Issue 2 is available in a limited edition Hardback version, available to buy exclusively at Other Criteria (14 Hinde Street W1U 3BG) for the next month (£10).
Issue 2 is available in a limited edition Hardback version, available to buy exclusively at Other Criteria (14 Hinde Street W1U 3BG) for the next month (£10).
Thanks to everyone who came out to the launch of The Hunger Magazine’s 2nd issue last night. It was a brilliant night with a few unexpected guests and a HungerLive mini studio! Check out all of the images on our facebook.
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INGRID DEUSS will debut “Rankin’s Rubbish” in Antwerpen, an exhibition inspired in part by Irving Penn’s still life images of cigarette butts and other ephemera. Rankin’s new work is an examination of the often-overlooked beauty inherent in the things we throw away, finding value in what we so happily abandon.
“Rankin’s Rubbish” is set to officially open on May 3rd – June 16th
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Rankin teamed up with Olympic and Paralympic stars, Lord Seb Coe and a host of international photographers to create this exhibition ‘Inspired by Sport’, showing from May 2nd – May 13th at the Museum of London, Entry is Free.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-17895784
‘Thanks, but no Thanks’
Too saucy for Penguin, Rankin’s nude image of Tuuli was banned – ironically like the book that it was originally shot to cover, Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
The image is now set to be auctioned for Battersea Dogs Home as part of a sale of rejected and unwanted artworks helping to raise money for the charity.
The images can be seen at the Beach Gallery, 20 Cheshire Street, E2 from 1-6 May. On the final day an auction will be held.
Check out the gorgeous Heidi Klum – we painted her all over to celebrate 60 years of Astor makeup!
Damien Hirst: Hey Man, What’s the crack?
Rankin: We’ve got to do this conversation for the Myths book. Do you remember when we first met? That first shot we did? I was a big fan of your work and then I asked you to hold a knife against your cheek. I remember you pushing it in so hard that it cut you? (laughs)
DH: Yeah, I remember it, we both used to cane it pretty hard in those days. I’d probably had no fucking sleep and couldn’t feel pain.
(…)
What made you wanna do this myths and monsters project?
R: It was you, man! You excited me about it. You had this whole thing in your head.
(…)
DH: Don’t you know crime don’t pay?
R: The price of my work might go up though?
DH: Yeah, but you wouldn’t be around to enjoy it.
(…)
R: Does any of your work attempt to take the piss out of the art industry and the art market? Or just out of the world in general.
DH: Nah, not really, I think taking the piss is negative – the art market is not really happening enough for me to want to say anything about it.
But the world in general? Sure. Earth is my favourite planet.
Art is about life, the world is about money – what about your industry?
R: That’s what I was trying to say I suppose, but at least when I look at some of your work, I do think about life. Not just about buying a fucking dress!
DH: I think you can find art in the most unlikely places, even when buying a dress. At least you get to work with bare ladies mostly and not dead animals. (laughs)
R: Yeah, look at Irving Penn. He sold loads of dresses but I think he was a true artist!
What made you want to be an artist in the first place?
DH: I just always drew and painted, I enjoyed it more than anything else. It took me years to work out I could get paid for doing something I enjoyed though.
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R: A friend of ours once said to me that the best piece of advice you’d given him was that ‘money is just a key to open doors’. Could you explain that a bit?
DH: Yeah, it’s like language. It’s something that helps you to communicate. I guess it’s easier for me to say that now I’ve got some. I think a lot of people fuck up because money somehow becomes the goal instead of a tool to help to achieve your goal – money should never be the goal.
‘Rachael’ Rankin’s new short film will premiere as part of Channel 4’s Random Acts strand next Thursday, 12th January at 11.05pm
Written by Irvine Welsh it stars Holliday Grainger, Suki Alice Waterhouse, Shaun Dooley and Maxine Peake. More information can be found here
It will also be available on the Channel 4 website for a month after broadcast.
On|Off, Tuuli and Rankin are excited to announce the return of the “Dig the New Breed” competition, which this year will offer up-and-coming film directors the opportunity to submit fashion films. The winning directors will be offered the unique chance to be part of “Dig the New Breed” exhibition at Rankin’s prestigious Annroy Gallery in London and feature in the second issue of On|Off’s Limited Edition printed fanzine.
The competition is open for submissions from now until 22nd December 2011. All work submitted would be personally selected by Rankin.The second issue of the On|Off Fanzine, produced and created in collaboration with Tuuli, will feature some of the most talented emerging fashion designers, artists, set designers, stylists and film makers of the moment. The Limited Edition Fanzine will be presented on February 16th at the Rook & Raven Gallery in London as well as at the On|Off Paris Fashion Week venue, Espace Commines between February 29th and March 3rd 2012.
