Now in its ninth edition, WIP magazine features a cover graced by Oakland-based artist Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa, who we meet on the eve of his latest solo show.

Inside, there are stories spanning Milan’s Graffiti scene, teenage rebellion in a Catholic all-girls school, and early internet chat rooms. WIP magazine also join UK musician Wesley Joseph in the Swiss mountains as he records his latest album, and Matt Moran on the streets of Tokyo.

Meanwhile, DeForrest Brown Jr. returns to deliver ‘Landing The Mothership’ exploring the work and influence of late-night Detroit radio DJ The Electrifying Mojo, whose Afrofuturist missives helped inspire a generation of techno innovators. WIP magazine central dossier for this issue goes behind the scenes of ‘Precious’, the forthcoming Carhartt WIP skate film by Joaquim Bayle. This is accompanied by a collaboration with the Spanish artist Carlos Saez, who shares the making of a new body of work, while discussing posthuman futures.