Metropolis M is a contemporary art magazine made in the Netherlands. The editorial point of view is irreverent and entertaining without sacrificing a sharply analytical voice. An important element in their critical discourse is the context for how people view work now, and how artists make work now - not in a vacuum, and not on a pedestal. It's a welcome relief from the usual hallowed language and dusty pedantry. Each issue contains a section curated by a selected artist; every few years the magazine is remade by a new graphic design team (currently Joris Kritis & Julie Peeters).
Dutch with English translations.
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N° 4 2010 (Augustus/September). What's in school? From several different authors, with different takes on the scene. Also, what's after school? Plus, Jan Dibbets and Ger van Elk, who are just now having a show at MOMA (NY); it's talk about their work then and now. And, how helpful are these degrees, anyway? Viewpoints from artists and those who love them. $14. Add to cart
N° 3 2010 (June/July). Curated section by Geert Goiris. Larry Clark, Trisha Brown, Art In Public Space: Who Asked For It?, by Wouter Davidts, Knowledge Under Tutelage by Henk Slager, From Rabih To Rabih By Rabih by Rabih Mroué, Politician Or Civil Servant? by Domeniek Ruyters, Dreams Of A New Dynasty by Dorothée Dupuis & Chris Sharp, You're Cool, We're Cool: On Street Photography by Christophe van Eecke, Manpower: The Legacy of the Artist Placement Group by Lily van Ginneken, Xu Zhen Sets Up A Company by Huang Du, Your Guide To Better Pleasure by Aaron Schuster. 8.25" x 11", 112 pages. $14. Add to cart
N° 2 2010 (April/May). Curated section by Melissa Gordon. Returning to a Homeland That's Not, Where's the Irony?, Your Own Little Museum, Anna Tilroe, 'I Am Not Cool', How Hard It Is To Die: The Artist's Novel, From HiFi Back To LoFi, Maybe Even Trash with curator Jorge Villacorte, Small And Complex: The Art Scene in Lima, Scouting the USA for Stephen G. Rhodes, Mary Reid Kelley, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Tauba Auerbach. 8.25" x 11", 112 pages. $14. Add to cart
N° 1 2010 (February/March). No longer themed. Curated section by AA Bronson. With Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez, The Jerusalem Syndrome by Nina Möntmann, Potato Eaters Love Mondrian Too by Lucette ter Borg, Constant Dullaart, Art in the Information Economy, Sturtevant, The Museum is History, George Osodi, Bamako Encounters: The 8th African Photography Biennial, Art in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, Peter Sloterdijk on our High Performance Society. 8.25" x 11", 112 pages. $14. Add to cart
N° 6 2009/2010 (December/January). "Urgent." Curated section by Mariana Castillo Deball. Jeremiah Day on Walker Evens, Marlene Dumas, Slavs and Tatars, Lucy Stein, the sculpture of Rachel Harrison, Goshka Macuga by Dieter Roelstraete, Twenty Years of the Berlin Wall, Claire Fontaine, Fritz Haeg, Nat Muller, Guus Beumer, Regine Debatty. 8.25" x 11", 112 pages. $14. Add to cart
