Spike #80
216 x 280mm, 154 pages
Vienna, Austria & Berlin, Germany (German & English-language)
Quarterly
Published since 2004
Editor-in-chief: Rita Vitorelli
Art direction: Mirko Borsche
Spike is an art magazine. This issue, and its minimalist red, black, and white cover, is dedicated to The State of the Arts.
'A sense of major flux is spreading in the art world – and not only among its pessimists' laments(?) this latest issue of Spike offering itself as a lodestar of sorts 'so that the next time we go off road, we can find a way back to our last clear perspective – a bit jaded, a little dizzy, but faithful as ever that artists are finding our way forward.'
On the Journal, about an earlier issue:
‘I love Spike magazine. The quarterly art magazine has been published since 2004 by artist Rita Vitorelli and has just reached its 50th issue. It follows an idiosyncratic editorial direction – part of its strength is its refusal to follow the crowd, and the art mag shelf is a crammed one. It’s not easy to stand out, but Spike’s mix of written and visual essays brings a more curatorial than editorial approach. And the main reason it stands out is its design.’ Read more