Red Clouds Collective

Portland-based snowboard industry vets band together to make canvas bags and soft goods

Offering a wide array of simple soft goods in leather and canvas, Portland, Oregon-based Red Clouds Collective is the brainchild of Jason Brown, Owen Johnson, Seth Neefus and Dan Weaver. “There’s a bunch of us that come from the skateboard and hip-hop industries,” says Brown. “We do a lot of different kinds of art, but not many of us have been able to make a …

Horikazu + Spiritual Skin

Two new books cover traditional Japanese tattooing, tribal markings and scarification

As one of the oldest forms of body decoration and religious art, tattooing plays a significant role in cultures all over the world. While the custom has been extensively documented, few published works present such detail as Traditional Tattoo in Japan: Horikazu and Spiritual Skin: Magical Tattoos and Scarification, two recently released titles from Edition Reuss. Taking a look at the work of master tattooer …

Paris Photo 2012

The gardens of the Champs Elysées play host to international talent and broad ideas

by Andrea DiCenzo Each year Paris Photo grows greater and grander than the year before, ensuring that the 2012 show makes a decisive leap to the front of the line as the best art photography fair to date. Returning to the Grand Palais for the second year running, the show’s venue was not the only spectacular aspect of the fair. Paris Photo 2012 incorporated discussions …