The fourth volume in Jack Pierson’s celebrated Tomorrow’s Man artist book series mixes imagery from all spectrums of the visual landscape into a single mediation on the world around us. Combining archival material together with contributions by emerging and established artists, Tomorrow’s Man 4 continues on where the earlier volumes left off. Mixed together in its signature all over design format this installment showcases historical pen and ink sketches by John Tottenham, hummingbird portraits by Brian Calvin, glazed ceramic constructions by Liz Larner, and deadpan street shots by Trevor Hernandez (better known to many by his Instagram handle Gang Culture) together with contributions by Cali Dewitt, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Lily Stockman, Richard Tinkler, and Evan Whale.

The title, Tomorrow’s Man, comes from an infamous bodybuilding magazine from the 1950s and ‘60s. Reappropriating the publication’s title as well as its retro bodybuilding aesthetic, Pierson takes viewers on a dizzying visual journey encompassing the full spectrum of cultural references. Includes a four large fold-out posters

Published by Bywater Bros. Editions, 2017
104 pages, softcover
10 x 7.25 inches / 25.4 x 18.4 cm

This book is the third volume in Jack Pierson’s ground-breaking Tomorrow’s Man series, in which the artist has assembled an art-fueled creative collaboration that harkens back to the thirteen volumes of The Yellow Book published between 1894-1897. Whereas the first two Tomorrow’s Man volumes implied an increasing density of layered imagery and over twenty-five artists, Tomorrow’s Man 3 amplifies the work of just four artists. Richard Tinkler’s delicate geometric abstractions are highlighted once again, working in concert with Pierson’s recent series of figure studies; activist text works by Peter Fend that cry out for environmental justice; and a short story by Veralyn Behenna entitled ‘The Flavor of Your Wish’ in which an expatriate woman contemplates masculine beauty in a Grecian taverna. This is the first time Tomorrow’s Man has included previously unpublished work by Pierson.

Woven into a poetic framework of connections, the resulting narrative takes the Tomorrow’s Man series into new terrain that combines the vernacular of classic photography with the urgent, geo-political narratives of Fend’s texts, and the psychedelic reverberations of Tinkler’s drawings. The result is a publication that is itself a collaborative work of art which, with Pierson’s creative hand, manages to highlight each contributor, while simultaneously melding everything into a sophisticated mediation on culture and nature.

Published by Bywater Bros. Editions, 2015
120 pages, softcover
10 x 7.25 inches / 25.4 x 18.4 cm

Much of our obsession with astrology, our obsession with projections about the future, has to do with our anxiety about the present. The state of our world has queer and marginalized people uneasy. But it’s in times like these that the future doesn’t make us anxious, but instead excited to take control of manifesting the world we want to live in. Many of the themes in this issue are a projection of a better queer future: Olly Alexander’s tech-obsessed artistic practice or the visionary outlook on the modeling industry of New Pandemics. Then there are those which comment on the future, by way of looking at the past, like Jacob Tobia’s harrowing tale of navigating the gay world as a genderqueer person, Jim Parsons’ honoring of the AIDS epidemic, or Tom Capelonga’s survey of queer pop culture in the Twentieth Century.

When we take time to look at ourselves and our past, we start to pay attention to what the patterns of our life are telling us. But learning about yourself “is not the same as leading a meaningful life,” reminds astrologer Chani Nicholas. “It’s a portal into something that, if worked with, meditated on, leads to everything else.” We owe ourselves the time to evaluate the space we take up. That awareness gives us reason. It guides us forward, into everything that follows.

About Elska 27 (Warsaw, Poland):

Elska Warsaw is our twenty-seventh issue and our first made in Poland. Here is a country witnessing a massive upswing in homophobia, and as conservative voices get louder, queer voices need to be heard. So we decided to come lend a hand and spread a bit of homosexual propaganda.

Inside this issue you'll meet a selection of ordinary gay Varsovians who have shared their bodies and stories with us. Let's celebrate their courage and their don't-give-a-fuck attitudes. It's what Poland needs, it's what the world needs now.

Features images of / stories from: Maciek K, Lew Ż, Mateusz D, Arkadiusz M, Maciek P, Marcin C, Henryk M, Daniel U, Aleksander N, Sebastian G, and a Q&A with Emilio V.

