ELASTE: Last Exit, First Return
From DIY zines to AI manifestos—culture never dies, it mutates.ELASTE was born in club nights and backroom conversations—shaped by pop culture, politics, and the restless afterglow of 1970s New York, filtered through Hannover and Munich.
It grew out of what we called the Szene: DJs, bouncers, designers, photographers, publishers—people orbiting the same dance floors, arguing about art at dawn.
Four decades later, it surfaces again with the same refusal to conform.
This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a remix. A last exit that became a first return.
ELASTE 1980–1986 — The Book
Apparently, the ’80s weren’t done with us.
Thomas Elsner and Michael Reinboth have unearthed ELASTE — our restless, neon, and nicotine-stained child — and turned it into a 560-page time capsule. Published by DCV, Elaste 1980–1986 brings back the magazine’s beautiful confusion: Warhol, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, DAF, and the naïve belief that pop could still save the world.
Now reissued as a best-of anthology, Elaste. 1980–1986 collects original photographs, interviews, and essays from the magazine’s sixteen issues — featuring icons like Andy Warhol, Boy George, and Keith Haring — alongside new reflections by its founders and contributors. It’s a document of an era when print was bold, culture was experimental, and style had an opinion.
Available from DCV Books: Hardcover edition, 560 pages, bilingual version, set to be released on November 19.
Sniffin’ Glue
DINNER WITH ANDY
The King of Pop Art, our biggest inspiration, and the most enormous influence in contemporary art were coming to visit the Hinterland.
IN FLAMMEN
DOCUMENTA BOUND – KASSELER KREUZ
Always be Sceptical About Simplicity
Ping Pong mit den Rolling Stones (Deutsch)
Hero For One Day
P.L.O.
VISIONS OF CHINA
Looking for the Thin White Duke
Joi Trouvé
SOUNDS AND VISION
THE GERMAN DAYS
LC/SHT
HEIZER WERDEN
Dig Into Munich Depression. The Ins And Outs And Ups And Downs of Digging a Gigantic Hole on The Outskirts of Munich. It is one of the great 20th century works of art you’ve never seen, and it was developed and constructed—dug, really, over the course of about a…
The Blitz London
Flash & Trash
Watch this video on The Scene.
“We need to explode all the shit once more.”
The son of the late Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren is planning to burn his collection of punk memorabilia, estimated to be worth around £5m. Joe Corré, who set up lingerie brand Agent Provocateur, says the ceremonial burning is a protest at the way punk’s legacy…
In a Manner of Speaking
“One of the greatest underground bands of the 80-ies” Photo: Thomas Elsner Tuxedomoon is an experimental, post-punk, new wave band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band formed in the late 1970s at the beginning of the punk rock movement….
The Art of Appropriation
Did Kanye West Steal The Intro To “All Of The Lights” Video? Many critics and magazines are accusing Kanye West of ripping off French-director Gaspar Noe’s “Enter the Void” opening sequence. Everyone’s been talking about it — the intro to the Hype Williams-directed…
Ma’ Ma’ Raschplatz Da
»Just what is it that makes today’s home so different, so appealing?«
(Richard Hamilton, 1956)
Wenn der Postmann zweimal klingelt, liegt meist ein kleines Kärtchen in meinem Flur. So auch diesmal »Basement« Hannover Raschplatz. Eröffnung Freitag 12.6.81 22h. Knapp am dreizehnten vorbei, dachte ich und lenkte meinen Wagen einige Tage später durch die trostlose Gegend hinter dem Bahnhof. Beinahe am Ziel angelangt ging ́s dann auch noch in den Keller. Gleißende Leuchtstoffröhren, Pirelli Gummi auf dem Boden, die Decke unverkleidet, hier und da ein bißchen Chrom. Der erste Blick signalisiert, hier wollte jemand der Café– und Diskothekenszene mit ihren pastellfarbigen, schimmernden Barocktempeln eine Ohrfeige verpassen.“
