Un projecte col·lectiu d’il·lustració que ret homenatge a la New Yorker

December 22, 2023 1:59 AM

THE BARCELONIAN is a collective illustration project that pays homage to the legendary THE NEW YORKER through the covers of a nonexistent magazine. More than 100 artists illustrate their relationship with the lived city, with the city of their loves and hates, to show us corners, scenes, anecdotes and episodes from the multiple perspectives of their unique view.
posted by chavenet (9 comments total)

Had never heard of this! Thank you, chavenet. Must be dusty here at the holidays, particularly at some of the images.
posted by cupcakeninja at 4:54 AM on December 22, 2023 [1 favorite]

A similar exercise was done in Montreal in 2017 but I don't think all 55 covers are still available online.
posted by zadcat at 6:13 AM on December 22, 2023 [1 favorite]

@zadcat Here is a site with all the Montrealer covers
posted by bluefrog at 6:21 AM on December 22, 2023 [3 favorites]

Thank you, bluefrog. I'd forgotten about the one showing raccoons at the lookout!
posted by zadcat at 6:27 AM on December 22, 2023 [1 favorite]

From The Montrealer site:

D'autres villes ont rendu hommage au New Yorker.
- Paris : http://www.theparisianer.eu
- Tokyo : http://www.thetokyoiter.com
- Shanghai : https://theshanghairen.com
- Milan : https://themilaneser.bigcartel.com
- Bruxelles : https://thebrusseler.eu/fr/the-brusseler/
posted by chavenet at 6:37 AM on December 22, 2023 [1 favorite]

These are beautiful!
posted by Zumbador at 7:20 AM on December 22, 2023 [1 favorite]

Nice, thanks for sharing. Reminds me of fifth grade, when a few of my friends and I would draw album covers for a non-existent band we made up. I think it illustrated our relationship with the awful hair metal bands we adored.
posted by Rykey at 7:56 AM on December 22, 2023 [2 favorites]

I've never been to Barcelona (yes Bilbao and Madrid) but I've been a New Yorker subscriber for 36 years and I am heartily enjoying this art.
posted by neuron at 10:07 AM on December 23, 2023 [1 favorite]

Budapest did the same for the 150th anniversary of the city this year: The Budapester.

150 covers for 150 years, each depicting something important that happened that year. If you are lucky you can still catch the open air exhibition of these in the city center.
posted by kmt at 11:27 PM on December 23, 2023 [1 favorite]