods and artistic generosity
WELL TRAVELLED ISSUE:
TANK's Winter Travel Issue is out now!
IN TOO DEEP:
London and Berlin-based artists Elmgreen & Dragset are storytellers and This is How We Bite Our Tongue at the Whitechapel Gallery is full of twisted narratives
VANISHING ACT:
looks that lead you up the garden path. Photography by Charlotte Krieger, styling by Marie Gibert
DEREK JARMAN:
an essential reading list on the writer, filmmaker and gardener
A PPR OC HE:
a highlights reel from the intimate Parisian photo fair
THIRD CLASS:
a new exhibiton from Emma Strauss records everyday scenes along the 8000km train journey from St. Petersburg to Beijing
THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING:
Nathaniel Khan's new documentary is a witty cash up of the contradictory alliance between art and capitalism
THE WAY THINGS ARE:
a new video-installation from Karanjit Panesar tugs at the threads of neoliberal hegemony
ANNIVERSARIES:
read an extract from Uwe Johnson's multivolume opus detailing a year in the life of a holocaust survivor and her young daughter across 367 chapters
GEOMANCER:
an AI satellite must confront its militarised origins and the cruelty of humans in this hyperreal parable from video-artist Lawrence Lek
TRUE:
Hannah Diamond's new PC Music single is a break up anthem for our era of fake emotions
ROADBLOCKS:
the sprawling self-portraits of Shadi Al-Atallah convey the cathartic potential of an abundance of feeling
BLONDES IN THE JUNGLE:
Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn’s irreverent comedy is a goofy glaze-over and a smart critique of Western voyeurism
THE COUPLE FORM:
Prompted by the ‘Modern Couples’ show at the Barbican, TANK presents a reading list on our love-hate relationship with the figure of the couple
BLOWING UP:
a 1960s inflatable stool reissued exclusively for Prada by Danish designer Verner Panton
MENTOR:
the latest EP from Lisbon-based producer Bonaventure makes an urgent call to embrace the extraterrestrial
REVOLTING PROSTITUTES:
an extract from Juno Mac and Molly Smith’s new book from Verso on sex work, “shit jobs” and the demand to love what you do
IN CONVERSATION WITH HAMID ISMAILOV:
TANK speaks to the acclaimed Uzbek author about language, representation and Soviet reading habits
MAL JOURNAL:
an online literary platform for writing on sexuality and erotics built to outlive the whirring cycles of content production
DROWNED CITY:
Antony Cairns uses e-readers and esoteric darkroom techniques to render desolate cityscapes alien and luminescent
PARADISE ROT:
Jenny Hval’s debut novel follows the unfurling of bodies in the wake of queer desire
KELORA:
listen to a lurid anthem from the Glaswegian darkpop band
THE EARTH DIES STREAMING:
A. S. Hamrah’s collected film criticism is a wry catalogue of our cinematic present
SIBLINGS:
multidisciplinary artist Colin Self’s new LP is a glistening proposal for critical joy, interdependence and expanded forms of kinship
W HOTEL ISTANBUL:
behind the scenes on TANK's shoot with writer and journalist Suzy Hansen
NEW MODELS:
a podcast and anti-algorithm media platform covering contemporary topics at the bleeding edge of art, politics and culture
BASTARD COUNTRYSIDE:
Robin Friend uncovers moments of intrigue in a sullen arcadia
TERRACE HOUSE:
the reality TV show that finds pleasure in the mundane
ACOID:
the newest TANK mix comes courtesy of Acoid, a Berlin-based producer and member of the Live From Earth collective
THE CASTLE:
the unsettling photographs of Richard Mosse capture life at Europe’s borders
BEGINNINGS:
the work of abstract-expressionist Richard Pousette-Dart offer’s a more challenging perspective on a movement easily dismissed as boring or reactionary
IN CONVERSATION WITH AXIS MUNDI:
the brand studio responsible for a semiotic audit of TANK’s 20-year archive discuss the process
INHABITING - THE CITY AS A HOSTILE HOST:
Hicham Gardaf photographs the signs of human habitation on an inconspicuous street corner in North West London
SPELLS:
read two poems from the new book from Ignota Press, which collects 21st century occult poetry to take us beyond the borders of the rational
SHIRLEY JACKSON:
This reading list provides an introduction to the eerie world of the novelist’s mystery stories, which are currently being re-evaluated and adapted for the screen
IN CONVERSATION WITH TAMSIN BLANCHARD
meet the fashion journalist and judge of this year’s TANK & Montblanc Fashion Writing Prize
SATIRE IN TRUMPWORLD:
Michael Roderick examines the videos Vic Berger, a viral video creator and humourist for the clickbait generation
POETRY OF THE FLOW:
in conversation with the Taiwanese artist Yahon Chang, whose Chinese ink paintings fuse ancient traditions with contemporary techniques
AGAINST IMMERSION:
on the New York Film Festival’s VR documentary program and the awkward state of this nascent form. By Jackson Arn
INDECENT EXPOSURE:
the irreverent filmmaker and provocateur John Waters receives his first retrospective at the Baltimore Museum of Art
