Francis Wolf: Jamie Bochert & Michael Pitt at Le Carmen

From Models.Com ,written by Janelle Okwodu, photos by Stephan Moskovic:



Francis Wolf: Jamie Bochert + Michael Pitt in concert at Le Carmen in Paris Photos by Stephan Moskovic

It is hard to tear a stylish crowd away from shows in the middle of Paris fashion week, but if anyone can grab their attention it is Jamie Bochert. Saturday night at Le Carmen, Bochert and boyfriend Michael Pitt staged an intimate performance of their band, Francis Wolf. With Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Isabeli Fontana, Viktor & Rolf, Natasha Poly and many more in the audience, the duo rocked out with a series of haunting songs complete with a string section and video installation. Not exactly dance music, as Bouchert, quipped during the playful performance, but certainly mesmerizing and soulful tunes that kept the audience enthralled all through the night up to the intense Michael Pitt guitar and amplifier smashing finale.

Steven Klein Selected Works

Steven Klein: Selected Works

Wayne Sterling interviewed Steven Klein exclusively for The Imagist:

Wayne Sterling: How common is it for mainstream magazines to find the images in an editorial too strong?

Steven Klein: 'I FIND MOST MAGAZINE EDITORIALS WEAK IN COMPARISON TO THE VISUAL FIELD OF CINEMA AND ART.'

WS: Do you think today's audience wants pushed images or do they want to sit in a comfort zone given the recession fears of today?

SK:'PEOPLE CRAVE TO SEE IMAGES THAT WILL COMPEL THEM OUT OF THEIR BOREDOM.'

WS: Do you think your images lose something when they're seen on the Internet as opposed to print?

SK: 'I AM FINDING MANY IMAGES TO BE STRONGER ON THE INTERNET. IN FACT WHEN THE NY POST PUBLISHES AN IMAGE FROM MY SHOOT OR I SEE MY EDITORIAL FEATURED ON A BLOG AND MIXED IN WITH ITS GRAPHICS AND TEXT, THE IMAGES TAKE ON A NEW LIFE, NOT SO PRECIOUS BUT VITAL.'

WS: What do you see as the future of print magazines and lavish fashion editorials?

SK: 'THEY NEED TO CATCH UP TO THE MODERN LOOK OF MANY OF THE BLOGS I SEE.'

WS: Your images are certainly cinematic. Do you think we'll be watching fashion ads+ editorials that are mini- videos or mini-films in the near future?

SK: 'I AM ALREADY CREATING MINI FILMS ON MY WEBSITE THAT ARE DERIVED FROM MY SHOOTS,'

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