Issue 204

On the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, we should take up the call of the women who fought on the front lines of the LGBTQ rights revolution

50 years since Apollo 11 and the Manson killings, Lucy Ives reflects on the guilt and male privilege that plagued the Summer of Love

Contemplating deep space and ‘cosmic archaeology’, the artist reflects on her fascination with the universe beyond planet Earth

Affect theory is a carefully constructed blind spot, writes Susanne von Falkenhausen, blind to its own ideologies

For more than 60 years the Tehran-born, Minneapolis-based artist has made work about community, coexistence and the experience of exile

The leading Argentinian novelist recalls the cruelty of his hometown’s self-designated cultural curator: his mother

After her celebrated book Seasonal Associate, author Heike Geissler presents a new story for frieze

The artist’s work, on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, explores the historic and contemporary injustices that inscribe life in Brazil

The menswear designer discusses the writers, artists and spiritual traditions that have influenced her

In her new memoir, the poet asks whether art has a purpose beyond representation

Writer Jörg Scheller considers her practice in light of contemporary political debates and artist Juliette Blightman delves into Cahn’s recently published texts

With a recent show at Stephen Friedman Gallery, the Grenadian-born British artist talks to Osei Bonsu about painting, London's 1980s club scene and moving to Cornwall

Ian F. Martin traces the life and career of the pioneering Japanese musician, on the 50th anniversary of his first record

The Italian artist, who currently has a solo show at MAXXI in Rome, discusses her influences, her frustrations and her love of mozzarella