Spike #70 is out now — all about Web3, the latest in tech-speak which promises to either wreck or revive the art world, depending on who you ask. So we asked a lot of people. Featuring writing by and on @rheaplex, @kennyschac, @hollyherndon, @dennnnnnnnny, @tobyshorin, and more.
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Spike is an art magazine by artist Rita Vitorelli, publishing quarterly in print, more often online. Spike #87 – Everything’s Computer – is OUT NOW!
- When is a modeling agency more than a modeling agency? When “it’s a feeling.” Cara Schacter meta-texts a first-anniversary newsletter anthology from @noagencynewyork, NYC’s cloutiest new logo. spikeartmagazine.com/?q=articles/di…
- In a moment when moral offense refers less to uncultured ass-scratching than the rulelessness of our ruling classes, what possibilities are open to art to disclose new aesthetics, new sensations, new truths? Link in reply, our Summer 25 issue, “VULGARITY,” is out now!
- Theorist Amy Ireland and recrypted philosopher Maya B. Kronic footnote their new book on demonic possession, PC Music, and taking back the history of the future. “Cute Accelerationism” is out now from @urbanomicdotcom #accelerationism
- Following Trump’s slop-fueled, broligarchic triumph, @travisdream asks: How can art get back to turning clout into power?
- ISSUE 70 (WINTER 2021-2022): Web3 FEATURING @hollyherndon @broskoski @constantdull @WassimAlsindi @hirst_official @harmvddorpel @isthisanart_ @kennyschac @monica @newrafael @tobyshorin @MarkAlizart @yaoeo @MPtherealmvp @dennnnnnnnny @pridesai & more! shop.spikeartmagazine.com/products/spike…
00:00 - Replying to @spike_artGrab your copy here! shop.spikeartmagazine.com/product/issue-…
- "Each of these artworks is a proof of cultural work – evidence of the poetic unpacking of the unique bundle of technology, energy, cryptography, politics, attention, hijacking, promise, and disappointment..." @dennnnnnnnny on "Proof of Work" @isthisanart_ spikeartmagazine.com/en/articles/i-…
- Tomorow, we'll auction off our first-ever NFT with @leftgallery – the cover of Spike 70, our Web3 issue. March 24th / 8pm CET / 3pm EST After 24 hours, the other 69 will be available to mint in chronological order for 0.1 ETH each. Scoop up a piece of Spike history ♡
- “The Vulgar Image reflects the artificial and desireless qualities of the present. It is pornography for a society that is losing its lust.” – @deankissick shop.spikeartmagazine.com/products/issue…
- Look, an art fair! Dean Kissick went to Frieze NY and had fun, sort of. Read more of his The Downward Spiral here. spikeartmagazine.com/articles/downw…
- “Ultimately, there is information in Film01 – darkness, stupidity – about the way we live now, but trying to derive meaning from it is like squeezing blood from a stone.” – @forevermagnyc on a soporific debut by @is_is_it_
- ISSUE 77 (AUTUMN 2023): Field Guide to AI FEATURING @matdryhurst @bureaucatliu @tao_lin @jonas_lund @IsabelVMillar @nemocentric @Sinofuturism @jennasutela @MPtherealmvp @jaredmadere1 @mindyseu @stephdink @mikepepi @BuseCett @mrtnzlngr & @being_on_line! shop.spikeartmagazine.com/products/issue…
00:00 - “You know it when you see it, but you can’t predict it. You can copy it, but then it would turn into an outfit. An outfit is not style.” The first installment of @badaude’s new column for Spike, “Theory of Style,” is now online! spikeartmagazine.com/?q=articles/co…





