ISSUE #6
TOKYO FASHION
SPRING 2011
— NOTEBOOK
L’Empereur Hon-Seki by the French author Pierre Vinclair.
— ART
A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies.
A visual portrait of the artists Gardar Eide Einarsson and Oscar Tuazon by Keiichi Nitta.
— DESIGN
The Joker by Sanghon Kim.
— FASHION
spring and summer emotions
Late in the evening when it gets dark you can fall by Camille Vivier.
All the colors make me feel the same about you by Yasunari Kikuma.
Long was the year by Anders Edström.
special Comme des Garçons
I’m not a brunette, I’m a down and dusky blonde by Todd Cole.
photographic essay
Runaway Boy by Julien David.
collages
日本からのご挨拶 by Rosie Roberts.
— PHOTO
A Subjective History of Photography Before and After Literature by the online publication ART iT.
— POSTER
132 5. ISSEY MIYAKE
A conversation with Monsieur Issey Miyake on the future of making things .
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ISSUE #5
WINTER 2010/2011
— NOTEBOOK
SOME OF MY FAULTS, FOR HAITI by the poet Ariana Reines.
— COLLAGE
POP CULTURE (HEROES AND VILLAINS) by the Semiotext(e) editor Hedi El Kholti.
— FASHION
SONYA TAYEH by the photographer Daniel Trese.
— EROTISM
KICKING ROCKS by the photographer Max Farago.
— ART
MY NEW OFFICE by Niolas Gambaroff.
LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD, a conversation between the artist Dan Colen and the curator Mary Blair Taylor.
— WRITING
EVIL MAY CARE, Jodi Willie and Adam Parfrey—the founders of the publishing house Media Process— in conversation with the editor Dorothée and the artist Osar Tuazon.
— PHOTO
EL MIRAGE by the photographer Todd Cole.
— POSTER —
SUNLIGHT TO NIGHT-LIGHT by the photographer Karl Lagerfeld.
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Back
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ISSUE #4
SUMMER 2010
— WRITING
LE RÊVE DE D’ALEMBERT
Marie Jager’s collages, accompanied by an 18th century dialogue on
the theory of materialismby Diderot, create an abstract piece of poésie.
— SOUVENIR
CHINATOWN BY HUBBY, A SNAPSHOT OF AN ERA
Bettina Hubby recalls, with Semiotexte co-editors Hedi El Kholti and Chris Kraus,
10 years of art in LA’s Chinatown gallery scene.
A PORTRAIT OF PICO AVENUE, LOS ANGELES 2000-2005
The artist Amy Yao tells stories about Pico Avenue aka Art Square—
a so distinctly Los Angeles neighborhood.
— ART
I’M STILL GAME: DOROTHY IANNONE
Since the 60s the artist Dorothy Iannone has aroused the art world with erotic love.
Today she reveals to Trinie Dalton the lioness inside her that once defeated the U.S. Government.
— MUSIC
HER AND THE OTHERS
Clovis Goux meets French musician Chloé on the occasion of her new album One in Other,
a piece of French electro full of sparkling champagne bubbles.
— FASHION
A SOLITARY TASK
Haider Ackermann—the hope of French fashion—speaks about Paris, Anvers, family, and friends.
DEAR ME
Because fashion is all about seduction, all about sex-appeal, and all about self-love!
— EROTISM
UNISON—Paul P. and Cédric Rivrain celebrate the romance of flesh.
— PHOTO
TWO OR THREE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT YOKO
The voluptuous lines of Yoko—a sphinx-like beauty from Japan, captured by Marlene Marino.
FAR EAST FAR WEST
Mongolia, the mirror of Western America. By Philippe Chancel.
— SILKSCREEN POSTER
THE LOST AND FOUND MANIFESTO, a tribute to the YSL woman by Ariana Reines.
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ISSUE #3
WINTER 2009/2010
— WRITING
LAST EVENING I TURNED BACK THE PAGES OF TIME
How Julia Morgan, the first female graduate of Ecole des Beaux Arts Paris,
designed the dreamy Hearst Castle. Story by Marie Doezema.
