The Face Vol. 3 No. 62
Ali G + Shaggy Do Jamaica
A March 2002 issue of The Face built around the Ali G + Shaggy Do Jamaica feature, documenting the magazine’s early-2000s mix of youth culture, celebrity and fashion-led visual publishing.
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- The Face
- Condition
- VG
- Completeness
- Unverified
- Date
- March 2002
Catalogue note
A March 2002 issue of The Face built around the Ali G + Shaggy Do Jamaica feature, documenting the magazine’s early-2000s mix of youth culture, celebrity and fashion-led visual publishing.
Why this object matters
LaChapelle’s Ali G/Shaggy Jamaica package is useful evidence of early-2000s intersections between comedy, music, celebrity and visual stereotyping. Its documentary value merits a modest increase, without treating its representations as an endorsement or inventing reception claims.
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Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 7.8 / 10.
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