STUDIO VOICE - THE X GENERATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY

STUDIO VOICE VOL. 227 –  "THE X GENERATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY.  写真のX世代"

- The photographers who brought a new visual language and sensibility to photography in the 90s -

Publisher: Infas Publications
Published: November 1994
Format: Magazine
Language: Japanese
Condition: Very Good

STUDIO VOICE is one of Japan’s most iconic and influential pop culture magazines—a sharp, genre-defying publication that captured the pulse of underground and alternative culture from the late 1970s through the early 2000s. Launched in 1976 by Infas Publications, it quickly became a platform for new voices and radical ideas, blending art, music, fashion, film, literature, and street culture in a way few magazines dared. With its bold layouts, experimental editorial tone, and fearless curiosity, STUDIO VOICE became Japan’s answer to The Face and i-D, while developing a distinctly Japanese lens on global youth culture.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, STUDIO VOICE not only chronicled what was happening in the world of culture—it helped shape it. It introduced readers to emerging subcultures, underground movements, and international creatives long before they went mainstream. Whether exploring post-punk Tokyo, avant-garde cinema, or transnational club scenes, the magazine served as a cultural compass for generations of artists, designers, and iconoclasts. It’s more than a magazine—it’s a time capsule of creative rebellion and a key text in the visual and intellectual history of modern Japan.

The November 1994 issue (Vol. 227), titled “写真のX世代” (“Generation X of Photography”), focuses on a new wave of photographers who defined the visual sensibility of the 1990s. Featuring artists such as Juergen Teller, David Sims, Mario Sorrenti, Glen Luchford, among many others, the issue explores their raw, emotionally driven, and anti-gloss approach to image-making. Through features, commentary, and cultural critique, this edition captures a pivotal shift in fashion and portrait photography—one where youth, identity, and imperfection became central to visual expression.