June 1, 2011
New Magazine Focuses on International Fashion, Art and Music
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 1 MIN.
New York, NY -- Virgine, a new semi-annual magazine with a focus on independent fashion, art and music from around the world, will appear on newsstands in New York, London, Paris, Milan, Tokyo and Seoul beginning with New York on Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
The premiere issue features profiles of American artist John Baldwssari, Swedish artist Jenny Mortsell, Magnum photographer Michael James O'Brien, Mexican actress Ana de la Reguera, Warp Records manager Priya Dewan and many more. The issue also features the work of renowned photographers Txema Yeste, NICO, Hugh Lippe, Bjorn Iooss, Seiji Fujimori and Bjarne Jonasson.
"Virgine profiles fashion stalwarts like Azzedine Alaia alongside burgeoning talent like Rad Hourani in a goal to create a bridge between new talents and accomplished artists" said Virgine editor-in-chief and publisher Ryan Yoon.
"Our reader is a globally-minded person who is every bit as interested in what's happening in Seoul as he is in Paris and he both reveres the old guard and embraces the avant. We hope to expose readers to exciting developments in art and fashion scenes all over the world, while also giving the young designers and artists we showcase a platform."
The magazine can be downloaded for tablets at www.virginemag.com. Follow Virgine on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Virgine/167937383267756.
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