We also recommend ordering Elska Ekstra Warsaw, available as part of the “bundle” , for loads of outtakes, a behind the scenes diary of our Warsaw trip, and to meet the following additional Warsaw boys: Krzysztof I, Mateusz M, Michał M, and Tom S.

Details and Specs:

Elska Warsaw is 196 pages. The print version is 170mm x 240mm (approx 6.7 x 9.4 in), full colour, sewn-bound, offset-printed, and on 130gsm (90lb) internal matte paper and 280gsm (110lb) textured coated coverage paper with flaps. One random Elska Collectors' Postcard is inserted inside.

About Elska 24 (Guadalajara, Mexico):

Elska Guadalajara is our twenty-fourth issue and our second to be shot in Latin America, following our popular Elska Bogotá project. Aside from sharing a Spanish colonial legacy and language, you'll also find that the men are some of the most open, proud, and daring we've met yet. If our Bogotá issue was our most naked issue ever, then this one is even more naked! So yes, the cover (sans censorship kitty) is totally appropriate!

But why Guadalajara? If you're looking at this wondering why our first Mexican issue was made here and not in Mexico City, then you only need to meet a Tapatio man who'll tell you quickly how his city of Guadalajara is the true gay capital of the country. It's this pride that convinced us to come here and made us fall in love with the city.

Inside this issue you'll get to know a sampling of local guys who we met on our trip, presented through honest photography and intimate storytelling. Some of the men you'll meet in Elska Guadalajara include:

• Daniel R, who talks about how he was able to come out of his shell, with a bit of blind bravery and a bit of trying to impress a crush;

• Alejandro G, who opens up about the pain of now being alone in a city whose every corner reminds him of his love, and waits for the day that they can be reunited;

• Iván D, who reflects on meeting a straight man who really touched his heart, showing the value of our hetero allies who can be loved and not only feared;

• Andrés A, who divulges the intimate details of a hook-up with a guy he met at the gym who he thought was out of his league, imparting a new confidence and convincing him to take more chances.

Features images of / stories from: Tom P, Daniel R, Iván D, Alejandro G, Luis V, Teo C, Alejandro S, Andrés A; plus our reader Q&A featuring Troy Tsai.

Includes texts in English and Spanish (followed by English translations)

Details and Specs:

Elska Guadalajara is 180 pages. The print version is 170mm x 240mm (approx 6.7 x 9.4 in), full colour, sewn-bound, offset-printed, and on 130gsm (90lb) internal matte paper and 280gsm (110lb) textured coated coverage paper with flaps. One random Elska Collectors' Postcard is inserted inside.

About Elska 22 (Stockholm, Sweden):

Elska Stockholm is our twenty-second issue and the first in our new bigger and better format, including a new paper stock, a textured cover with flaps, a more spacious layout, and a larger page size and increased page count. If you don't already collect Elskas, then now is the time to start.

Stockholm is an incredibly beautiful city, set on a series of islands and full of grand old buildings and handsome streets. We chose to visit in the winter, hoping for a setting full of snow and ice, which we got. We also got some of the warmest and cosiest selection of images yet. The men we met were photographed wrapped up in hats and coats and scarves outside and then half-naked in cosy jumpers and nothing else at home, or in nothing at all (but with the heat cranked up).

Stockholm is our third issue set in the Nordic region (after Elska Reykjavík and Elska Helsinki) and there are definitely some similarities both in the looks of the men, in their attitudes, and in the stories they wrote. There's a coolness, perhaps even an aloofness about them, giving a sense in their personal stories that it wasn't easy for them to open up. There's also a certain shyness, or perhaps a lagom-influenced desire to be understated, which is apparent in the way that their images are more off-guard and relaxed than in images from some other Elska issues like Los Angeles or London. There's also a bit of sadness, or at least of tentativeness, in their stories, perhaps influenced by the fact that we met these men in the cold dark winter.

Inside this issue you'll get to know the real Stockholm through the experiences of a random set of men from the local LGBTQ community who we met during our visit. Each was photographed in a natural, documentary-like style in the city and in their homes, and each contributed a personal story to help you readers get to know them at an even more intimate level. 

