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By: Jan Bunny
Date: 8th Nov 06
Format: Magazine
Motivation: Improves creativity by osmosis
What:
A Magazine #4 Curated by Jun Takahashi (Undercover)
Where:
Distributed by Selectair, definitely one left at Bobby's Cuts
How much:
$30
While words have definitions, pictures only have implied meanings and therefore possess a timelessness that can draw you in over and over again, regardless of whether the season or trend has changed.
While many article driven magazines depreciate in value and meaning faster than your basketball card collection, the visual A Magazine #4 Curated By Jun Takahashi has a quality similar to ocean smoothed glass - possessing few of the sharp edges of its contemporaries and enticing you to pick it up and hold it for a while.
Both in process and aesthetic this magazine is an example of the best type of collaboration. Through interviews, scans of his scrapbook, photographs of his daughter and stage plots of his fashion shows, it gives as much of an insight into the punk-led fashion designer - and artist - as you are ever likely to get.