Includes: Behind the scenes photo essay of
the making of photographer Christopher Griffith’s States book project;
film interview with director Lodge Kerrigan; art portfolio by
Susie Rosemarin; collaborative project by photographer/
director Larry Clark and artist Christopher Wool. Includes a CD
with audio by Sage and excerpts from the Loud as F*ck Festival, and
video of featured artist Susie Rosemarin.
ISSUE 8
Includes: Cover and Photography series by
Tom Wood, with an essay by curator Jane Fletcher and Interview
by Jan-Willem Dikkers; Sarah Gavlak presents an overview of
artists, curators, and writers being creative in a depressing
economic and social climate; music essay by Alan Licht
comparing and contrasting the evolution of the music scenes in
Manchester and Cleveland; film feature on Ken Jacobs’
epic collage film Star Spangled to
Death starring Jack Smith and Jerry
Sims by Kristin M. Jones; extensive excerpt of Dis Voir book School Spirit by
Douglas Coupland and Pierre Hughes; exclusive collaborative
portfolio created for Issue by Pipilotti Rist and Marijke Van
Warmerdam.
Issue 8 also marks the beginning of our
new “i” pages, including highlights on past and
current contributors, collaborators, and supporters; artist and
exhibition write ups; musician and CD profiles; book and film
reviews, style pages, and short essays on art, music, film, and
social activism.
Includes: Excerpts from photographer
Cristopher Griffith’s book States; Film feature on Ode by director Kelly Reichardt; special art
series developed for ISSUE by Jeff Elrod; collaborative project
by artist Christopher Wool and artist/poet/pro-skater Mark
Gonzales. Includes a CD with audio by featured musician Richard
Buckner; and video with excerpt of film feature Ode by Kelly
Reichardt.
Includes: Travel photo essay by Evan Dando
and Elizabeth Moses; Ocean Earth profile by artist Peter Fend; special art series
developed for ISSUE by Ewan Gibbs; film feature on Sue and Fiona by director
Amos Kollek; Chanel couture photographed by Bob Richardson;
collaborative project by artist/poet/pro-skater Mark Gonzales
and artist Raymond Pettibon. Includes a CD with audio by
featured musician Lennon Murphy; video with excerpts from films
Sue and Fiona by Amos
Kollek; and video of featured artist Ewan Gibbs
Includes: Photography series by Ann
Weathersby; “Marfa, The Chinati Foundation” by Jeff
Kopie (ex-assistant to Donald Judd and ex-administrator of the
foundation); art portfolio by Tom Borgese; film feature on Variety and Luminous Motion by
director Bette Gordon including portfolio of still photographs
by Nan Goldin; Johnny Depp, Cry-Baby, photographed by Henny Garfunkel; photography
series of European aristocrats from 1969 to 1980 by Marina
Karella; collaborative project by artist Raymond Pettibon and
artist Paul Sietsema. Includes a CD with audio by featured
musician Robert Rich; video with excerpts of film Luminous Motion by
Bette Gordon; and video of featured artist Tom Borgese.
Art Overview: Sarah
Gavlak presents an overview of artists, curators, and writers
being creative in a depressing economic and social climate
Art FEATURE:
Includes cover and photography series by Tom Wood, with an
essay by curator Jane Fletcher and Interview by Jan-Willem
Dikkers
Includes: Photography series of
snowboarders by Ari Marcopoulos accompanied by illustrations
and text by artist/poet/pro-skater Mark Gonzales; film feature
on director Gary Winick and the movie collective InDigEnt
Films; art portfolio by Dan McCarthy; photography series of
Justin Pierce by Larry Clark; collaborative project by artist
Paul Sietsema and artist Paul McCarthy. Includes a CD with
audio by featured music band At the Drive-In; video with
excerpt of film Sweet Nothing by Gary Winick; video of snowboarders by
Ari Marcopoulos; and original video footage by Paul McCarthy
music Overview:
Essay by Alan Licht comparing and contrasting the evolution of
the music scenes in Manchester and Cleveland
film FEATURE: Ken
Jacobs’ epic collage film Star
Spangled to Death starring Jack
Smith and Jerry Sims by Kristin M. Jones
Includes: Photo essay by Larry Towell on
the Mennonite migrant workers; the Milwaukee Museum of Art
expansion project by Santiago Calatrava; independent directors
discuss cinematography; art portfolio by Marilyn Minter,
photography portfolio of Mitch Epstein’s ‘70s;
collaborative project by artist Paul McCarthy and artist
Spandau Parks. Includes a CD with audio by featured musician
John Wolfington; video by Ed Lachman, Michael Almereyda, and
Marilyn Minter.
social commentary: Extensive excerpt of Dis Voir book School Spirit by
Douglas Coupland and Pierre Hughes
fashion: Series
by Toby Kaufmann, Styled by John Vertin
Includes: images created by Pipilotti Rist
and Spandau Parks. Jack Pierson presents a Ryan McGinley
centerfold; he also curates a special series juxtaposing Rudolf
Schwarzkogler’s adolescent Actionism with Steven
Klein’s banned cover shot of a bloodied Justin
Timberlake, and Mark Flood’s image of Billy Idol’s
eye injury, among other works. Simon Watson documents the cusp
of the ever-evolving emerging New York art scene. Denis Piel
and Melinda Davis dissect human desire in a vibrant clash of
text and images. Richard Kern elegantly shoots Calvin
Klein’s final collection, while another section features
e-mails from girls Kern has photographed for his more personal
projects.
Other thought-provoking pieces include an
extended feature on Seattle homeless kids by Bradley McCallum
and Jacqueline Tarry comprising interviews and stark
photographs; an interview with painter Kehinde Wiley by
Christine Y. Kim; Phoebe Gloeckner
autobio”graphic”al cartoons; The Domestic Appendix
to the Architectural Graphic Standard by Christos Marcopoulos
and Carol Moukheiber; excerpts from Mark Lyon’s Raina
book project; a Phoenix Foundation music feature; and an essay
on teen movies.
pass the buck: Exclusive
collaborative portfolio created for Issue by Pipilotti Rist and
Marijke Van Warmerdam
i Pages: Include Highlights on current and
past contributors and supporters, and mini features on art,
books, film, music, style, and social action.
Exclusive interview with Berlin based
artist Jonathan Meese by Felix Ensslin and Sue de Beer. A
conversation between film makers Gaspar Noé
(Irreversible) and Hubert Sauper (Darwin’s Nightmare).
Sam Bean (Iron & Wine) interviews Joey Burns (Calexico) on
music and their collaborative album. Overview on Colorado based
musician David Eugene Edwards. Collaborative presentation of
Andros Wekua by Rita Ackermann. A style tribute to the Black
Panthers. Interview with Imitation of Christ’s Tara
Subkoff, followed by fashion images by Richard Kern. Casual
style images of Trish Goff going about her business in the new
looks of Spring 06.
