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Scarce, highly collectible Summer 2004 Number 25 of "NEST a quarterly of interiors." Much more than an interior design magazine, this is a beautiful, unique, quirky and fascinating magazine which was published from 1998-2004. In 2004, the Nest creative director, publisher and editor Joseph Holtzman shuttered the magazine to focus full-time on his painting. This issue of has American Landscape printed on the cover and an irregular edge throughout the top of the entire publication (see photo). Titled "Bushmore," the cover is a clay sculpture representative of Mount Hood in Oregon and four images of then presidential nominee George Bush. Photographic article on Manikarnika Gha, one of the holiest cremation grounds among the sacred riverfronts (ghats), located on the Ganges, in the city of Benares also known as Varanasi or Kashi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The article focuses on the Dom caste, specifically Jadish Chowdhury and family, consigned by birth to the most filthy tasks. Photographic article on the Monticello house designed by Thomas Jefferson; the fine art of Hollywood living as shown in photos of the home of William and Edie Goetz. Story by Irish writer John Banville: A Tale of New York and fakery of antiques. Issue includes the home of Mario Bellini in Milan through the years; Seven Omen paintings by Neo Rauch, and much more. From Nest: Marketed as an interior design magazine, and edited by Joseph Holtzman, Nest generally eschewed the conventionally beautiful luxury interiors showcased in other magazines, and instead featured photographs of nontraditional, exceptional, and unusual environments. Fred A. Bernstein, writing in the New York Times, wrote that Joseph Holtzman "believed that an igloo, a prison cell or a child's attic room (adorned with Farrah Fawcett posters) could be as compelling as a room by a famous designer." During its run, Nest showed the room of a 40-year-old diaper lover, the lair of an Indonesian bird that decorates with colored stones and vomit, the final resting place of Napoleon's penis, the quarters of Navy seamen, a barbed-wire-trimmed bed that doubled as a tank, and a Gothic Christmas card from filmmaker John Waters. Noted architect Rem Koolhaas called it "an anti-materialistic, idealistic magazine about the hyperspecific in a world that is undergoing radical leveling, an 'interior design' magazine hostile to the cosmetic." Artist Richard Tuttle was quoted as saying that Mr. Holtzman "channeled the collective unconscious, to give us the pleasure of ornament before we even knew we wanted it." Many glossy period ads of high-end and enduring retail items. Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. No address label. 11" x 9". 177 pp. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly. Seller Inventory # 500709
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