POSTmatter (magazine) explained

POSTmatter is a London-based online magazine about contemporary art and culture in the digital age. It was founded in 2010 by Remi Paringaux, Alexander Dellal and Xerxes Cook as an iPad-only magazine named POST.[1] [2] [3] [4] The magazine has been edited by Louise Benson since 2014.

Background

Early issues of POST magazine on the iPad were identified with a unique suffix; the first and second issues were titled 'POSTgravity' and 'POSTperformance'.

"POST offers a map for others to follow," The New York Times stated in May 2011.[5]

The website was launched in 2013 under the name 'POSTmatter'. No further iPad editions were released following its launch, and POSTmatter was adopted as the official name of the online magazine.[6]

POSTmatter special projects

As part of the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011, POSTmatter created a physical pavilion and accompanying app titled ‘Commercial Break’ in partnership with Neville Wakefield and Dasha Zhukova. It featured the work of over 130 international artists, including Ari Marcopoulos, Aleksandra Mir, Raymond Pettibon, Cyprien Gaillard, Christian Jankowski and Agathe Snow.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] POSTmatter worked with artist Doug Aitken in 2012 to create an app-based experience based on his large-scale multimedia production ‘ALTERED EARTH’, commissioned by the LUMA Foundation.[12] [13]

POSTmatter exhibitions

In 2014, POSTmatter staged its first exhibition at the Accademia di Brera in Milan. A series of interactive installations were displayed, showing three fashion films that could be altered by human touch or movement.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

One of these installations, 'Ripple', was exhibited again in 2015 at Fashion Space Gallery, London, as part of the exhibition 'Digital Disturbances'. POSTmatter presented a 3-part talk series at the London College of Fashion to accompany the exhibition.[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

In 2015, POSTmatter took part in fig-2 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. An exhibition was curated by POSTmatter that brought together photography, sound and video works, while artists, writers and curators were invited to participate in live writing events that were published online.[25] [26] [27]

POSTmatter relaunch

POSTmatter relaunched with a new website in 2016. The British Journal of Photography stated in September 2016, "POSTmatter is at the forefront of re-enchanting the scope of the digital magazine, becoming an essential voice on life and culture in the digital age."[28]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POST iPad Magazine. Hypebeast. 17 June 2011. 7 November 2016.
  2. Web site: POST HASTE: THE FIRST INDEPENDENT IPAD MAGAZINE. LS:N Global. 7 November 2016.
  3. Web site: POST Magazine. It's Nice That. 7 November 2016.
  4. Web site: The Trouble with iPad Magazines. The Business of Fashion. 7 November 2016.
  5. News: A Magazine That Won't Smudge. The New York Times. 25 May 2011. 7 November 2016. Wilson. Eric.
  6. Web site: REMI PARINGAUX on the post-digital aesthetic and creative technology. Purple Magazine. 7 November 2016.
  7. Web site: COMMERCIAL BREAK Garage Projects, 54th Venice Biennale. Garage Center for Contemporary Culture. 7 November 2016.
  8. Web site: POST Pavilion x Neville Wakefield: Commercial Break. Dazed Digital. 5 July 2011. 7 November 2016.
  9. Web site: OPENING WEEK FOR THE 54TH VENICE BIENNALE: COMMERCIAL BREAK. Art Hub Asia. 7 November 2016.
  10. Web site: Trailer for Commercial Break for the 54th Venice Biennale. Art Forum. 7 November 2016.
  11. Web site: Commercial Break - Group Exhibition in Venice. Gestalten. 7 November 2016.
  12. Web site: DOUG AITKEN. ALTERED EARTH: ARLES, CITY OF MOVING IMAGES. Digicult. 7 November 2016.
  13. Web site: Artist Doug Aitken on Creating a "21st Century Earthwork" With His iPad. Huffington Post. 7 November 2011. 7 November 2016.
  14. Web site: Interactive fashion films at POST exhibition respond to movement of gallery visitors. Dezeen. 20 March 2014. 7 November 2016.
  15. Web site: Post Exhibition by PostMatter: Interactive Fashion Films Stimulate the Senses. Frame Magazine. 7 November 2016.
  16. Web site: Exhibition in Milan for POSTmatter. Fashion Forward Trends. 7 November 2016.
  17. Web site: POSTexhibition: Fashion Films Take Centre Stage Inside A Former Renaissance Church. Yatzer. 29 March 2014. 7 November 2016.
  18. Web site: POSTexhibition. Protein. 7 November 2016.
  19. Web site: Materials Unbound: The Post-Digital Future of Fashion - POSTmatter talk series. Fashion Space Gallery. 7 November 2016.
  20. Web site: Digital Disturbances. Fashion Space Gallery. 7 November 2016.
  21. Web site: POSTmatter Talk 1: Reinventing Craft and Design in the Digital Age. Culture Calendar. 7 November 2016.
  22. Web site: Digital Disturbances. Art Rabbit. 7 November 2016.
  23. Web site: Digital Disturbances. Culture Whisper. 7 November 2016.
  24. Web site: This exhibition explores how tech has changed fashion. Dazed Digital. 7 November 2016.
  25. Web site: fig-2 29/50 POSTmatter. fig-2. 7 November 2016.
  26. Web site: DIGITAL NATURE. LS:N. 7 November 2016.
  27. Web site: fig-2 29/50 POSTmatter: Live event. ICA. 7 November 2016.
  28. Web site: POSTmatter relaunches, finding meaning amidst chaos in the digital age. British Journal of Photography. 7 November 2016.

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