
It all comes back to the body, right? Over the past decades, the conversation about human bodies has shifted through spaces, vocabularies, and theories. In this issue, PIN–UP dresses down the human form and its politics to examine a moment that, for a long time now, has been considered through the vehicle of architecture. We hope to create new points of reference through intimate conversations and posits of self-reflection.
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THE DESIGN ALPHABET
by Travis Scott

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MARTINO GAMPER AND MAX LAMB
by Emmanuel Olunkwa

It all comes back to the body, right? Over the past decades, the conversation about human bodies has shifted through spaces, vocabularies, and theories. In this issue, PIN–UP dresses down the human form and its politics to examine a moment that, for a long time now, has been considered through the vehicle of architecture. We hope to create new points of reference through intimate conversations and posits of self-reflection.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WOMB CHAIR

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SAINT HERON’S NEW DESIGN FRONTIER

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FLORAL FIXATION: DESIGN IS REDISCOVERING FLOWER PRINTS

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JONATHAN OLIVARES
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CFGNY DISSECTS IDENTITY AND LUXURY FOR THEIR ITALIAN DEBUT

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MATTHEW BARNEY IS READY TO FLEX AGAIN

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THE TIFFANY TOUCH

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PURITANICAL THRIFT MEETS PROGRESSIVE IDEAS ON CAPE COD’S EXPERIMENTAL ARCHITECTURE

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THE RETURN OF THE BAMBOLE


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BARBIE DREAMHOUSE
by Felix Burrichter, Whitney Mallett

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L.A.’S NEW OLYMPIC FRONTIER

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LUKE LIBERA MOORE’S GOD-CHUNK : CHRONO-PLEX

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THE CASINO AS THE PURGATORIAL ARENA OF AMERICAN CINEMA

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ROMAINE LETTUCE, E. COLI, AND THE ARIZONA DESERT’S ALL-AMERICAN CANAL
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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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ROBERT PAIGE AND DURO OLOWU
by Emmanuel Olunkwa

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AMERICAN OBJECTS 1776–1945
by Camille Okhio

INTERVIEW: Eric N. Mack, the New York Artist Who Paints with Textiles

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MINDY SEU ON CYBERFEMINISM, CODE-SWITCHING, AND DESIGN

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MIXED SIGNALS: ON LAURA KURGAN’S YOU ARE HERE: INFORMATION DRIFT

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TARIQ DIXON AND PHILLIP COLLINS ON REFRAMING CRAFT, HISTORY AND BLACK ART

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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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THE ART OF MEMORY: BEATRICE BONINO AT JACQUELINE SULLIVAN GALLERY
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NEW WAVE: A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
by Alexander May

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DIA CURATOR JORDAN CARTER ON PRESENCE VERSUS PERMANENCE
by Makayla Bailey

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MIAMI ICE WITH CLUB GLAM, PIN–UP, AND SWISS INSTITUTE
by Kiona Bikic

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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

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ERUPTIONS OF THE STRANGE: ON DAVID LYNCH’S LAMPS

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A RETURN TO HOME-GROWN TALENT: MADRID DESIGN FESTIVAL 2023

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
by PIN–UP
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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
