ThefifthissueofViscoseexploresfashion’smultifacetedretailspacesandcultures.Withtheevolutionofshoppinginthelong20thcenturyasitsfocus,theissuelooksattheshopasacentralnexuswherecommunitiesarecontinuouslyproducedandre-imaginedthroughcommerce,andalwaysinresponsetolargersocietalchanges.Withaspecialattentiontotheroleoffashionretailwithinurbanspatialpolitics(particularlyrelatingtogentrificationandsurveillance),theissueseeksouthistoriesofprojects--oftendevelopedwithorbyartists--thathaveembracedtheshopasamediumofbothpossibilityandcontestation.Viscoseisanad-freejournalforgenre-defyingfashionthinking.Sinceitslaunchin2021,Viscosehasfosteredaglobalcommunityofpassionatereadersandresearchersacrosstheindustriesofart,fashion,andacademia,committedtopublishingexhilaratingandin-depthcontentthatwon’tbefoundanywhereelse.EachissueofViscoseseesacompletere-imaginingofformatandlayout,withanodtohistoriesofartistpublishingandotherrarebooks.
