published in the month that the world’s artists, patrons, gallerists and curators
converge on London, the theme is even more central to our own creative
endeavours. Hence our partnerships and collectable covers with the city’s leading
cultural institutions – including the Barbican, the Hayward Gallery and the
Royal Academy, which is the setting for one of our painterly fashion stories.
But our profound engagement with art extends beyond the features in this and
every other edition of Bazaar. We are committed to curating events and private
views during Bazaar Art Week (and throughout the year); and equally loyal in our
support and celebration of those who are themselves dedicated to artistic
expression. It takes great courage to create – far more so than to be destructive –
and in an era when we are riven with political divisions, it seems to me that making
art is an act of hope in the future. Which is not to say that art must express
optimism – indeed, as I know from personal experience, it is when one is engulfed
by g r ief or loss t hat t he poetr y of su f fer ing of fers solace ; for in t his way, we k now
that we are not alone. Reading a writer who articulates one’s own emotions can be
like hearing a voice in the darkness, or feeling a hand reaching out in understanding,
when all else seems lost.
PHOTOGRAPHS: PHILIP SINDEN, ERIK MADIGAN HECK, GETTY IMAGES
EDITOR’S LETTER
Above: Erik Madigan
Heck’s artistic study of
his wife Brianna and
their son (page 178)Left: Justine Picardie
photographed by
Philip SindenExploring the shared landscape of fashion and art
ha s a lways been at t he hea r t of Bazaar; yet in this issue,TRUE
COLOUR S