A Matter of Safety: Barbara Palvin
The Unironic Male Role Model
When musician Tucker Pillsbury chose the artist name ROLE MODEL, he did so ironically. However, after speaking with Cassidy George backstage at Columbiahalle about his new album Kansas, Anymore—which explores the dissolution of his relationship with one of the most famous creators on the internet––his chosen moniker began to feel like less of a joke.
By CASSIDY GEORGE
032c Issue #46 Launch in LA
On Dec 14, we hosted the launch of 032c Issue #46 at Arman Naféei’s Kiosk-O-Thèque outside of Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles hosted by Stella Maxwell and Fashion Director Ras Bartram. See evidence of the event here.
The Split Between the Self and Its Image: Jonas Wendelin
“I was drawn to how this split between the self and its image is not just emotional or psychological—it’s embedded in the way we view our surroundings, even in the technologies we use.” Claire Koron Elat speaks to Jonas Wendelin about art as a spectacle, contemporary ruins, and our attention economy.
By Claire Koron Elat
Made in Heaven: Gerrit Jacob
Balancing kitsch and new-wave chic, Gerrit Jacob has established himself in less than two years as one of the few promising talents in Germany’s fashion scene. On the occasion of his collaboration with MUBI, Max Rossi interviews him about building a foundation, the intersection of arthouse streaming and fashion, and club nights as therapy.
By MAX ROSSI
In The Clouds with Stefan Marx
Berlin-based artist Stefan Marx has collaborated with Comme des Garçons, Supreme, and IKEA, and is also an aircraft connoisseur. Following a project with Lufthansa for Art Basel Miami Beach, Max Rossi speaks with him about balancing gallery spaces, fashion runways, and airport lounges.
By MAX ROSSI
Louisa Gagliardi's Liminal Spaces
On the occasion of her solo show “Whereabouts” at Eva Presenhuber in Vienna, Claire Koron Elat sat down with Louisa Gagliardi to discuss why we seem to be more confident when we’re children, cringing over old work, and being forced to be pessimistic.
By CLAIRE KORON ELAT
All Nighter With Dalston Jazz Bar
Dalston Jazz Bar is a hazy little seafood joint right off London’s Dalston High Street. At 10pm, the tables are stripped and the place transforms into a club, where Robert Beckford, the 62-year-old owner, head chef, and DJ, curates music consisting solely of protest songs. Alma Leandra spends an all-nighter documenting how this bar has become a hotspot of London’s cultural landscape.
By ALMA LEANDRA
Thoughts on Ekkstacy in Berlin
Taking ecstasy backstage in Berlin is hardly a novel experience, but Cassidy George’s experience with this Ekkstacy in the green room at Kesselhaus did feel memorably intense. In an interview, “Gen Z’s King of Sad Punk Songs” opens up about his recent break up, his evolving self-image, and why you should never buy steak at the grocery store.
By Cassidy George
Stop Figurative Painting Now: GR10K
When Milan’s GR10K team was preparing their Spring/Summer 2025 collection Nine Pounds of Dead Landscape, their aim was to create a “material translation of an unrestrained desire to cypher the deadly shades of near to death flowers.” Orson Gillick Morris spoke to the brand about figurative painting and how they resolve conflicts when some members want to do shoots with dead animals.
By ORSON GILLICK MORRIS
032c Issue #46 “Aphex Twin” Winter 2024/25
032c Issue #46 is out for pre-order NOW.
All Networks Lead Through Kansas: Is Cyberspace the place?
In this installment of ALL NETWORKS, Phillip Pyle considers the 21st-century space race as a mirror to the issues plaguing the web. With Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos serving as key interlocutors in both discourses, Pyle looks at the social, psychological, and affective conditions that further link cyberspace and space.
By PHILLIP PYLE
Do You Like Me? Do You See Me?
