Iconic film director David Lynch and maverick stage director Robert Wilson have each edited their own section of the magazine and created their own covers, bringing peace, unity and amazing movie magic to the printed page, says the publisher.
Once again, Wallpaper* claims to be pushing publishing boundaries by using rediscovered and more contemporary techniques to bring the issue’s content to life. Thanks to a collaboration with creative communications agency Dentsu London, readers are able to animate Wilson’s still images by using a striped sheet of acetate (provided in the issue) and a clever pre-cinema technique called ombro cinema.
On a more contemporary-tech level, QR codes that can be scanned by a smartphone take readers directly to a link where Wilson’s films – of Isabella Rossellini, Brad Pitt, our sumo champion and the snowy owls – are playing, with accompanying soundtracks.
David Lynch
Chain-smoking, quiff-sporting, coffee-making, transcendental-meditating Hollywood maverick David Lynch is one of the genuine legends of 20th-century cinema. Over the last decade, his work has grown even more personal and effecting. In this issue, in words and symbols and a 16-page pull-out, he takes readers to a better place and a higher plane of consciousness.
Robert Wilson
‘What we’ve tried to do with the magazine is to make it more dimensional,’ says Robert Wilson, theatre director, designer, writer, choreographer and performer. And he’s certainly done that. In this issue, Wilson – a one-man creative hub who has drawn William Burroughs, Lou Reed, Tom Waits and Brad Pitt, to name but the barest few, close to his flame – animates a series of his startling video portraits. Watch Pitt pull his pistol (in his pants) and Willem Dafoe be very weird. Let your mind be boggled.
Wallpaper* will also launch its first iPad app to complement the issue, including unique content from both directors. Further details will be announced.
Tony Chambers, Wallpaper’s editor-in-chief, says: “This year’s guest editors completely changed people’s ideas about what was possible in film and theatre. It’s what we try to do in print, challenge and over-turn expectations. As ever, expect the unexpected.”
Wallpaper* publishing director Gord Ray adds: “Wallpaper* is on a roll, producing exceptional special issues that excite both our readers and advertisers. The guest edited issue is often our biggest-selling of the year, seeing us work with creative titans and deliver innovative publishing techniques. This guest edited issue will not disappoint.”
Director’s Cut, the guest edited issue of Wallpaper*, goes on sale 9 September.
Special issues from Wallpaper* in 2010 include Born in Brazil, which the team produced from a temporary HQ in Rio and São Paulo; and Handmade, printed on seven different paper stocks, with 21,000 unique covers and every object featured commissioned by the magazine.
