ISSUE 33 Fall/Winter 2022/23
Why America now? As the global power balance shifts, it’s time to remap the culture that has dominated the discourse for the past century. PIN–UP 33 is an exchange of knowledge between people who are in the practice of world-building — in architecture, design, fashion, art, and theory — to help stake out alternative paths for the future.
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PIN–UP HOME LAUNCHES USM NYC IN NEW YORK
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THE CASINO AS THE PURGATORIAL ARENA OF AMERICAN CINEMA
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ROGER BROWN’S AMERICAN VERNACULAR
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THE RETURN OF THE BAMBOLE
by Grace Ahlbom
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ROBERT PAIGE AND DURO OLOWU
by Emmanuel Olunkwa
INTERVIEW: Eric N. Mack, the New York Artist Who Paints with Textiles
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MIXED SIGNALS: ON LAURA KURGAN’S YOU ARE HERE: INFORMATION DRIFT
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MINDY SEU ON CYBERFEMINISM, CODE-SWITCHING, AND DESIGN
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REM KOOLHAAS
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CARSTEN HÖLLER ON BRUTALIST COOKING, SCIENCE, AND DREAMS
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BLANKET STATEMENTS
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PRECIOUS OKOYOMON ON GROWTH, DEATH, AND FORESTS
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BARBIE DREAMHOUSE
by Felix Burrichter, Whitney Mallett
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MIAMI ICE WITH CLUB GLAM, PIN–UP, AND SWISS INSTITUTE
by Kiona Bikic
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THE ARCO LIGHT TURNS 60
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THE PURE AESTHETIC PRESENCE OF SEOUL-BASED CAVA LIFE
INTERVIEW: Agustín Hernández’s Futuristic Monoliths Inspired By Mesoamerican Architecture
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BAXTER’S NEW HOTEL ON THE SHORES OF LAKE COMO
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DIA CURATOR JORDAN CARTER ON PRESENCE VERSUS PERMANENCE
by Makayla Bailey
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INDIGENOUS ARCHITECT DOUGLAS CARDINAL ON CARE, COMMUNITY, AND HIS ARCHITECTURE’S SENSE OF SPIRIT
by Whitney Mallett
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A TRIBUTE TO VIRGIL ABLOH BY JAMES WINES
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HENRIKE NAUMANN ON FASCISM IN FURNITURE, SURVEILLANCE AND THE POLITICS OF THE FLINTSTONES
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A SEX PAVILION FOR MADONNA
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FORMAFANTASMA AND QUADRO REINVENT THE OUTDOOR SHOWER
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ANDY HARMAN, RUBBER BARON
by Felix Burrichter
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SABINE MARCELIS ON COLORS, CLOUDS, AND INTUITION
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BAXTER’S NEW HOTEL ON THE SHORES OF LAKE COMO
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THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE OF JAMES ROSE
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THELMA GOLDEN ON ARCHITECTURE AND ART
by Emmanuel Olunkwa
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CESAR MANRIQUE AND THE MIND-BOGGLING LANDSCAPE OF LANZAROTE
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FRONT TRIENNIAL 2022: TOWARDS A NEW DISCO
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UNREAL ARCHITECTURES: ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF GAMESPACE
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CONTROVERSY AND COLONIALISM: A SURVEY OF GERMAN EXHIBITIONS FROM BERLIN TO MUNICH
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WOLFGANG TILLMANS X PIN–UP X CLUB GLAM AFTER DARK
by Matias Alvial
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WOLFGANG TILLMANS AND HIS ARCHIVE OF 1:10 EXHIBITION MOCK-UPS
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REEVALUATING ALDO ROSSI’S POSTMODERN VISION
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SANDFUTURE BY JUSTIN BEAL
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STATEMENT JEWELRY’S RAW APPEAL
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WOMEN OF NEW YORK
by Emmanuel Olunkwa
