W November 2007 : The Art Issue

[kimair]

previews are up at style.com/w now...

richard prince did the covers:

Employing the subversive sense of humor that has made him one of today's most in-demand art stars, Richard Prince had his way with a stack of paparazzi photos, creating nine unique covers for this month's issue. "It's sort of like making art with a cocktail umbrella," he says wryly. This is not the first time Prince, who is the subject of a retrospective now on view at the Guggenheim Museum, has used appropriated images in his art. Some of his most iconic works are called "rephotographs" of mass-media imagery, such as cowboys from cigarette ads, as well as "signed" publicity shots of movie stars. "I called Katie Holmes and she said something like, 'I was blinded by science,' so that's what I inscribed on her photograph," Prince says of one of the images in his W portfolio, before admitting, "I just sort of made that up."

 

[Miss Dalloway]

Oh WOW interesting,i cant wait to see other covers.

Richard Prince is very into fasion lately,first bags for LV and now this.

Thanks kimair.

 

[Faith Akiyama]

This is fascinating Thanks!

 

[unipine]

I predict an amazing issue.

 

[Miss Dalloway]

Katies and Angelinas pictures look the best,imo.Poor Lindsay got the worst shot,even more so than Britney.

ps>Marc Jacobs without his clothes again?

 

[moussemaker]

source www.style.com/w

But all pictures were taken at movie premieres or award shows, so they're not real paparazzi pictures.

 

[moussemaker]

Katie is the only women without highlights, I just noticed.

And they should have made it 10, by adding Nicole Richie, since these women are kinda the paparazzi's favorites.

 

[nanker_phledge]

It's funny how both i-D and W called their November issue the same.Anyway, I really don't like the concept behind it, I don't see how it is related to art and I'm so saturated by the hollywood scene.

 

[ialmrnt5]

I dont get it ...

 

[cutxpaste]

Can't wait to see the editorial content in this issue.

 

[|PerfectTonight|]

There are so many ways to create and direct art, this is definitely not one. Does anyone remember the cover of the last year's art issue? It's definitely stuck in my memory!

 

[cake_batter]

^ i certainly do.

i always love w's art issues and i do love the idea behind this but i just don't like the end result. it would of been more "artsy" if they used those awful paparazzi shots of celebs eating lunch outside or running away from the camera and then got their autographs over top.

 

[masquerade]

yey for the art issue

and thank god the only option isn't angelina

 

[Kanna]

Most of the actresses look just bad except Katie.

 

[rollagasper]

I don't see how this is art. Just because there is no strict definition for what is art doesn't mean people can make anything "art". These are just paparazzi photos...

 

[thorkat]

My bookstore doesn't even carry nine copies of W, I'm really hoping I don't end of with Britney or Jessica, but I don't really like any of the covers anyway.

 

[Cosette]

uh... what?
this just seems lazy.

 

[Bela Lugosi]

"Art" is confusing these days.

 

[Spike413]

Wow, that's genius. Really.

"Art" like this is kind of bulls**t and I'd like to thank W magazine for perpetuating the myth that anything can be considered artistic.

On second thought, I don't even find these funny...they aren't even a bit ironic because true irony comes when you aren't trying to be ironic.

 

[MyNameIs]

I think it's cool and interesting and kind of fresh, actually.