Some of the men you'll meet in Elska Stockholm include:

• Linus L, who talks about what good can come from letting go of self-consciousness and preconceptions about others;

• Albin H, who recounts the moment when he finally came to accept himself for his differences, and to view what he thought was a negative as a positive;

• Martin FJ, who confronts his cynicism towards relationships after a night spent with another guy from a hook-up app;

• Andreas S, who wonders if he's the 'wrong type of gay' or if it's OK to just be himself;

• Patrik G, who looks back at the rise, fall, and re-emergence of LGBTQ culture in Stockholm;

• Mathis F, who speaks of the frustrating duality of this city that contains both beauty and misery.

   

Features images of / stories from: Patrik G, Linus L, Albin H, Jonas P, Ross K, Tomas A, Mikael L, Andreas S, Mathis F, Martin FJ, and Tin Nguyen.

Details and Specs:

Elska Stockholm is 200 pages. The print version is 170mm x 240mm (approx 6.7 x 9.4 in), full colour, sewn-bound, offset-printed, and on 130gsm (90lb) internal matte paper and 280gsm (110lb) textured coated coverage paper with flaps. One random Elska Collectors' Postcard is inserted inside.

About Elska 19 (London, England):

Our nineteenth Elska Magazine issue is our second to be made in the UK, but our first to be made in England. Inside, readers are introduced to fifteen men from the local gay/queer community. Each get their own chapter containing a personal story they wrote from their life in the city, and several intimate and unairbrushed images shot of them inside their homes and out in their neighbourhoods. None are hired models or celebrities, none of the scenes are staged, and none of the stories are commissioned, resulting in an honest glimpse at gay lives in the British capital.

Living in London is vastly different to what tourists see and experience, which is why the images don't show what you might expect - there's no Buckingham Palace or even a Gherkin in the background. The stories are rather more real as well, and in the case of our London issue, often a bit dark. 

Some of the fifteen men you'll meet in Elska London include:

• Tommy M, who talked about the fabulous gay life he dreamed of as a teenager, eventually moving to London from his native Lithuania to find year after year of his expectations being shattered;

• Harry F, who shared a recent experience dealing with a barrage of homophobia from a punter at his local pub, something he didn’t expect to happen in this city and in 2018;

• Omar B, who wrote about learning to accept loneliness as a normal part of London life, and learning how to flourish anyway;

• Jamie T, who opened up about a sexually unwelcome experience at a work function and how the #MeToo movement has barely reached the LGBTQ community;

• Brad C; who discussed the trials of dating in the capital in a colourfully detailed and most explicit way that transports you into the city's pubs, parks, and bedrooms.

Features images of / stories from: Omar B, Dylan T, Darren B, Jose C, Jamie T, Alex L, Wellie Y, Sean B, Kamil M, Harry F, Tommy M, Brad C, Victor U-K, Konstantin Z, and Thomas G.

Details and Specs:

Elska London is 180 pages. The print version is A5 (24cm x 14.8cm / 5.8 x 8.3 in), full colour, perfect-bound, and on 130gsm (90lb) matte paper. One random Elska Collectors' Postcard is inserted inside.

Details and Specs:

Elska Berlin is 180 pages. The print version is 170mm x 240mm (approx 6.7 x 9.4 in), full colour, sewn-bound, offset-printed, and on 130gsm (90lb) internal matte paper and 280gsm (110lb) textured coated coverage paper with flaps. One random Elska Collectors' Postcard is inserted inside.

Elska Berlin is our second issue, made in one of the world's gay meccas. It quickly too became one of our most popular issues ever, and after selling out some time ago (and receiving loads of requests to make more), we finally decided to reissue it. However, we didn't do a simple reprint. We decided to redo the issue completely, going into our Berlin archives and selecting each image and story from scratch. The result is over 50% previously unpublished images, making the new Elska Berlin attractive for old and new customers alike. We also chose to redo the print version in our new bigger and lovelier format, making it all the more attractive.

The issue is divided into twelve chapters, each dedicated to one particular man who the Elska team met on their trip to Berlin. Each chapter includes a dozen or so images, taken of the subject both in the city streets and at home, dressed in their own style or often nude. Each chapter also includes a personal story contributed by each guy, sort of like an intimate conversation or diary entry. The goal of the magazine is to act as a sort of virtual transport to the city, inviting readers to meet a selection of local guys, get to know them, and fall in love with them and the city.

