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The Boat is Leaking. The Captain Lied (Fondazione Prada)
‘The Boat is Leaking. The Captain Lied.’ is a transmedia exhibition created by writer and filmmaker Alexander Kluge, artist Thomas Demand, stage and costume designer Anna Viebrock and curator Udo Kittelmann. Presented during the Venice Art Biennale 2017 , the collaborative presentation unfolds across three floors of Fondazione Prada’s Venetian venue — Ca’ Corner Della Regina —… →
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Fordlandia with Ligaya Salazar (Fashion Space Gallery)
Ligaya Salazar is the Director of the Fashion Space Gallery here at London College of Fashion. She is the curator of the latest exhibition at the gallery ‘Fordlandia’, which looks at Henry Ford’s failed utopian project and reimagines a world where Fordlandia is a success, where nature and industry have entered a symbiotic relationship to create – sustainably… →
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Yohji Yamamoto & Pietro Seminelli (Conduit Street)
As part of the London Design Festival 2016, one of my favourite designers, Yohji Yamamoto collaborated with the ‘Master of Pleats’ Pietro Seminelli to create a beautiful set of textile art works. The Yohji Yamamoto boutique in Conduit Street hosts six textile works featuring different folding and weaving techniques which are designed like armour or… →
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Hans Eijkelboom
We use clothes to express our individuality right? They are a way of differentiating ourselves from others and making statements about who we are. However, seeing photographer Hans Eijkelboom’s new book, it made me think twice about how unique our clothing choices really are. Over the past twenty two years Eijkelboom has taken thousands of… →
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Mary Heilmann: Looking at Pictures (Whitechapel Gallery)
I always enjoy seeing exhibitions dedicated to the work of female artists -in times gone by these have been all too rare – and after reading an interesting interview with Mary Heilmann online, I decided I had to pay a visit to the Whitechapel Gallery’s latest show. It took years for Heilmann to gain recognition,… →
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Missoni Art Colour (Fashion & Textiles Museum)
I don’t always get the chance to go to all the fashion exhibitions I would like, but ‘Missoni Art Colour’ at The Fashion and Textiles Museum was one I had been looking forward to. Founded in 1953 by Ottavio and Rosita Missoni in their basement, the brand has gone on to become one of fashion’s… →
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
The Fashion Reader is a series where I explore the books that have influenced, inspired and intrigued me. I share stories about writers who have provided that creative spark, those who have shaped my beliefs and those who have simply been a pleasure to read. With some, the link to fashion will be obvious, with… →
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Jean Rhys
The Fashion Reader is a series where I explore the books that have influenced, inspired and intrigued me. I share stories about writers who have provided that creative spark, those who have shaped my beliefs and those who have simply been a pleasure to read. With some, the link to fashion will be obvious, with… →
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Comix Creatrix (House of Illustration)
Last night I went to the opening of The House of Illustration’s new exhibition Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics. The show is the UK’s largest ever exhibition of the work of female comics artists. It features original artwork by 100 women comic creators working across genres and generations – from the 1800s to the present… →
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The Concise Dictionary of Dress
The Fashion Reader is a series where I explore the books that have influenced, inspired and intrigued me. I share stories about writers who have provided that creative spark, those who have shaped my beliefs and those who have simply been a pleasure to read. With some, the link to fashion will be obvious, with… →