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GAETANO PESCE, THE ICON
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ARTIST WANGSHUI ON A.I. SOLUTIONS AND POST-HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS
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UMBERTO RIVA’S ARTFUL SWANSONG IN ROME
INTERVIEW: Joar Nango On Indigenous Architectures And Slippery Identities
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SAME OBJECT, DIFFERENT MATERIALS: JONATHAN MUECKE ON HIS SCULPTURAL DESIGN OBJECTS
by Emmanuel Olunkwa
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SER SERPAS’S READYMADE RENAISSANCE
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PAUL JOHNSON ON RELIGION, RISKS AND THE RULES OF DESIGN
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GLASSWARE THAT WILL TURN THE TABLES
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SOFT-FIRM AND THE ART OF ACTIVIST SPACE-MAKING
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NOW YOU KNOW: AN ORAL HISTORY OF KVADRAT’S NEW YORK SHOWROOM BY JONATHAN OLIVARES
by Caroline Gaimari
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ANONYMOUS CLUB’S NEW WORLD BUILDING
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THE BLUEPRINT FOR POLICE MILITARIZATION: SIERRA PETTENGILL ON RIOTSVILLE, USA
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FOUNTAINEERING WITH SOFT BAROQUE
INTERVIEW: Wang Shu of Amateur Architecture Mixes MODERN AND Traditional In Changing China
HORIZONTALLY INCLINED: ONE DESIGNER SELECTS EIGHT ICONIC LOUNGE CHAIRS
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MAYRIT BIENNIAL 2022: BEATING AGAINST THE CURRENT
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ARE OUTSIDER ARTISTS THE STARCHITECTS OF THE INSTAGRAM AGE?
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VOLKSHAUS: HERZOG & DE MEURON’S BASEL HOTEL FOR EVERYONE
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DUTCH DUO FREELING WATERS BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO CLASSIC VERNACULAR
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META MEMPHIS: THE LITTLE KNOWN STORY OF MEMPHIS’S SECOND COMING
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A GLITCH ART MAKEOVER FOR THE ARCHIBALD CHAIR
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ODD MATTER’S DUNE-INSPIRED RUG WITH TIRES
by Felix Burrichter
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RAF SIMONS ON ART, OBJECTS, AND SHAKER ETHICS
INTERVIEW: Architect Oana Stănescu Creates Vital Spaces That Bring People Together
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THE CANAL STREET RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Interview with Marie-José Van Hee, the Trailblazing Belgian Architect who shows no Signs of Slowing Down
SCENTS AND SENSIBILITY: RUMINATIONS ON PERFUME’S POLARIZING NATURE
INTERVIEW: Manuela Soto Sosa On Her Anime-Inspired Home Drop And Maximalist Interior Design
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“DADDY” PLAYWRIGHT JEREMY O. HARRIS ON BEAUTY, POOLS, AND TRAUMA
Niklas Bildstein Zaar and Andrea Faraguna on the Substance of their Architecture Studio sub
TOXIC POSITIVITY: The Optimism Bubbles of Tech’s New Pioneers
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SICK ARCHITECTURE AND THE SPATIAL POLITICS OF DISEASE
THE OTHER BARRAGÁN: An Exclusive Victor Barragán PIN–UP Portfolio
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MABEL O. WILSON ON RADICAL OPTIMISM
by Emmanuel Olunkwa
WAKE UP CALL: Architectural Comfort in the Age of Passivity
TOILET ARCHITECTURE: AN ESSAY ABOUT THE MOST PSYCHOSEXUALLY CHARGED ROOM IN A BUILDING
ORTHOREXIA: An appetite for Purity From Healthy Eating To Horizon-Line-View Real Estate
ESSAY: The Eternal Return of the Primitive Hut
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BUILT ECOLOGIES: EPISODE 2 FEATURING JOYCE HWANG
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CAPE HOPE: ARTIST ANGELO PLESSAS CREATES DIGITAL-DETOX WEAR FOR ACNE STUDIOS
NOTHING IN MOMA: Abraham Adams’s Exaltation of Absence
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BUILT ECOLOGIES: A NEW SERIES BY MOMA’S EMILIO AMBASZ INSTITUTE FEATURING JAMES WINES
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BLOOD TYPE: DOZIE KANU’S INHABITABLE INSTALLATION
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DIOR’S ART-FILLED FASHION FANTASY
by Philippe Jarrigeon
