Society6 Art Quarterly No. 2.3, cover art from 2017
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Society6Miracle and Random Thoughts, two pieces from 2017, front and back cover of a Society6 print catalog that doesn’t exist in that form anymore.
This article expands on a short mention originally published on Society6’s blog in 2017. That post announced the Fall 2017 Society6 Art Quarterly No. 2.3. That blog no longer exists in that format. So this page gathers what’s left of the record. The original announcement, in full:
The First Edition printing of the Fall 2017 Art Quarterly is a substantial 9 x 12 inches. With its cover artwork by Shorsh, it features work from 50 diverse Society6 artists, off-set printed in rich color across 130 pages.
Two pieces, front and back
Both pieces on this issue are Shorsh’s. Miracle is on the front cover, Random Thoughts on the back. Both were made in 2017.
In fact, Miracle is the crystal mountain: sharp geometric planes in red, orange, and teal rising out of jagged rock. Below that, it sits over a rippling pink sea, with a small figure standing inside a glowing orb in the foreground. By contrast, Random Thoughts is the piece on the back cover, a head sliced through vertical bands of warm color. Part portrait, part fracture.
Society6 Art Quarterly No. 2.3: what the issue was
Society6 Art Quarterly No. 2.3 came out in Fall 2017. It was a 9 x 12 inch print run, offset printed in color across 130 pages. Also, the issue featured fifty different Society6 artists. Overall, it worked as a snapshot of who Society6 was highlighting at that specific moment.
The launch
Society6 threw a launch party for the issue in Los Angeles, at Werkartz. Additionally, proceeds from the event went to PS ARTS. Shorsh wasn’t there in person. Buenos Aires is a long way from Santa Fe Avenue. Still, the issue made it out into the world regardless.
Society6 Art Quarterly today
Society6’s print magazine format is gone now. That catalog era of the brand doesn’t exist anymore. Physical copies of the issue are still out there. This page also keeps the record of the two pieces that were on it.
Since then, Society6 shifted its curatorial direction too. The platform leans toward patterns and 2D work today, a different focus than it had in 2017. So Shorsh closed his Society6 store and moved to shops that better match what Shorsh represents. His prints are available in the shop section.
