Waiting #3
196 x 248 mm, 104 pages
New York, US
Biannual
Published since 2025
Editor-in-chief: Adele Blanton
Design: Elliott Rosenberg
‘A magazine for New York City’s artists in aprons’
New York-based biannual Waiting explores the symbiotic relationship between the art world and service industry, concerning itself with the plight of NYC creatives sandwiching jobs as baristas, bartenders and servers between the pursuit of success as painters, actors and musicians. The magazine offers an honest perspective, occasionally tempered by the rose-tinted glasses required to navigate an artist–server lifestyle.
Issue three tunes into the double entendre of the magazine’s title—considering both the act of waiting itself and the wait for one’s creative career to take centre stage. Opening with a satirical take on the five stages of grief as experienced by NYC’s wait staff—brought to life by a case study of one hospitality member’s quest to find the perfect work appropriate footwear—inside you’ll find interviews with a range of creatives, from DJs, singers, and models, to embroidery and mixed media artists, that cater to patrons in bars, clubs, and restaurants across the city. There’s also a meditation on table bread, a glossy ‘behind the scenes’ photo editorial of the issue’s cover shoot, and a profile of downtown diner Virginia’s.