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° 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
N° 5 2009 (October/November). "Games." Curated section by Marianne Viero. Looking at games from the standpoint of visual art practice. Interview with Michael Portnoy, scary luxury of art and fashion, Indonesian art, Germaine Kruip by Catrin Lorch, corporal collections by Eva Rovers, Paul Elliman on voice, Mercedes Bunz, culture as play. 8.25" x 11", 112 pages. $14.
N° 4 2009 (August/September). "The Next Generation." Curated section by Alex Farquharson. Reviews on Isa Genzken, Charlotte Dumas, Vaast Colson, Dennis Tyfus, Young artists new curators newer critics, Tyler Coburn, Christophe Van Gerrewey, Aaron Schulster on Hollywood and hype, scandals, Hu Fang, Nina Stottrup Larsen, Manon Braat. 8.25" x 11", 112 pages. $14.
