Spike is at the cutting edge of contemporary art, culture, fashion, and writing. Spike’s content is vigorous, independent, and goes for the unexpected compared to what art magazines are traditionally supposed to do. Spike features contributions by leading critics and curators, as well as innovative formats that offer room for polemics, meditations, and short answers to burning questions. Published four times a year, Spike gives its readers both intimacy and immediacy through an unusually open approach, all of which is pulled together with a carefully curated selection of striking image material and fresh layout designs, new with each issue. The event space Spike Berlin has become known for heated round-table discussions and high-profile talks, while Spike Online retains the image-heavy focus of the print version while offering entirely different content, from city reports, interviews, scene guides, and reviews of art, music, design, technology, and many other subjects from around the world.