THE SPRING ISSUE
Kathy Grayson
Anywhere else, she’d be called a prodigy, but in the gallery world she’s simply known as one kickass curator. Hand-picked at the tender age of 22 by art impresario Jeffrey Deitch, Kathy Grayson is one of the directors of Deitch Projects, the SoHo-based gallery specializing in the next generation of street-inflected artwork. Ostensibly, the young […]
Christian Wijnants
The Arthurian legend of Tristan and Isolde tells the story of a knight who slays a dragon to win the hand of an Irish princess for King Mark of Cornwall, only to be drawn into an adulterous affair with the bride after they accidentally ingest a love potion somewhere on the Celtic Sea. Christian Wijnants’ […]
My Identity
Photographs by Frank Schwere Photographic and creative assistant: Bridget Webber Hair: John Ruidant with See Management Make up: Munemi Imai with See Management Models: Rachel Michalik with Elite, Caroline Barcomb with Elite, Lana with Next
BLACK CAT
Photographs by Carlotta Managio Fashion Editor: Nicky Coan Vest PHILLIP LIM jacket DEVELOPMENT Knickers AGENT PROVOCATEUR Stockings WOLFORD Top by ESTUE Cape DEVELOPMENT, Stockings HUE Bra IMELDA THE TYRANT, Hat stylists own Vest DEVELOPMENT, Knickers ARAKS Jumper ESTUAY, Shoes and Hat COSTUME NATIONAL Jacket KAREN WALKER Hair: Tuan Anh Tran at L’Ateliernyc using Bumble and […]
LOLA
LOLA 1 oz. Oronoco rum 1/2 oz. Campari liqueur 1 oz. orange juice, fresh squeezed 1 oz. lemon juice, fresh squeezed 1/2 oz. of agave nectar (second option: 1/2 oz. simple syrup) orange peel Pour all the ingredients in a pint glass and fill with ice. Shake and strain into a 12 oz. Collins glass […]
Sound Check
Various Artists / Radio Algeria / Sublime Frequencies 029 For those not familiar with the Sublime Frequencies’ explosion of exotica over the last few years, Radio Algeria is a stellar example of curator Alan Bishop’s region/world/mind-spanning collage work using the radio as his only source. Presented with minimal liner notes, Radio Algeria does not hide […]
Get Hustle’s Sugar and Chaos
Text by Adam Gnade Photography by Yoni Kifle Some people notice their clothes first: Get Hustle pianist Mac Mann’s gelled silent film-star finery, and drummer Ron Avila and singer Valentine Falcon’s Hendrix-gypsy trip. It’s also easy to draw cues and clues from the band’s album cover art and song titles, which give an impression of […]
Monsters are Waiting
Text by Allison Bloch Photograph by Zen Sekizawa From their name to their unique mode of transportation (a short bus complete with two dogs, Bear and Monkey), the four members of Monsters Are Waiting combine refreshingly quirky behavior with style and sophistication. Emerging from Southern California comes a band with its own brand of indie […]
Purveyors of Escapism
Lawrence Lazarou, Jim Colvill and Jamie Johns in pursuit of modern music and antiquated ideals. The “play kingdom” of Social Registry Text by Matthew Nestel Photographs by Lane Coder On a summer afternoon, Greenpoint is the Brooklyn-enclave of Polish natives gobbling kielbasa and pierogies between cigarette drags. Closer down toward the water is an old […]
The Art of Ariel Pink
Text by Fred Miketa Photograph by Brigitte Sire Woody Allen once said, “Don’t knock masturbation. It’s sex with someone I love.” While differing vastly from the purposely constructed wit of Allen, Ariel Pink creates his patent blend of lo-fi art in his own masturbatory context, far from the discretion of external critical force. Often noted […]
Nine Perfect Minutes: Neil Young
Text by Jaan Uhelszki Photograph by Danny Clinch Bob Dylan may have famously said, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” but his longtime friend Neil Young likes a few more guarantees before he takes action. The august musician has long plotted his life around the phases of the moon. […]
Front Line Assembly: Experiments in Design by Front
Text by Mila Zulo Many of Front Design’s projects begin with a philosophical question. “Can a designed object exist without being materialized?” “What defines a home?” Through such Socratic dialogue, the four women who comprise the Swedish design group answer these questions with a collectively conceptual mind and a spirit of healthy rebellion. SOMA spoke […]
Film Reviews
This Film Is Not Yet Rated Directed by Kirby Dick The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is the lobbying organization for the film industry charged with advising filmgoers to the appropriateness of a film’s content for certain ages, and it wields enormous power over what gets seen in American theaters. If, for instance, members […]
Death Arrives with Ozon’s Time to Leave
Text by Yon Motskin “It is often said that when people grow old they become children again,” director François Ozon said recently about his latest film Time to Leave. The tough, love-loss drama is the second in the French filmmaker’s “trilogy of mourning” that began with Under the Sand, and though it treads similar water […]
The Independent Mind of Lili Taylor
Text by Michelle Lanz Photography by Jason Nocito Over the last two decades, Lili Taylor has portrayed a feminist assassin, a deranged kidnapper and a heartbroken teenage songstress, and just shy of her 40th birthday, she has cemented a reputation unparalleled in its boldness by playing subversive characters most actresses wouldn’t dare attempt. As one […]
