Thoughts on Ekkstacy in Berlin
As is often the case with musicians who make it big singing about adolescent angst, for Ekkstacy, the passage of time has sparked transformation. In conversation with Cassidy George, he talks about drug use, his recent break-up, and everything but music.
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.
Moncler and Rick Owens Craft Personal Sanctuaries
Screentime Overload with Eugene Kotlyarenko
Ukrainian-American director Eugene Kotlyarenko’s films blend a paranoid overload of messages, notifications, and social media prompts to show how our everyday lives have been mutated by interfaces. In conversation with ARIANNA CASERTA, he reflects on his latest release, The Code, and the influences behind his signature style.
By ARIANNA CASERTA
Fakethias’ Infinite Horizon
As experimental forms of music are never able to fully escape the politics of popular music, Norwegian artist FAKETHIAS has stopped trying to fight against them and now appropriates their structures and formats. In conversation with ORSON GILLICK MORRIS, FAKETHIAS discusses a hybrid sound unique to his live performances, hanging out with Varg2™ in a Stockholm arcade, and the defined agenda of Massive Gain.
By ORSON GILLICK MORRIS
Next To a Volcano, You Don’t Exist: Julian Charrière
On the occasion of “Stone Speakers - Les bruits de la terre,” Julian Charrière’s newest exhibition opening on October 17th at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, we revisit a feature interview with the artist and ADRIANO SACK as they ascend the ashy slopes of Mount Etna.
By ADRIANO SACK
All Networks Lead Through Kansas: The Shadowy Well(ness) of Masculinity
In the second installment of his column ALL NETWORKS, PHILLIP PYLE, drawing on artist Joshua Citarella's insights, explores the “Manosphere”—an online universe of right-wing forums, discourses, and practices dedicated to upholding masculinity—and highlights its subtle influence on mainstream politics.
By PHILLIP PYLE
The Art Institution of the Future
What does the future of the art institutional landscape look like? In conversation with CLAIRE KORON ELAT, the founders of TRAUMA in Berlin, a space where site-specific art installations and club nights take place simultaneously, talk about going against the standard music industry, being reduced to a club only, and the “pics or it didn’t happen” ideology.
By CLAIRE KORON ELAT
STURTEVANT
On October 12, an exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris is opening to celebrate the work of pioneering American artist Sturtevant, spanning 50 years of her career—from early paintings to video installations. Read our interview with the artist from 2008 HERE.
Artist and Distribution Master MARCO BRAMBILLA’s Hyper-saturated Pop Iconography
Marco Brambilla’s 3D digital collages are made by plundering images from the history of pop culture and Hollywood and reforming them into narrative kaleidoscopes. On the occasion of “Double Feature”, his upcoming installation at Fotografiska Berlin, we revisit a conversation with the artist from 2014.
Mire Lee’s Fountain of Filth
“I’m interested in the notion of impossibility, the notion of limits.” Mire Lee has been known to disobey taboos. On the occasion of Lee’s Turbine Hall installation at the Tate Modern, the Korean artist reflects on ugliness, porn, and death.
By PHILLIP PYLE