FIRAASBEATS:
the latest instalment in the TANK mix series comes courtesy of the producer Firaasbeats
DETROIT IN LONDON:
ahead of their rare joint appearance at London’s Printworks, Alex Solo selects some deep cuts from Detroit’s finest, Theo Parrish, Omar-S, Marcellus Pittman and Moodymann
AENIKKAENG:
Michael Vince Kim’s photographs reimagine a forgotten history of indentured servitude in Mexico and Cuba
THE BLACK IMAGE CORPORATION:
Fondazione Prada celebrates the legacy of Johnson Publishing Company, whose titles provided a cornerstone for African American identity
DUSTY PINK:
go backstage at a 70s Pink Floyd concert in this extract from the first English translation of Jean-Jacques Schuhl’s cult novel
THE MEDIUM IS A MESS:
TANK speaks with Jason Fulford, the American photographer who documented the Reggio Approach, a unique educational philosophy practised in Italy
IN BLOOM:
French photographer Jean-Vincent Simonet’s latest series is an intoxicating visual love letter to Japan’s city streets
MERCA BAE INTERVIEW AND MIX:
our latest mix comes from the Spanish producer and DJ Merca Bae
IN THE COMPANY OF:
a new exhibition at TJ Boulting gallery places female voices of the past in dialogue with those of the present
IN CONVERSATION WITH R.O. KWON:
the author discusses her debut novel ‘The Incendiaries’, faith and the writing process
SUGAR DADDY CAPITALISM:
in an extract from his forthcoming book, Peter Fleming asks whether Sugar Daddy websites encourage prostitution without protection
NERVOUS STATES:
read an extract from William Davies’s latest book, which investigates the contemporary need to define ourselves by our feelings
DISPLACED DIASPORA:
a star of London’s resurgent jazz scene, Moses Boyd’s debut album is stylish and tenacious
THE WORLD TRANSFORMED:
TANK visits the alternative festival to the Labour Party conference, home of the left’s radical conscience
OBLIQUE:
Eva Stenram dissects images from 1960s sports magazines with anatomical precision in her latest exhibition at Berlin’s Galerie aKonzept
PERIPHERAL VISION:
Fashion from the outskirts. Photography by Bloom Paris
WILLIAM DAVIES:
before we welcome William Davies to our latest Book Talk on October 18th, here is an essential reading list featuring some of his major books, alongside interviews, talks and more
CHELSEA MANNING:
the whistleblower, technologist and LGBTQ+ activist makes her first public appearance in the UK
SHIRIN ALIABADI (1973 – 2018):
TANK is saddened to learn of the death of Shirin Aliabadi, the artist who captured the rebellious dual identities of Iran’s women
READ MY LIPS:
a new exhibition at Auto Italia marks the first UK exhibition of the works of Gran Fury, the art collective who changed the face of queer activism
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
SPORTMAX:
clean lines sharp edges. Photography by Paolo Barbi, styling by Luca Balzarini and Andrea Volonté
ON THE MOVE:
photos from DIESEL WORM, a mobile exhibition held in three limousines at Roskilde Festival, are a breezy collection of freedom, posing and fun
SLOW FASHION TO SAVE MINDS:
the artist and founder of The Laundry Georgina Johnson’s latest venture draws together fashion, sustainability and mental health
THE SEVEN WORKS OF MERCY:
a closer look at Carravagio’s iconic work that inspired Hellen van Meene’s baroque reimagining of Gucci in the Epoch issue
BROTHERS AND OTHERS:
Alexander Coggin’s alternative holiday photographs capture the smaller dramas of the everyday
USER2222:
our latest TANK mix comes from a producer whose raw edits, which can disappear from Soundcloud at any moment, are outlandish and beautiful
FEMALE HUMAN ANIMAL:
Josh Appignanesi’s “social surrealist” film follows the novelist Chloe Aridjis through the real-life contemporary art world
ECZEMA!:
a performance and EP by Maria Fusco examines the skin condition, offering insight into irritation
ARADA:
the director Mu Tunç discusses his debut feature ‘Arada’ set in Istanbul’s 90s punk scene
IN CONVERSATION WITH CRAIG COHON:
we meet the chairman of Worn Again, the technology company whose pioneering recycling process looks to reshape the entire textile industry
YOUNG PAINT:
the acclaimed producer Actress discusses his forthcoming release, an album co-authored by an AI learning programme
THE BALLAD OF ST JEROME:
the artist Jesse Darling revisits canonical Christian lore at Tate Britain
GYROVAGI TRAJECTORY:
nomadic monks and the natural world inspire the photographer Constantin Schlachter’s introspective series
WORK EXPERIENCE:
our latest fashion editorial is an ode to the intern. Photography by Sophie Tajan, styling by Gemma Bedini
SAFE AND SOUND:
Bang & Olufsen and Michael Anastassiades present ‘1/6000’, an interactive sound installation in an abandoned bank for London Design Festival
PALENCE INTERVIEW AND MIX:
the latest TANK mix comes from Palence whose melancholic productions draw from slowcore, IDM and hip hop
TANK TURNS 20:
the Autumn Epoch issue is out now!
