Björn Andrésen: The tragic story of the most beautiful boy in
WEBMay 13, 2021 · Above image: Still, Death in Venice by Luchino Visconti, 1971. Despite’s its lukewarm reception at the time of release, Death in Venice turned 15 year-old Swedish actor Björn Andrésen into an international icon of forbidden lust. Cast by Italian director Luchino Visconti as the film’s embodiment of beauty and temptation, the image took Andrésen hostage from then on, creating a cult ...
HERO MAGAZINE: CULTURE NOW
WEBAndrew Garfield. “The point of being here is art” – Andrew Garfield is finding his meaning. Dries Van Noten + Craig Green. Icons collide: Dries Van Noten in conversation with Craig Green. Joe Dallesandro. At home with Joe Dallesandro: an incredibly rare and candid conversation with the Warhol superstar. Shawn Mendes.
The story behind David Hockney’s record-breaking painting ... - Hero
WEBNov 16, 2018 · Flying over Los Angeles in 1964, a trip that would initiate a life-long emotional and artistic relationship with the city, David Hockney was immediately struck by the endless specks of blue that dotted the land below. Unbeknownst to him and his Bradford upbringing, private swimming pools were commonplace in LA, a standard social space that Hockney would adopt as a recurring motif for many of ...
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WEBHERO Winter Annual 2022 cover story: Chloë Grace Moretz talks futures – both fictional and professional. Read now.
Five young photographers capturing the raw magic of youth culture
WEBApr 13, 2017 · Reid Allen is a young skateboarder and photographer living, skating and shooting in Cardiff. In spite of local skate shops closing, government funded anti-skating architecture, and the increasingly prohibitive costs of going to see bands, Reid has spent the last two years documenting the local skate and underground music scenes that are thriving in the Welsh capital.
Family ties: Bill Skarsgård in conversation with Stellan Skarsgård
WEBAug 17, 2016 · Here, Bill is interviewed by his dad, actor Stellan Skarsgård, in HERO 11. Interview taken from HERO 11. The Skarsgård Dynasty is formidable, relentlessly delivering stellar performers. But this is no easy formula; each Skarsgård is a beautifully mutated chip off the block, faceted with a primal instinct for unique delivery.
Joan Miró: the Spanish surrealist who inspired Dalí and Magritte
WEBSep 8, 2021 · A driving force during the formative years of Surrealism and an early forebear to the likes of Salvador Dalí and René Magritte, Spanish artist Joan Miró was a prolific innovator across painting, sculpture and ceramics. Though he was born in Barcelona and retained a life-long connection to Catalonia, Miró’s artistic legacy is rooted in ...
Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud: the French cartoonist whose seminal ... - Hero
WEBJul 1, 2020 · In 1963, with a style that still closely resembled that of his mentor, Giraud created Fort Navajo with Belgian scriptwriter Jean-Michel Charlier. The immediate success of lead character Blueberry – a hard-nosed, cigarillo-chewing cowboy – led Giraud to create an entirely new comic, with Blueberry as its central titular character.
At home with Joe Dallesandro: an incredibly rare and candid
WEBAug 6, 2018 · On what would’ve been Andy Warhol’s 90th birthday, we revisit our HERO 16 feature with Warhol’s superstar muse Joe Dallesandro, interviewed by his ‘adopted son’ and musician Thiago Pethit and photographed by friend and legendary photographer Brad Elterman at Dallesandro’s apartment building in Hollywood. “Hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side,” sang Lou Reed in reference to Joe ...
A spotlight on rising actor Nicholas Hamilton – HERO
WEBSep 26, 2019 · Executed with just the right amount of scowl, the teenage tyrant role shot Hamilton to widespread attention as only a tale as beloved – and feared – as a Stephen King creation can do. Earmarked as a rising talent, now the nineteen-year-old actor finds himself in that sweet spot where he can begin to define his career path: cue a series of ...