«

»

THE ANTIPODES: Annie Baker

TWLIGHT: Elizabeth Peyton

MYCELIUM: Annette Weiser

FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE: Antje Peters

PROTO LIVE: Holly Herndon

«

»

TANK live

new technologies are remixed into Yolŋu values and aesthetics

FIVE-FINGER BLOW-DRY:

a person’s hair may be likened to the top of a mountain

Hilary Leichter’s novel about a young temp worker takes aim at the absurd precarities of late capitalism

6 MONTHS WITHOUT:

Nastja Säde Rönkkö on how the internet is the taboo of our times

LASTING INFLUENCE:

Photography by Yuki Kumagai, styling by Masayo Kishi

Elizabeth Peyton’s shimmering depiction of vampire love

BOOK TALK | ANN PETTIFOR:

one of the key authors of the Green New Deal speaks with an Extinction Rebellion activist

Dena Yago’s poems about dogs and Los Angeles

Annie Baker’s play asks big questions about narratives and myths in the anodyne setting of a conference room

OUTER SPACE SPEECH:

in 2003, a chatbot called Ella was sent into space to communicate human culture to aliens

the eleventh book by Portuguese photographer, film-maker and publisher, André Príncipe

a gang of teenage guerrillas spiral into psychic unrest in a new film from Alejandro Landes

CHRISTINA QUARLES:

TANK speaks to the artist about her gestural, abstract paintings and why she sees herself as “racially multiple”

jagged hardware techno by way of hardcore punk from the Montreal-based duo

the multi-hyphenate musician and performer on collaboration, nonsense and queer worldbuilding

PODCAST | NOTES FROM THE FRONT:

Tina reads Ana Maria Nicolaescu on the Roblox multiverse

on Maria Tumarkin’s “real-life stories” and the uses of overused language

Hannah Diamond is back and more powerful than ever with pixel-perfect pop hit “Invisible”

AFTER GEOENGINEERING:

Holly Jean Buck considers the ways we might reduce and reverse damage done to the earth.

Holly Herndon’s ancient and ecclesial Barbican performance

more*

less*

Art

CHRISTINA QUARLES:

TANK speaks to the artist about her gestural, abstract paintings and why she sees herself as “racially multiple”

the multimedia artist discusses his latest project Cel, an immersive role play in which the protocols of hierarchical masculinity are enacted and interrogated

MEGAN PLUNKETT:

the LA-based artist discusses working as an unlicensed private investigator, the site-specific internet and dogs that talk

MARTHA KIRSZENBAUM:

the curator of the French Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale talks about “Frenchness”, utopia and driving around Los Angeles

the British artist on fan-fiction, the joy of artifice and characters stuck in time

AUGUSTAS SERAPINAS:

in conversation with the youngest artist showing at this year’s Venice Biennale

TANK mixes

jagged hardware techno by way of hardcore punk from the Montreal-based duo

effervescent synth melodies and propulsive dembow drum tracks from Tokyo-based producer WRACK

the Stockholm-based producer delivers a TANK mix full of unreleased instrumentals and hazy but occasionally euphoric hooks

pneumatic reggaeton from the South London producer and Bala Club co-founder

an exclusive mix and Q&A with Vancouver-based producer and it-girl Baby Blue

search-engine-optimised chaos from the PC Music producer

an exclusive mix and Q&A with the Berlin-based producer with an affinity for the unexpected

in the latest instalment of the TANK mix series, Jay Mitta brings you accelerated dance music from the streets of Dar es Salaam

the latest instalment in the TANK mix series comes courtesy of the producer Firaasbeats

this instalment of the TANK mix series features the NYC-based producer Dasychira and comes paired with a Q&A and exclusive video-premiere

this instalment of the TANK mix series comes courtesy of Swan Meat, offering a unique blend of baroque club music

more*

less*

Fashion

ALL DRESSED UP:

photography by Charlotte Krieger, styling by Marie Gibert

IT DIDN’T SEEM TO BE REAL:

photography by Joanna Wierzbicka, styling by Kat Ambroziak

INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED:

the problem with our plastic consumption isn’t just a practical one - it’s deeply psychological too

