Edited with text by Sabina Jaskot-Gill. Text by Ekow Eshun, Jamie Morgan, Pete Paphides, Matthew Whitehouse. Conversations with Nick Logan, Lee Swillingham, Neville Brody, Elaine Constantine, Jill Furmanovsky, Glen Luchford, Nancy Rohde, Sheila Rock, Norbert Schoerner, Stéphane Sednaoui.
Celebrating the incredible legacy of an influential British style magazine through a quarter century of its most iconic portraits
Groundbreaking British youth culture and style magazine The Face established the careers of generations of photographers, journalists, designers and models. Founded in 1980 in London by English journalist Nick Logan, it is known for its distinctive, radical and of-the-minute design and its unflinching attitude. The magazine originally focused on music but branched into fashion and culture more widely, as well as encompassing political and social commentary. Initially running from 1980 to 2004, its strong inclusive stance, bold design and experimental approaches to photography still feel fresh and relevant today. In 2019, the magazine was relaunched for a new generation, while staying true to Logan’s original vision. This volume celebrates the ongoing legacy of The Face in British art, design and culture through some of the most iconic portraits from the magazine’s first 25 years. It showcases striking portraits taken by the likes of Miles Aldridge, Elaine Constantine, Corinne Day, David LaChapelle and Juergen Teller. The photographs feature such iconic figures as Kate Moss, Annie Lennox, Kurt Cobain, Iggy Pop, Snoop Dogg, David Bowie, Ewan McGregor, Madness, The Clash and Kylie Minogue. The book also includes selected covers and spreads from the original print magazine, complemented by words from key contributors to the original magazine. Published to accompany the eponymous exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, this volume is a critical tool in understanding the astounding influence of The Face on style photography as well as the magazine’s enduring impact on visual culture in Britain and beyond.
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If you were anywhere near “culture” in the 1980s and 1990s, you know The Face. Published out of London, it captured and created many a mini-zeitgeist via the photography of upstarts like Miles Aldridge, Elaine Constantine, Corinne Day, David LaChapelle and Juergen Teller. Their muses: everyone from the very young Kate Moss and Kurt Cobain to Grace Jones, Sade, Boy George and Run-DMC. Pictured here, Elaine Constantine’s Girls on Bikes (Sarf Coastin’), styled by Polly Banks, December 1997. “Magazines were much more distinct from one another then,” photographer David Sims is quoted. “Vogue magazine was very much about fashion, designers and high society. The Face stood for a culture that was at large in clubs and the music scene, bolstered by the attitude of journalism which was defiantly in opposition to the mainstream.” continue to blog
FORMAT: Pbk, 10 x 12.5 in. / 288 pgs / 250 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $40.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $60 ISBN: 9781855145894 PUBLISHER: National Portrait Gallery AVAILABLE: 4/15/2025 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA ONLY
Published by National Portrait Gallery. Edited with text by Sabina Jaskot-Gill. Text by Ekow Eshun, Jamie Morgan, Pete Paphides, Matthew Whitehouse. Conversations with Nick Logan, Lee Swillingham, Neville Brody, Elaine Constantine, Jill Furmanovsky, Glen Luchford, Nancy Rohde, Sheila Rock, Norbert Schoerner, Stéphane Sednaoui.
Celebrating the incredible legacy of an influential British style magazine through a quarter century of its most iconic portraits
Groundbreaking British youth culture and style magazine The Face established the careers of generations of photographers, journalists, designers and models. Founded in 1980 in London by English journalist Nick Logan, it is known for its distinctive, radical and of-the-minute design and its unflinching attitude. The magazine originally focused on music but branched into fashion and culture more widely, as well as encompassing political and social commentary. Initially running from 1980 to 2004, its strong inclusive stance, bold design and experimental approaches to photography still feel fresh and relevant today. In 2019, the magazine was relaunched for a new generation, while staying true to Logan’s original vision.
This volume celebrates the ongoing legacy of The Face in British art, design and culture through some of the most iconic portraits from the magazine’s first 25 years. It showcases striking portraits taken by the likes of Miles Aldridge, Elaine Constantine, Corinne Day, David LaChapelle and Juergen Teller. The photographs feature such iconic figures as Kate Moss, Annie Lennox, Kurt Cobain, Iggy Pop, Snoop Dogg, David Bowie, Ewan McGregor, Madness, The Clash and Kylie Minogue. The book also includes selected covers and spreads from the original print magazine, complemented by words from key contributors to the original magazine. Published to accompany the eponymous exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, this volume is a critical tool in understanding the astounding influence of The Face on style photography as well as the magazine’s enduring impact on visual culture in Britain and beyond.
