Spike Art Magazine Issue #88: Spirituality

Amid the current cultural resurgence of the metaphysical, this striking Summer 2026 issue asks a profound question: what are people reaching for beyond what can be measured?

Engaging with Spike offers a bold, tactile departure from superficial digital art feeds; published by artist Rita Vitorelli, this 160-page softcover quarterly balances a visually splashy, poetic layout with fiercely independent art criticism. We curated Issue #88 for the dashpress shelves because it brilliantly interrogates our current cultural shift away from the instant and literal toward the enduring mysteries of rituals, symbols, and collective belief.

The volume approaches spirituality through an eclectic, deeply personal lens. Inside, it features a moving essay by Johanna Hedva on the human voice’s role in the divine, alongside a psychoanalytic examination of Christ’s body in Renaissance painting by Jamieson Webster. It explores a spiritual history of perfumes by Élisabeth de Feydeau, queries Gen Z’s evolving search for God, and offers portraits of mystic artists Lee “Scratch” Perry, Natasha Tontey, and Santiago Yahuarcani. Complete with a soulful reading of author Joy Williams and sharp commentary from the likes of Mark Leckey, Korakrit Arunanondchai, and Tea Hačić-Vlahović, this issue is a vital artifact. It is essential for contemporary art collectors, theorists, and anyone intrigued by the threshold where creative expression meets a higher power.

Secure your copy of this uncompromised quarterly release and explore the sacred trends reshaping contemporary culture.