Blau International No. 15 – Damien Hirst Cover

In the new issue, Damien Hirst, on the spot, talks shop with Cornelius Tittel. Charles Ray puts the world together with Andrew Winer. Ahead of her museum show in Munich, Diane Severin Nguyen adjusts the focus. Karol Palczak sets realism on fire. Stanislava Kovalčiková meets Benjamin Barlow for coffee and the crypt. And Bruno Bischofberger is remembered by those closest to him.

Then, François Halard and Joe Bradley enjoy the view at Ward Bennett’s masterpiece, Wenner House. Willem de Kooning’s Clamdigger is poetically dissected by Brandt Junceau. Hans-Joachim Müller rebuilds the legend of post-Renaissance renegade François de Nomé. Gesine Borcherdt takes a deep dive into the Blaschkas’ undersea world of wonders. And John Corbett remembers the starry nights when the Bob Thompson found his groove. 

Other highlights include: Nicolas Winding Refn on the television. Nicolas Gausserand takes the d’Orsay contemporary. Dorothea Zwirner opens the Wahl Sisters’ archive. Michael Peppiatt on how Bacon found a way in Picasso. Claes Juhlin revisits Jayne Wrightsman’s Fifth Avenue apartment. Ulf Poschardt remembers a soprano on four wheels. And Diego Marcon writes about his favorite film, Flashdance.

English language; 23.3 x 28.0 cm (paperback); 220 pages (color illustrations).