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Since its inception in June 2022, KROTCH Mag has been our monthly endeavor to fold the O:P Manifesto into a pocketable 16-page zine of community-based (f)art, mirroring the vibrant underbelly of Prague's art scene.

KROTCH Mag was born in a smoking-only bar in Prague’s neighborhood of lower Žižkov when a muž from the First Republic bartered us 50kč for the latest copy of Londýn volá, a photo-copied 2-page zine that he distributes en mass by hand.

We learned that this tradition, samizdat, was a method of distributing texts that would be otherwise banned by the state, a movement that flourished throughout the Eastern Bloc under the oppressive regimes of the communist era.

And, like that, with a nod to the samizdat spirit and with the effort to reach our community, KROTCH was born as a tangible, print-only rag that features anonymous voices from our community, showcasing a monthly collection of stories, reports, shouts, murmurs, and razz availble at select locations and thru dealers across Prague for less than the price of a beer: 50kč.

Common themes include: (f)art criticism, rants on identity poetics, romantic opportunities, events to take yr new romantics, bad sex advice, good financial advice, and other introspections on Prague & the microcosm of the artworld that is (mis)represents.

By why anonymous? Anonymous because we don’t want writers to think about readers. Anonymous because we don’t want readers to think about writers. Anonymous because we explore the world through our own eyes, reaching out through our own initiative--and that’s the magic that OBJECT:PARADISE believes in.

We got so damn obsessed with this idea of KROTCH being a tangible artifact of, and for, our community that we regularly hold zine workshops where we meet to sip, glue, stick, and snip old magazines to run them through heavy typewriters with whatever is on our minds. These gatherings are incubators for the diverse voices that populate KROTCH, reinforcing our dedication to grassroots creativity and collective resilience.

Each issue is done entirely by hand, using minimal digital tools, to give our readers something that’s been tangible at each stage of production. Because when KROTCH magazine gets soaked in beer, that’s all you get--some things in life just aren’t like that anymore.

In essence, KROTCH Magazine is more than a publication; it's our commitment to sharing the O:P Manifesto through unfiltered expression that lives and breathes in our community. It embodies our belief in the power of a contextually-based poetics that needs only the immediate moment and immediate eyes to grant its existence and value.

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We invite you to join us in this ongoing exploration of the poetics of localization and curation in the age of global mass media. Join us for a workshop or, if you live in Prague, send us the absolute worst thing you’ve ever written!

Each issue is only 50kč and is available exclusively in print. Current distribution points are at the Globe Bookstore in Nové Mesto, Žižkovšiška and Místečko Gallery in Žižkov.

Krotch Mag. workshop at Místečko art space, Žižkov 2024

KROTCH MAG. Issue 18 Out Now!

KROTCH Zine Issue 18 was released on January 12, 2025 with 16-pages of anonymous, discount, community-based-waste-matter.

The January issue includes 16 pages of Žižkov delinquency, covering topics of bathrooms, date spots, concept stores for Dogs, and other juicy details native to the Independent Republic of Žižkov.

Thank you to this month's contributors::::

Cykle Say
Soon Pasłoon
Michael Rowland
Ug Janjic
Hana Slaninová
R.G. Vašíček
Rory Hinchey & Awwman Radio
Mariya shatova
Nassim Bouhoun
David Hilbert

and YOU & bc you read it and make it have meaning.

Get yrslf in a K-HOLE and pick up the latest kopy of Rozkrok from your local dealer and/or The Globe Bookstore, Žižkovšiška, and Místečko Gallery.

Each issue is 50kč and can be used for multiple purposes (rug, toilet paper, beer coaster, hat, etc. et. al.) Want to supply KROTCH at your establishment? Call the ministry of culture.

Since June 2022, KROTCH Magazine has featured works from...

Alice Derrier (Madame Jidlo), Ásgeir H Ingólfsson, Chuck Boris Norris, Christopher Crawford, David Hilbert, Frank Hernandez, Hanah Slaninová, Hunter Andrews, Jan Černý, Jaromír Lelek, Jo Blin, Juliano Alfredo, Ken Nash, Leap Lembo, Lomikar, Lorenzo Pol, Mariya Shatová, Madame Jidlo (Alice Derrier), Michael Rowland, Nassim Bouhoun, Palencar, Phillip O'neil, R.G. Vašíček, Rod Last, Rory Hinchey, Sandra Pasławska, Sara Wagenová, Sarah Belejová, Sasha Rose, Scott Nixon, Stefan Fiedler, Tomáš Martínek, Tomáš Straka, Tyko Say, Ugljesa Janjic, Vít Bohal, and Zuzana Wrona among others.

Live in Prague and want to contribute? Send us an email ︎

Are you interested in purchasing back issues for your museum? Send us an email & we may consider it ︎