W Magazine February 2009 : Brad Pitt by Chuck Close

[iriswills]

Originally Posted by masquerade

This is so frustrating. W just seems to be fellating Brad Pitt's artistic delusions. He is simply a very rich man who seems to own a lot of Taschen books. He needs to stop being put with art.

Thank you... yes! There is nothing less attractive then self-aggrandizement. And because he exudes that quality, I see this cover as extremely vain.

[tarsha]

AWFUL COVER

[surrealseven]

Originally Posted by masquerade

This is so frustrating. W just seems to be fellating Brad Pitt's artistic delusions. He is simply a very rich man who seems to own a lot of Taschen books. He needs to stop being put with art.

And this is the second Brangelina W cover that has NOTHING to do with fashion. What has happened to this magazine.

My exact sentiments, what is wrong with W?!

It used to be this great fashion & style bible with impeccable editorials we all look forward to, look at it now all celebrity obssessed and all the great eds are gone!

I really hope this issue's content makes up for its celebrity obssessiveness (especially in Brangelia) and not disappoint us fans once again issue after issue since Angelia's cover

[icelynn]

Wait...I'm sorry, is acting not considered an art? I must be confused, I always thought it was

[Dark Noire]

not the best cover

[versustito]

he looks so old

[lucy92]

an excerpt from the interview with brad from nypost's page 6..this made me chuckle!!!

"What people don't understand is that we filmed ['Mr. & Mrs. Smith'] for a year. We were still filming after Jen [Aniston] and I split up," he tells W in the annual "A-List" February issue. "Even then it doesn't mean that there was some kind of dastardly affair. There wasn't. I'm very proud of the way that it was handled. It was respectful." Aniston might disagree - she called Jolie's comment that the couple fell in love on-set "uncool" - but Pitt downplays any animosity. "Listen, man, Jen is a sweetheart. I think she got dragged into that one, and then there's a second round to all that Angie versus Jen. It's so created," he claims. "We still check in with each other. She was a big part of my life, and me hers. I don't see how there cannot be [that]. That's life, man. That's life."

[thiago:)]

I hope that the editorials are at least decent.

[ponytrot]

This is so frustrating. W just seems to be fellating Brad Pitt's artistic delusions. He is simply a very rich man who seems to own a lot of Taschen books. He needs to stop being put with art.

Thank you... yes! There is nothing less attractive then self-aggrandizement. And because he exudes that quality, I see this cover as extremely vain.

Completely agree with both of you. Brad's pretentions to high art is just that. Pretentious. As is his ironic take on himself/Angelina. If he doesn't want the media to focus on it, don't freaking talk about it.

He seems to be echoing Angelina's own artistic aspirations (probably more appropriately delusions). They and magazines like W need to just stop feeding their own myths already. It's sickening this celebrity worship and culture- perpetuated by crappy Conde Nast USA who just wants the bucks.

[Fiercification]

W T F. W has just been damn awful with their cover choices recently, I don't understand what's happening, the eds better be AMAZINGGGGG otherwise W will definetely show that it's going on a downward spiral!

[AnaBGD]

Oh man,... so they think this is artistic just because he looks chewed up? I don't like it at all...

[mikel]

I like this. Eventhough its not really 'W' I love this kind of hyperreal phtography style.

[hfgl]

Just shoot me.Can't wait to hear about the content though.Better be damn good!There's gotta be something amazing inside if i'm gonna have to look at THIS on my coffee table.

[Miss Dalloway]

W is going fast downhill, i will forever love Pitt, but this is not a good cover, agree that its amazing to see that he wasnt airbrushed though, and what he said about Jen/Angie situation is VERY sweet imo, shows how many things can get twisted by the tabloids, but for the love of god can they all just stop tallking about it now?!

[vogue28]

disgusting cover. I hope the content makes up for it.