A selection and review from 2012 Miami Art Basel by style curator and VAGA’s Arts Editor, Natalie Kates. Image: artwork by Jean Philippe Illanes, “Premier Chagrin.” PULSE Miami Beach. Galerie Lot 10. Sonia Falcone Mark Diaz Brass Knuckle lamp Rotganzen “Melted Disco Balls” Graham Caldwell Kevin Cooley Bobby Cruz Liu Bolin Chanoir D*Face Anke Eilergerhard Ferris Plock […]
Read MoreThis is the second editorial in a collection dedicated to upcoming photographers and artists living outside the circles of major fashion centers. In this story artists Federico Ferrari and Alberto Moreu shot Udine-based artist Stefania Rota.
Read More— text by Rachel Khona It’s 11pm when I call up Jesse McConnell in Kabul, Afghanistan. While I’m sitting comfortably by my computer munching on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, McConnell is getting ready for another day of work at the skateboarding school known as Skateistan, Afghanistan’s most famous girl skaters collective. Believe it […]
Read MoreAndre Johnson’s story is not for the weary. His life begins like so many of today’s oppressed urban black men. The 33 year old gay male was raised in the projects of Newark, New Jersey in the 1980s by a struggling single mom. But in spite of the darkness, he managed to find a method […]
Read More“It’s revealed once more. What? Eternity. It’s the sea run off. With the sun…” by French poet Arthur Rimbaud. A beauty editorial by photographer Naama Alex Levy, Stylist Alison Mazur, Hair Siobhan Benson, Makeup Allie Smith, Model Chloe Norgaard at One Management. This page: Shirt and leggings NIKE, hat KENZO, sunglasses OPENING CEREMONY. Bags (from […]
Read MoreI don’t know how many times I’ve read your last letter. I know the words by heart now; they’re embedded in my skin. I keep our souvenirs from… Photography by Magdalena Nishe, Words by Jesse Michael Renaud. I keep our souvenirs from the last year nearby. I lay them out often to recall our steps, […]
Read MoreAcross a wide range of media, artist Adel Abdessemed transforms well-known materials and imagery into charged artistic declarations. The artist pulls freely from myriad sources–personal, historical, social, and political–to create a visual language that is simultaneously rich and economical, sensitive and controversial, radical and mundane… Born in 1971 in Constantine, Algeria, Adel Abdessemed studied at […]
Read MoreThe New Museum exhibition “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star” brings together a retrospective on the early 90s. These years are marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall, AIDS, the beginning of the World Wide Web, gay rights, the Dissolution of the Soviet Union… Nirvana, Radiohead, the Spice Girls… and a […]
Read MoreThe Secret That She Keeps by LA-based photographer Eddie Chacon, Stylist: Sissy Sainte-Marie, Makeup and Hair: Lindsey Avenetti, Model: Nouel Riel. Skirt Sainte-Marie Vintage, Jacket Elliott Evan, Shoes Tux Top Nasty Gal, Shorts vintage Sainte-Marie Bodysuit and Pants American Apparel, Shoes Alaïa, Bag and white scarf vintage Sainte Marie, Silver Scarf Vera Wang, Visor Chung KIng Road, Chinatown Jacket […]
Read MoreBerlin is a new series of photographs by Erwin Olaf which are set in the German capital. The series, composed of scenes and portraits, allude to a painful past in a photographed present, while self portraits of Olaf reflect an aging future. On view through April 27, 2013, HASTED KRAEUTLER – 537 West 24th Street, […]
Read MoreJoo Jaebum is a digital pixel artist based in Seoul, South Korea. His work offers an interesting twist on pixel art and the very popular use of GIF animation. More than just creating digital replicas of the world’s master paintings, Joo’s pixel art depicts a twenty-first century take on pieces by Johannes Vermeer, Damien Hirst […]
Read MoreMen’s Fashion Editorial – Come On, Don’t Hesitate – Photography: Tania Alineri, Styling Matteo Maso, Grooming Sara Del Re, Model Piotr @ 2Morrow Model MGMT. Clothing Credits: shirt GAETANO NAVARRA, jacket PHILIPP PLEIN, pants COMEFORBREAKFAST, cap and wristband REEBOK vest ANDREA INCONTRI, trousers ANGELOS FRENTZOS, socks REEBOK, sandals ANDREA INCONTRI shirt COMEFORBREAKFAST, sweater LUCA LARENZA, […]
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