Pavement (magazine)
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Pavement was a New Zealand
youth culture magazine
published bimonthly, and then quarterly, by Bernard McDonald and Glenn Hunt from 1993 to 2006.
Pavement was started with the aim of creating a magazine that would focus on contemporary culture from New Zealand and the rest of the world, with particular emphasis on emerging "stars" on the cutting edge of creativity. It included articles on contemporary music
, art
, film
, fashion
and design
and often photographed people in London, NYC, LA, Paris, Sydney and throughout NZ.
People shot for its covers and/or content included Pauly Fuemana
, Dita von Teese, Liv Tyler, Naomi Campbell, Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin, Eva Herzigova, Johnny Depp, Thandie Newton, Russell Crowe, Giselle Munchen, Paris Hilton, Penny Pickard, Milla Jovovich, Peter Jackson, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Cate Blanchett, Michael Stipe, Larry Clark, Melanie Lynskey, Leelee Sobieski, Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie, Kerry Fox, Devon Aoki, Lucy Lawless, Oliver Stone, Kirsten Dunst, Amber Valetta, Kelly MacDonald, Georgina Grenville, Gary Oldman, Christy Turlington, Pierre et Gilles, etc. Musical artists featured included New Order, Oasis, The Veils, LTJ Bukem, The Black Angels, Suede, Throwing Muses, The Darkness, Courtney Love, The Cramps, Massive Attack, Shirley Manson, Big Bud, Dimmer, Kylie Minogue, Tricky, Spiritualised, Pulp, Ministry, Soundgarden, Elastica, etc.
While Pavement was primarily a New Zealand magazine, it made use of overseas stylists, models, writers and photographers, including Regan Cameron, Richard Kern, Helmut Newton, Tony Kim, Max Doyle, Lionel Deluy
, Pierre Toussaint, Davies & Davies, Robert Astley-Sparke, Hugh Stewart, Laurence Passera, Robert Wyatt, Russ Flatt, Ranjit Grewal, Derek Henderson, Alex Freund, Terry Richardson, etc. It was available in over 2000 outlets around New Zealand and Australia
and had plans to increase its distribution in New York
and London
.
It had twice been awarded New Zealand Magazine of the Year, Editor of the Year and Designer of the Year.
The magazine was renowned for its controversial content and was submitted to the Chief Censor for rating on four occasions. The first occasion was its "Raw" issue which included a spread of nudes entitled "In the Raw". The censor ruled over one picture by NYC photographer Terry Richardson, of a Japanese prostitute dressed in a schoolgirl uniform, deeming the issue R16. Two further issues, one featuring a series of nudes shot by art photographers entitled "Au Natural" and the magazine's specially themed "69" issue, were also considered by the censor, although they weren't deemed offensive. The magazine's “special teen issue” marking Pavement’s 13th year of publication in 2006 had been criticised by child advocacy group ECPAT
, who lodged a complaint with the censorship compliance unit claiming that a number of images of teenage girls and one 10-year-old were “legally objectionable”. Chief censor Bill Hastings
felt there was a prima facie case to be answered, though no action was taken.
Editor Bernard McDonald stated there was “only one shoot that I would consider provocative” and pointed out that the model in question was 19 years old. McDonald believed that the offending material was a celebration “of the idea and ideals” of being a teenager, the so-called “provocative” images being simply those of “a teenager developing into a sexual being, as we all do.” He also pointed out that the 10-year-old girl was a profile story that had nothing to do with nudity or sexuality, the only connection being its inclusion in an issue that also contained a minor amount of topless nudity (as explained). Nevertheless, major bookstore chain Whitcoulls
declined to display the anniversary issue, selling copies only to customers who requested them over the counter, though most other retailers didn't have a problem with the content of the issue. The Office of Film and Literature Classification
eventually restricted the "special teen issue" to persons 13 years of age and over, although the issue had sold out at that point.
As a result of declining advertising
revenue throughout 2006, it was announced that the magazine would cease production following its December 2006 issue. Hunt then set up a new magazine, 1am, while McDonald began writing and reviewing films for the newspapers Sunday Star-Times and Herald On Sunday and New Zealand music magazine Rip It Up.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
youth culture magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
published bimonthly, and then quarterly, by Bernard McDonald and Glenn Hunt from 1993 to 2006.
Pavement was started with the aim of creating a magazine that would focus on contemporary culture from New Zealand and the rest of the world, with particular emphasis on emerging "stars" on the cutting edge of creativity. It included articles on contemporary music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
and design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
and often photographed people in London, NYC, LA, Paris, Sydney and throughout NZ.
People shot for its covers and/or content included Pauly Fuemana
Pauly Fuemana
Pauly Lawrence Fuemana was a New Zealand singer, songwriter and musician. Fuemana was the lead singer of the music duo, OMC , which was best known internationally for the 1995 hit, "How Bizarre"...
