PRESENT SPACE
PRINT EIGHT

Present Space introduces INTERMISSION, its eighth print issue. 

Published and designed by AMILE, with creative direction from Present Space’s Nima Habibzadeh and Juan Duque, INTERMISSION examines the moment of rupture, reinvention and transition. 

Moving between classical and contemporary practices and tracing artistic movements through the historical frameworks that have shaped them, Print Eight showcases 22 stories across art, culture, film, performance, fashion and photography, celebrating people, performances and practices that extend far beyond London, Los Angeles, and Latin America.

Through interviews, long-form cultural and research essays, and fashion features, INTERMISSION explores the space in between: the temporary interval within a performance, both on and off stage, literal and metaphorical. This includes cover stories featuring interviews with Adwoa Aboah photographed by Jess Ruby James, Marina Abramović photographed by Mark Mahaney, dancers from the New York City Ballet photographed by Jack Bool, and Naomi Ackie photographed by Ryan James Caruthers, as well as a feature on Alexander Calder with archival photography by Ugo Mulas and a fashion feature with Rebecca Longendyke photographed by Diego Vourakis.

Additional features include: interviews with Dawoud Bey, Dennis Vanderbroeck, Mark Manders photographed by Julien T. Hamon, and Syd photographed by Marc Hibbert; cultural and research essays Between Heaven and Earth by Eduard Sánchez Ribot with words by Michele Fossi, The Stage by Pablo di Primo with words by Sam Murphy and Etta Bouzoucos, The Elizabethan Era by Leandro Farina with words by Sam Murphy, Mexico’s Cultural Renaissance by Fabián Martínez López with words by Salomé Gómez-Upegui, The Rise and Rise of Reggaetón with words by Salomé Gómez-Upegui, The Art of Becoming by Pia Riverola with words by Amelia Stevens, and The Business of Death by Diego Vourakis with words by Saachi Gupta, spanning ancient Greece, Shakespeare’s London, twentieth-century Mexico, and contemporary India; and fashion features from Anne Floor Westemans photographed by Jérémie Monnier, Diane Chiu photographed by Jacques Brun with jewellery from De Beers, and Lota Blaskovic photographed by Khalil Ghani to Valentin Caron, Ardi Hozic, and Max Knott photographed by Paw Gissel, and Colin Otto photographed by Michele Di Dio, bringing womenswear into dialogue with menswear. 

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Hardcover
352 pages
11.8x9in