From the jolly naffness of Changing Rooms to the glitz of Selling Sunset, TV shows about property reveal that as housing becomes less attainable, its value in entertainment skyrockets. Caroline Issa reads from Billie Muraben's essay on the strange world of contemporary housing.
Masoud Golsorkhi speaks to Faisal Devji on his new book Waning Crescent, an inquiry into why the Islamic movements of the 20th century – militancy, modernism, Islamism – have all run out of steam.
In Florence, a new perfume is launched – and this one is inspired by a silver fish that feeds on algae and has equisitely sweet flesh.
Philosopher-bard of the apocalypse John Maus reflects on the role of art as resistance, why he was at the Capitol on January 6th, and why pop music should remain haunted.
Erik Davis discusses his canonical book High Weirdness, an enquiry into the thin line between psychosis and religious experience in 1970s, post-hippie California.
Jelly shots, poisoned fish, artichoke plants breaking under their own weight: the poetry in Rosie Stockton's 'Fuel' contends with the detritus of our late capitalist hellscape. Stockton reads three poems from the collection.
Vincenzo Latronico reads from his pointed and entertaining novel 'Perfection', which maps the past two decades of globalisation, digital expansion, and middle class anxiety.
Architect Nigel Coates’ latest project sees him combine forces with Architectural Association students to breathe new life into a lonely, polluted corner of Venice. Thomas Roueché discusses.
Zines are defined by their hyperfocus, personality, and refusal to conform to the publishing institutions. Not sure where to begin? Listen to our guide to the zine and what it means.
Around the world, between the defined borders of sovereign nations lie thousands of extraterritorial zones, operating autonomously and often exempt from international law. In this week's TANK Podcast, Atossa Abrahamian discusses her book The Hidden Globe, a history of this strange parallel universe and its relation to the global elite who benefit from it.
A dazzling exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum reveals Cartier's proud heritage of unmatched craftsmanship and its unrivalled clientele. Olivia Barrett is seduced by a resplendent amethyst brooch, gifted by Jacques Cartier to his wife.
Quinn Slobodian’s newest book, Hayek’s Bastards, tracks the movement of 20th Century neoliberalism into the far-right populism of the modern day. He speaks to Kojo Koram on the book for this week's TANK Podcast.
In this week's podcast, Jeremy Atherton Lin reads from “Deep House”, his tender and charged memoir on sex, housing precarity and the strange history of American gay rights legislation.
Portuguese director Miguel Gomes abandons all realism in his new film Grand Tour, a thrilling exploration of puppetry, anachronism, and the colonial subject, one that won him Best Director at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. TANK's assistant editor Matteo Pini spoke to Gomes on the unconventional production of the film.
The publishing industry appears in rom-coms at a truly unlikely frequency. Matteo Pini explores how the rom-com – from You’ve Got Mail to The Proposal – reveals an industry formed by desire as much as the market.
Across five decades of work, the poet CAConrad has gained renown as “the shamanic cult hero of contemporary queer poetry”. Here, they are joined by artist-filmmaker Andrea Luka Zimmerman, for a reading and discussion that took place at TANK GPS in early 2025.
Writers Abdulrazak Gurnah and Nadifa Mohamed discuss democratic backsliding and Zanzibar history over lunch at Clipstone restaurant. Read the full conversation in the Summer 2025 issue of TANK.
Multidisciplinary artist Sophia Al Maria discusses her post-individual artmaking practice and her surprise career in music.
6a architects director Owen Watson discusses his firm's philosophy, which emphasises transparency, sustainability, and the use of available materials.
Artistic director of Frieze London discusses curation, embodiment and how she keeps the capital's most famous art fair dynamic.