ISSUE
creative / editorial director, 1999 – 2006

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ISSUE actually delivers on the promise that most hipster art and culture books can’t keep: originality. … ISSUE has transcended the clichés of downtown style books and wonky arts publications — the two genres its hybridizes brilliantly.” — WWD, 2003
Launched in Fall of 1999, ISSUE has earned distinct international acclaim in the high-art, creative, and academic worlds. ISSUE was created through an evolving collection of highly acclaimed contemporary artists of diverse mediums. It was our unique collaborative skills with these artists that bred trust and creative energy, attracting them to ISSUE as a chosen forum for expression.
Although ISSUE keep a relatively low profile, we had a very loyal readership, a sell though of above 90% at a circulation of 20,000, and have had tremendous influence on many niche publications and major design houses.