Under the Influence Issue 15 SS15 - Paradise
THE PARADISE ISSUE
Our 15th edition takes paradise as its theme; looking at the concept of Paradise, from the real to the imaginary, geographical locations to outer space, the rational to the metaphysical – we discus meditation, immigration, the environment, architecture, addiction, scent and plants.
COVER: Anine Van Velzen photographed by Blommers and Schumm with makeup by Georgina Graham.
PROFILES: Genre-defying author Geoff Dyer; filmmaker, actor and performance artist Josephine Decker; and renowned architect David Adjaye OBE, photographed by the internationally acclaimed photographer Nadav Kander.
FEATURES: Celebrated London-based fashion designer Phoebe English; Parisian parfumerie Buly 1803; French designer of extreme experiences Nelly Ben Hayoun; Más Arte Más Acción; and Thai film director Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
INTERVIEWS AND PORTFOLIOS: Multi-media artist Adrian Paci; avant-guard artist Linder; photographer Massimo Vitali; British modernist Barbara Hepworth discussed by Tate Britain director Penelope Curtis and the curator and writer Helena Bonnett in conjunction with the late sculptor’s retrospective at Tate Britain, and an exploration of Japanese paradise with photographs from Julia Grassi.
FASHION, BEAUTY AND JEWELLERY BY: Blommers and Schumm, Janneke van der Hagen, Arnaud Lajeunie, Greta Ilieva, Sarah Piantadosi, David Hughes, Andrea Artemisio, Lea Colombo, Jonas Lindstroem and George Harvey, styled by Vanessa Coyle, Benoît Bèthume, Jack Borkett, Ellie Grace Cumming, Annette Mastermann, Agata Belcen, Emma Wyman, Harry Lambert and Vanissa Antonious.
MUSIC: Tim Burgess of The Charlatans on Transcendental meditation; Natalie Mering of Weyes Blood on the power of plants; the seminal afro-futurist, space-jazz musicians Sun Ra Arkestra; the experimental Prince Rama; and an interview and playlist from the inimitable artist and musician Cosey Fanni Tutti.
ESSAYS AND FICTIONS: exploring artist Sean Lynch’s research on the mysterious island of Hybrazil; the Enlightenment and religious utopia, London’s environmental future; life in a military camp in Mogadishu; an excerpt from John Doran’s memoir, Joly Lad and more…
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288 pages, offset-printed on matt coated and uncoated paper and perfect bound.
336mm x 224mm
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Under the Influence Issue 14 AW14 - Art
THE ART ISSUE
For our 14th edition we were inspired by art – from interpretation to translation, abstraction to photorealism – we spoke to and collaborated with some of our best loved artists.
COVER: Luca Gadjus photographed by Arnaud Lajeunie
PROFILES: Controversial artist Dinos Chapman photographed by world renowned portrait photographer Nadav Kander, rising new talent Shonagh Marshall curator of fashion at Somerset house, artist and president of the Royal Academy of Arts Christopher Le Brun and artist and model Phoebe Collings-James.
FEATURES: Fondation Cartier curators Grazia Quaroni and Helene Kelmachter in conversation, German jewellery house Hemmerle, art director and photographer Éric Nehr, his students at CEPV and fashion house Yohji Yamamoto, artist Omer Fast and an exclusive series of work created by pioneer of Italian post-modern design and co-founder of the Memphis Group Nathalie Du Pasquier.
INTERVIEWS AND PORTFOLIOS: Artist Yinka Shonibare OBE, photorealist painter John Kacere, artist and musician Jeremy Shaw, photographer Bill Henson and a curated conversation between The Photographers’ Gallery director Brett Rogers OBE and groundbreaking artist and fashion photographer Viviane Sassen.
FASHION BY: Arnaud Lajeunie, Janneke van der Hagen, Donna Trope, Greta Ilieva, Chadwick Tyler, Sarah Piantadosi, David Hughes, Benoît Béthume, Vanessa Coyle, Jack Borkett, Masha Orlov and more…
MUSIC: Gazelle Twin, Josephine Foster and exclusive music mix by Grumbling Fur.