Features images of / stories from: Bastian C, Marc Y, Diego S, Luca T, Roman T, Emil T, Colin C, Falko D, David P, Heiko M, Matija M, and Raphael K.

We also recommend ordering Elska Ekstra Berlin, available separately, for loads of outtakes, a behind the scenes diary of our Berlin trip, and to meet the following additional men: Shir N, Luca T, Alessandro G, Adam G, Ticha T, and Max E.

The photography of ‘Elska Berlin’ and ‘Elska Ekstra Berlin’ includes work by Liam Campbell, Fedya Ili, Jonathan Lemieux, and Andriy Melnyk. The stories are written by the subjects themselves.

Details and Specs:

Elska Berlin is 180 pages. The print version is 170mm x 240mm (approx 6.7 x 9.4 in), full colour, sewn-bound, offset-printed, and on 130gsm (90lb) internal matte paper and 280gsm (110lb) textured coated coverage paper with flaps. One random Elska Collectors' Postcard is inserted inside.

The First Nations Issue

Guest edited by Bridget Caldwell-Bright and Maddee Clark.

Featuring words by: 
Andrew Farrell 
Indiah Money 
Kai Clancy 
Laniyuk 
Rose Chalks 
SJ Norman 
Timmah Ball 
Tré Turner 
William Cooper

Featuring images by: 
Moorina Bonini 
William Cooper 
Ebony Daniels 
Edwina Green 
Morgan Hickinbotham 
Jacinta Keefe 
Ricardo Martinez-Roa 
Daniel McDonald 
Hailey Harper Moroney 
SJ Norman 
Bodie Strain 
Pierra Van Sparkes 
Toz Withall

THE ELEMENTS OF LOVE

R:EVOLUTION

Welcome to the future. We warned you about it and now it’s here.

It is the space between humans and machines, that small gap that separates the artificial and the natural.

Perfection.

Human consciousness and artificial intelligence coexist as one to create a revolution, which transcends the human body and its limitations.

This is real.
Are you real? Or are you just a wish tucked in your head so that you can feel more human?

We are freed of morals imposed by religions, and we can finally reclaim the right to predispose of our own nature without ethical limits.

This is Heaven on Earth where each one of us is God, improved and immortal, freed of the tyranny of a brutally short life.

We can finally feel our humanity. This is the future. Enter with caution.

KINK 31 a magazine by Paco y Manolo
132 pages - Color & B/W- Spanish-English bilingual - Volume II - 2019

The guys: Anderson, Ralf, David, Carlos, Tom, Derek, Valentín, Ricardo, Frederic, Juan José, Miguel, Joao, Galo, Sergi, Raúl, Pablo, Stefano, José Manuel, Miguel Ángel, Thomas, Jesús, David, Nacho, Albert, Víctor & Woolman Family.

Specials: "Berlin" and "Paris".

+ CUADERNO 12: “I like wanking better than working”, by Carlos Vergara.
16 pages - B/N - Spanish-English bilingual - 2019

Kink & Cuaderno are presented in an indivisible pack. All this for the same price as always.

KINK 30 a magazine by Paco y Manolo
132 pages - Color & B/W- Spanish-English bilingual - Volume I - 2019

The guys: Cachorro, Alejandría, Jesús, Sergio, Sébastien, Paco, Roger, David, Toño, Alfonso, Sergi, Tomasso, Mattia, Sergio, Víctor, Andrés, Adam, Alex, Alberto, Alexis, Anteo, Francesco, Riccardo, Quim, Jose, Luigi & Vanya.

Specials: “Couples”, "Granada" and "Berlin".

+ CUADERNO 11: “I say your name”, by We Are Spastor.
16 pages - B/N - Spanish-English bilingual - 2019

Kink & Cuaderno are presented in an indivisible pack. All this for the same price as always.

Crotch is a Mens underwear and swimwear magazine, featuring beautiful men, bodies and sexual liberation.

A Magazine about Sex, Gender and Identity

Tha Gaze Issue

“There’s nothing empowering about one part of you being visible when the rest of you is targeted, shamed and threatened.” — Jacob Thomas, Archer Magazine #11

Welcome to Archer Magazine issue #11: the GAZE issue.

