Past Issues

  1. photoIssue 16, Sep/Oct 2008 Girls Rock

    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.

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  2. photoIssue 15, Jun/Jul/Aug 2008 Beijing (Olympics)

    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. 

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  3. photoIssue 14, Apr/May 2008 Travel

    Are the heady days of travel adventures long behind us? Former NASA astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao tells us of space adventure, ER medic Faye Lee shows us how she works for a month then surfs for a month, and hotel insiders divulge their horror stories. 

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  4. photoIssue 13, Feb/Mar 2008 Rebel

    Ruffle some feathers? Raise some eyebrows? Artist Terence Koh shocks and titillates, bad boy of skateboarding Christian Hosoi turns into bible-thumping family man, and plus-size model Jun Nakayama creates one of our most beautiful fashion stories to date.

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  5. photoIssue 12, Dec/Jan 2008 I Want

    The holidays are upon us. Our favorite shop owners share their best and worst gift-giving stories, Naoto-Fukasawa designed products make the playful functional, artist Tobias Wong takes the piss out of consumer culture. —Sold Out

  6. photoIssue 11, Fall 2007 Do Good

    Rather than throwing money at a problem, this issue’s featured folks work creatively to change the world a little: Yoshihihiro Tanigu’s Digmeout pairs emerging artists with real clients and artist Miwa Koizumi repurposes trash to create nature-themed art. —Sold Out

  7. photoIssue 10, Summer 2007 Journals

    We get a private look into the journals of artistic heavyweights: James Jean, our cover illustrator, shows us his sketches; designer Jun Takahashi shares the inspirations for his clothes; and artist Lee Hyungkoo reveals the studies behind his animal skeletons. —Sold Out

  8. photoIssue 9, Spring 2007 Nerds

    We head to Comic Con and chat with pop’s beatmaker, N.E.R.D.’s Chad Hugo. We dive into the minds of three young successful RGB masters: YouTube’s Steve Chen, Gothamist’s Jen Chung, and gaming’s new wunderkind, Jenova Chen. And we quiz comic artist R. Kikuo Johnson to see if he’s really a nerd. —Sold Out

  9. photoIssue 8, Winter 2007 Transplants

    When things are taken from one place and transplanted to another, they often grow in unexpected ways. The evolution of streetwear is a good example of this as is the work of artist Tomokazu Matsuyama. Namaiki experiments with farming in Tokyo’s concrete jungle. —Sold Out

  10. photoIssue 7, Fall 2006 Performance

    A good performance can move and entertain an audience; a great performance can inspire awe. Boredoms, Daewon Song, Min Tanaka, and Li Wei don’t have much in common except that at one point each one gave a performance that made someone’s hair stand on end. —Sold Out

  11. photoIssue 6, Summer 2006 The Word

    In this issue, we examine the braided relationship between identity and language. Features include interviews with one of the world’s foremost typographers, Ahn Sang-soo, designer and art director Eric Cruz. —Sold Out

  12. photoIssue 5, Spring 2006 The History of...

    Contrary to popular opinion, history isn’t boring; it’s often more gripping than the present. We talk with Jack Weatherford, author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. Kyoung Kim narrates the tale of the epic apple as it travels from its origins in China, through Egypt, Europe, then America. —Sold Out

  13. photoIssue 4, Winter 2005 Siblings

    Love them. Hate them. Young Kim, aka Suitman, talks candidly about his relationship with his brother. We interview filmmaking twins the Pang Brothers. The Koshino sisters describe the what it’s like when all three sisters compete in the same industry. —Sold Out

  14. photoIssue 3, Fall 2005 Skin

    In our first fashion and photography issue, we interview Muji’s art director, the reknown designer Kenya Hara. Artist Byron Kim sheds light on his controversial skin color paintings. We draw freckles on a model and capture the spirit of sleeping in on Sundays. —Sold Out

  15. photoIssue 2, Summer 2005 I Live Here

    Daido Moriyama gives us a tour of his home turf, Shinjuku. We chat with David Choe about his love/hate relationship with San José. Norio Matsumoto and Rizal Tanjung share what life is like in deep Alaska and deep inside a barrel in Kuta, respectively. —Sold Out

  16. photoIssue 1, Spring 2005 Vanguard

    In our first issue, we tip our hats to the people who continue to inspire us. Stories include interviews with Doo-Ri Chung, John C Jay, Barry McGee, Zhang Huan, Nikki S Lee, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Towa Tei, and an amazing story about growing up fluxus with Nam June Paik. —Sold Out

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