CONDIITONS OF ENTRY
Competing directors are invited to submit 1-3 fashion films of their most innovative and interesting work for Rankin’s consideration. Selected work will be chosen on the basis of what Rankin believes to be the most innovative, interesting and well-produced work.
Only successful candidates will be notified.
Films should be submitted via web links to your film i.e. Vimeo, YouTube etc. to the following email address: info@onoff.tv
Please state ‘Dig the New Breed Competition’ in the subject box
Submission must include your name, age, website, full contact details, title of the film, full credit list for film.
Rankin celebrates the work of Life magazine’s legendary photographers, who shot the big moments in American history – from the assassination of Robert F Kennedy to the Vietnam War. Watch BBC4- 9:00 PM, Thursday 1st December 2011.
Click here to see BBC4 profile on the show.
Continuing their ongoing work for Oxfam as part of the Oxglam team Rankin and his wife Tuuli travelled up to Glasgow to take part in a charity dinner and auction sponsored by luxury Tailors Duchamp.
Celebrity guests included band The Overtones, actor David Leon and interior designer and presenter John Amabile.
Images donated by some of the worlds best photographers were sold raising the total donated so far to £64,500.
The money will be used for Oxfam’s programmes in Honduras, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka. These projects will support people who are trying to work their way out of grinding poverty, through farming or running small businesses.
To bid on a remaining image please visit www.oxglam.com or if you would just like to make a donation then please do so here
Marc Psarolis, Tessa Hartman, Rankin and Tuuli who organised the event
The Hunger is a biannual magazine. It launched in November 2011, The Hunger was born from Rankin’s desire to celebrate the innate drive that we all possess and that, with a bit of creativity, can be used as an impetus for cultural change.
20 years after Dazed & Confused was founded, and 10 years after the birth of AnOther, The Hunger provides creative beings with a new platform for uncompromised self-expression, innovation and discovery. Working with recognised and emerging talents in the arts, fashion and editorial, The Hunger seeks out cultural progression and distinction. Each issue of the magazine features both a male and female cover.
Hungertv.com was launched simultaneously with the magazine. The ground-breaking video-based website features exclusive in-depth interviews and fashion films with those in the magazine, as well as regular stories on other stars, updates from The Hunger team, and previews of content for upcoming issues.
Visit hungertv.com now.
20 October 2011 sees the launch of National Treasures at Liberty. London’s favourite retail emporium has teamed up with the UK’s most beloved Brits, English eccentrics and hallowed institutions to create a collection of unique items that are not be missed. Rankin has designed two lampshades – one featuring his wife Tuuli and the second depicting a trail of light between eyes – both haunting images appear only once the shade is lit.
Rankin will be launching his brand new biannual, THE HUNGER and its live, digital embodiment, THE HUNGER TV on November 17th 2011. A pioneering magazine and website which are designed to inspire and incite the creative hunger in us all, Rankin also intends for them to become a platform for young emerging talent across all artistic fields. THE HUNGER is unique in its strong and unfaltering visual identity, a result of Rankin shooting much of the photography and his being instrumental in directing the overall design and style. The magazine will feature a selection of individuals from the worlds of art, design, fashion, drama, music and more, who have also pushed at the cultural boundaries in their own fields. It is a celebration of artistic passion and enterprise, from the past to the up and coming.
Click here to see a teaser for the website www.hungertv.com
Championing new British talent, Collabor8te is an exciting new platform for short filmaking!
This brand new initiative, a partnership between Rankin Film, Dazed TV and The Bureau, will develop 8 scripts, and produce 8 short films which will complete their run on the international film festival circuit before being exhibited on DazedTV.
Scripts of any genre are being accepted and diversity is encouraged – submission deadline for scripts is 3rd October
For more details visit www.collabor8te.com
Rankin’s Eyescapes exhibition is now open in LA.
Opening times are Tues-Sat 11am-6pm
Check out the website for all the details : www.rankinla.com
Although Rankin and Swatch have a rich history working together, this new project is both unique and unexpected, as we see the launch of a new line of watches Rankin has designed for the Swatch and Art Collection.
‘When Swatch approached me to design a range of watches, I was immensely flattered. Like so many people, my first watch was a Swatch – it’s an iconic brand that holds such a special place in people’s hearts. So it was an exciting challenge to be given the opportunity to design a Swatch watch myself’ Rankin
There are eight new designs, three of which are sold individually, and a collectable limited edition set of 5 other designs, presented in their own special packaging. Rankin chose to use a selection of his Eyescapes for the range, which depict eyes in extreme close-up:
I had many ideas for designs, but ultimately I wanted something that was simple and impactful, that represented something meaningful to me. I also wanted the watches to be fun and playful. Eyes are my favourite part of the body and getting the best out of them, are my stock-in-trade as a portrait photographer. Rankin
