Online Feature: Inventory Eleven

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—01. Oliver Payne, 2014.

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One of the better aspects of working for Inventory, and here I don't mean to brag, is that it enables us to collaborate not only with our friends, but also with people we greatly admire. Being able to combine both, or when one becomes the other, offers the ultimate feeling of fulfillment, and is something I know each of us cherish. Issue 11 of the magazine was no exception, and being able to visit and interview the Los Angeles-based artist Oliver Payne was certainly one of my own personal highlights. Having put up with an afternoon of questions, photographs and arcade game defeats, I was thrilled when Oliver also agreed to produce a short film for the launch of our latest issue.

Inventory Eleven was first shown back in November, as part of an exhibition, and during a night of celebration, at the Paris bookstore 0fr. Today we're proud to finally share Oliver's film online for the very first time, accompanied by a short Q&A with the artist about the concept behind it, and the themes contained within.

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Inventory Issue 11 – Vancouver and Toronto Launch Events

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—01. Vancouver, November 27th.
—02. Toronto, November 28th.

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We are hosting our final two Issue 11 launch events later this week, with parties at ADR Gallery in Vancouver on Thursday and Haven in Toronto on Friday. As part of the former we are exhibiting a series of repurposed items by Shin Murayama alongside a new video piece by Oliver Payne, while the latter will include catering courtesy of Imanishi Japanese Kitchen and music by Jaime Sin.

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Inventory Issue 11 Paris Launch Event – Mark Borthwick Performance

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—01. Hiroki Nakamura by Mark Borthwick.

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As a last minute addition to our launch event at 0fr this evening, we're pleased to announce a performance by friend and Issue 11 cover photographer Mark Borthwick. Alongside a video projection and series of works by Oliver Payne, Mark will be performing a number of his own uncommon compositions, and we hope those in the city will be able to stop by to celebrate with us from 6-9pm.

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Inventory Issue 11 – Paris Launch Event

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0fr
20 Rue Dupetit-Thouars
Paris 75003
+33 (0) 1 4245 7288
Release Party – November 24, 18:00-21:00
Exhibition – November 24-26, 10:00-20:00

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Following launches of our new issue in Los Angeles and New York this week, on Monday November 24th we will be hosting a party at 0fr in Paris. The evening's soundtrack will be provided by Brian DeGraw (of Gang Gang Dance and bEEdEEgEE fame), while an exhibition of new work by the British artist, and Issue 11 subject, Oliver Payne will be on display in the store's gallery space. A series of two-dimensional works will be on view, while a short film produced especially for the event will be shown throughout the evening, and during the three day exhibition.

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Inventory Photography Exhibition at Visvim

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Visvim
5-10-1 Gyre 2F Jingumae
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
+81 (0) 3 5468 5424
11:00-20:00
November 15 – 21, 2014

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Until Friday, as part of our Issue 11 launch celebrations, Visvim will be hosting a photography exhibition at their Gyre location in Tokyo comprising images by Mark Borthwick, Keisuke Fukamizu and myself. The show offers a beautiful look at some of the photographs featured in our latest edition, alongside a series of unseen shots from Tokyo and Los Angeles.

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Inventory Issue 11 – LA and NY Launch Events

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—01. Los Angeles, November 18th.
—02. New York, November 19th.

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While copies have now started to show up at retailers, on newsstands and in our own stores, Issue 11 of Inventory officially launches in North America this week. After holding a reception at Visvim in Tokyo on Friday night, we're hosting two more events in the next couple of days: one in Los Angeles at the downtown location of the Ace Hotel, and the other at our New York store the following evening. Drinks and music will be offered at both, and we hope you're able to stop by if you happen to be in either city on either day. If not, then we'll also have another few launches coming up in the days ahead, so keep an eye out here and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for further announcements.

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INVENTORY Magazine Issue 11 – FW14

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—01. Hiroki Nakamura by Mark Borthwick.

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Having produced ten issues of Inventory it felt like the right time to take a step back; to evolve things and present something fresh. This is exactly what Issue 11 represents. Alongside a new format and updated design, the Fall-Winter ’14 cover, shot by Mark Borthwick, features Hiroki Nakamura – creator and designer of seminal brand Visvim. Our eleventh edition also includes Oliver Payne, Margaret Howell, John Gluckow, Dover Street Market, Hirofumi Kurino, Naissance and Yohji Yamamoto, as well as contributions by Shin Murayama, Hanna Putz, Brian DeGraw and Gosha Rubchinskiy. At 224 pages and with launches planned in Tokyo, Los Angeles and Paris, among other cities, it's our most ambitious issue to date. Now available from Inventory, the magazine will be arriving at stockists around the world over the course of the next two weeks.

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