, Dita von Teese, Liv Tyler, Naomi Campbell, Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin, Eva Herzigova, Johnny Depp, Thandie Newton, Russell Crowe, Giselle Munchen, Paris Hilton, Penny Pickard, Milla Jovovich, Peter Jackson, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Cate Blanchett, Michael Stipe, Larry Clark, Melanie Lynskey, Leelee Sobieski, Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie, Kerry Fox, Devon Aoki, Lucy Lawless, Oliver Stone, Kirsten Dunst, Amber Valetta, Kelly MacDonald, Georgina Grenville, Gary Oldman, Christy Turlington, Pierre et Gilles, etc. Musical artists featured included New Order, Oasis, The Veils, LTJ Bukem, The Black Angels, Suede, Throwing Muses, The Darkness, Courtney Love, The Cramps, Massive Attack, Shirley Manson, Big Bud, Dimmer, Kylie Minogue, Tricky, Spiritualised, Pulp, Ministry, Soundgarden, Elastica, etc.
While Pavement was primarily a New Zealand magazine, it made use of overseas stylists, models, writers and photographers, including Regan Cameron, Richard Kern, Helmut Newton, Tony Kim, Max Doyle, Lionel Deluy
Lionel Deluy
Lionel Deluy is a French fashion photographer, celebrity photographer and music photographer .-Work:Deluy's work has appeared in every major national and international magazine such as Photo, ELLE, Pavement, FLAUNT, Rouge, The Source, VIBE, WIRED, Black and White, Vogue, and GQ Japan...
, Pierre Toussaint, Davies & Davies, Robert Astley-Sparke, Hugh Stewart, Laurence Passera, Robert Wyatt, Russ Flatt, Ranjit Grewal, Derek Henderson, Alex Freund, Terry Richardson, etc. It was available in over 2000 outlets around New Zealand and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and had plans to increase its distribution in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
It had twice been awarded New Zealand Magazine of the Year, Editor of the Year and Designer of the Year.
The magazine was renowned for its controversial content and was submitted to the Chief Censor for rating on four occasions. The first occasion was its "Raw" issue which included a spread of nudes entitled "In the Raw". The censor ruled over one picture by NYC photographer Terry Richardson, of a Japanese prostitute dressed in a schoolgirl uniform, deeming the issue R16. Two further issues, one featuring a series of nudes shot by art photographers entitled "Au Natural" and the magazine's specially themed "69" issue, were also considered by the censor, although they weren't deemed offensive. The magazine's “special teen issue” marking Pavement’s 13th year of publication in 2006 had been criticised by child advocacy group ECPAT
ECPAT
ECPAT is an international non-governmental organisation and network headquartered in Thailand which is designed to end commercial sexual exploitation of children...
, who lodged a complaint with the censorship compliance unit claiming that a number of images of teenage girls and one 10-year-old were “legally objectionable”. Chief censor Bill Hastings
Bill Hastings
His Honour Judge William Kenneth Hastings was New Zealand's tenth Chief Censor, from October 1999 to July 2010. He is currently a District Court Judge and Chair of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal.-Biography:...
felt there was a prima facie case to be answered, though no action was taken.
Editor Bernard McDonald stated there was “only one shoot that I would consider provocative” and pointed out that the model in question was 19 years old. McDonald believed that the offending material was a celebration “of the idea and ideals” of being a teenager, the so-called “provocative” images being simply those of “a teenager developing into a sexual being, as we all do.” He also pointed out that the 10-year-old girl was a profile story that had nothing to do with nudity or sexuality, the only connection being its inclusion in an issue that also contained a minor amount of topless nudity (as explained). Nevertheless, major bookstore chain Whitcoulls
Whitcoulls
Whitcoulls is a major national bookstore chain in New Zealand, formerly known as Whitcombe & Tombs. It has 62 stores nationally. Whitcombe & Tombs was founded in 1888, and Coulls Somerville Wilkie in 1871. The companies merged in 1971 to form Whitcoulls...
declined to display the anniversary issue, selling copies only to customers who requested them over the counter, though most other retailers didn't have a problem with the content of the issue. The Office of Film and Literature Classification
Office of Film and Literature Classification
Office of Film and Literature Classification may refer to:* Australian Classification Board, a defunct statutory censorship organisation who used to overlook the now Attorney General owned Australian Classification Board...
eventually restricted the "special teen issue" to persons 13 years of age and over, although the issue had sold out at that point.
As a result of declining advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
revenue throughout 2006, it was announced that the magazine would cease production following its December 2006 issue. Hunt then set up a new magazine, 1am, while McDonald began writing and reviewing films for the newspapers Sunday Star-Times and Herald On Sunday and New Zealand music magazine Rip It Up.