Issue No.10
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Middle Plane’s tenth issue is filled with stories from some of the world’s most thoughtful talent; Michael Stipe photographed by Duane Michals in existential conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist; Roni Horn and Simone Rocha chat about water and reading, while Lengua pays a visit to Roni’s home on the Maine coast; Grace Hartzel makes her return to fashion after a three year hiatus; and George Condo checks in ahead of a huge year of exhibitions. Two icons in the world of ballet, Karole Armitage and Michael Clark are reunited for an emotional meditation on their craft; Brian Eno and Jeremy Deller talk art school and synthesisers; and Juergen Teller takes us for a deep look into Rose Wylie’s cottage in Kent. Includes fashion stories by Alasdair McLellan and Max Pearmain; Mark Kean and Jane How with Angelina Kendall; Johnny Dufort, Alice Goddard and Thomas De Kluyver; and more.
Plus a 64pp insert by Urs Fischer dedicated to his beloved city, Los Angeles.
List of contributors:
Alasdair McLellan
Alessandro Furchino Capria
Alice Goddard
Akeem Smith
Brian Eno
Colin Dodgson
Danny Reed
Duane Michals
Elodie David-Touboul
George Condo
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Jack Day
Jane How
Jeremy Deller
Jodie Barnes
Johnny Dufort
Juergen Teller
Karole Armitage
Lengua
Mark Kean
Max Pearmain
Michael Clark
Michael Stipe
Moni Haworth
Oliver Hadlee Pearch
Roni Horn
Rose Wylie
Sharna Osborne
Simone Rocha
Theo Sion
Torbjørn Rødland
and more.
383pp, 240 × 315 mm, softcover, 2025
Issue No.9
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Things we are loving this summer: hosiery, rose hues, the Hollywood sign, caviar blinis, frolicking, funky eyewear. Middle Plane’s tenth instalment is here, and it’s a bumper fashion special, with plentiful style inspiration. Alessandro Furchino Capria does executive city chic in Prada, Bruce Weber takes Saint Laurent to the (sweet) East coast with our IT GIRL Talia Ryder, and Alezzio Bolzoni gets creative with a JW ANDERSON poinsettia: unseasonal yet perfectly formed.
The mood is ‘Chantilly cream, fresh strawberries and pink almond paste.’
Acclaimed sound director Michel Gaubert shares the tunes he finds unbelievably annoying, the perennially fashionable Lotta Volkova welcomes Middle Plane regular contributor Fumiko Imano to her LA home, and Judy Chicago tells Nathalie Olah her plans to change the world, in a cover story with portraits of the artist shot by the inimitable Sharna Osborne.
Inside the magazine Paul McCarthy and Seb Emina discuss the advantages of talking like a pirate, and outside the magazine Paul has created an exclusive insert featuring images from one of his *unconventional* performances.
And lastly, it is our honour and privilege to have hosted friends and admirers of the legendary Peter Saville, to participate in a collective interview and posit questions on his extraordinary career as the nation’s most influential designer.
Other contributors include Takashi Homma, Alasdair McLellan, Theo Sion, Julien Martinez Leclerc, Raf Simons, Dimitri (the world’s most stylish poodle), Bernard Sumner, Sadie Coles, Wolfgang Tillmans, Max Pearmain, Colin Dodgson, Oliver Hadlee-Pearch and many more.
List of contributors:
Alasdair McLellan
Alessandro Furchino Capria
Alessio Bolzoni
Alice Goddard
Bernard Sumner
Brett Anderson
Bruce Weber
Colin Dodgson
Danny Reed
Fumiko Imano
Ines Kaag and Desiree Heiss
Jeremy Deller
John Mcgrath
Jony Ive
Judy Chicago
Julien Martinez Leclerc
Lotta Volkova
Louis Prier Tisdall
Maureen Paley
Max Pearmain
Michel Gaubert
Nathalie Olah
Nick Knight
Oliver Hadlee Pearch
Peter Gabriel
Peter Saville
Raf Simons
Sadie Coles
Seb Emina
Sharna Osborne
Talia Ryder
Taylor McNeill
Theo Sion
Tony Cokes
Wolfgang Tillmans
Virginia Leigh
and more.
368pp, 240 × 315 mm, softcover, 2024
Issue No. 8
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Middle Plane's eighth issue is here, and it's a memorandum on the current state of modernity and an attempt to figure out what the hell 'modern' even means?!
We've turned to our favourite collaborators in our quest to define the word and have received many thoughtful results in return.
