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'''''Index Magazine''''' was a prominent [[New York City]] based publication with in-depth interviews with prominent figures in [[art]] and [[culture]]. It was created by [[Peter Halley]] and [[Bob Nickas]] in 1996, running until late 2005. Covering the burgeoning Indie culture of the 1990s, index regularly employed such rising photographers as [[Juergen Teller]], [[Terry Richardson]], [[Wolfgang Tillmans]], and [[Ryan McGinley]], and featured interviews with figures like [[Björk]], [[Brian Eno]], [[Marc Jacobs]], and [[Scarlett Johansson]], mixing new talents and established names in music, film, architecture, fashion, art, and politics. In addition to famous personalities, the publication also featured a mix of interviews with not so-famous New York personalities like [[Queen Itchie]] or [[Ducky Doolittle]].
'''''index Magazine''''' was a [[New York City]]-based publication with interviews with [[art]] and [[culture]] figures. It was created by [[Peter Halley]] and [[Bob Nickas]] in 1996,<ref>{{cite news|title=Ten Magazines that never should have Closed|url=http://www.10magazine.com/news/ten-magazines-that-never-should-have-closed|accessdate=22 September 2016|work=10 Magazine}}</ref> running until late 2005.


Covering the burgeoning indie culture of the 1990s, ''Index'' regularly employed photographers [[Juergen Teller]], [[Terry Richardson]], [[Wolfgang Tillmans]], and [[Ryan McGinley]], and had interviews with [[Björk]], [[Brian Eno]], [[Marc Jacobs]], and [[Scarlett Johansson]], mixing new talents and established names in music, film, architecture, fashion, art, and politics. The publication also had interviews with local New York City personalities such as [[Queen Itchie]] and [[Ducky Doolittle]].
In 2014 they launched '''index A to Z: Art, Design, Fashion, Film, and Music in the Indie Era'''. The book a bible of indie culture was published by Rizzoli. index A to Z celebrates the uncompromising personalities, humor, and DIY brilliance of the indie generation and captures the spirit of the era. index A to Z showcases some of the most relevant cultural figures who were at that time young and often unknown, and who have since become cultural icons or celebrities, including [[Bjork]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Alexander McQueen]], [[Ryan McGinley]], [[Wayne Koestenbaum]], [[Aphex Twin]], [[Jacqueline Bosnjak]], [[Brian Eno]], [[Christine Vachon]], [[Maurizio Cattelan]], [[Guinevere Turner]], [[Ruth Ansel]] and [[Tom Sachs]] to name just a few. New interviews with founders [[Peter Halley]] and [[Bob Nickas]], with and a historical overview by [[Wendy Vogel]] that offer further looks behind the scenes of the cult of ''Index Magazine''.


In 2014, it launched ''Index A to Z: Art, Design, Fashion, Film, and Music in the Indie Era.'' The book about indie culture was published by Rizzoli.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}
The magazine also produced the online series [[Delusional Downtown Divas]], starring Isabel Halley and [[Lena Dunham]].

The magazine also produced the online series ''[[Delusional Downtown Divas]],'' starring Isabel Halley and [[Lena Dunham]].

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.indexmagazine.com ''Index Magazine'' website]
* [http://www.indexmagazine.com ''index Magazine'' website]
* [http://www.rizzoliusa.com/book.php?isbn=9780847842445 "Index A to Z Book"]
* [http://www.rizzoliusa.com/book.php?isbn=9780847842445 ''index A to Z Book'']


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index Magazine
CategoriesCulture magazine
Frequency5 per year
FounderPeter Halley and Bob Nickas
First issueFebruary 1996 (1996-February)
Final issueNovember 2005
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.indexmagazine.com

index Magazine was a New York City-based publication with interviews with art and culture figures. It was created by Peter Halley and Bob Nickas in 1996,[1] running until late 2005.

Covering the burgeoning indie culture of the 1990s, Index regularly employed photographers Juergen Teller, Terry Richardson, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Ryan McGinley, and had interviews with Björk, Brian Eno, Marc Jacobs, and Scarlett Johansson, mixing new talents and established names in music, film, architecture, fashion, art, and politics. The publication also had interviews with local New York City personalities such as Queen Itchie and Ducky Doolittle.

In 2014, it launched Index A to Z: Art, Design, Fashion, Film, and Music in the Indie Era. The book about indie culture was published by Rizzoli.[citation needed]

The magazine also produced the online series Delusional Downtown Divas, starring Isabel Halley and Lena Dunham.

References

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  1. ^ "Ten Magazines that never should have Closed". 10 Magazine. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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