Loosely organized around the topic of friendship, this issue of Textfield features an interview with Gunther von Hagens, creator of the controversial exhibition series Bodyworld and inventor of plastinations, discussing his past career as a professional ballroom dancer and his striking resemblance to Joseph Beuys. The issue contains documentation writing on organized group spooning and remembrances of the “Sundown Salon” in Los Angeles. It also includes an interview with Randy Miller, founder of the Alphy’s Soda Pop Club and a statement from design team Vier5, founders of the magazine Fairy Tale.
Contributors: Becca Albee, Timothy Aubry, AUDC, Pierre Bal-Blanc, Nina Jan Beier, Katherine Bernhardt, Mariana Castillo Deball, Fritz Haeg, Chance Hartman, Nakako Hayashi, Marco Fiedler, Johnny Freedom, Marc Kremers, Prem Krishnamurthy, Marie Jan Lund, Jonathan Maghen, Rob McKenzie, Leticia El Halli Obeid, Francois Perrin, Kain Picken, Angelo Plessas, Gwyn Porter, Achim Reichert, Anna Sew Hoy, Jennifer Stratford, Nikola Tosic, Michael Wells