This week's magazines: Aesthetica, British Journal of Photography, Creative Quarterly, Icon
We have a wealth of new magazines arriving this week covering a range of topics from film, theatre and the arts to design, architecture and photography.
From sex toys to greedy development, in this issue of design magazine Icon they explore how the worlds of design and architecture enable our sinful
ways or attempt an antidote. In this issue, they explore how the
worlds of design and architecture both enable our sinful ways (and make
them a bit more beautiful), or attempt an antidote. From among the
profusion of sex-toys-turned-design-objects, they look at the recent work
of Studio Anna Maresova for Whoop.de.doo – “elegant and minimalistic”
are rarely descriptors of dildos, but Maresova pulls it off. We also
head to Tokyo, and explore the Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama-designed temple in
the middle of hedonistic Shinjuku: is this a place of calm out of place,
or an important counterpoint? Icon’s John Jervis explores the
world of outdoor gyms that help keep us moving and fit, as Leo Hollis
contemplates the potentially slothful results of London’s “new
vernacular”, and Roger Zogolovitch and Alex Ely discuss the greedy ways
of developers (there must be a better way!). If that makes your blood
boil, then turn to page 100, and discover a brief history of the objects
designed for you to squeeze, smash or stab the stress out of your life. Plus, of course, they develop our own list of seven deadly design sins.
Pick up these magazines and many more in store and online at Fat Buddha. Also don't forget to pick up your free copies of the amazing magazines Vice, Sogo and Law.
Aesthetica is a bi-monthly arts review covering music, film, theatre,
photography and any other artistic discipline that may qualify. First
published in 2003 the magazine has showcased big creative names such as
Ben Wheatley, Richard Ayoade and Steve McQueen, commenting on
contemporary visual art and design.
Technology is at the forefront of the latest issue of arts and culture magazine Aesthetica. This issue looks at how we have come to rely on technology more and more and how this willl a generation of new artists. This issue joins together a range of creative makers who
use materials to construct outstanding works from clothes to buildings
and photographs to objects; innovation is the key word. David Adjaye has
set the bar for construction across the world, and a mid-career survey
at Arts Institute Chicago explores one of architecture’s youngest and
most prolific innovators with over 50 projects completed to date. Ode to Dutch Fashion opens
this September in The Hague with a historical survey of 100 years of
fashion in the Netherlands. With the recent success of Viktor & Rolf
and Iris van Herpen on a global scale, Dutch fashion is firmly on the
map. New Museum, New York, presents an overview of the late photographer
Sarah Charlesworth, who questioned the central role that images play in
our culture. Photographer Ellen Kooi captivates us with cinematic
images which depict inward retrospection. Laurent Chehere, inspired by
the films of Wim Wenders and Federico Fellini, uses the concrete jungle
as a starting point and documents the banlieues of Paris through
surrealism, while Ryan Schude creates large-format works that are
theatrical in nature and seem to capture a moment frozen in time.
Matthieu Venot’s sun-bleached buildings celebrate joy in the everyday.
We also highlight the Next Generation, which is our annual showcase of
10 rising stars from London College of Communication. Finally, Lee Bul
discusses her work in the last words; it oversteps the boundaries
between genres and disciplines.
Also this week the latest issue of the British Journal of Photography shines a light on the photographers forgotten by their generation. The September issue features Michael
Jang, Janet Delaney and Mimi Plumb on shooting LA and finding fame, 30
years after the event. Plus an interview with master of crime fiction
James Ellroy on his intriguing project with the LAPD, rifling through
their crime scenes shots.
In journal of art and design Creative Quarterly they have fine art by Alyson Shotz, graphic design bu Oliver Munday, illustration by Marios Arbona and photography by Todd Baxter.
Pick up these magazines and many more in store and online at Fat Buddha. Also don't forget to pick up your free copies of the amazing magazines Vice, Sogo and Law.
Since 1854, BJP has documented pioneering photographers from around the
globe making it the second oldest photographic title in the UK.
Originally released as a bi-weekly publication, BJP now showcases some
of the fields promising talent as well as the seasoned veterans once a
month. From exhibits to hardware reviews, the magazine covers all things
photography.
Creative Quarterly is a publication focused on art & design in the
broadest sense. Based in New York the magazine is published four times a
year as the name suggests.
Design magazine Icon is devoted to international design, architecture and
culture. Filled with pages of opinion, review, news and features.
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