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Photographer and RISD alumnus Steven Klein was featured in the New York Times' Thursday Styles section.

Mr. Klein has in fact been expressing that vision for decades. He first took up a camera at the Rhode Island School of Design, where as an art student in the mid 1970s, he began exploring his disturbingly violent, erotically charged and, some would say, unholy themes. His reputation rests in part on preternaturally polished images that owe a debt to Helmut Newton, whose models were often trussed in prostheses, as animated as blowup dolls. Mr. Klein’s celebrity portraits are sexier in a waxy sort of way.

RISD XYZ FALL/WINTER 2011/12

Have you received your copy of RISD XYZ in the mail yet? If not you might check to be sure your address is correct. You can also view and download every issue of XYZ on the RISD Alumni website.

Here is a rundown of what's in this issue.

FEATURES

Drawing Inspiration
Author/illustrators David Wiesner 78 IL, Brian Selznick 88 IL and Jarrett Krosoczka 99 IL have distinctly unique sensibilities, yet are essentially interested in the same thing: captivating their audiences through amazing visual storytelling.

From Crap to Queer, Teens Read with Zest
A lifelong love of books led Hallie Warshaw 89 GD to start a business that fills a perfect niche in the publishing industry.

Books in Translation
In light of the digitization of entire libraries, Ben Shaykin MFA 11 GD has been exploring the ramifications of our changing relationship to books.

DEPARTMENTS

Conversations
online, incoming, ongoing

Listen
featuring an illustrated commentary by Julia Rothman 02 IL about why she particularly loves several selected books by her RISD classmates

Look
at books and book arts

Six Degrees
updates from clubs, the Alumni Association and Alumni Relations, plus a new RISD Sweethearts story and a photo essay about RISD by Design 2011

Two College Street
Maeda’s message, a glimpse of studios/student life now, faculty news, plus a guest faculty column by Professor Robert Brinkerhoff

Impact
news about scholarships, donors, the RISD Annual Fund

Where We Are
class notes and profiles, undergraduate first, graduate second

Where We Were
celebrating RISD’s Portfolio yearbook tradition

Sketchbook
featuring pages from one of the very 3D books Christian DeFilippo 76 TX makes to experiment with new ideas

You can view and download every issue of XYZ on the RISD Alumni website.

Don't be tempted by those catalogs arriving daily in the mail! Save your pennies and come to the RISD Alumni Holiday Art Sale, where you will find gifts to delight one and all. While you're there, be sure to check out the Alumni Association Raffle table, it's easily the best deal in town!

RISD Holiday Art Sale
Saturday, December 3
10am - 5pm
RI Convention Center
One Sabin Street

Admission: $7**
free for children under 14 and current RISD students

**Admission fee helps to support scholarships for RISD students

Visit the Alumni Sale website for more info, photos, and featured artists!

The Fusion of Fine Art and Fashion

Wednesday, November 16th from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. Complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Art and Fashion have always been inextricably linked. This discussion will focus on the newest incarnations of that concept. Not only has there been a reciprocal influence in the worlds of art and fashion, but in the last decade, a more direct link has emerged—collaborations. Artists and designers have crossed genres, at a meeting of two creative forces, and in essence, developed a hybrid art form.

How does an artist break into the fashion world? By what methods should a designer decide to work with an established or upcoming artist? How has the retail landscape and reproducible nature of fashion items affected this partnership, and how in turn is the fashion market being influenced by art? These and many more questions will be addressed as Annika Connor leads the discussion exploring the Fusion of Fine Art and Fashion.

Featured Panelists:

Patrick McMullan: Photographer and founder of Patrick McMullan Company

Austin Scarlett: Fashion Designer & Project Runway Star

Bill Indursky: co-founder of VandM.com

More info and tickets at: https://artfashion.eventbrite.com/?nomo=1