The wait is over! Paying homage to women artists, we are proud to present issue 13, our biggest issue yet. With thirty-nine established photographers, and fifty-five emerging artists, Women, is an extensive and expansive celebration of sundry perspectives and aesthetic concerns. Seducing us towards the world of femininity, Collier Shorr’s salient portrait of a bare-skinned woman evokes mystery and intrigue. This issue features artwork from feminist activists; the Guerrilla Girls , who use their provoking graphic-art to advocate against discrimination towards women in the art world, as well as the eloquent and poetic work of Sara VanDerBeek. From Zanele Muholi’s stark self-portraits to Yoon Ji Seon’s exquisitely stitched self-portraits, this issue celebrates the many diverse perspectives of women through their art. As Ann Hamilton puts it best; “my experience is as a female body. I think that has everything to do with the work, even if it’s not the subject of the work.”

Featuring work from; Anna Bella Geiger, Brigitte Lacombe, Bunny Yeager, Candida Höfer, Corinne Vionnet, Elene Usdin, Erica Baum, Gerda Taro & Lee Miller, Grete Stern, Heide Hatry, Jean Pagliuso, Jonna Kina, Kelly Klein, Karine Laval, Laetitia Soulier, Latoya Ruby Frazier, Laura Israel, Libby Edelman, Lillian Bassman, Lorna Simpson, Olivia Bee, Petra Collins, Paola Pivi, Rineke Dijkstra, Sarah Charlesworth, Sharon Core, Tina Barney, Valérie Belin, Masumi Kura, as well as industry insiders; Ali Subotnick, Deborah Sigmund, Linda Yablonsky and Cindy Gallop. This issue also features a selection of artists guest curated by Elisabeth Biondi.

Musée's 12th issue showcases artists that deal with a wide range of issues. Each piece resonates with the current state of the world on multiple levels that defy traditional categorization, for example, Barbara Kruger . The issue also features Gordon Parks , whose photo essay "The Restraints: Open and Hidden"studies segregation, Robert Mapplethorpe , the master photographer, who explores homosexuality and erotism, and JR , whose work is displayed at Ellis Island. Also included are interviews with Edmund Clark , Jess Dugan , Joel-Peter Witkin , Tomas Van Houtryve , Kay Chernush , Ken Gonzales-Day , Neil DaCosta , Dina Goldstein , Erik Ravelo , Edward Lachman and Adam Harvey . Fred Ritchin and Catherine J. Morris are the industry insiders while Sebastian Junger shares his perspective as a journalist. Guest curator Marilyn Minter provides work from Sandy Kim and Hank Willis Thomas . "Controversy"also spotlights work by Anthony Fernandez , Richard Mosse , Jen Davis and Thomas Struth . This issue also presents the work of 22 emerging artists.

We have been looking in Musee's mirror, and we are quite pleased with what we see. Hope you are, too! In our Masters section, we explore the pages of Jacques Henri Lartigue diary, as well as his iconic images. We also have invited Catherine Opie not only as an artist, but also as our guest editor to curate her own selection of women photographers who created original work for the issue. Featuring work from artists: Richard Prince, John Waters, Terry Richardson , Katy Grannan , Olivier Zahm , William Wegman , Philip Toledano , Sandro Miller , Andrew Bush , Yasumasa Morimura , and Jessica Craig-Martin . Exclusive interviews and insights from industry insiders: Valerie Steele , Peter Hort , Mark Lubell , and Maurizio Pellegrin . And great work from emerging artists, as well!

This issue has been a long time coming, and the result is an epic book length magazine that is worth making a part of your ritual. We have continued our Masters section with The Bechers , and invited two guest artists to curate their own selections of exemplary photography that typifies ritual. Featuring work from artists: Adam Magyar , Christian Boltanski , Harold Lee Miller , Hrvoje Slovenc, Jemima Stehli a>, John Cyr, Kathy Ryan, Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson and Buy Now