Elephant is a quarterly magazine on contemporary art and visual culture. Featuring up-to-the-minute visual material, fresh faces and original voices, the magazine covers and uncovers new trends and talent in contemporary visual culture. The latest issue is dedicated to Post Internet Art.
Seriously, what is Post-Internet Art? Elephant’s summer issue canvasses opinions from Cory Arcangel, Camille Henrot, Mishka Henner and, of course, Bruce Lee, to form 60 pages of glitches, pixels, memes, Google Maps and celebrities on screens. In the issue, we encounter Elmgreen & Dragset in the toilets of London’s Hayward Gallery on the tenth anniversary ofPrada Marfa and much more…
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Inventory Magazine – A Labor of Love
Inventory was established in 2009 as an online platform and biannual publication to explore the aesthetic and cultural interests of its founders. By offering a unique and global perspective on design, craftsmanship and culture, both forgo the temporariness of trend to focus on the brands, designers and artists whose bodies of work reflect a commitment to quality, and a desire for innovation.
Working with established and emerging photographers, stylists and writers, the magazine places equal emphasis on accomplished journalism and beautiful imagery, and seeks to represent contemporary icons alongside future influencers. This is a labor of love. TrendEngel can’t wait for the ext issue.
38 Hours in – Possibly the Best Tavel Books Ever
This is all you want from a travel guide and more. Things you can’t easily find with a google search and things that are not in Lonely planet. 38HOURS works closely with local bloggers, journalists and photographers from the featured cities. The interviews, in-depth stories and photographic showcase present the city from a locals perspective. Throughout the 70 pages, the alternative guides allow you to discover interesting locations such as a hidden vineyard in Paris, or contemporary art in a WWII bunker in Berlin.
Violet Magazine – Women Only
TrendEngel likes Violet magazine. WHO is Violet Magazine for? the woman who wants it all …. the woman who is looking to be educated in an entertaining way. It’s not just floaty, feminine and fabulous! This is one action packed, brimming full of resources for the everyday woman. The female entrepreneur, the woman in business, the woman who would like to work from home, the woman who likes to change things up.
Kim Gordon – Girl in a Band
Kim Gordon might easily be the most important woman in rock and pop .Often described as aloof, Kim Gordon truly opens up in Girl in a Band. Telling the story of her childhood, her life in art, her move to New York City, her love affairs, her marriage, her relationship with her daughter, and her band, this is a rich and beautifully written memoir. At the heart of the book is the examination of what partnership means—and what happens when it dissolves. An atmospheric look at the New York of the 80s and 90s that gave rise to Sonic Youth, as well as the Alternative revolution in popular music that Sonic Youth helped usher in, paving the way for Nirvana, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins and many other acts. One of the most revered people in modern rock and roll, Kim Gordon is also a highly regarded fashion icon, visual artist, and the source of much fascination.
Tadao Ando: Houses
Tadao Ando is one of the most important architects of our time. Many architects begin their careers designing private houses, but few continue doing so after they have achieved a certain level of fame. And is one of those. The book: Tadao Ando: Houses is not brand new – but TrendEngel thinks this is one of the most beautiful books about architecture ever made and deserves to be on every books shelf.
Apartamento – This Magazine Rocks
To run a magazine isn’t an easy feat to begin with. To run a magazine that really commands your interest in the day and age of the world wide web is even more difficult. One magazine that achieves this easily is Apartemento. This is different and this is exciting. An everyday interiors magazine they say. But it is much more than that. This is all you need to relax. Get your apartment magazine and chill. A few examples in pictures:
The House That Groaned – Read This Now
Karrie Fransman’s cartoon strips, which have appeared in the Guardian, and her graphic novel The House That Groaned,which won the Observer Book of the Month award, often – as the title suggests – capture the way that places themselves can become characters in a story. From a blustery park bench in ‘The Night I Lost My Love’ around which the course of a whole life appears to turn to a boxy Camden hovel which would sometimes catch the light in a certain way that reflected the road on the ceiling, places often have an uncanny knack for surprising us.
One of the best reads in a long time. No doubt.
Where the Chefs Eat – The Only Restaurant Guide You Need
Forget the restaurant guides compiled by a panel of mysterious experts, this new guide is by the real insiders: more than 600 of the world’s leading chefs. Listing their favourite places to eat from neighbourhood eateries to high-end restaurants, Where Chefs Eat is the ultimate guide to the world’s best food. With entertaining reviews the books should appeal to restaurant-goers and food lovers worldwide..
This new edition includes 3,000 recommended restaurants (of which 2,000 are new) from more than 70 countries and chefs such as René Redzepi, David Chang, Jason Atherton, Shannon Bennett, Helena Rizzo, Massimo Bottura, Yotam Ottolenghi and Yoshihiro Narisawa.
The Philosophy of Beards – Finally we Know
The beard is here to stay and stronger than ever. Reminding us that since ancient times the beard has been an essential symbol of manly distinction, Thomas S. Gowing (whom we trust had a spectacular beard) presents a moral case for eschewing the bitter bite of the razor. He contrasts the vigor and daring of the bearded—say, lumberjacks and Lincoln—with the undeniable effeminacy of the shaven. Manliness is found in the follicles, and the modern man should not forget that “ladies, by their very nature, like everything manly,” and cannot fail to be charmed by a fine “flow of curling comeliness.” Even old men can hold on to their vitality via their beards: “The Beard keeps gradually covering, varying and beautifying”. The Philosophy of Beards is bot a good read and very educational. Get it.