Marina Abramović and Willem Dafoe are photographed by the always modern Juergen Teller, and chat fresh approaches to classical artforms with Dan Thawley. Hans Ulrich Obrist and Alvaro Barrington unpack modernity in the artist's work, and what exhibitions need to be today in order to remain relevant. And Urs Fischer invites his friend Awol Erizku to his LA home to contemplate what modernity feels like, and what it promises.
As always, you can expect pages on pages of gorgeous editorials with contributions from such venerable talent as Angela Hill, Sam Rock, Jamie Hawkesworth, Fumiko Imano, Torbjørn Rødland, and Tamara Rothstein. Contributions from artists Marc Isaacs, Walter Pfeiffer, and Gelitin sit side-by-side with textual offerings from the likes of Helmut Lang, Kengo Kuma, Paul Elliman, Isabelle Huppert, Alexa Chung and The White Pube.
If you've been wondering 'What is modern?' We have some answers for you.
+ A VERY exclusive sticker sheet for some extra fun!
List of contributors:
Alessandro Furchino Capria
Alexa Chung
Alvaro Barrington
Amia Srinivasan
Angela Hill
Awol Erizku
Colin Dodgson
Dan Thawley
Diana Silvers
Es Devlin
Fumiko Imano
Gelatin
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Helmut Lang
Isabelle Huppert
Jamie Hawkesworth
Juergen Teller
Kengo Kuma
Kiki Willems
Lara Gilmore
Liv Liberg
Maggi Hambling
Marc Isaacs
Marina Abramović
Martin Parr
Massimo Bottura
Paul Elliman
Princess Julia
Sam Rock
Sibyl Buck
Soo Joo Park
Sunil Gupta
Takashi Homma
Tamara Rothstein
Torbjørn Rødland
Urs Fischer
Vanessa Beecroft
Wali Deutsch
Walter Pfieffer
Willem Dafoe
and more.
368pp, 240 × 315 mm, softcover, 2024
Issue No. 7
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Middle Plane Issue No. 7 is a celebration of nightlife, of joyful crowds and city streets, and of much-needed fun.
This issue features contributions from various contemporary artists for whom night-time activity has been a source of inspiration. Drawing on different scenes and venues, we explore partying from the perspective of the individual, the group, and the residue.
Contributors include: Mark Leckey shot by Alasdair McLellan and styled by Max Pearmain (and in conversation with Akeem Smith on the topics of music/art/'shrooms), Bruce Gilden's view of girls eating kebabs on their way home (dressed by Katie Burnett, in couture, of course), the lucky so-and-sos who get to party with Hedi Slimane, a walking-bar as seen by Rosie Marks, Vanessa Beecroft in visual dialogue with her daughter Angelica, and loads more.
List of contributors:
Alasdair McLellan
Alessandro Furchino Capria
Akeem Smith
Bruce Gilden
Dale Cutts
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
Gemma Tickle
Gustave Rudman
Hedi Slimane
Jack Day
Jorge Regula
Katie Burnett
Keizo Kitajima
Maisie Cousins
Mark Leckey
Max Pearmain
Rosie Marks
Tamara Rothstein
Taylor McNeill
Thomas Lohr
Vanessa Beecroft
and more.
360 pp, 240 × 315 mm, softcover, 2023
Issue No. 6 by Yoshitomo Nara
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Middle Plane Issue No. 6 is a collaboration with Yoshitomo Nara, the celebrated Japanese artist is an internationally renowned pioneer in contemporary art.
This issue explores the rarely seen personal side of Nara's practice, as well as the recurring presence of children and the powerful influence they have had upon his work.
Middle Plane's contributors went to Japan and beyond to tell the story of Nara and his artistic themes.
Issue includes Fumiko Imano (with her imaginary twin) visiting Nara and the Kunamitsu kids, the legendary fashion street magazine FRUiTS, Jack Day, The Row by Letty Schmiterlow, Clémentine Schneidermann with the teenagers of Wales, Osamu Yokonami recreating his signature children's portraiture, Rinko Kawauchi, TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist by Takashi Homma and more.
List of contributors:
Andrea Artemisio
Clementine Schneidermann
Dean Davies
Feng Li
Francesca Izzi
Fumiko Imano
FRUiTS
Jack Day
Letty Schmiterlow
Matt Holmes
Megumi Yoshida
Nicola Delorme
Osamu Yokonami
Rae Boxer
Rinko Kawauchi
Shoichi Aoki
Sam Rock
Takashi Homma
Will Scarborough
Yoko Miyake
Yoshitomo Nara
and more.
336 pp, 240 × 315 mm, softcover, 2022
Issue No. 5 on David Hockney
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Middle Plane Issue No. 5 is a dedication to David Hockney, the prolific British artist whose work spans eight decades.
The issue reads as a visual interpretation of Hockney’s artistic practice and personal image, made up of photo series and new works by different creatives.
