A Magazine Curated By Glenn Martens

Martens’ work draws on gothic imagery from Flemish masters, reimagined through a contemporary, digital lens. This tension between past and present anchors the issue, highlighted by a Bruges-set portfolio by Arnaud Lajeunie and Ursina Gysi.

Nicole DeMarco’s essay examines Elizabeth Siddal’s influence on the archetype of the redheaded muse, while Cyndia Harvey’s dramatic hair creations — photographed by Jordan Hemingway and styled by Robbie Spencer — pay homage to figures like Siddal through fashion by Diesel, Y/Project, and Jean Paul Gaultier Couture. In contrast, Iranian-American performer Sharok reclaims self-representation through self-portraiture.

Continuing this exploration, Paul Kooiker transforms a muse into sculpture through clay and form, while Inge Grognard and Zhong Lin’s carte blanche beauty series turns faces into artworks — the striking cover of A MAGAZINE curated by GLENN MARTENS emerging from this collaboration.