Theme Magazine Issues

Issue 24

2011-01-11T16:43:00-05:00

We explore the idea of apprentices in various fields with iO Wright, who received much of her knowledge directly from great artists she encountered throughout her life.

Issue 23

2010-09-01T20:34:00-05:00

We share our love of collecting with our guest curators (and close friends) Marc and Sara Schiller of the street art blog Wooster Collective. In fact, theirs was the collection that really gave us the bug to want to collect. Together with Marc and Sara, we interviewed 12 collectors (ranging from artists to a gallerist to a librarian and postal worker) to get to the heart of what motivates each one to collect.

Issue 22

2010-04-27T14:36:00-05:00

Issue 22 was originally devised as a straightforward music issue, but in classic Theme fashion, it soon became a layered exploration of collaboration, creative community and intersections between visual art and music, filtered through one very creative person, our guest curator Hisham Bharoocha.
To the multli-disciplinary Bharoocha, that music, art, performance, community, and friendships are interconnected in some way is not suprising. He sees the world as a series of vibrations: The way that we experience and imagine things, and even the physical metamorphosis of visual and sound waves translated into information through our sensory systems can be explained as being part of a similar phenomena.
This issue serves as a survey into these creative minds to try and figure out how they work to create both fasinating music as well as other forms of creativity and in the process, bolstering a rich, vibrant creative eco-system.

Issue 21

2010-02-15T07:00:00-05:00

When asked what we do, we don’t have a simple answer: We are publishers / editors / designers / businesspeople. Our guest curators, Deanne Cheuk and Chris Rubino are fellow “/” - in their case, artists / designers. They have identified a noun that succinctly defines their dual identities: they call themselves transitionists. Transitionists travel in between design and art, the end result is better work. Perhaps we can entice you to add a “/” to what you do and ask yourself, how can we make this interesting?

Issue 20

2009-08-03T15:56:00-05:00

The Strange Birds issue is a product of change. While our commitment to covering Asian content is still firm, we’ve widened our focus to include the rest of the world. For this issue, we chose photographer and filmmaker Peter Sutherland, who helped us sift through stories and images from some of his favorite artists who live in the moment—who embody the spirit of freedom and individuality that we all aspire to.
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Issue 19

2009-05-01T19:18:00-05:00

We are all given 24 hours a day to do what we need to do, no more, no less. Take a look at how those profiled here spend their 24 hours. How do you spend yours? —Sold Out

Issue 18

2009-01-19T16:46:00-05:00

Our days are marked by recipe-trading, restaurant recommendations, homemade pasta sauce debates, and the always-excruciating decision of which two delis (and a falafel cart) to hit up for lunch. Our team prides itself on our love of food, and we attempt to encapsulate it here in this issue. —Sold Out

Issue 17

2008-11-01T05:01:00-05:00

We salute the inventors and thinkers that inspire us to create something out of nothing and stretch the limits of our imagination. Kenji Kawakami on the art of nearly useless inventions, Nendo Design inspires, and makeshift toys from the CCF collection made by children around the world. —Sold Out

Issue 16

2008-09-01T18:37:01-05:00

Music matriarchs Pat Chin, Esther Wong, and Toshiko Akiyoshi, the ladies of Seoul’s indie magazine Chillzine, and Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead are some of the seriously inspiring women covered the “Girls Rock!” issue. —Sold Out

Issue 15

2008-06-01T18:09:00-05:00

We take a look at how August’s Olympics will affect ordinary Beijingers and speak to some of the most vocal locals: Beijing’s taxi drivers. Our Indexed section brings you the very best of Beijing, straight from the residents who know all the best spots. —Sold Out