#31 (Nov/Dec 2007) Heima!

Sigur Rós are a reclusive bunch—they’re not too fond of the press, they say, because in their native Iceland everyone tends to leave you alone. It must be easy to disappear in a country whose population barely tops 300,000 people—and where everyone, doubtlessly, seems to be a third cousin of Björk. For the band, the familiar landscape of their native country informed a movie, Heima, which got us thinking about the concept of home and belonging. So what’s heima in the twenty-first century, then? It might just be a state of mind, some ridiculous ideal, a place where everything feels right. It might be the city you move to next, or the city you just left. It might be in a tree house in the rain forests of Bolivia, communing with rhesus monkeys. Or perhaps it’s something a lot like Anthem: an unreal work in progress, far-flung community, a lively circus of ideas.

Taxi Driver scribe Paul Schrader makes a comeback, and we spend some time with the king-sized ego of Julian Schnabel (Diving Bell And The Butterfly). Plus, you won’t want to miss the man who murdered Jack Nicholson as he reflects on working with the late Antonioni.

Keywords: Paul Schrader, Julian Schnabel, Jack Nicholson

Jeremy Kost gives New York Fashion Week his celebrity Polaroid treatment. Then we check in with cutting-edge labels and designers like Preen, Alexis Mabille, Clare Tough, and jewelry designer Hanna Martin. All this plus the latest in menswear.

Keywords: Paul Schrader, Julian Schnabel, Jack Nicholson Jeremy Kost, New York Fashion Week, Preen, Alexis Mabille, Clare Tough, Hanna Martin

Singer-songwriter St. Vincent graces our cover—don’t forget to check out the impeccably classy fashion shoot inside. Sigur Ros dreams of home, members of !!! bring the punk-funk of Free Blood, Chloe makes her mark from the U.K., and Boys Noize reminds us why we love electro. Also: Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood on his soundtrack for P.T. Anderson’s There Will Be Blood.

Keywords: Paul Schrader, Julian Schnabel, Jack Nicholson Jeremy Kost, New York Fashion Week, Preen, Alexis Mabille, Clare Tough, Hanna Martin St. Cinvent, fashion, Sigur Ros, !!!, Free Blood, Chloe, Boys Noize, Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood, P.T. Anderson

We check in with collage wizard Javier Pinon, a man who gets surreal with the Wild West. Also: Anne Collier shines a spotlight on pop culture, Aurel Schmidt goes back to the drawing board, Anthony Lister dirties up American icons, and the Corcoran presents a retrospective of the late artist (and Beck collaborator) Jeremy Blake.

Keywords: Paul Schrader, Julian Schnabel, Jack Nicholson Jeremy Kost, New York Fashion Week, Preen, Alexis Mabille, Clare Tough, Hanna Martin St. Cinvent, fashion, Sigur Ros, !!!, Free Blood, Chloe, Boys Noize, Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood, P.T. Anderson Javier Pinon, Anne Collier, Aurel Schmidt, Anthony Lister, Corcoran, Jeremy Blake

ANTHEM

#31 (Nov/Dec 2007) Heima!