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Published by the contemporary art review magazine of the same name, Flash Art Volumes is a new title dedicated to ‘new (and forgotten) aesthetics.’ The sophomore issue is themed ‘Crisis Formalism’ and explores architecture in a time of polycrisis: ‘“Crisis Formalism” contends that form—long dismissed as a mere aesthetic flourish—can become the container of crisis, a site where intensities catalyse subversive architectures that reclaim a lost political agency.’ Inside you’ll find features on Cameron Rowland, David Eskenazi and Cyprien Gaillard; conversations between John May and Michael Abel, Preston Scott Cohen and Robert Levitt, Rem Koolhaas and Francesco Bonami, Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample, Kai Althoff and Carlo Antonelli, Luigi Alberto Cippini, Michael Abel and Nile Greenberg, and Mahfuz Sultan and Michael Abel; plus surveys of notable buildings such as the Bayberry Greenhouses in Hangzhou and the Ökohaus in Berlin. On the Journal:‘We don’t have the particular desire to stay on edge. There are so many publications that are edgy in the parties they throw, the merchandise they churn out and the experimental design/photography they feature. Our core product is thoughtful art criticism and that’s where we invest our energy and resources. Journalistic scholarship overrides the quick gratification of say, a streetwear collaboration.’ Read more of Hope's At work with interview with Flash Art's Bana Bissat. flash---art.com
