mag_and_mov archive

mag_and_mov is an independent archive and curated printed matter project exploring overlooked visual cultures through editorial research, underground publishing, film-related ephemera, fetish and subcultural archives. Operating between research, collecting, and contemporary art book fair culture, the project connects Western and Japanese countercultures, experimental publishing, and visual archives. Alongside archival material, mag_and_mov develops independent in-house publications and ongoing editorial research projects.

mag_and_mov archive, mag_and_mov archive issue 1: Keisuke Aiso and Link Factory, mag_and_mov archive, 2026 © All images and materials belong to their original creators, including works associated Keisuke Aiso and Link Factory.

The content presented in this publication has been gathered through ongoing research, tracing rare and often overlooked fragments of beauty emerging from the work of Keisuke Aiso and his collaborators, operating across special effects, prosthetic sculpture and practical fabrication: bodies, masks, and creatures built by hand for film, television and commercial production.

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EVROPA x mag_and_mov, Pop up Installation, 2025 © EVROPA x mag_and_mov

Pop-up presentation combining rare publications within a temporary exhibition with futuristic brand EVROPA in Milan (IT)

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Various Artists, Magazines Selection, Shiny Publications and others, 1980 © Various Artists

Rare and out-of-print fetish and fashion magazines documenting the intersection of latex culture, underground publishing, performance, identity and alternative visual aesthetics.

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Detail view of the table setup at SPRINT Art Book Fair 2025, with a selection of cult books presented to the public, together with some stickers freebies

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