Departing 'Whitewall Magazine' E in C Begs, 'Don't Drop the Baby!'
We'd never heard of Whitewall either — turns out it's about "the personalities that shape the art world," and not, you know, tires — but we're always interested in any departing editor in chief's loopy resignation letter. And this one is a doozy.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I believe a magazine has a soul when its editor-in-chief can freely
infuse his/her vision.
I had this freedom for a year. An incredibly successful year for
Whitewall magazine.
I have just been deprived of that freedom; of my rights to collaborate
with my favorite photographers, and the autonomy to choose my favorite
artists.
I have just lost my independence and with it my confidence in the
future of the magazine.I hadenvisioned Whitewall as an exclusive publication thatprivileged
the aesthetics of the image, and the originality oflanguage. I
respected an ethical choice of subject; a sincere, intuitive, and
personal approach to art that gave space to singular and unprecedented
collaborations.
After 5 issues, Whitewall's publishers have decided to change these
rules. Not only they want to modify its concept, but they also choose to
impose on it their own taste.I fear this unique publication I helped conceive years ago, and love so
deeply will lose its essence.
Its soul.I am truly sorry I have to leave my baby in their neophyte hands.
Eve Therond
Boy, and who said the art world was full of loons?