I Would Prefer Not To: 032c Readytowear Spring/Summer 2026
The new 032c Readytowear Spring/Summer 2026 collection “I Would Prefer Not To,” by Maria Koch is a muted negation of the apparatus of expectation—of fashion, of deceptive productivity, of endless novelty. Here, we’re previewing four exclusive images from the lookbook campaign with previous 032c magazine cover star Stella Maxwell and Kevin Nyavedji.
Issue #47 “Techno-feudalism” Summer 2025
032c Issue #47—Summer 2025 “Techno-feudalism” is now available for pre-order. The 3 additional covers will be revealed soon.
SAME THINGS MAKE US LAUGH, MAKE US CRY by Allen-Golder Carpenter
032c Gallery presents *SAME THINGS MAKE US LAUGH, MAKE US CRY*, the first Berlin solo exhibition by American artist Allen-Golder Carpenter. On view June 28–July 28, 2025, the show explores systemic violence, identity, and survival through interactive installation, painting, and the metaphor of “Subject vs. Environment.”
Press X to Play
Video games have long been underestimated by mainstream media—seen as mere entertainment locked into a niche subculture. But today, artists, designers, and developers are expanding the medium’s possibilities, transforming games into platforms for critique, storytelling, and immersive confrontation. This roundup collects some of 032c’s most compelling pieces on gaming culture, covering everything from hacked PlayStations and politically charged mobile games to digital studios reanimating life in 3D. Together, they explore how the game world reflects—and refracts—our own.
By STEFANIA BASANO
A Women's Game with Caro Daur
032c Issue #47 “Technofeudalism” cover 2/4 featuring Caro Daur in A Women's Game. The issue is available for pre-order NOW.
The Ghost of Rimbaud: On David Wojnarowicz
In this intimate conversation with Hugo Bausch Belbachir, Jean-Pierre Delage recalls his relationship with artist David Wojnarowicz—from their first meeting in 1970s Paris to the raw energy of New York’s East Village art scene. Through letters, photographs, and the iconic “Rimbaud in New York” series, the story traces a love affair that shaped Wojnarowicz’s queer identity, artistic evolution, and enduring legacy.
A Rite of Release: 032c x Desperados Capsule Collection
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Counter Display with Moreno Schweikle and Samsung
Artist Moreno Schweikle explores the tension between function and fiction through sculptural objects that challenge everyday design. For the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge , he created a site-specific artwork commissioned by 032c Gallery. In this interview with Claire Koron Elat, Schweikle reflects on material memory and producing art for a commercial context.
Learning From Antiquity: RM of BTS
RM’s confession that “the person I think I am doesn’t exist” in his cover story for 032c Issue #44 was only a foreshadowing of his album release. As he has now been officially discharged from mandatory military service, we’re revisiting and discovering who Kim Namjoon, not RM, really is, had he not taken the path of becoming a K-pop megastar.
By FIONA BAE
Chutes and Signals by Erwan Sene
032c Gallery is pleased to present “Chutes and Signals,” a solo exhibition by Erwan Sene on view from May 2 - June 15, 2025.
How To Make Music for a Runway Show with Michel Gaubert
Legendary sound designer Michel Gaubert — known for crafting runway music for Chanel, Dior, Valentino, Loewe, and long-standing collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld — explores four decades of fashion and sound in his debut book Remixed.
A Reality TV Star as President: Marco Brambilla
Artist Marco Brambilla explores spectacle, media saturation, and political fantasy in a world where a reality TV star can become president. In this interview, he reflects on Hollywood vs. art, authorship in the age of AI, and the collapse of the American Dream.
Are Video Games the New Movies? Hideo Kojima and Nicolas Winding Refn
The Weeknd Interviews Abel Tesfaye
In his new film “Hurry Up Tomorrow” (2025), Abel Tesfaye aka the Weeknd plays a fictionalized version of himself—an insomniac musician on the verge of mental breakdown who is pulled into a mental odyssey with a stranger. In this 2024 032c cover story shot by Harmony Korine/EDGLRD, the Weeknd interviews Abel Tesfaye.
By ROSS SCARANO
Joanna Kuchta: Disappearing Acts and Digital Divinities
“What is sacred now, in the age of the internet?” In a new interview, the Tumblr-era icon turned liminal-techno DJ Joanna Kuchta reflects on her Catholic upbringing, drunken bus rides, and her new single "disappear."
By CASSIDY GEORGE
Thaiboy aka DJ Billybool: Everything “DYR”
In 2020, Drain Gang member Thaiboy Digital created a new persona: DJ Billybool. In a new interview, he opens up about the power of Thai nightlife, running his own label, and his first Billybool album, "DYR" (out today).
By CASSIDY GEORGE
Come Tees Meets R. Crumb
What is it like to work with two legendary perverts? Come Tees’ Sonya Sombreuil explains why R. Crumb and Eric Kroll are actually kinder to women than most.
By SHANE ANDERSON
What Is Black Style?
What’s the difference between appropriation and homage? Max Rossi spoke with Pratt Institute professor Adrienne Jones and Rachelle Etienne-Robinson about the complexities of being labeled a “Black designer”—just before this year's Met Gala with the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
By MAX ROSSI
What Can't Be Seen, Is What We Most Like To See
Typically what cannot be seen, is what we most like to see. And what cannot be comprehended, is what we are most interested in investigating.
A collaboration between CUPRA, Maria Koch, and 032c.
Beautiful Aliens: KLÁRA HOSNEDLOVÁ
On the occasion of KLÁRA HOSNEDLOVÁ’s show "embrace" for the CHANEL Commission at Hamburger Bahnhof, we're revisting ESTELLE HOY's essay on her work for 032c Issue #43. The artist was photographed by VITALI GELWICH and styled by RAS BARTRAM.
By ESTELLE HOY
Julian Charrière: Ancient Reefs and Active Volcanoes
This Gallery Weekend, Berliners can see a new series of photolithographs created by artist Julian Charrière at Ruinart’s Champagne & Art Bar in the PalaisPopulaire. In honor of their collaboration, we revisit a feature interview with Charrière, conducted while ascending a volcano.
By ADRIANO SACK
HANS HOLLEIN: The Showroom Master
"Everything is architecture," according to Hans Hollein. In honor of his ongoing exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, we revisit a feature from the 032c archive that explores the Austrian architect's use of media, technology, and spectacle.
By ROBERT WIESENBERGER
Embracing Vulnerability with Michella Bredahl
“It was really intimidating at first because I didn’t always feel comfortable
being undressed in front of people—" Paige Silveria recently spoke with Michella Bredahl about pole dancing, outsider art, and transforming trauma into beauty.
By PAIGE SILVERIA
The Human Stain: Helmut Lang at the MAK Center at the Schindler House
In Los Angeles, a series of sculptures by artist Helmut Lang is currently on view in a home that was built in the 1920s as a radical social experiment. In a talk on site, curator Neville Wakefield and writer Hilton Als discuss the interplay between the art and architecture.
Doomscrolling
032c Gallery is pleased to present “doomscrolling,” a group exhibition with works by Angélique Aubrit & Ludovic Beillard, Pietro D'Azzo, Cameron Patricia Downey, Jason Gringler, Iida Jonsson & Ssi Saarinen, and Kev Koko, on view until April 29.