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

SUMMER IN THE CITY:

photography by Sophie Isogai, styling by Saeko Sugai

COMMERCIAL BREAK:

photography by Pietro Cocco, styling by Francesca Crippa

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.

photography by Roni Ahn, styling by Jo Heng

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

FEELINGS OVER MEANING:

Milan during fashion week was (maybe still is) in the grips of a dark but emotionally charged mood

subtle layers beneath a crisp sun. Photography by Pierre Lequeux, Styling by Carolina Augustin

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

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

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

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

“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

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

Olivier Saillard’s unique collection makes Madame Grès-inspired haute couture out of €5 T-shirts

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

more*

less*

TANK talks

“The first term Obama administration was still Clinton’s Democratic Party. The second term was full of people from Google.”

“A garden is first and foremost a long-term process, a mediation between the human and non-human worlds.”

"I think disorientation is the point of anthropology."

“I’m interested, I guess, in what makes people want a thing that will undoubtedly lead them to lose control.”

"When a species leaves the earth it takes all of its sounds with it,"

“I try to engage with not only ancient but also futuristic materials in a non-linear way.”

Podcast

BOOK TALK | ANN PETTIFOR:

one of the key authors of the Green New Deal speaks with an Extinction Rebellion activist

PODCAST | NOTES FROM THE FRONT:

Tina reads Ana Maria Nicolaescu on the Roblox multiverse

BOOK TALK | VICTOR BURGIN:

the artist and writer discusses his latest web-based work Afterlife

PODCAST | SHALLOW TIME:

Tina reads Will Wiles on geological time, high weirdness and the the horrible sense that events are accelerating

BOOK TALK | NISHA RAMAYYA:

the poet and lecturer discusses her new collection States of the Body Produced by Love

PODCAST | DOUBLE BUBBLE:

Tina reads Kai Freise on Peter Sloterdijk’s philosophy of bubbles

PODCAST | HEATHER DEWEY-HAGBORG:

the biohacker and information artist discusses AI, epigenetics and creating portraits of people she has never met using their DNA sequences

WALKING AND TALKING | LUKE TURNER:

the author of Out of Woods guides us through the trails and vast expanses of Epping Forest

PODCAST | SLIPS, LAPSES AND LITERATURE:

Tina reads Eugenia Lapteva on the uncanny power of slips of the tongue

PODCAST | OPEN HOUSE:

Rory Olcayto, director of Open House, discusses the history of the event, the overlooked architecture of London’s outer-boroughs and some of the highlights of this year’s program

PODCAST | OMENS:

Tina reads Peter Lyle on the use and nature of prophetic visions

PODCAST | NATASHA LENNARD:

the writer discusses her book Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life with BBC journalist Razia Iqbal

PODCAST | MIKE JAY:

the writer and thinker discusses his new book Mescaline, a cultural and scientific history of the world’s first psychedelic

PODCAST | NICOLE FLATTERY:

the Irish writer discusses purposeful confusion and her debut collection of short stories Show Them a Good Time

PODCAST | AFTER VENICE:

the TANK team debrief on the 2019 Venice Biennale

PODCAST | MAN UP!

Adam All and Baby Lame – co-hosts of drag-king competition Man Up! – join us to discuss drag culture and performance.

PODCAST | A RADICAL HEART:

Fatima Bhutto joins TANK to discuss her latest book, The Runaways, which explores how modern alienation drives radicalisation

PODCAST WITH OWEN HATHERLEY:

the writer and journalist discusses the complex legacy of the USSR 15 years after the end of history

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

HERE AND NO ELSEWHERE:

the forces of today prefer a lesser, not greater, outdoors

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.

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

more*

less*

Subscriptions
A thing of great beauty, for your letterbox.

Single Issues
Browse and buy from TANK's 20-year archive.

Tank Books
Beautiful and collectable for your reading pleasure.

TANK Merch
T-shirts, stickers and other TANK merch.

« Back to the latest issue

Rules of engagement | Issue 22

fronting

features

radio

fashion

talk

flash-fiction

Enter a search term: