In yet another delightful iteration of The Thing Quarterly, “Issue 31” is both playful and handy. This “issue” happens to be a “Sexy Bath Towel” by Tokyo-based artist Ken Kagami. A zine accompanies the towel, written by Kagami but featuring an intro penned by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Will Rogan (co-founder of The Thing) and Kagami are both represented by the same Tokyo gallery, …
Pushing artists to explore other mediums, conceptual object-based periodical The Thing Quarterly also hosts projects outside of their art-object subscription service (which “publishes” four times a season). They recently worked with visual artist Michelle Blade to bring her artwork to a wearable silk scarf. Something spiritual emanates from Blade’s paintings of shadowy figures, natural landscapes and ethereal flashes—she expertly uses inks and watercolors for beautifully …
Since commissioning John Baldessari to create a set of pillowcases, the team at conceptual periodical The Thing Quarterly has been hard at work to send subscribers delightful (and usable) objects dreamt up by creatives—most recently a 12″ LP designed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy of fashion label Rodarte. The Thing Quarterly’s first installment for 2015 kicks off with a self-compiled monograph, titled “Reproductions,” by the …
