JANUARY BIANNUAL

As opposed to the prediction and pronouncement of September, January is a time of reflection, looking back on the year that has elapsed.
Along these lines, JANUARY Biannual is not concerned with the timely reportage of new things, instead focussing on lasting impressions of fashion, art, literature and performance. Pieces and incidences that do not require momentary hype or Anna Wintour’s bob to be valid.
The debut edition of JANUARY is on shelves across the globe this week. It’s a full-colour tome, on beautiful thick stock, encased in a cover so crisp and white it’s best to remain at arm’s length when you have coffee in hand.
On the pages within you’ll find Amos Fricke‘s stark photography of Berlin – a plural study of the walls in the city but not ‘the’ wall, an interview with artist and Central Saint Martin’s womenswear teacher Howard Tangye (who has taught the likes of John Galliano and Stella McCartney), Akiko Keuchi‘s knotted silk thread sculptures that look frail and fine as if they have been sketched in pen, and my favourite – a shoot drawing on the Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson archives, against a canvas of local rising designers including Dress Up, Ellison, and Phong Chi Lai.
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ANUARYbiannual is currently stocked at various outlets in Australia, including The Outpost and Colette in Paris.
$28 AU
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