— ART
PORTRAIT OF HILTON ALS, BUT AS WHICH ONE?
21 Self Portraits by Hilton Als. Interview by David Lewis.
— SPORT
MAILLOT YELLOW
Dorothée Perret talks with Sandy Bodecker, Nike Vice President of Global Design,
about making sneakers by hand, Lance Armstrong, and Eric Cantona.
— FASHION
SNAKE APPEAL—Olivier Theyskens strikes a pose for the camera of Michael Hemy.
A BROKEN HEART FOR SATAN—Lotta Volkova Adam in the heart of a hellish
summer night. Story by Bruno Staub.
RESORT 2010—Drawings by Cédric Rivrain.
BIJOU—Collages by Rosie Roberts.
— PHOTO
LONERS
Topanga Canyon, the extra super natural healing force.
A photographic essay by Daniel Trese.
— MUSIC
IT’S NOT ABOUT THE BEATS…
Flying Lotus, the Angeleno electronic music pioneer, at home in Northridge
and at The Low End Theory Club. Interview by Anh Do.
ASCETIC AEROPLANES
The brothers behind dDamage engineer a singular transgenic sound
in the surbubs of Paris. Interview by Marc Pillet.
— SILKSCREEN POSTER
An original artwork by world-renowned graffiti artist KAWS.
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ISSUE #2
SUMMER 2009
— FASHION
LIKE SOARING IN THE SKY —Rodarte retrospective
by Todd Cole.
STOP BREATHING—Drawings
by Cédric Rivrain.
UNINTERRUPTED VARIATION
by Johan Sandberg.
— WRITING
THE POET UPSTAIRS
Epistolary correspondence between Anh Do
and her beloved neighbor John Tottenham.
SPEED AND POLITICS
Unflinching Eileen Myles and the rude Ariana Reines converse on the
phone over three days about poems in general,and speed in particular.
— PHOTO
BLAST OF SILENCE
An essay on noisy LA
by Hedi Slimane accompanied by an interview.
AND BY WE I MEAN YOU
Cowboys and nudes by Josh McNey.
— MUSIC
LUCKY STAR
French folk singer-songwriter Lisa Li Lund
composes her music with a four-leaf clover.
THE B SUITE
Krazy Baldhead’s new album is the crown
jewel of the Ed Banger label.
— SILKSCREEN POSTER
YOUNG PATRIOTS by Gardar Eide Einarsson and Oscar Tuazon
on the occasion of their upcoming September shows in Paris,
respectively at Bugada & Cargnel/Cosmic Galerie and BaliceHertling.
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ISSUE #1
WINTER 2008/2009
— INSERT
BLESS N°36 Nothingneath.
Summer 2009 catalog
— ESSAYS
ARI, UN AMI QUI VOUS VEUT DU BIEN
When Ari Marcopolous meets Fabrice Paineau they
talk about anything but youth culture.
COME AS YOU ARE
Ed Brachfeld reviews the new Colette.
— FASHION
JULES DANS PARIS
by Ami Sioux
COMME UN AIR LéGER
by Cédric Rivrain
TAKE ME TO THE OCEAN
by Eden Batki
MATCH POINT
by Johan Sandberg
— WRITING
MONSIEUR COOPER
Dennis Cooper, a coffee without cigarette with Oscar Tuazon.
— ART
GO TO THE VIP ROOM
Voyage to LA with Torbjørn Rødland
— PHOTO
MUTUAL HORIZONS
Unclothed by Camille Vivier & Todd Cole
— MUSIC
NO AGE GOES BONKERS
The LA punk rock band are invited to dinner in Paris.
Artwork by Ami Yao
SOUND & LABOR
Record Makers, a French factory abroad.
Photography by Patricia Schwoerer
— POSTER
Collected posts from Do.Pé., a fashion blogzine
based in the darkness of the enchanted forest.
