LIMBO Magazine: a cultural time capsule born under lockdown launches to support out-of-work artists with a radical new publishing model
With contributions from some of the biggest names in the creative world—Vivienne Westwood, Wolfgang Tillmans, Tyler Mitchell, Miranda July, and more—this grass-roots initiative aims to provide paying work and a positive outlet for creative people facing an uncertain future.
Frustrated by a lack of government support for the arts and creative industries, the LIMBO team have created a community-driven model for supporting out-of-work creative minds.
Launched by Nick Chapin (Frieze, Vice), LIMBO upends the traditional publishing model with a not-for-profit approach, distributing all profits from advertising and issue sales directly to the contributors featured in the magazine and the staff who produce it.
A long list of A-list artists and creatives—including Vivienne Westwood, Wolfgang Tillmans, Miranda July, Tom Sachs, Andrea Arnold, Tyler Mitchell, Collier Schorr, and many more—have contributed work and waived their fees, allowing funds to go to the contributors most in need.
The inaugural issue features art, ideas, and humour born out of the global lockdown but looking beyond it. The result is perhaps the ultimate time capsule of the 2020 crisis, as seen through the eyes of some of the most creative people in the world. It offers hope, laughs, and a vision for the way forward.
Holly Fraser, WePresent Editor in Chief & LIMBO Publishing Partner shares her perspective on the project, "We can probably all agree that the world is quite a weird place right now. Months have passed while we've been forced to stand still. And at a moment like this, when we're in a constant state of flux, creativity and expression really, really matter. For so many of us, creating is how we make sense of what's going on around us, how we actualise what we're feeling. It's a sense of freedom.
At WePresent we've always believed that creativity - in whatever form it may take - can help to change the world. And because of these beliefs it felt like a very natural decision for us to partner with LIMBO to help play a small part in making sure that creativity continues to find its way, even in a time when we might struggle to find ours."
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