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NOVEMBER '08 / ART Kai Regan Photographer Kai Regan draws inspiration from non-traditional youth counterculture to interpret generations X and Y through vibrant and powerful imagery — and this he did in “Young Bloods” (pg. 66) for this issue. A er garnering widespread attention for his dynamic and iconic IPOD campaigns, Regan went on to shoot and direct campaigns for Nike and Virgin Mobile. Most recently, he completed a limited edition photo book project titled Unloveable, which launched at the end of September at the Cole e store in Paris. OUR FRIENDS Marisa Mazria-Katz Raised in California, Marisa Mazria-Katz is a New York-based writer who recently returned to the U.S. a er spending the past six years living in London, Tel Aviv, and Dubai. For “Keys to the Ferarri” (pg. 74), she traveled to Moscow along with the world’s greatest artists as gallerist Larry Gagosian continued his global expansion. She has wri en for the Financial Times, Wallpaper, The New Republic, and The New York Times on such topics as politics, culture, and art. Marc Baptiste Photographer Marc Baptiste was born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and moved to New York at an early age, and eventually studied photography in high school. For CITY, Baptiste captured autumn fashion in “Casual Fridays,” (pg. 116). His work also appears in Harpers Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Trace, and German Glamour. He has shot ad campaigns for Nike, Original Penguin, and Reebok, as well as photographing such celebrities as Yoko Ono, Eva Mendez, Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, and Chloe Sevigny. Ken Miller Ken Miller is an editor, writer, and curator for print and digital media and is currently completing SHOOT: Photography and the Ephemeral Image, a compilation of contemporary photography, due out in 2009. This month, Miller talked with artist Henrik Vibskov “Ridiculously Sublime,” (pg. 60) and Ma hew Stone “Optimistic Rebellion,” (pg. 58). Miller is the publisher of the arts journal Anathema, was editorin-chief of Tokion arts magazine, and contributes regularly to V, V Man, The Fader V and Uniqlo Paper. Helen Pipins Writing about Martyn Thompson for this issue “Conscious Evolution,” (pg. 86) really brought Helen Pipins full circle. She ﬁrst worked with Thompson when she was executive editor of CITY in 2003, when the magazine published a series of his conceptual images. “It was the beginning of a love aﬀair that resulted in many a joyful Sunday brunch at Balthazar. His evolution over the last ﬁve years is nothing short of exceptional, and there is no doubt we are truly surprised and grateful that we are both here to witness it.” Melanie Harris Make-up artist and hair stylist Melanie Harris “New World Order,” (pg. 92) went to school for fashion illustration and became heavily inﬂuenced by makeup while watching many of the fashion shows in the 80s — particularly Thierry Mugler, Pierre Balmain, and Jean Paul Gautier. A er school, Harris stayed in New York to pursue her dream, and has become a makeup staple on the ever-changing landscape of the fashion scene. She currently resides in Brooklyn and is working on a makeup line, when she’s not too busy keeping her many clients happy.

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CITY - Issue 60 Contents Our Friends Action Wanted City Moment In Rogue Luscious Life Temporary Contemporary Fast Food Diary Leona Naess Matthew Stone Henrik V Ibskov Massimiliano Nogioni Young Bloods Keys to the Ferarri Fine Craftsmanship The New Frontier Conscious Evolution New World Order Spiral Casual Fridays Where to Buy It Cityscape

CITY - Issue 60

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