032c #49

“YOU HAVE TO EMBRACE THE TRUTH, DIFFICULT AS IT MAY BE, THAT THE ART THAT RESULTED FROM THAT FRICTION IS POSITIVE.” - Robert Gordon, author of It Came From Memphis’

The 032c Issue #49 dossier is dedicated to the influence of Memphis, Tennessee, on rap as we know it. PHILLIP PYLE speaks to DJ PAUL of THREE 6 MAFIA, DJ SPANISH FLY, LA CHAT, SHAWTY PIMP, and TOMMY WRIGHT III at the northern point of the Mississippi Delta, where photographer NEVA WIREKO captures the city beyond Elvis’ Graceland and shopping at Bass Pro in a pyramidal mall. (Though we have those things too.)

SKRILLEX opens up to ECCO2K in his first formal interview in a decade, with photos by NOAH DILLON and styling by PERI ROSENZWEIG. FLORENTINA HOLZINGER shows JUERGEN TELLER and DOVILE DRIZYTE around the Volksbühne in Berlin before making a literal splash at the Venice Biennale, and SHANE ANDERSON chats to the artist about pimps and kabuki theater. ARTHUR JAFA talks sophistication and emotional resonance with KELSEY LU, shot by COLLIER SCHORR and styled by BECKY AKINYODE in the composer/musician’s own Brooklyn apartment. CARSTEN HÖLLER is back in 032c alongside texts by DANIEL BIRNBAUM and HARRIET SHEPHERD. Teller actually haunts the whole magazine via original portraits of VIVIENNE WESTWOOD and her partner ANDREAS KRONTHALER — who speaks to SVEN MICHEALSEN about his late wife’s legacy — and ZAHA HADID, whose lesser known first building inspired MAHFUZ SULTAN to write a beautiful letter to his most beloved. (+ A LOT MORE)