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8A Book
Courtney, Attracta - Enlarge image
8A Book
- Object:
Magazine
- Date:
2009
- Artist/Maker:
Courtney, Attracta (Creative director)
Shore, Ann (Creative Director) - Materials and Techniques:
Bound magazine, with pages printed in ink on paper.
- Credit Line:
Given by Tanya Ling
- Museum number:
E.662-2016
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, room 503, case FD, shelf 19
In 2009, international makeup artist and founder of 8A Attracta Courtney collaborated with Ann Shore the fashion stylist, together they teamed as creative directors to publish an honest celebration of beauty in all its unique forms.
8 leading male designers were asked what femininity meant to them. In 8A a collection of noteworthy quotes are featured alongside contributions from artists, including Tanya Ling’s striking textural painted interpretations of Chanel, Lanvin and YSL collections. The book also features interviews with Turner prize winner Gillian Wearing and the gallerist Maureen Paley. Interviews featuring Diane Vreeland, Andy Warhol and David Bailey from the 70s have been reprinted in their original format, from the archive of photographer Perry Ogden.
Images: The front cover, Text by Lucia Van der Post (page 5), ‘Coquettes’, illustration by Tanya Ling (page 17), ‘Beautiful’, photo montage by Jeon Seung Hwan (page 57), ‘Secret’, illustration by Eva Hjelte (Page 71), ‘OM’, photo by Roger Deckker (page 139)