Ryan McGinley on Vice

At Ease Beyond the Point of Comfort with Coco Young

Coco Young was Ryan McGinley's "It" model, later becoming the face of Cynthia Rowley and walking the Marc Jacobs fall 2010 runaway. Those are quite the feats for a 20-year-old in New York City. Now, at 24, you could say she's on the road to becoming the "It" photographer, with an intriguing portfolio we can't get bored of. Full story

The Roster for Ken Miller's 'Photography' Show Will Blow Your Mind

When we first saw the line up for 'Photography,' we fell out of our chairs. It features new(!) work by William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, Ryan McGinley, Martin Parr, Terry Richardson, and Stephen Shore. We took the curator of the show, Ken Miller, out to lunch to see how he pulled it… Full story

Bright Lights

Sketches for Fireworks Displays by Ryan McGinley

FUCK THIS LIFE. Full story

All The Young Nudes

Selections from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Team Gallery, New York City, March 18-April 17. Dashwood Books is publishing a limited-edition monograph of this series in conjunction with the exhibition. It will be out on March 18. Full story

Gilles Larrain

I can't remember when I first saw the book Idols by Gilles Larrain. Published in 1973, it’s a collection of studio portraits of trannies, gender-benders, and just generally awesome-looking people in New York City. Full story

Five Photos by Ryan McGinley

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El Hombre Arana

Ryan McGinley Gets Hoodwinked at the Mexico City Zoo

In the fall of 2006 I was on the Morrissey Tour. I had been touring since March ‘06, traveling all over the world photographing his concerts and fans. Full story

The Kids Were Alright

Selections From Ryan McGinley's Early Work, 1998-2003

These are photos from the fucked-up party days, from when Ryan first started taking pictures of all his crazy friends up to when he had his solo show at the Whitney Museum, which flung him like a wet young noodle into the boiling pot of the art world. Full story

Vice Fashion - Out Of The Closet

The wardrobe of Ryan McGinley. Full story

Dick Face

Why Is Jack Walls the Coolest Motherfucker on Earth?

I spent two weeks making 500 hand-drawn balloons for Jack Walls’s 50th birthday party. It was my present to him. Full story