ALONE AT THE PARTY:
Natalia Poniatowska’s unconventional event photography captures the forgotten fringes of celebrations
LYNNE TILLMAN:
before we welcome Lynne Tillman to our latest Book Talk on October 1st, here is an essential reading list featuring some of her major books, alongside interviews, talks and more
OUT OF CHARACTER:
part of London Design Festival, the new exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum vibrantly updates a 19th-century eccentricity
BORDERLESS FICTIONS:
the independent publishing house Charco Press brings Latin America’s contemporary literary talent to English-language audiences
PLAYING THE FIELD:
town meets country through traditional tweeds and checks in our latest autumn/winter editorial
VIOLENT CERAMICS:
the artist Paloma Proudfoot’s autopsy-inspired show ‘The Detachable Head Serves as a Cup’ gives form to the macabre
CHIMERA:
Jean Baudrillard’s photography cuts through layers, veils and façades to reveal a preoccupation with illusory surfaces. From the Gossip Issue
MUTE MATTER:
LA-based photographer Sergiy Barchuk strips away visual noise to create harmonious still lifes
THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION:
an introduction to this year’s shortlist featuring Vahni Capildeo, Toby Martinez de las Rivas, J.O. Morgan, Danez Smith and Tracy K. Smith
COLOUR BLOCK:
visceral tones contend with heat of late summer in this still life from Barcelona. Photography by Javi Dardo, styling by Eva Bernal
MY PLACE:
the artist Dina Oganova’s series of photographs ‘My Place’ takes an intimate look at Georgia’s first post-Soviet generation
HELIOTROPE:
Viviane Sassen’s childhood memories of Africa inspire images of surreal beauty in ‘Heliotrope’, published by TBW Books
THE DARK INTERVAL:
Read one of the newly translated letters of bereavement sent by Rainer Maria Rilke. Wise and humane, each of his correspondences offer a profound consolation
TANK & MONTBLANC FASHION WRITING PRIZE 2018:
An opportunity to discover the next generation of fashion writers! Open to writers around the world aged 25 years old and under
DIRECTIONS:
“The doctors would suck all his blood out of his body, boil it or something, and then inject it back in.” Exclusive flash fiction by Yuri Herrera
TWO POEMS:
read two poems by the award-winning Vahni Capildeo from her latest collection Venus as Bear, which is shortlisted for the 2018 Forward Prize for Best Collection
HOT PROPERTY:
struggling to find an affordable home? Find a perfect house and outfit to match in this fashion video from the Gossip Issue
MOMMY:
the artist Maggie Lee’s feature length documentary describes her experience of her mother’s death with unflinching candour
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
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE:
In his second autobiographical novel, Éduoard Louis tackles the trauma of rape with a raw and complex honesty
GETTING READY FOR THE PARTY:
“At 49, her husband, still handsome and lanky and devilish, was, indeed, going bald.” Flash fiction from Ottessa Moshfegh
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TANK selects
INVASIVE SPECIES:
Egyptian poet Marwa Helal on her new book, the pressure to write about “local colour” and the highs and lows of writing workshops
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
FARSIGHT CORPORATION:
in a new project from architect-turned-artist Lawrence Lek at Bold Tendencies, a series of virtual-reality promotional videos grapple with the transformation of urban life by AI
NICOLAS ROEG (1928—2018):
Shumon Basar remembers the mercurial British filmmaker
REZA ABDOH AT MOMA PS1:
a rare retrospective of the late Iranian performer and artist
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
CLOSE-UP:
lovers of iconic Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami can continue to see his finest films at the Close-Up Film Centre, which shares a name with his 1990 masterwork of docufiction
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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