Known for his bold use of colour and embrace of innovation and modernity, our collaborators have also explored themes such as male form and sexuality, domestic spaces, swimming pools, flowers, and Bradford.
List of contributors:
Anthony Turner
Bruno Wollheim
Ilya Lipkin
Martin Parr
Paul Elliman
Roe Ethridge
Sam Rock
Will Scarborough
and more.
232 pp, 240 × 315 mm, softcover, 2022
Issue No. 4 on Christo and Jeanne-Claude
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Middle Plane Issue No. 4 is a collaboration between Middle Plane and the estate of the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, in celebration of their lasting legacy and impact on the creative landscape.
The issue reads as a posthumous visual interview made up of photo series and works by different creatives in response to Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s artistry. Techniques such as wrapping, draping, color blocking, and experimentation with scale are employed by our contributing artists.
List of contributors:
Agata Belcen
Camille Waddington
Duane Michals
Hannes Hetta
Ilya Lipkin
Jack Day
Jet Swan
Maureen Paley
Michael Werner Gallery
Nigel Shafran
Sadie Coles
Suffo Moncloa
Takashi Homma
Thom Walker
William Waterworth
Wolfgang Volz
Yohji Yamamoto
+ An exclusive Poster of Christo’s Wedding Dress (1967).
*Limited number of copies available*
276 pp, 240 × 315 mm, softcover GRA board, 2021
Issue No. 3 by Maggi Hambling
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Maggi’s Mag is a collaboration between Middle Plane magazine and British artist Maggi Hambling creating a dialogue between art and fashion. The issue reads as a visual interview made up of photo series presented in a non-linear format that sheds light on the artist in varied ways – at times intimidating and confrontational, at others generous and humorous. From drawing on her vices and behaviors to exploring the unusual juxtaposition of fashion and art, the editorials include a series of intimate photographs of Hambling, cinematic stills Inspired by her love of the sea, a series that draws on her penchant for meringues, and a study on form inspired by Maggi’s life drawings.
Save the elephants here!
List of contributors:
Isabelle Wenzel
James Cahill
Juergen Teller
Katie Burnett
Marlborough Gallery
Paul Kooiker
Sam Rock
and more.
176pp, 240 × 315 mm, softcover, 2020
Issue No. 2 on Felix Gonzalez-Torres
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We are proud to present new fashion editorials as a response to the work of artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres.
The issue is comprised of four separate and bound editorials and The Silver Post newspaper, which can be found enclosed in an envelope. Each editorial responds to a specific artwork or body of work by Gonzalez-Torres, addressing manifold topics such as capitalism and democracy, isolation and togetherness, loss and renewal, and the celebration of life in response to difficult realities.
While Gonzalez-Torres referred to himself as American, he was born in Guaimaro, Cuba, in 1957 and raised in Puerto Rico. He moved to New York in 1979 and died of AIDS-related causes in 1996. Felix Gonzalez-Torres employed simple, everyday materials and a reduced aesthetic vocabulary reminiscent of both Minimalism and Conceptual Art to address themes such as love and loss, sickness and rejuvenation, gender and sexuality.
List of contributors:
Adrian Samson
Alexis Roche
Benjamin Lennox
Charlie Engman
Jenna Westra
Lyson Marchessault
Pat Boguslawski
and more.
293 × 373 mm, brown cardboard envelope with self adhesive closure, white silkscreen, 2020
Issue No. 1 by Vadim Zakharov
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- 20.00
Middle Plane Issue No. 1 was conceived with a single idea: to create a dialogue between the conceptual artist Vadim Zakharov and the fashion world. There are no off-bounds topics. Vadim Zakharov is an artist who expands his media across all fields from painting, drawing and photography to video, performance and installation, making a printed issue was both a challenge and a game. Curated by Chiara Valci Mazzara and Gabriela A. Covblic / fontaine b.
List of contributors:
Charlie Engman
David Elliot
Mark Peckmezian
Peter Puklus
Tim Gutt
Udo Kittelmann
Buy One Get One Casting in Paris print for FREE.
208 pp, 220 × 280 mm, softcover, 2019
Issue No. 0
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Middle Plane Issue No. 0 is preoccupied with process. Here we present a preparation – a work-in-progress so that we might open a frank dialogue with the reader with a new level of transparency. It represents a movement, where the lines between ego, megalomania and delusion break down. It is for you to fill in the missing gaps. This is an object that is not complete.
List of contributors:
A.I.R Gallery
Beyte Saar
Hugo Comte
Nicolai Howalt
Paul Kooiker
Xavier Mas
292 pp, 200 × 270 mm, softcover, 2018