ESSAYS AND FICTIONS: Performance piece by artist Laure Prouvost, art critic Ossian Ward on decoding modern art and Whitechapel Gallery curator Emily Butler on Translation and more…
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274 pages, offset-printed on matt coated and uncoated paper and perfect bound.
336mm x 224mm
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Under the Influence Issue 13 SS14 - Power
THE POWER ISSUE
For our 13th issue, we focused on the theme of Power, ranging from the political to the ethereal. With collaborators from Nadav Kander to Nick Knight and Jonathon Porritt, the issue features a diverse range of content from the worlds of fashion, art, music and culture.
COVER: Kristen McMenamy photographed by Nadav Kander.
PROFILES: Super model Kristen McMenamy, photographer Nadav Kander, director of The Business Of Fashion Imran Amed, artist Tameka Norris, and director of the Tate Chris Dercon.
FEATURES: In conversation: designer Paul Smith and artist and illustrator Quentin Blake, Green party politician Natalie Bennett and British environmentalist and writer Jonathon Porritt, photographer Nick Knight and artist and musician Aza Shade.
INTERVIEWS AND PORTFOLIOS: Larry Sultan and Mitch Epstein, visual artist Nicolai Howalt, London-based duo Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin and anonymous artists, Guerrilla Girls.
FASHION BY: Nadav Kander, Mark Kean, Greta Ilieva, Andrew Vowles, Benjamin Bouchet, Sarah Piantadosi and Jork Weismann, Jack Borkett, Ellie Grace Cumming.
MUSIC: Gina Birch (The Raincoats), Dylan Carlson (Earth), Irmin Schmidt (Can), Daniel Johnston and Jeffrey Lewis, Trentemoller, Tom Vek and Olga Bell (Nothankyou), Lone Taxidermist.
ESSAYS AND FICTION: Technology, politics, fashion, war, domestic workers and more...
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274 pages, offset-printed on matt coated and uncoated paper and perfect bound.
336mm x 224mm
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Under the Influence Issue 12 SS13 - Coming of Age
COMING OF AGE ISSUE
Our 12th edition is an exploration of contemporary coming of age through the experience, imagination and knowledge of our many featured artists, actors, musicians, activists, writers and academics. This edition looks at youth and modernity; the coming of age of French feminism; rites of passage; guns and youth; and the birth of a new multilingual generation, among many other subjects.
COVER: Brooke Shields photographed by Michael Avedon.
PROFILES: Iconic actress and model Brooke Shields, actor Rory Culkin, designer Bella Freud and the inspirational Camila Batmanghelidjh.
FEATURES: London based designers Marques'Almeida, Ryan Lo, Palmer Harding, James Long and Holly Fulton, Swedish photographer Julia Peirone and a critique on the works of Mexican photographer Daniela Rossell and documentary photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield.
INTERVIEWS AND PORTFOLIOS: Berlin based artist and photographer Will McBride, American photographer Jock Sturges, French photographer Bettina Rheims, British documentary photographer Tom Wood and a series of original drawings by Sir Quentin Blake.
FASHION BY: Greta Ilieva, Emma Tempest, Pandora Lennard, Ben Toms, Celestine Cooney, Misha Taylor, Eric Nehr, June Nakamoto, Chloe Kerman, Benjamin Bouchet and Laurence Ellis.
MUSIC: Serafina Steer, Thurston Moore, Prayer Meeting, Dan Michaelson plus Scout Niblett and Sam Coomes discuss coming of age and take the theme as inspiration for their joint music mix for this edition.
ESSAYS AND FICTION: Rites of passage, virginity, WWI, multilingualism, gerontology and more...
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280 pages, offset-printed on matt coated and uncoated paper and perfect bound.
336mm x 224mm
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Under the Influence Issue 11 AW12 - Africa
THE AFRICA ISSUE
Our 11th edition takes inspiration from the continent to create a left of centre approach towards the rich diversity of art, music, fashion and culture from Africa and the diaspora.
COVER: Alek Wek photographed by Daniel Jackson.
PROFILES: Sudanese icon and supermodel Alek Wek, Nigerian born curator Okwui Enwezor, British-Ghanaian designer Ozwald Boateng and Liberian Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee.
FEATURES: Louis Sarnos’ Pigmy sound archives, Africa’s modernist architecture, a selection from Jackie Nickerson’s award winning series ‘FARM’ and Nigerian artists Jelili Atiku and Helena Foster discuss issues of Identity, purpose and direction.