"The notion of the GAZE goes beyond media. It encompasses how we make sense of our bodies through the way other people see us... It’s the way power expresses itself through imbalances in vision control: surveillance, objectification fetishisation, gaslighting, abuse. It’s the way a systemic problem can be minimised when those with influence sweep it under the rug." — Adolfo Aranjuez, editor-in-chief, Archer Magazine #11

Find Me

André Aciman

In Find Me, Aciman shows us Elio's father, Samuel, on a trip from Florence to Rome to visit Elio, now a gifted classical pianist. A chance encounter on the train upends Sami's visit and changes his life forever. Elio soon moves to Paris, where he, too, has a consequential affair, while Oliver, a New England college professor with a family, suddenly finds himself contemplating a return trip across the Atlantic. Aciman is a master of sensibility, of the intimate details and the nuances of emotion that are the substance of passion. Find Me brings us back inside the world of one of our greatest contemporary romances to show us that in fact true love never dies.

Einband: Taschenbuch
Seitenzahl: 272
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2019
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Faber & Faber
Maße (L/B/H): 23.3/15.1/2.2 cm
Gewicht: 341 g

BILDRAUSCH. DRAWINGS 1966 – 2018

Walter Pfeiffer ist als Fotograf mittlerweile weltberühmt. Das zeichnerische Werk des Künstlers kennen freilich nur wenige, dabei begann Pfeiffer seine künstlerische Laufbahn als Zeichner. Das Buch bietet einen überfälligen Überblick über sein zeichnerisches Schaffen, das in einem reichen Dialog mit seinen fotografischen Arbeiten steht. In den frühen 1970er-Jahren schuf Pfeiffer grossformatige, hyperrealistische Bleistiftzeichnungen, die auch Ausgangspunkt seines fotografischen Schaffens waren, da er dafür Vorlagen brauchte. In diesem Stil entstanden freie Arbeiten, aber auch Pfeiffers legendäre Poster für das Zürcher Filmpodium, Zeitschriftenillustrationen und Auftragsportraits. Ab den 1980ern und vor allem in den 90er-Jahren, als Pfeiffer vorübergehend das Fotografieren aufgab, folgten Zeichnungen in Tusche, Farbstift und Wasserfarben, in denen das elegante, freie Spiel der Linien und Farben in den Vordergrund tritt – intime Portraits von schönen Jungs und engen Freundinnen, Stillleben und Blumenbilder. Sie sind geprägt von Heiterkeit und wacher Sinnlichkeit, sicherem Strich und dem Oszillieren zwischen zeichnerischer Reduktion und der Lust an ornamentaler Fülle. Das Buch ist kein konventioneller Werkschau-Band, sondern ein eigenständiges Künstlerbuch, das den Zeichnungen ihre Lebendigkeit und die Betrachter einen neuen Walter Pfeiffer entdecken lässt.

2. Auflage 2019
Künstler
Walter Pfeiffer
Mit Texten von
Martin Jaeggi
Gestaltung
Marietta Eugster
Gebunden, 492 Seiten, 380 Farbabbildungen
22.7 × 32 cm
Sprache: Englisch

Jeremy Kost is a photographer celebrated for his tireless chronicling of gender and sexuality. Isolated But Not Alone is his first monograph dedicated to images of men since 2014. While Jeremy has attracted an audience of close to half a million followers to his Instagram account in that time, exhibitions and books are the only way to view his uncensored art work in it’s full glory.

Jeremy Kost is a photographer celebrated for his tireless chronicling of gender and sexuality. Isolated But Not Alone is his first monograph dedicated to images of men since 2014. While Jeremy has attracted an audience of close to half a million followers to his Instagram account in that time, exhibitions and books are the only way to view his uncensored art work in it’s full glory.Contrast is distilled. The paint acts as a high-contrast punch against the muted and dreamlike tone of the original Polaroid.

The work is in part a result of a fascination and experiment with color theory, reflected in the tone, light, and contrast of the paint in relation to the images. It also calls to mind the artistic debate of figure and ground—the landscape is almost an equal partner in Kost’s work. Rather than disguise or obscure, paint brings both the figure and landscape of the original image into sharper relief, while repeating the conversation of figure/ground again with paint to Polaroid.

