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TANK BOOK TALK: Adam Thirlwell & Alejandro Zambra

TANK mix: Acoid

BASTARD NATURE: photographs by Robin Friend

JASON FULFORD: The Medium is a Mess

In Conversation with Lynne Tillman

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TANK live

TANK BOOK TALK:

TANK presents Adam Thirlwell in conversation with Alejandro Zambra in the latest instalment of our annual series of book talks

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

a 1960s inflatable stool reissued exclusively for Prada by Danish designer Verner Panton

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

an online literary platform for writing on sexuality and erotics built to outlive the whirring cycles of content production

Antony Cairns uses e-readers and esoteric darkroom techniques to render desolate cityscapes alien and luminescent

Jenny Hval’s debut novel follows the unfurling of bodies in the wake of queer desire

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

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

a podcast and anti-algorithm media platform covering contemporary topics at the bleeding edge of art, politics and culture

BASTARD NATURE:

Robin Friend uncovers moments of intrigue in a sullen arcadia

the reality TV show that finds pleasure in the mundane

the newest TANK mix comes courtesy of Acoid, a Berlin-based producer and member of the Live From Earth collective

the unsettling photographs of Richard Mosse capture life at Europe’s borders

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

clean lines sharp edges. Photography by Paolo Barbi, styling by Luca Balzarini and Andrea Volonté

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

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

a performance and EP by Maria Fusco examines the skin condition, offering insight into irritation

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

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

the Autumn Epoch issue is out now!

ALONE AT THE PARTY:

Natalia Poniatowska’s unconventional event photography captures the forgotten fringes of celebrations

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

Jean Baudrillard’s photography cuts through layers, veils and façades to reveal a preoccupation with illusory surfaces. From the Gossip Issue

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

visceral tones contend with heat of late summer in this still life from Barcelona. Photography by Javi Dardo, styling by Eva Bernal

the artist Dina Oganova’s series of photographs ‘My Place’ takes an intimate look at Georgia’s first post-Soviet generation

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

“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

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

struggling to find an affordable home? Find a perfect house and outfit to match in this fashion video from the Gossip Issue

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

BEIRUT & SOMETIMES ELSEWHERE:

images from an ongoing visual narrative about the photographer and artist Tanya Traboulsi’s travels and encounters

MACHINE LEARNING PICTIONARY:

a fun browser game from Cris Valenzuela uses AI technology to playful and poetic effect

SEVERIN GLANCE:

the London-based DJ and producer provides a heady, exclusive TANK mix for carnival weekend

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE:

Play along with a “spot the difference” zine from the idiosyncratic Hato Press, made in collaboration with the Japanese artist Himaa

Aleksey Kondratyev’s photos of Kazakh fishermen uncover a sublime beauty in practices of survival

Kogonada’s directorial debut is a poignant meditation on architecture and intimacy. Ahead of its UK release, watch an exclusive new trailer for the film

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

MULATU ASTATKE:

a reissue of the great Ethio-jazz musician’s debut album is a reminder of the value of collaboration

ITALIAN HOLIDAYS:

Claude Nori’s vibrant, sun-soaked photos capture the careless freedom of Italian summers of the 1980s

TAKAMBA WHATSAPP 2018:

This week’s listening? A WhatsApp recording direct from Timbouctou, released by Sahel Sounds, a label that distributes music from the Sahel region of Mauritania, Mali, and Niger

the American photographer Bobby Doherty captures fleeting moments and pairs the mundane with the sublime in his debut book

ALGIERS, THIRD WORLD CAPITAL:

Elaine Mokhtefi’s memoir recounts life in Algeria of the 1960s, home to a cast of artists and exiles thronging to the frontline of the fight for African independence

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

THE ARCHITECTURE OF APARTHEID:

the late photographer David Goldblatt takes viewers on a tour of Johannesburg, uncovering how the “aggressive materialism” of its architecture shows the legacy of apartheid

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

THE LAST HURRAH:

the photographer Dafydd Jones captures the hedonistic hunt balls, debutante dances and wedding parties of Thatcher’s Britain

CRUEL PRACTICE:

south London lyricist and DJ Shygirl’s debut EP, released by Nuxxe, is a dizzying display of feminine aggression

GLEANING TRUTHS:

a long overdue retrospective of the films of Agnès Varda, the great matriarch of French cinema, is taking place across the UK through August and September

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

“Mountains are languages and languages are mountains” – the latest book by 93-year-old Etel Adnan is a radical and tender set of aphorisms for an unknown future

HIDENORI KUMAKIRI:

TANK talks to the Japanese designer behind Beautiful People, the brand bringing a unique conceptual sense of play to womenswear

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

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TANK selects

fresh from the release of his second EP, ‘Sun, Sea and Sinini’, our latest mix is from London-based vocalist and producer Don Sinini

BEHEADED BY iOS:

filter bubbles and the feminine touch in the photography of Josephine Pryde

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

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

Urs Fischer’s sumptuously woozy silkscreen prints, made on his iPhone, call into question the effect of technology on memory

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

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

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”

watch the video premiere for ‘Seedling’

a selection of extracts from Sarah Manguso’s elegant, confessional ode to the art of diary writing, motherhood and time

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

this female-fronted podcast burns through the dead skin cells of pop culture

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Fashion

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

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TANK talks

“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

“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

“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.

““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

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.

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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