CONTRIBUTORS
ANNA MURPHY
‘Dress your true self, not the woman you think the world expects you to be,’ writes The Times’ fashion director as she explores how female artists have expressed themselves through their clothes on page 157. Her book How Not to Wear Black is published on 4 October. The first piece of art you bought ‘A quietly beautiful wood cut entitled Bloomsbury, by the now forgotten Cynthia Burnley in 1929. I was 26 at the time, and definitely didn’t have £225 to spare. It has given me pleasure ever since.’
A memorable exhibition
‘A major Mark Rothko show in Paris. Here were canvases you could drink in: eye-altering, mood-changing. The ultimate illustration of the power of great art.’
A piece of art you’d love to own ‘One of Peter Lanyon’s full-colour, full-throttle, mid-century abstractions.
Like Tate Britain’s Wreck. I’m sure they wouldn’t miss it.’
DR AK E BURNETTE
Alongside her successful acting and modelling career (which includes starring in the 2012 film Marfa Girl and her work for brands including Céline, Stella McCartney, Burberry and Christopher Kane), Burnette (above) is studying a masters in film-making in New York and has ambitions of becoming a director. She is photographed in flowing silks and fluttering feathers on the Firth of Forth on page 190.
The first piece of art you bought ‘An early 2000s Texas punk zine by my good friend Veronica Ortuño.’
A memorable exhibition ‘“Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016” at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2017.’
A piece of art you’d love to own ‘I would love a Cy Twombly on my wall.’
An artist would you like to be painted by
‘John Singer Sargent.’
BARBAR A KINGSOLVER
In the light of her new novel Unsheltered, the multi-award-winning author talks about remaining optimistic in uncertain political times on page 160.
The first piece of art you bought ‘A Navajo rug woven in the Burnham style by Marie Begay. I have a special passion for fibre arts because of how perfectly they combine art, craft, and function
– pretty much a story of female existence.’
A memorable exhibition
‘In the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the paintings are arranged chronologically so that you walk through the artist’s life, experiencing the whole, shattering journey – the perfection of craft, the wildly expanding vision, the emotional unravelling
– and understand how all those things connect.’
A piece of art you’d love to own ‘Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth.’
ROK SANDA
ILINCIC
In this issue, the celebrated fashion designer (below) is interviewed about the influence of Anni Albers on her work (page 220) and how her A/W 18 collection found inspiration in the Swiss performance artist Caroline Denervaud (‘My moodboard’, page 110). Bazaar also joined Roksanda at her first Supper Club, an evening at the Connaught dedicated to the creative women she most admires (‘Flash!’, page 244). The first piece of art you bought ‘A still-life by the Serbian artist Ljubica Cuca Sokic. Her colour sense is still something that I reference when creating palettes for my collections.’
A memorable exhibition
‘This year, I had the honour of enjoying ‘Picasso 1932: Love, Fame, Tragedy’ in the company of Tate’s incredible director. To hear about the artist’s important moments directly from Maria Balshaw was a truly spectacular experience.’