Du (magazine)
Editor in Chief | Arnold Kübler (1941–1957) Manuel Gasser (1957–1974) Dieter Bachmann (1988–1998) |
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Photographer | René Burri Werner Bischof |
Frequency | Monthly |
Publisher | Oliver Prange |
Founder | Conzett & Huber |
Founded | 1941 |
First issue | March 1941 |
Country | Switzerland |
Based in | Zürich |
Language | German language |
Website | www |
Du is a magazine focused on art and culture, headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. It was founded in 1941 and was often viewed as one of the leading voices on art and culture in Europe. The magazine is known for its focus on photography; prominent photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Werner Bischof and Réne Burri were contributors for the magazine.
History
In 1941 the publishing house Conzett & Huber decided to sell the Zürcher Illustrierte and to publish a new magazine in order to promote a color print it developed
Title
In his first editorial, Kübler wrote about the topic German: Du ("You"), and how the name of the magazine was chosen.[3][9] Other titles discussed were Windstärke 13,[3] Elan, Niveau and Terra, but Kübler insisted on Du in the discussions within the editorial board.[10] The first issue included a page with several poems titled Du.[4] Between 1941 and 1958, Du was published with the subtitle Schweizer Monatsschrift (Swiss Monthly), then under Manuel Gasser as editor-in-chief the magazine used the subtitle Kulturelle Monatsschrift (Cultural Monthly), and Dominik Keller introduced the Europäische Monatsschrift (European Monthly) in 1975.[10]
Notable editors-in-chief
Arnold Kübler
Kübler was the editor in chief from 1941 to 1957
Manuel Gasser
In 1957, the former editor-in-chief of the Weltwoche, Manuel Gasser, succeeded Kübler,[14] the magazines focus turned more to art.[8] In 1958, a photo-reportage on Switzerland by Henri Cartier-Bresson was published, in 1959 another one by René Burri on the Argentinian Gaucho's.[3] He also enabled covers designed by the painters Marc Chagall or Joan Miró.[15] Between 1958 and 1964 the Swiss writer Hugo Loetscher would be the literary editor of the magazine.[16] In 1960 Loetscher also founded the supplement Das Wort (English:The Word)[16] which had a focus on philosophy and social sciences.[3] 1964 the Du joined forces with the magazine Atlantis .[17][18][15] After 204 issues Gasser left the Du in 1974.[14] With his successors Dominik Keller and Wolfhart Draeger[15] the magazine was not able to capture the readers as before and the circulation diminished.[3]
Dieter Bachmann
In 1988, Conzett & Huber was bought by
Oliver Prange
Under Prange, who was editor in chief since 2015,[15] the magazine published issues in cooperation with other cultural institutions for which it also received financial support.[19] This went well until, a week ahead of the Federal Elections in 2015, Du published an issue about the art collection of the politician of the Swiss People's Party (SVP) Christoph Blocher.[19][22] Some have criticized the fact that a cultural institution like Du was used as a vehicle for electoral publicity.[23][19]
Reception
The magazine became a cultural magazine during World War II, and seemed to have followed the line of the
Photography
The magazine is credited with having employed prominent photographers and focused on quality images[25] and colorful photo-stories.[3] Several thousand colored and black and white photographs of the Du were included in the German Marburg Picture Index in 1976 when the Marburger institution bought the photographs from Conzett & Huber for 25'000 DM.[25]
Award
2011
References
- ^ Locher, Hubert (2013), p.321
- from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Howald, Stefan (7 February 2012). ""Du": In Zuneigung zur Welt". WOZ Die Wochenzeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b Locher, Hubert (2013) p.308
- ^ a b "Die Kulturzeitschrift "du" im Landesmuseum Zürich". fotointern.ch – Tagesaktuelle Fotonews (in German). 18 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Locher, Hubert (2013) p.306
- ^ a b Steiner, Sandra (4 August 2013). "Netzwelt – Weshalb die Zeitschrift "Du" nicht "Ticktack" heisst". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "du – ein Magazin für die Ewigkeit". Blog zur Schweizer Geschichte – Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum (in German). 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Locher, Hubert (2013) p.303
- ^ a b Locher, Hubert (2013), p.301
- ^ Streiff, David (11 April 2017). "Der Erfinder und der Augenmensch". Swiss National Museum (in German). Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Corti, Walter". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ a b "DU-Chefredaktor". schwulengeschichte.ch. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "DU – das Kulturmagazin". DU – das Kulturmagazin (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ St.Galler Tagblatt (in German). Archivedfrom the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Schweiz, Fotostiftung. "Fotostiftung: Martin Huerlimann". Fotostiftung (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Das erste Magazin im Hochglanz: Atlantis | DerLeser.net". Der Leser. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d Tuchschmid, Benno (6 February 2016). "Frisch und das entzogene Du". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Zeitschrift "du" wechselt wieder den Besitzer | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "DU – das Kulturmagazin". DU – das Kulturmagazin (in German). Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Surber, Kaspar (2 December 2015). "Das Geschäftsmodell: Vertraglich geregelte Mogelpackung". WOZ Die Wochenzeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Zweifel, Stefan (25 February 2016). "Kultur im Ausverkauf – Geschichte der Gegenwart". geschichtedergegenwart.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Locher, Hubert (2013) p.304
- ^ a b Locher, Hubert (2013) p.299
- ^ "16 Preisträger: Henri-Nannen-Preis verliehen". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.