Originally an art supplement with German newspaper Die Welt and touted as the highest circulating art magazine in the German language, Blau is now available in English and we think it's an art magazine you won't want to be without.
Blau International is aiming to widen the focus, not just beyond Germany and Europe but into that broad region where art and fashion have intersected and even co-existed. We've seen this sort of coverage before but not always too successfully. The intellectual weight, design elan and production gloss here, however, ensures that Blau belongs on the bookshelves as much as the coffee table.
About issue 13, from the publisher:
In the new issue, Victor Man spends a few quiet days in Cluj with Cornelius Tittel. Cai Guo-Qiang gives an explosive exclusive to Frank Rose. At once the most famous and least known of great American artists, Andrew Wyeth is saluted by Andrew Winer. Charline von Heyl gets to the point of painting with Max Dax. Ushering in an age of innocence, Julie Greve collaborates with Marie Chaix. Hans Joachim-Müller holds a vigil for František Kupka. And the Antwerp studio of Bendt Eyckermans is photographed by François Halard.
Then, Andrew Winer introduces us to Grant Falardeau, an emerging LA sculptor who makes characters who make us human. An eternal vision of brotherhood is shaped by Otto Meyer-Amden. Udo Kittelmannpassionately presents his collection of Margarete Heymann-Loebensteinceramics. The monomymous Meuser talks heavy metal. Jarrett Earnestwrites an ode to “Satyricon” from Fire Island. And Markus Lüpertzdiscusses the perfect academy with Nils Emmerichs and Cornelius Tittel.
Other highlights include: Leila Hekmat on Peter Greenaway, Slavoj Žižek announcing that Tristan dies without Isolde, Claes Juhlin on the Hollywood Hills home of Barry Lowen, Ulf Poschardt on the Ferrari 250 GT “Tour de France,” and, at the back, a particularly lively Charts.
