Reading through the New York Time T: Style Magazine last week (with some great photography by Raymond Meier as always, and others such as Nick Haymes), I found an interesting article by Chandler Burr who is the Times first and probably only perfume critic. Having read his work before and I was struck by […]

One of the most creative, forward thinking and independent ad agencies in the world, they have been the driving force behind campaigns for Nike, Honda and Sharp amongst others.
It seems the art buying crew at their head office in Portland has started a photography showing series, with each one concentrating on a different theme.  The […]

Notable fashion photographer Alexei Hay who came to prominence shooting the Gucci campaign in 2000 and who has since added clients such as Celine and Diane Von Furstenberg to his portfolio, has now landed with Art Department.

(image of Alexander McQueen by Platon) 
The portraiture photographer Platon gathers in his Soho loft monthly with a group of aspiring photographers to share ideas, concepts and all things inspirational.
The group is called: Nutopia Forum - the term “forum,” which comes from the meeting of minds developed by Plato, for whom the half-Greek Platon was named. […]

An oldie but a goodie, via McSweeney’s.

One of my favourite art buyers in the business has started up her own representation agency. Josette Lata, formerly head of art buying at JWT and at BBH before that has gone to the other side of the business with the launch of an agency in her name.
She’s started off with an impressive roster […]

One of my most favourite sites for news, essays and analysis is TheMorningNews.org.  They link to some of the more interesting news on the web as well as the whimsical.  They’ve been expanding their broadsheet into more original writings over the years and with a recent site re-design a few weeks ago they’ve introduced a […]

As a new contributor to AVISUALSOCIETY I felt a little hesitant to speak my mind in my first post. I felt it better to ease into the blogging game and instead of offering my honest response to the show entitled FAMILY PICTURES; I played it safe, and simply posted a show announcement. […]