Archizines in Milan

The exhibition, curated by Elias Redstone and initiated in collaboration with the Architectural Association in London, features 60 magazines, fanzines and journals from over 20 countries. The publications offer a fresh take on the relationship between man and the built environment – with experimentation in style, content and distribution taking comment and criticism out of just an architectural arena and into everyday life. Together, the titles provide a basis for research and discussion about architecture and are proof that the love of the written word and printed page is alive and well in the digital age. In the exhibition, the publications are presented with video interviews with their creators to provide an insight into different approaches to editing architecture today.

At the finissage on 23rd February at 19:30, SpazioFMGperl'Architettura and Domus are hosting Archizines Live – a talk to explore the changing nature of architecture publishing with Elias Redstone (curator of Archizines), Luca Molinari (critic and curator SpazioFMGperl'Architetura), Joseph Grima (director of Domus magazine), and Matteo Ghidoni (designer of San Rocco magazine). There will also be a roundtable with guest magazines Boundaries (Luca Sampò), Studio (Romolo Roberto Calabrese), Archphoto2.0 (Emanuele Piccardo), Italic (Luca Ballarini) and Fantom (Selva Barni), at 121 + Library Extemporanea, in Via Savona 17/5.

A catalogue edited by Elias Redstone has been published by Bedford Press, London, to accompany the exhibition. Contributions from Pedro Gadanho (Beyond), Iker Gil (MAS Context), Adam Murray (Preston is my Paris), Rob Wilson (Block), Mimi Zeiger (Maximum Maxim MMX) and Matthew Clarke, Ang Li and Matthew Storrie (PIDGIN) address the relationship of publishing to academia and architectural practice, and the representation of architecture in fictional writing, photography, magazine and fanzine culture.

Archizines was launched as a research project in 2011 by curator and writer Elias Redstone. The website was launched with art direction by Barcelona-based Folch Studio to connect the titles, their readers and creators, and enable the collection to grow. The Archizines collection is now being transferred to the National Art Library at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. By providing a permanent home for the publications collected as part of the Archizines research project, this period of publishing activity will be available as a public resource for generations to come.

Archizines
From 27 January to 23 February
Monday to Friday 15.00–19.00
Vernissage 26 January, 18.30
SpazioFMGperl'Architetura
Via Bergognone, 27

Archizines Live
23 February, 19:30
Talk with Elias Redstone, Luca Molinari, Joseph Grima (Domus) and Matteo Ghidoni (San Rocco)
Roundtable with guest magazines Boundaries (Luca Sampò), Studio (Romolo Roberto Calabrese), Archphoto 2.0 (Emanuele Piccardo), Italic (Luca Ballarini) and Fantom (Selva Barni)
121 + Libreria Extemporanea
Via Savona 17/5

Archizines in Milan

From 27 January to 23 February, the exhibition travels to SpazioFMGperl'Architettura, showcasing alternative and independent architectural publishing.

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