{"product_id":"issue-87-spring-2026-everythings-computer","title":"ISSUE 87 (Spring 2026): Everything’s Computer","description":"\u003cp\u003eGo on, admit it. There’s no longer a meaningful distinction between “real life” and life online, up to and including sitting around in the park. So why shouldn’t art reflect the furious, melancholic, psychedelic sensation that, even when we make our screens dark, we’ve all been permanently logged on? A new era deserves new aesthetics, but also fables, values, and protocols. Everything is interwoven. Everything’s computer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Droitcour\u003c\/strong\u003e on lore and NFTs; \u003cstrong\u003eMarek Poliks\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eRoberto Alonso Trillo\u003c\/strong\u003e on exocapitalism; the godmother of internet girlhood, \u003cstrong\u003eAnn Hirsch\u003c\/strong\u003e; locating the tech-feminist to tech-fascist spectrum with \u003cstrong\u003eAnan Fries\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003cstrong\u003eAnika Meier\u003c\/strong\u003e on the post-artist; a visual essay by \u003cstrong\u003eRuba Al-Sweel\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eAl Hassan Elwan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (POSTPOSTPOST)\u003c\/strong\u003e; a defense of useless images by \u003cstrong\u003eGideon Jacobs\u003c\/strong\u003e; the second life of memes by \u003cstrong\u003eDena Yago\u003c\/strong\u003e; a prophecy of a neo-oral age by \u003cstrong\u003eGünseli Yalcinkaya\u003c\/strong\u003e; a primer on internet cinema with \u003cstrong\u003eDana\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDawud\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003cstrong\u003eGary Zhexi Zhang\u003c\/strong\u003e’s guide to Shenzhen, “China’s Silicon Valley”; and the never-miss backpage from \u003cstrong\u003eTea Hačić-Vlahović\u003c\/strong\u003e: “Underground communities prevail against odds. Like rats and nuclear bombs.” Plus! Our new lifestyle section, \u003cstrong\u003eLIFEMAXXING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWant the mag at fiber-optic speed? \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Spike ePaper – Issue 87: Everything’s Computer\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.spikeartmagazine.com\/products\/spike-epaper-issue-87-everythings-computer\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGET AN EPAPER →→→\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"spike-art-magazine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55616779813204,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0533\/5013\/8046\/files\/spike-87-everythings-computer-cover.jpg?v=1777014683","url":"https:\/\/shop.spikeartmagazine.com\/products\/issue-87-spring-2026-everythings-computer","provider":"SPIKE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}