Colin Lang

BOTTEGA VENETA has found a means to offer a runway show in a bag, complete with photobooks, and a soundtrack on green vinyl.

 Installation View “what fruit it bears” December 4 – January 15, 2021 Peres Projects, Berlin

Installation View “what fruit it bears”, Peres Projects, Berlin; front: Vojtech Kovarik, Laocoon, 2020, Acrylic, spray paint and sand on canvas, 220 x 200 cm 

“what fruit it bears” at Peres Projects, Berlin

 All images, Stills from Flavio Mogherini, The Pyjama Girl Case, 1977 , 103 min. (Zodiac Produzioni)

All images, Stills from Flavio Mogherini, The Pyjama Girl Case, 1977, 103 min. (Zodiac Produzioni)

COLIN LANG’s on the trail of Gialli, the Italian mystery/horror b-genre that spawned classics like The Pyjama Girl Case (1977). Timely or not, it’s a riot.

 Philip Guston, Riding Around , 1969.

Philip Guston, Riding Around, 1969, Oil on canvas, 137 x 201 cm; Courtesy Hauser & Wirth

There’s been a debate raging about the postponement of a massive Philip Guston retrospective at four different museums. So, naturally COLIN LANG has to throw his yarmulke into the ring.

 Precious Okoyomon, Angel of earth; Resistance is an atmospheric condition , 2020. Installation view

Precious Okoyomon, Angel of earth; Resistance is an atmospheric condition, 2020. Installation view

Precious Okoyomon at ZollamtMMK

 Protesters pulling down monument of Andrew Jackson, June 22, 2020.

Protesters pulling down monument of Andrew Jackson, June 22, 2020.

The US, Germany, and the world have a Swiss cheese consciousness about history: filled with holes. No righting the ship here, just some stories, and jokes, and some more jokes.

 Still from The Poseidon Adventure , 1972, 20th Century Fox, dir. Ronald Neame

Still from The Poseidon Adventure, 1972, 20th Century Fox, dir. Ronald Neame

Spike’s Senior Editor COLIN LANG’s weekly column “FALLING OUT”is hitting the rocks. Shipwrecks are on the dockett, and we don’t mean the Titanic film. 

 Anton Lehmden, Vogelflug , 2001, watercolor on paper, 30 × 42.6 cm

Anton Lehmden, Vogelflug, 2001, watercolor on paper, 30 × 42.6 cm

Spike’s Senior Editor COLIN LANG’s weekly column “FALLING OUT” is all about birds. Really. 

Spike’s Senior Editor COLIN LANG’s weekly column “FALLING OUT” takes a look back at a primal scene of his, which involved underground zine culture. Read to the end to find out about a new project at Spike and why you’re reading this to begin with. 

 Young reader following the air raids in 1940, London

Young reader following the air raids in 1940, London

Spike’s Senior Editor COLIN LANG's weekly column "FALLING OUT" is falling in, on itself, like a collapsed library. From new bathroom rituals to keeping distance, it's a burning mess! 

 Gelatin, The B-Thing , 2000 World Trade Center I. Photo: © Gelitin 

Gelatin, The B-Thing, 2000 World Trade Center I; All images: © Gelitin 

There’s so much mystery surrounding Austrian collective Gelatin’s The B-Thing that some believe it never really took place. This barely plausible architectural intervention on the ninety-first floor of the World Trade Center in 2000 was shown – once and once only – to a lucky handful of invited guests. Among them was artist Maria Hassabi, who witnessed the events on a Sunday morning in Lower Manhattan. By Maria Hassabi 

Spike’s Senior Editor COLIN LANG looks back at his first Passover Seders and wonders what the current one will look like. This time, "FALLING OUT" is taking a trip down memory lane. You're invited!

 L to R: Scott Funderburk, Ethan S. Lee, Colin Lang with Barkmkaret CD insert, c. 1994

left to right: Scott Funderburk, Ethan S. Lee, Colin Lang, with Barkmkaret CD insert, c. 1994

Spike’s Senior Editor COLIN LANG went on a voyage … around his apartment. He was not alone – there were devices, music, and his laptop to keep him company. With not much else to see, enjoy the FIRST INSTALMENT of his COLUMN “FALLING OUT”. Hold tight!