AnOther Magazine
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| Title | AnOther Magazine |
| Editor title | Editor-in-chief |
| Category | Fashion, Culture |
| Frequency | Biannual (print) |
| Publisher | Dazed Media |
| Firstdate | 2001 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based | London |
| Language | English |
AnOther Magazine AnOther Magazine is a biannual fashion and cultural publication founded in 2001, known for long-form journalism, fashion editorials, and art criticism. It operates at the intersection of haute couture, contemporary art, cinema and music, engaging with figures from across film, literature, visual arts and performance.
History
The magazine was established amid early-21st century shifts in publishing and the global fashion industry, launching in London in 2001 alongside contemporaries such as Vogue (magazine), W Magazine, i-D (magazine), Numéro (magazine), Dazed & Confused (magazine), The Face (magazine), Another Man (magazine), Harper's Bazaar, Elle (magazine), GQ, L'Officiel, Vanity Fair (magazine), Time Out (magazine), The Guardian, The Independent, Financial Times, The New York Times Magazine, New York (magazine), The Economist, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, NME, Pitchfork (website), The Wire (magazine), Frieze (magazine), Artforum, Art Review, Flash Art and Paper (magazine). Early issues positioned the title within dialogues involving designers and houses such as Alexander McQueen (designer), John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld, Raf Simons, Hedi Slimane, Gareth Pugh, Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Phoebe Philo, Miuccia Prada, Donatella Versace and Yves Saint Laurent. The publication expanded alongside exhibitions and biennales like the Venice Biennale, Documenta, Frieze London, Paris Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week.
Editorial and Publication
Editorial leadership has included figures drawn from magazine and creative industries with ties to institutions such as Central Saint Martins, Royal College of Art, Parsons School of Design, RCA alumni networks, and collaborations with houses including Chanel, Dior (brand), Prada, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Saint Laurent (brand), Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Fendi, Gucci, Valentino (brand), Bottega Veneta and Christian Louboutin. The editorial direction emphasizes auteurial profiles linking filmmakers like David Lynch, Wes Anderson, Pedro Almodóvar, Yorgos Lanthimos, Christopher Nolan, Bong Joon-ho, Greta Gerwig, Sofia Coppola, Pedro Costa and Steve McQueen (filmmaker), with musicians such as Björk, Kanye West, Madonna, St. Vincent, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, FKA Twigs and Rihanna. Print runs and distribution have interfaced with retailers including Selfridges, Harrods, Barneys New York, Colette (store), Liberty (department store), Barnes & Noble and WHSmith.
Content and Themes
Content blends fashion editorials, cultural essays, artist interviews and reportage engaging subjects like Marina Abramović, Ai Weiwei, Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Anish Kapoor, Yayoi Kusama, Gerhard Richter, Nan Goldin, Kara Walker, Sonia Boyce and Barbara Kruger. Features have examined cinema through the lens of auteurs such as Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, Jean-Luc Godard, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson and Hayao Miyazaki. The magazine situates fashion within broader cultural debates touching on institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Modern, Musée du Louvre, Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum and events such as the Met Gala. It also profiles writers and thinkers including Zadie Smith, Jonathan Franzen, Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Hilary Mantel, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ta-Nehisi Coates and James Baldwin.
Design and Photography
Design and photography are central, with collaborations involving photographers and creatives such as Nick Knight, Steven Meisel, Annie Leibovitz, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Mario Testino, Ellen von Unwerth, Peter Lindbergh, Miles Aldridge, Juergen Teller, Tim Walker, Sølve Sundsbø, Glen Luchford, Nobuyoshi Araki, Ryan McGinley and William Klein. Art direction frequently references graphic designers and studios connected to Neville Brody, Pentagram, Jonathan Barnbrook, Paul Smith (designer), Peter Saville and typographic traditions informed by museums and archives. Issues often foreground couture ateliers, pattern workshops and photography studios in cities like Paris, London, New York City, Milan, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, Berlin, Antwerp, Brussels and Florence.
Notable Contributors and Collaborations
Contributors include journalists, critics and artists such as Suzy Menkes, Alexander Fury, Robin Givhan, Homi K. Bhabha, Bell Hooks, Lucy Lippard, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Jerry Saltz, Rachel Syme, Aimee Mullins, Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Welch, Stella Tennant, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Helena Christensen, Adwoa Aboah, Jourdan Dunn, Imaan Hammam and creative partnerships with houses like Maison Margiela and Givenchy (brand). The magazine has produced special projects with festivals and institutions such as Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, SXSW, Frieze New York, Serpentine Galleries, Royal Academy of Arts and The Barbican Centre.
Reception and Impact
Critical reception situates the magazine within debates on representation, celebrity, sustainability and cultural authority, discussed alongside commentators in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, Vogue (magazine), W Magazine, Dazed (magazine), i-D (magazine), Frieze (magazine), Artforum and The New Yorker. The title has influenced visual culture through editorials that feed into exhibition programming at institutions like Tate Modern, MoMA PS1, Serpentine Galleries and commercial galleries such as Gagosian Gallery, David Zwirner, White Cube and Hauser & Wirth. Its photo shoots and essays have been cited in academic work from departments at Goldsmiths, University of London, University of the Arts London, Columbia University, New York University, Yale University and Princeton University.
Awards and Recognitions
The magazine and its contributors have received accolades and nominations from fashion and arts bodies including the British Fashion Council, Council of Fashion Designers of America, Prix de la Photographie Paris, World Photography Awards, British Journal of Photography awards, Bafta, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Cannes Film Festival recognitions, Turner Prize-related mentions for featured artists, and institutional commendations from museums and biennales such as Venice Biennale and Documenta.
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