On dealing with creative anxiety
By Brandon Stosuy
Collector #19
A 52-page zine exploring how artists can channel their creative anxiety. Features contributions and insights from Aubrey Plaza, Melissa Broder, Anelise Chen, Jlin, Mike Rugnetta, Henry Rollins, and Nikki Sixx
Embrace Variety Vol.01
By Eirena
Collector #56
Embrace Variety Vol.01 contains three guides about the core and often overlooked aspects of visual branding: personality, design taboos, and the North Star. It is for everyone who wants to give their brand an image that stands out, stands the time and resonates. And for those who want to take better control of the branding process.
Collector #16
On May 4th and 5th, 2022, Baukunst gathered at The Interval at The Long Now— a prominent foundation for long-term thinking— to share projects, processes, and new areas of inquiry. This is a zine we published to capture notes from the gathering.
Bentoism
By Yancey Strickler and Laurel Schwulst
Collector #43
A wider view of our self-interest. Now Me, Future Me. Now Us, Future Us. A model for a deeper form of living. BEyond Near Term Orientation: Bentoism.
Worlds Unfolding: Ideas and Prompts for Virtual World-Making
By Underground Art And Design
Collector #81
Worlds Unfolding is a guide and inspiration hub for virtual world-making, offering curated prompts, community-contributed projects, and ideas that blend storytelling, design, and imagination. It explores how virtual spaces can foster connection, creativity, and care while critically examining their ties to the dominant paradigm.
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[Dis]enchantment: A zine about Esoteric AI by AIxDESIGN & internet teapot (Slow AI Series)
By Nadia Piet and internet teapot
Collector #88
Why do we approach AI chatbots as modern-day oracles? This issue of the Slow AI Series “[Dis]enchantment: A zine about Esoteric AI” summons 54 pages of magic, divination, folklore, and other arcane ways of knowing to disenchant then re-enchant our relationship with algorithmic systems.
Hard Imagination
By Sophie Cowen, David Johnston and 1 more
Collector #104
Hard Imagination invites Venture Capitalists to see a world beyond an extractive mindset, to create pathways for capital allocation that are not self-terminating Limited run of 23 bound copies or download the PDF for free
Contours of CAD + AI - Baukunst Study Group 002
By Tyler Mincey
Collector #12
In our second Study Group at Baukunst, Contours of CAD and AI, we set out to explore how emerging AI and machine learning techniques have the potential to revolutionize computer aided design in industrial design, engineering, construction, virtual environments, and beyond. We worked in collaboration to form a picture of what the future of engineeri
AI for Ants: A zine about Small AI by AIxDESIGN & internet teapot
By Nadia Piet and internet teapot
Collector #19
Bigger isn’t always better. What could we make with AI if scale wasn’t an objective? The 38-page zine “AI for Ants: A zine about Small AI” draws inspiration from the degrowth movement, climate justice, and low-tech to re-imagine AI that is locally-rooted and more attuned to our natural world.
Collector #9
An independent culture report on the Middle East contemporary art scene. This issue provides a snapshot of the Gulf art scene through the lens of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. We look back over the last 15 years to make sense of the defining trends that are shaping the sector highlighting local artists and grassroots programming.
CITY-STATE
By Elle Griffin, Bryce Tolpen and 5 more
Collector #42
Seven writers explore the future of autonomous governance.
Anonymous Creative Futures Report
By Rayna, Ilya and 4 more
Collector #2
Where are we now as creative people? Where are we going? What do we vision for the future? 75 creative people anonymously share the dreams, concerns, and joys grounding their creative thinking for the year ahead.
internet hat
By bri griffin and Rhizome
Collector #134
A limited edition hat, in support of rhizome's web servers, that includes 1 year of rhizome membership! ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚
Collector #15
On October 25th and 26th, 2022, Baukunst gathered at Warehouse XI, just outside of Boston in Somerville, MA, to share projects, processes, and new areas of inquiry. This is a zine we published to capture notes from the gathering.
RSVP: Becoming Press x Open Secret @ Casa do Comum, Lisbon
By Open Secret and Becoming Press
Collector #8
RSVP to guarantee a seat at the Open Secret x Becoming Lisbon edition, hosted at 'Casa Do Comum' as a part of Becoming's launch of Unconscious/Television (2025) by Lucas Ferraço Nassif January 22, 18:00 CASA DO COMUM Rua da Rosa 285, Lisbon
Warpmode
By Jazsalyn
Collector #29
A conceptual card game and thought experiment created by artist Jazsalyn to shift accepted reality through Black Metatheories.
Glass Mirror 001: What If?
By Aleena
Collector #41
"What If?" is a working journal: a reader-reviewed, iterative publication written to evolve alongside conversation. Each chapter is curated around a "what if" prompt—what if WFH took place in Vision Pros? Curators of the working edition (this release) can vote on journal submissions, curate chapter content, and read with the Glass Mirror community.
THIS IS NOT A BLUEPRINT #1 : By process of invitation
By Sophie Cowen and Alex Lockwood
Collector #84
In late 2022, a handful of artists, scientists, movement builders, musicians, and democratic innovators came together to explore making a future based on care and freedom. The process we've called Hard Art began. This series shows how it all started, the frameworks we're using to collaborate, and how it's going.
What Art Does
By Bette A., The Heroines! Movement and 1 more
Collector #289
'What Art Does' by Brian Eno and Bette A. Limited artist edition of 777 copies. A black and white PDF of the book will be available for 7 days from initial release for $1 when the book is shipped.
Book of Hours: An Artist's Book for the Anthropocene
By Rebecca Clark
Collector #88
BOOK of HOURS is a free 236-page PDF intended to be viewed in 2-page format on a handheld digital device. Taking the idea of the medieval prayer book into the virtual age, it provides light but also underscores our vast separation from the natural and spiritual worlds.
Open letter to all people of conscience in response to the acquittal of the HSBC 9
By Charlie Waterhouse, Alex Lockwood and 4 more
Collector #24
Nine women, from graduates to grandmothers, were found not guilty for taking nonviolent direct action with Extinction Rebellion at the headquarters of one of the world’s biggest investors in fossil fuels, HSBC. [Main image: Sarah Cresswell]
Introducing Hard Art
By Charlie Waterhouse, Daze Aghaji and 8 more
Collector #152
We are a cultural collective of artists, activists, and scientists standing in solidarity in the face of climate and democratic collapse. We’re starting a new creative movement. Join us.
The Work WE Need to Do
By Charlie Waterhouse, Fraser Muggeridge and 4 more
Collector #187
A Manual For Our Time — the first Hard Art Manifesto.
The Post-Individual
By Yancey Strickler, Ilya and 1 more
Collector #145
An exploration of individuality after the internet The Post-Individual First Edition includes "The Post Individual" essay, an audio recording and video introduction by the author, and research notes behind the piece
The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet
By Yancey Strickler, Peter Limberg and 9 more
Collector #676
A book about how to survive on the internet. It’s about the cozy web, the dark web, the dark forest, the clear net, the dark net, and a new social world emerging around us. This is the Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet.
The Fête of Britain
By Charlie Waterhouse, Nuala Lam and 16 more
Collector #8
The Fête of Britain: four days of joyous celebration of the imagination... and what we can collectively achieve when we decide to replace competition with collaboration. Curated by Hard Art at Aviva Studios in Manchester. It’s the opening salvo for a new movement. Hit Support below to join us!