INTERVIEWS AND PORTFOLIOS: Malian Photographer Malick Sidibé, South African based photographer and director Roger Ballen, Kenyan Artist Cyrus Kabiru and Gabonese artist Nathalie Mba Bikoro.
FASHION BY: Daniel Jackson, Katelyn Grey, Eric Néhr, Serge Girardi, Greta Ilieva, Jack Borkett, Nik Hartley, Margaret Crow, Rosa Rendal, Céline Marioni, Julie Nivert, Lotta Volkova Adam, Suzie Q and Léo Sibboni and a 32-page fashion story shot in Johannesburg by Misha Taylor.
MUSIC: Awesome Tapes From Africa, Femi Kuti, Francis Bebey, Ginger Baker, KonKoma, Konono No.1, Shangaan Electro, Sorie Kondi, Soundway Records 10th Anniversary special and ‘Old to New’ an Africa inspired music mix by Gazelle.
ESSAYS AND FICTION: Liberia, Africa on the Catwalk, The Congo: A Troubled Region and fictions by British-Somalian writer Diriye Osman, British-Nigerian writer Michael Salu and German-Cameroonian writer Marie-Cybèle Muysers and more…
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272 pages, offset-printed on matt coated and uncoated paper and perfect bound.
336mm x 224mm
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Under the Influence Issue 10 SS12 - The No Seasons Issue
THE NO SEASONS ISSUE
The theme for our 10th edition is 'No Seasons' — taking a look at the changing seasons; or the unnerving lack of them. A slightly apocalyptic look at the weather and the world in general, related to the idea of merging seasons represented through weather, climate change, age, genre, style and culture. Throughout this issue we also explore the changing landscape of our environmental, political, social and economic climate. The role that globalisation, the mass market and our obsession with ‘here and now’ have played, and what effect the disintegration of these defined ‘seasons’ is having on society and the planet.
COVER: Milly Simmonds photographed by
Nik Hartley
PROFILES: Jacqueline Degioanni the celebrated ex-fashion editor of Vogue Homme and Vogue Homme International and Croatian born designer Damir Doma.
FEATURES: Socially Conscious Fashion Makers; Project Pressure: photographer and director Klaus Thymann and political activist, Marjorie Ellis Thompson discuss the world’s rapidly disappearing glaciers; Ping-Pong: one weeklong e-mail conversation on sustainability between furniture designers Konstantin Grcic and Ana Kras; Lost and Found: Stéphane Sednaoui on William Klein.
INTERVIEWS AND PORTFOLIOS: Multi-disciplinary artist and street art predecessor John Fekner on his media savvy social commentary; Without a Rational past… Just what passes for a future: On Amy Brener's recent sculptures; A conversation with Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin on his body of work: Narcissus; The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts: Artist Noémie Goudal.
FASHION BY: Benjamin Bouchet, Quentin De Briey, Jonathan Hallam, Nik Hartley, Greta Ilieva, Eric Nehr, styled by Celine Marioni, Alex Aikiu, Katy Lassen, Margaret Crow, Jack Borkett and Serge Girardi.
MUSIC: What Animal Are You Sacrificing Right Now? – Wooden Wand interviews Devendra Banhart; Still Corners; Beach House; Musician and Producer Tony F Wilson, infamous for the creation of experimental club night Dausteg (Norwegian for Death-Step); Multi-instrumentalist and electronic wizard Kristian Robertson aka Capitol K; At home in LA with musician and producer Jonathan Wilson, interviewed by Pat Sansone of Wilco and a music mix by Jonathan Wilson and fellow musician Richard Gowen.
ESSAYS AND FICTION: Weathering the Media, Mediating the Weather; Soundwaves; Harvest Festival; Arab Spring; The Rhythm of the Oceans; Athens Burning; No Go Kyoto; My Pursuit of Happiness: Words, Drugs and ECT…; Y’a Plus d’saisons ma Bonne Dame!; Strange Weather by author Daniel Pinchbeck; short fiction: August and more…
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256 pages, offset-printed on matt coated and uncoated paper and perfect bound.
336mm x 224mm
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