Reviews
AS SEEN IN: Artforum, Based Istanbul, Cool Hunting, Dazed, Document Journal, Fucking Young, Grateful Grapefruit, i-D, OUT, and Pais Project., "Color, movement, style, fantasy and romance." --Muse Magazine "Slava Mogutin's Bros & Brosephines is 2017's most fearless photobook." --Hunger Magazine AS SEEN IN: Artforum, Cool Hunting, Dazed, Document Journal, Fucking Young, OUT, and Pais Project., Bros & Brosephines serves as an examination, a confrontation and a celebration of the male psyche, the masculine gender, and complex sexualities that intertwine with the two.
Synopsis
Over the past two decades, the exiled Russian artist Slava Mogutin has gained international acclaim for his gritty, candid portrayal of disaffected youth and documentation of alternative urban subcultures, as well as his writings, multimedia work, and political activism. Bros & Brosephines is a survey of Mogutin's studio and fashion photography, commissioned portraits, and previously unpublished images. From his early raw analog snapshots to elaborate compositions, sets, and post-production, the book offers Mogutin's signature explosive blend of art, fashion, and fetish, transcending and dissecting the conventional notions of beauty and masculinity. The monograph also features Mogutin's collaborations with fellow artists, including Brian Kenny, Gio Black Peter, Andrey Bartenev, Asher Levine, Martin Elmasflaco, Sebastien Meunier, Fran ois Sagat, Jan Wandrag, and many more., From his early raw film snapshots to elaborate sets and post-production manipulations, this book offers Mogutin's signature explosive blend of art, fashion and fetish., Over the past two decades, the exiled Russian artist Slava Mogutin has gained international acclaim for his gritty, candid portrayal of disaffected youth and documentation of alternative urban subcultures, as well as his writings, multimedia work and political activism. Bros & Brosephines is a survey of Mogutin's studio and fashion photography, commissioned portraits and previously unpublished outtakes and behind-the-scenes shots., Over the past two decades, the exiled Russian artist Slava Mogutin has gained international acclaim for his gritty, candid portrayal of disaffected youth and documentation of alternative urban subcultures, as well as his writings, multimedia work, and political activism.Bros & Brosephinesis a survey of Mogutin's studio and fashion photography, commissioned portraits, and previously unpublished images. From his early raw analog snapshots to elaborate compositions, sets, and post-production, the book offers Mogutin's signature explosive blend of art, fashion, and fetish, transcending and dissecting the conventional notions of beauty and masculinity.The monograph also features Mogutin's collaborations with fellow artists, including Brian Kenny, Gio Black Peter, Andrey Bartenev, Asher Levine, Martin Elmasflaco, Sebastien Meunier, Fran ois Sagat, Jan Wandrag, and many more.