032c Gallery is pleased to present “Do You Like Me? Do You See Me?” an exhibition with works by Cory Arcangel, Will Benedict & Steffen Jorgensen, Richie Culver, Lukas Stoever, and Jonas Wendelin. The exhibition is on display from November 9 - December 11, 2024, at 032c Gallery in Kantstraße 149, Berlin.
Kiko Kostadinov: Hunting and Being Hunted
A few days before the opening of Kiko Kostadinov’s new store in Los Angeles, Paige Silveria visited the brand’s London-based studio to catch up with the team, including Kiko, who designs the brand’s menswear, and Laura and Deanna Fanning who are behind the womenswear.
By Paige Silveria
An Orgy of the Mind With Charlie Fox
Having been described as a “general purveyor of the macabre” Charlie Fox is a self-designated feral animal. On the occasion of two exhibitions Fox curated recently, Shane Anderson interviewed him about the orgy in his mind.
By SHANE ANDERSON
DOECHII on Swamp Rap, Alter Egos and Narcissistic Exes
Life in the swamp is hot, wild, weird, lawless, and full of outrageous contradictions––and so is DOECHII’s discography. This year, the Florida native was named the “hardest [rapper] out” by label mate Kendrick Lamar and earned four Grammy nominations for her debut mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal. The morning after her Berlin concert, the rulebreaking rapper speaks to CASSIDY GEORGE in a loft in Kreuzberg.
By CASSIDY GEORGE
Alpha Industries x 032c NIGHTHAWKS Capsule Collection
As part of 032c’s NIGHTHAWKS collection for Autumn/Winter 2024, 032c and Alpha Industries collaborated on a capsule collection that is now available. On the occasion of the launch, we hosted a special bar night last week at Kranzler Eck. Find evidence below.
Swedish Candy and Zac Efron with Zalando
032c visited Stockholm to feast on Swedish candy, shop oyster T-Shirts, and for a surprise encounter with Zac Efron.
“Undercurrents” by James Bantone
032c Gallery is pleased to present "Undercurrents," an exhibition by Swiss artist James Bantone, in collaboration with Dr. Martens.
Sonic Fictions and Alternative Histories: Kode9
In times of diminished horizons, Steve Goodman, aka Kode9, has often turned to history and to the speculative art of science fiction to think about the future. In conversation with Phillip Pyle, he discusses alternative histories, human catastrophes, and DJing in Scotland.
By PHILLIP PYLE
More Than a Shop: Alex Foley’s Civilist
Civilist is more than a skate shop—it’s a platform for creative inspiration. For its 15th anniversary, founder Alex “Foley” Flach sits down with ORSON GILLICK MORRIS to reminisce on the early days, Berlin’s best skate spots, and the next 15 years.
By ORSON GILLICK MORRIS
032c Guest List - Makko
In a new edition of our 032c GUEST LIST series, Musician Makko shares how he imagines the soundtrack of Berlin while being dressed in the latest Dr. Martens 1460 Sub Boot.
Lankum's Antidote To Alienation
For Dublin’s folk-doom outfit Lankum, traditional Irish music sessions are the antidote to the loneliness of the modern world. In conversation with SHANE ANDERSON, band members Cormac MacDiarmada and Ian Lynch discuss transforming ancient folk songs into haunting, contemporary ballads.
By SHANE ANDERSON
Welcome To Hell: Ben Ware On Extinction
The end is not nigh, it’s already here. On the occasion of his latest book, On Extinction (2024), philosopher Ben Ware, in conversation with SHANE ANDERSON, confronts the end of the world and suggests that we have to face our conceptual stasis and imagine new possible worlds.
By SHANE ANDERSON
Marc Kalman’s Definition of Boyish
Evolving
“Evolving” marks the convergence of distinctive attitudes of the past, present, and future—remaining their only point of unification. Featuring the Dr. Martens 14XX Sub Boot, 1460 Sub Boot, and the classic 1460, the shoot examines a history of innovation that continues to evolve.
