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 14, from the publisher:
In the new issue, Bruce Nauman has a rare audience with Andrew Winer. Questioning everything, Michaela Eichwald is questioned by Albert Oehlen. David Salle remembers the precise moment Julian Schnabel broke the art world. Max Hollein and François Halard guide us through the home and heart of Walter Pichler’s sculpture. And Zurbarán’s long-lost world is brought close by Hans-Joachim Müller.
Then, Lorenzo Amos asks if life is big and beautiful enough for him. Dorothea Tanning’s abstract adventures are plotted by scholar Alyce Mahon. Charles Simonds, a street artist avant la lettre, shelters the little people, one dwelling at a time. Horst Antes shares his collection of milk cans. Marie Chaix and Colin Dodgson issue a call to prayer. Florian Illies surgically examines the New (and old) Objectivity.
And Swiss collector Uli Sigg talks about the Chinese art market he set in motion. Other highlights include: Christopher Rothko on his father, Mark Rothko. Iida Jonsson and Ssi Saarinen talk to Victoria Camblin. Claes Juhlin on the interior of Barbara Gladstone’s former Chelsea home. Yifan Jiang on Hu Bo. Paul Smith on Frank Auerbach. Gesine Borcherdt on Wolfgang Hollegha. And Ulf Poschardt on the Ferrari Challenge Stradale.