Whether staring back at the camera or captured at a distance, the men in Kost’s work exude a true sense of intimacy. They offer a canvas for our own projections and fantasies. The paint fractures the image, almost puncturing a reverie, reminding us of the vulnerability of that moment and inviting us in while also keeping us at a distance.

In addition, the book contains a new poem by actor/poet Nico Tortorella and a conversation with Drew Sawyer, photo curator at the Brooklyn Museum. Isolated But Not Alone is an essential collectible for fans of Kost’s work and an illuminating introduction to his work for new audiences.

Self Published, 2018
12" x 10"
216 Pages
200 Images
First Edition of 1500 Copies

Der stilvolle Reiseführer für schwule Männer

Ob Portland, Tokio, Mexiko City oder Shanghai – Mr Hudson Unterwegs ist der perfekte Begleiter, um 20 besonders erlebenswerte Städte der nördlichen Hemisphäre zu entdecken. Welche Partys locken auf die Straßen von San Francisco? Wo übernachtet man am besten in Vancouver? Welche kulturellen Highlights lassen sich in Brüssel entdecken und wo findet man das Gay Triangel in Shanghai? Wir lernen einzigartige Orte und Events mit Charakter kennen und treffen auf spannende Initiativen und Organisationen, die inklusiv und relevant, erfrischend und originell sind. Nebenbei kommen charismatische Einheimische zu Wort, die ihre spannenden Lebensgeschichten erzählen und wertvolle Insider-Tipps teilen.

Verlag: Gestalten

Sprache: Deutsch

Donovan

by Elio

A gay magazine based on homo erotic images, draws and graphic design from the 1950's to 1980’s.

Donovan is also a contemporary review of that era that has the following national and international artists: Roberta Marrero, Alberto De Las Heras, Daniel Riera, FelixD'Eon, Paco and Manolo, Leo Adef, Eli del Oro, Neil, Randomagus, Christian Oita, Aaron Moth, Aaron Smith, Bruce LaBruce, Luis Venegas, Elio Colen, DavidRosetzky & Joseladychampange archive. With the collaboration of Spastor and the support of Palomo Spain.

25.137. NEVER T2O LATE (Vol.2)

Winter 2020
Limited Edition of 1137 Numbered Copies 
330 Pages

An issue that celebrates duality in the sensory world, colorful second chances and nature’s big time sensuality.

Fanzine137 is an independent publication about art, image, fashion and people made in Spain by Luis Venegas.

EY! POSTER BOY

Each new issue will feature one boy photographed by a renowned artist. 

The first issue is shot by cult artist / filmmaker GUS VAN SANT and starring adult films actor SEAN FORD. 

Limited edition publication, only 500 copies on sale worldwide. 

24 posters printed in 200 milligrams high quality matte coated paper. High quality reproductions.

The posters are two sizes: 25 x 35 cm (9,8 x 13,7 inches) and 50 x 35 cm (19,6 x 13,7 inches).

The posters are printed both sides, so when putting them together it results a huge 100 x 200 cm (39,3 x 78,6 inches)

The posters are sealed inside a transparent protective folder. 

The whole publication -with folder- is a big format, 28 x 37 cm (11 x 14,5 inches) 

Do nothing… welcome to the age of freedom. Indulge in the emptiness of your day.

We want you to extol individualism and enjoy those inert moments of sloth in order to give them an aesthetic value of marvelous decadence. Experience tedium and boredom at their purest form. See that instant, that photogram of a lost moment that shows we are nothing more than customers in a London Opium den in the 19th century.

Il Dolce Far Niente is the pleasure of doing nothing without fear of what boredom could reveal of our true selves.

Now sit back and relax…

Welcome to Archer Magazine #12: the PLAY issue.

Featuring work by author activist Nevo Zisin, transgender athlete Hannah Mouncey, feminist essayist Elizabeth Flux and indigenous editor Bridget Caldwell, the PLAY issue tackles topics including sex toys, swinging, Mormonism, lingerie, sex work, Aboriginal queer motherhood and being LGBTIQA+ in sport and the world of gaming.