Culture
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Meet Kaapelitehdas, Finland’s largest culture centre
Nestled within Helsinki’s West Harbour lies a huge cultural complex named ‘Kaapelitehtaan Konttori’ or ‘The Cable Factory’. At 62,000 m2 in size, it is Finland’s largest culture centre - but intriguingly, the scale of the building is the only one of the impressive features of this incredible building.
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Solomiya magazine hosts Berlin pop-up exhibition
Self-published magazine ‘soлomiya’ (“solomiya” as per Instagram tag) is hosting a pop-up exhibition in Berlin this summer. It finishes August 15th - be quick! Held at cultural platform and project space feldfünf in Berlin, Germany - soлomiya is showcased within the space so viewers can read the stories held within its pages.
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Spotz and Racquet co-hosting ‘Tennis in NYC’ release party this August
Limited edition zine creator Spotz is set to host a release party in aid of celebrating their latest release. Supported by tennis and culture magazine Racquet, the event is to be held in New York City’s ‘VICTORIA!’ bar on the 8th of August.
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Math magazine closes its doors after 11 issues
Math magazine is closing its doors after 11 issues. Posting on Twitter on July 14th, Math’s team wrote, “after 11 issues of Math Magazine, MATH#10(art) will be our last. Thank you to everyone who has contributed and supported over the last 7 years.” Math has made a name for itself as a “safe, sexy and inclusive” publication, they write. “Math enables sex-positive experiences through radical inclusiveness, community, and high-caliber collaboration. Our flagship book series features explicit artwork and writing for an increasingly connected and sexually liberated world. We believe in pleasure for all.”
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The Floating Magazine’s posterzine is an ode to activism and creativity for the greater good
Payal is owner and publisher of The Floating Magazine (TFM), a digital magazine “featuring in-depth conversations with visual artists from around the world.” Having been a personal project for the past five years, Payal sought to transition a snippet of the digital content across to print, and it took a pandemic to make it happen, she tells Overleaf. “I had been wanting to do something in print right from the moment I started TFM,” Payal says. “However, lack of something or the other (funds/resources/bandwidth etc.) often stopped me. However, during the pandemic, I started getting these end of the world vibes and I thought ‘it’s now or never’.”
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Isolarii releases Ukraine war focused issue seven ‘In The Face of War’
Isolarii have unveiled their brand new, seventh publication ‘IN THE FACE OF WAR’. The new issue sits alongside the exhibition, “This is Ukraine: Defending Freedom.” As part of the Venice Biennale, the exhibition was produced in partnership with the Office of the President of Ukraine and curated by isolarii subscriber Björn Geldhof. You can view images of the new issue and exhibition below.
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Scandinavian MIND issue three enters the metaverse
Sweden’s own Scandinavian MIND is a “magazine and a platform covering the intersection of lifestyle and technology,” the publication notes on their website. “We believe that convergence of different fields is the way forward for technology, fashion, design, mobility, entertainment, gaming, and other industries.” On a mission to highlight people, projects, places and products that impact the world in a positive way, Scandinavian MIND is a driving force that combines engaging storytelling through a selection of written and multimedia methods - photography, film and audio to name a few.
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St Bride Foundation hosts Holly Catford and friends this June
St Bride Foundation is set to host Holly Catford and friends on the 16th June. The 126 year old grade II listed building in London will play host to the lecture, held in person and online via Zoom. ‘Team work makes the dream work: Making magazines with Holly Catford and friends’ will see magazine maker Holly bring us on a “journey into the world of editorial design and visual collaboration,” the event listing notes. “Magazines are always a team effort and her ethos is that ‘everything I do is better when I work with other people’.”
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Berlin’s Nobody magazine issue one finds beauty in the everyday
Nobody is a Berlin-based biannual print magazine about people, their stories, places, and much more. Their press release notes, “we reach beyond the headlines to publish reported longform writing, photo series, illustrated memoir, and other experiments in voice.” Nobody issue one pierces the veil of the everyday and invites us into the world of the undiscovered, unheard and the unrelenting. Created by two writers (and best friends) Sami and Tessa, Nobody derives its mission from becoming “frustrated with the homogenization and “clickbatey” nature of mainstream media,” they write. “[This] has created an environment where creativity and experimentation are almost impossible.”
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Fukt magazine features in Berlin’s Beyond Drawing exhibition
Contemporary drawing magazine Fukt features in a brand new exhibition named “Über die Zeichnung hinaus” or “Beyond Drawing”. Starting 7th May and running until 21st August, the exhibition is held at the Zentrum für Aktuelle Kunst in Berlin, Germany. Featuring over 40 artists and drawing initiatives, independent publication Fukt showcases all 20 issues of their magazine in the showcase. This is a great opportunity to view the history of the magazine, but also view (by extension) the founder’s artistic practices.
