The Son of Northern Darkness / Nico Vascellari
Navigating the immaterial space of “trust and friction” that the underground represents, Nico Vascellari is a prismatic figure in the arts, defined by urgencies rather than by a medium of election. Between prison letters, visceral sounds, and memories of his own land, in this interview we dissect his unpredictable practice.
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UK DJ&Producer Charlie Sparks announces debut album "Power Up" — Out March 26, via Elektra.
Music | Spotlight
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Someone's speaker is playing something indie and sad and the volume's low enough that it feels like background music to their lives. She should go to the city but nobody has gas money and nobody really wants to move anyway. A series by Alba Cámara.
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/by adminDissolving Into the Sea
At sunset, the sea becomes a mirror of memory, holding traces of what cannot return. Through water and shore, shaping an intimate and sensual dialogue with the landscape. Photographed by Savannah Angela.
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/by Editor NastyRoad to Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2026
Every year goths from all over the World re-unite in Leipzig, Germany, for the most important music festival dedicated to dark, industrial and post-punk sub-cultures. We will be there to give you our live impressions from the festival; can’t wait to see you all among the dusky crowd.
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/by adminWhere Is My Mind / Marcus Nelson
Destabilise, while provoking a reflection, his path defies the hierarchies of art, turning each piece into a therapeutic ground where the audience cannot escape their own shadow.
Art&Culture | Interview
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/by Editor NastyThe Magic That Breathes in Mexico
In Mexico City, belief is a pulse beneath the streets, threading through devotion to the Virgen de Guadalupe, the shadow of Santa Muerte, and the hidden corners where ritual still breathes. This generation does not inherit faith. It crawls into it, shaping it, twisting it, drawing power through study and practice. In the city’s heart, a house waits, with walls steeped in smoke and intention, where magic is lived and performed.
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/by Editor NastyPhantom Bridges / Nika Qutelia
Like a crack in a mirror, the artist’s works do not divert our gaze from reality, but instead reveal it, stripping away every illusion and filter. A self-taught career unfolds through unbalanced and disorienting worlds which, rather than leading us astray, ultimately act as a guide toward a more authentic direction.
Art&Culture | Interview
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/by Editor NastyOne Last Blitz in Munich
Munich’s legendary Blitz Club is closing its doors. From July 31 to August 3, the club will host a final, 72-hour marathon party to celebrate nearly ten years of groundbreaking electronic music, unforgettable nights, and a community built around the dancefloor. More than a venue, Blitz has been a state of mind: a place where music, people, and freedom came together. Its farewell marks the end of and era for Munich and the global clubbing scene.
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/by Editor NastyThe other woman
In a closed room shadows rehearse their own drama, silhouettes press against the walls and fabrics breathe, rough and tender under unseen hands. A series starring Julie Wang photographed by Edith Wu.
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/by Editor NastyFrom Ruins to Sound / Road to PhillGood Festival
This July, Bulgaria firmly establishes itself on the global festival scene. From July 17 to 19, 2026, PhillGood transforms Plovdiv’s Rowing Canal into a three-stage venue where post-punk legends, virtual bands, electronic trailblazers, and leftfield disruptors gather.
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/by adminResonant Interdependence / Julian Charrière
From ice expanses to the ocean’s depths, the artist situates his work within a broader dialogue between contemporary art and science. In anticipation of his upcoming solo exhibition at Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany (March 14 – July 12, 2026), he explores how environmental forces and rigorous research intertwine to redefine humanity’s role within planetary systems.
Art&Culture | Interview
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/by Editor NastyBlooming Melancholia / Lindsay Elizabeth Warner
Between dappled Miami curtains and the spectral hush of dusk, Lindsay Elizabeth Warner constructs a visual diary steeped in nostalgia, impermanence and the eroticism of light withheld.
Art&Culture | Interview
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/by adminWhen Fashion Stops Performing / BFW AW26
Berlin Fashion Week AW26 focused less on how fashion looks and more on how it resonates with us. Designers explored the pressures we face, the journey of self-discovery, and the power of memory.
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/by adminChampagne Problems / Emma Stern
With her new solo exhibition, the artist advances her complex universe of painted and digitally shaped female archetypes. On view at Dirimart Gallery in Istanbul from February 5 to March 1, 2026, the project unfolds across layers of visual and conceptual registers, exploring the intersections of classical painting, contemporary digital practice, and the persistent dynamics of female representation.
Art&Culture | Spotlight
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/by Editor NastyVillains
An unsettling visual journey built through dark imagery and a film-inspired atmosphere.
Fear and curiosity, into an unfamiliar and distorted world.
Photography by David Karp.
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/by Editor NastyInsomnia
A nostalgic imaginary through playful geometry and tactile forms, echoing silhouettes from another time. The garments feel light yet intentional, shaped by emotion and quiet storytelling. With fashion by Haven Liu, photographed by Yujie Wang.
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/by Editor NastyAngels With Dirty Faces / Jordan Hemingway
“These are creatures of culture, drunk on lust and freedom.” With these words, Jordan Hemingway introduces his latest exhibition in Paris. Opened on January 22 and on view until March 15 at Acne Paper Palais Royal, the new permanent exhibition space of Acne Studios, the show marks the artist’s return to the French capital after five years.
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/by Editor NastyWish You Were Here / Banks Violette
Wish You Were Here at TICK TACK in Antwerp unfolds as an exhibition that begins from the very first look while on the street and lingers like a tormented presence long after leaving the space. Curated by Maria Abramenko, the show weaves personal loss and collective anxiety into a dense, haunted narrative where fire, sound and spectral images become carriers of memory. Open until 21 March 2026, it invites the viewer into an experience that is less about passive looking and more about actively inhabiting grief.
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/by Editor NastyUnseen
What's hidden deep inside emerges through distortion and reflections that shift with every movement. A play of light and intense color that change shape as perspective bends. The image becomes a field of transformation, shot by Jesse Herzog.
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/by Editor NastyThe Primal Gesture / Sofia Geideby
Sofia Geideby, master hair stylist and crowned Hairdresser of the Year 2025 in Sweden, believes in pushing the boundaries of creation and has found a way to express and channel her creativity through an intimate—almost primal—medium: hair. In this interview, we follow her belief system when it comes to her craft, her inspiration and creative process.
Art&Culture | Interview
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/by Editor NastySynth up / NATTAUP
Tales of intimacy and desire shared in the darkness. Presenting the latest Synth Up campaign by the unisex essentials fashion brand NATTAUP, along with a chat with the designer.
Fashion | Spotlight
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/by adminSoundscapes vol.63 / Marcel Dettmann
Take a deep dive into Marcel Dettmann's home listening record collection. For our Soundscapes series the longstanding Berghain resident, BAD MANNERS and MDR label owner selected music from his defining teenage years during the late 80s and early 90s.
Music | Soundscapes
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/by adminSoundscapes vol.28 / Molchat Doma
Heavy classics and trip-hop vibes in a selection curated by Molchat Doma (translates “Houses are silent”), the dark and danceable band operating on the dark borderlines of post-punk and synth-pop, hailing from Belarus.
Music | Soundscapes
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/by adminSoundscapes vol.59 / Front 242
“The music is just a sample of what I like to listen to at this time, because it just came out or it is something older I wanted to experience again.” The EBM/Electro pioneers here presenting their most refined and eclectic selection of hidden gems, welcome to Front242 paradise.
Music | Soundscapes
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