Tag Archives: Russia

Nothing is True & Everything is Possible

A friend of ours who we used to drink and talk politics with in Moscow just had his first book of essays published about modern day Russia. Peter Pomerantsev‘s observations are interesting and accurate about the country that gave birth … Continue reading

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Archives, L’Officiel Russia 2003

Last week I launched my new website so inevitably I started going through all kinds of files as I was gathering new work. I also bought a new scanner, which makes it inevitable that I may have to start scanning … Continue reading

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The Punk Singer & Pussy Riot in Vogue

Vogue published a great profile by Sara Corbett on Masha Alyokhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot in their July issue. It’s a long article that doesn’t pussy foot around the issues (no pun intended) and really makes me nostalgic … Continue reading

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Feel Free to Call Me The F Word

I wrote this essay a year ago though I can’t imagine why it felt scary. I definitely wasn’t scared of “the F word” when I was in high school in the 80’s though I also hadn’t experienced a certain backlash … Continue reading

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Old Photos

Whenever I start digging around in my hard drives I find something that reminds me of someone and somewhere from ages ago. This is an old friend of mine from Moscow that I used to photograph a lot. The photo … Continue reading

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Garage Center Moscow

In early 2004 while I was working as Fashion Director for Russian Elle in Moscow I had my assistant call the studio of artists Vinogradov & Dubossarsky to see what they were up to. As it turns out they were … Continue reading

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The Russian Revolution

This month marks the 20-year anniversary of the Russian Coup in Moscow. In honor of all that went right (and, of course, wrong) in Russia, I posted some of my old photos from Moscow over the last 15 years on … Continue reading

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Interview Magazine, Russian Edition

It seems Aliona Doletskaya, the former Russian Vogue Editor in Chief, has found a home at the soon to launch Interview Magazine Russian Edition. I’m still obsessed with the 2008 re-launch of Interview mag in NYC… the art direction etc … Continue reading

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Patrick Lee

LA artist Patrick Lee has a new show of drawings opening this weekend at Western Project. I am totally digging the simple yet intricately detailed images and his effort to “mine the transient and elusive definitions of masculinity”. Love it. … Continue reading

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Bulgakov Meets Aldous Huxley, Mona Simpson in Hollywood & The Recessionistas

Russian born and New York based writer Gary Shteyngart returns with “Super Sad True Love Story“. A twisted love story set in ‘the near future’ though from what I can gauge it’s pretty much on point to what is already … Continue reading

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