{"product_id":"mousse-90-the-fiction-issue","title":"Mousse #90 - The Fiction Issue","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"accroche\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMousse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecelebrates its 90th issue with a collectible edition, with a special design and format, entirely focused on fiction.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"citation\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDear readers,\u003cbr\u003eWhy fiction? Because \"the problematic implies a terrain to be shared under the aegis of perplexity,\" as philosopher\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=1757\"\u003eIsabelle Stengers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epoints out in her 2023 book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eMaking Sense in Common\u003cem\u003e—a title it would be tempting to steal for this occasion. And because stories help us \"to make sense of the world and to act in it,\" writes Christina Sharpe in Ordinary Notes (2023).\u003cbr\u003eWhen we claim that fiction is, quite literally, fiction, we might be wide of the mark. Working with an inventory of emotions, fiction weaves through the heart's geographies: storms of the century, crying stars, hummable moods that wash over us, highs so high and lows so low we renegotiate cans and cannots. Fiction itches us to get away, while its stoking fire lures us to stay a little longer. Is it about practicing character development? Playing our own shrink? Adding a spring to our step? Articulating the impossible in times of adversity? In the name of whatever it is, fiction has a distinctive way to kiss and tell.\u003cbr\u003eBringing together a cohort of writers and artists,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eMousse\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e#90 –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe Fiction Issue\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estems from the eponymous Fiction column that has dwelled in our pages for five years, and expands its scope. It was developed together with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=6143\"\u003eRosanna McLaughlin\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=4508\"\u003eSkye Arundhati Thomas\u003c\/a\u003e, and Izabella Scott, who collectively coedited the art and literature quarterly\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe White Review\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebetween 2021 and 2023.\u003cbr\u003eHere you'll find reprints from both\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eMousse\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe White Review\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas well as new stories and translations we have jointly commissioned. Seven interludes, intended to open up other worlds through images, feature portfolios of drawings by Atelier dell'Errore,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=4375\"\u003eMichael E. Smith\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=1478\"\u003eCamille Henrot\u003c\/a\u003e, Michael Landy,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=2998\"\u003eSimone Forti\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=5270\"\u003eAdelaide Cioni\u003c\/a\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=6611\"\u003eEvelyn Taocheng Wang\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eWhat does it mean when we say that fiction has more than meets the eye? It might suggest that, as writer and artist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/auteur.php?id=5570\"\u003ePierre Guyotat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad it, we must \"try in jolts, so awkward, to take heart.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"note\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bioAuteur\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMousse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a bimonthly contemporary art magazine. Established in 2006,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMousse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtains interviews, conversations, and essays by some of the most important figures in international criticism, visual arts, and curating today, alternated with a series of distinctive articles in a unique tabloid format.\u003cbr\u003eMousse (Mousse Publishing) also publishes numerous catalogues, essays and curatorial projects, artist books and editions\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ink-ish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151603384457,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/2728\/6921\/files\/images_2.jpg?v=1783091627","url":"https:\/\/inkishmagshop.com\/products\/mousse-90-the-fiction-issue","provider":"Ink-ish","version":"1.0","type":"link"}