For this issue we gave our contributors carte blanche: an open invitation to tell us what’s in their heads, right now. Whether under lockdown inside, or outside under protest, it is clear that the mind has no off-switch. Whether deeply personal, or overtly political, our authors continue to surprise with their level of insight and the playfulness of their imagination. Contributions include Shanghai-based writer Alvin Li, who documents his need for intimacy in isolation, French philosopher Catherine Malabou's answer to the question of pleasure and thinking today, feature profiles on multimedia artist Cao Fei in conversation with curator Hou Hanru, the New York label Women’s History Museum who have been tearing down the decadence of couture for the last six years, and fashion icon Walter Van Beirendonck, as well as reviews of online and real shows from Seoul to Berlin to a video gamer's living room – Spike’s summer issue has everything under the sun!

LEE, Jungmyung; LAHAYE, Lieven (eds.)
Real-Time Realist #2

Real-Time Realist is an experiment in the range of human affect through typography, visual art and contemporary writing. It stems from the type design practice of Jungmyung Lee, and is edited by Jungmyung Lee and Lieven Lahaye.

This second issue deals with Ecstasy Joy Serenity Love, and includes contributions by Kasia Fudakowski, Paul Haworth, Carla & Karlis, Arvo Leo, Angharad Williams, Jaako Pallasvuo, Nolwenn Salaün, Mikko Varakas, David Bennewith, Anders Frederik Steen and Josse Pyl. It’s a very beautiful publication.

Published by Jung-Lee Type Foundry, 2019

EUR 19.00