Artist Damien Hirst has contributed the new cover image for GQ Magazine, photographing pop star Rihanna in classic likeness of Medusa.  The collaboration was done for the magazine’s 25th anniversary issue. (more…)

The Fall/Winter issue of Document Journal will feature a special edition designed by Paul McCarthy. Dawing a naked figure over the photographed body of Kate Moss, as shot by Mario Testino, McCarthy turns a subdued image into a lurid, Freudian exercise. (more…)

The newest issue of Garage Magazine is featuring a diptych cover, created in a collaboration between fashion photographers Inez and Vinoodh, and artist John Baldessari.  Photographing supermodel Adriana Lima, Inez and Vinoodh then turned the image over to Baldessari, who abstracted the image in his signature color overlays.  The issue also features an interview with Baldessari, whose solo show at the Garage Center in Moscow opens this fall. (more…)

The most recent issue of Billboard Magazine features a cover story on French rock band Phoenix, showing the band standing in front of a work by Dan Flavin from the artist’s recent show with Donald Judd at David Zwirner in New York.  The picture was taken during the first exhibition at Zwirner’s new 19th Street location, as the band searched for inspiration for their upcoming tour.  “These pieces have a very short lifetime,” frontman Thomas Mars said, “which makes them even more precious.” (more…)