From artist-run publishers to post-internet poetry’s experimentation with form, artists have been revisiting each pillar of the literary world, and exploring innovative forms of story-telling. In this issue of Sleek we look at what sets this new wave of art’s literary love affair apart. We talk to Paul Chan of Badlands Unlimited to find out what’s driven the renaissance in art publishing; while Jon Rafman tells us about his poetic tribute to videogame addicts and trolls. Finally, Slavs and Tatars, who are nominated for a Nationalgalerie Preis, give us their exclusive and sensuous illustrated essay “I Utter Other”.