Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Artists Pose As Fashion Models for J. Crew
J. Crew catalog
Glenn Ligon, Vito Acconci, Ryan McGinness and Stephen Shore are among seven male artists featured in J.Crew’s Oct. catalog, lending a bit of aesthetic cred to the brand. Photographer Jason Schmidt shot the artists in their studios.
The portraits are also published in a limited edition $100 book for sale at the SoHo shop.
Ryan McGinness in his studio, 2009, J. Crew
Glenn Ligon in Brooklyn studio, 2009, J. Crew
Vito Acconci in Brooklyn Studio, 2009, J. Crew
Stephen Shore, Tivoli, NY, 2009, J. Crew
No Women artists?
It took many years for J Crew to start using minority models in their catalog.
I guess it still has ways to go.
The problem is that J. Crew has an unwritten policy that women must never be shown in their catalogs…they use 9 year old girls dressed as women exclusively…and if you’ve ever seen 9 year old girl art it sucks.