Currents #6 - Good Intentions

Alexey Shlyk

Currents #6: Good Intentions presents the work of 17 emerging artists who recently graduated from Belgian, Dutch and German academies.
This year’s theme Good Intentions, brings together personal stories and political statements dealing with identity, youth and cultural traditions. From twerking to vlogging children, from the French Revolution to drone warfare and from pickling chestnuts to selling your soul for ice cream.

Many of the selected artists moved to the Euregion from different parts of the world. Through their work they reflect on society and contemplate belonging in today’s established socio-political order. The artists treat subjects ranging from happiness to alienation; from controversial histories to the perversity of the internet. Their works question morality and focus on the tension that occurs between cultural appropriation, conformism and individualism.

Good Intentions combines photography, video, installation, performance, print and sculpture. Centering on the artists’ personal perspectives and experiences, the exhibition illustrates the complexity of self-definition in today’s world. The exhibition is curated by Marian Cousijn, Anne Ruygt and Bertan Selim.

Liesel Burisch

Participating artists: Elena Aya Bundurakis (KASK Antwerp), Pavel Balta (PXL-MAD School of Arts Hasselt), Jonas Brinker (Staedelschule Frankfurt), Liesel Burisch (Staedelschule Frankfurt), Sjoerd Houben (KASK Ghent), Nimrod Karmi (Staedelschule Frankfurt), Susanne Khalil Yusef (AKV|St. Joost Den Bosch), Yorgos Maraziotis (KASK Antwerp), Kim Nuijen (AKV|St. Joost MA Fotografie Den Bosch), Eric Patel (AKV|St. Joost MA Fotografie Den Bosch), Pati Petrykowska (LUCA School of Arts Brussels), Constance Proux (KASK Ghent), Anna Rubbens (LUCA School of Arts Ghent), Alexey Shlyk (KASK Antwerp), Bert Snaterse (MAFAD Maastricht), Nasrin Tork (KASK Ghent) and Joris Verleg (AKV|St. Joost Breda).

More info: https://www.marres.org

Kim Nuijen

A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes

A Queen Within Gucci Viktor and Rolf photo Josh Brasted courtesy of MUSEEA

NOMA's first fashion exhibition showcasing rare pieces from one of the world’s largest private collections of Alexander McQueen fashion, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) presents A Queen Within - Adorned Archetypes, on view from February 21 through May 28, 2018.

A Queen Within – Adorned Archetypes is an exhibition developed by Barrett Barrera Projects and MUSEEA.

More: info

A Queen Within Iris van Herpen photo Josh Brasted courtesy of MUSEEA

TED: Ted Noten - Museum aan het Vrijthof

TED: Ted Noten exhibition at Museum aan het Vrijthof 
March 1 – August 19, 2018 On March 1, Museum aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht celebrated the opening of the the oeuvre-exhibition 'TED', featuring bags, jewelry, 3D-printed objects, projections and installations of the multidisciplinary artist Ted Noten.

The exhibition 'TED' gives the opportunity to take a tour through the creative brain of artist Ted Noten. The visitor begins in a waiting room and ends in a recovery room. The museum rooms showcase various aspect of the artist. Next to the oevre work, new work is also exhibited.

Ted Noten (1956 Swalmen, Limburg) is one of the most idiosyncratic artists of the moment. His autonomous work has been extensively awarded and included in the collections of a large number of museums, among which the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. In 2012 he was proclaimed ‘Artist of the Year’ by Stichting Kunstweek.

His translucent acrylic bags - often made with materials from luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Prada, in which animals, jewels, cocaine and weapons are enclosed - have tempted collectors, confused authorities, inspired colleagues and challenged students. Beauty and violence, perfection and decay are the recurring themes ever since he made the famous necklace in which a mouse wearing pearls was contained.

With his work Ted Noten mixes street language with the strict marching order of the catwalk. He knows how to connect these within his oeuvre, revealing both the attraction and hypocrisy of the museum, fashion or bourgeois morality. With his designs he raises questions about convention and habituation; about the obvious and the unusual.

http://www.museumaanhetvrijthof.nl

FASHIONCLASH Chengdu – Future of Fashion Exhibition

FASHIONCLASH, jointly with Chinese partners Punch Me, Cross Lab and Dutch-Chinese organization About Asia presented “FASHIONCLASH 2017: Future of Fashion” in Chengdu (China).
The opening weekend contained several performances by Lotte Milder, Mami Izumi, Anthony van Gog and Milou van Duijnhoven. The scenography and art direction is created in cooperation with Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck.

After a successful first exhibition of FASHIONCLASH in China (2015), as part of an exchange programme between the cities of Maastricht (Netherlands) and Chengdu (Sichuan, China), FASHIONCLASH now presented a larger, more comprehensive, and complete story at the newly opened “Future Center” in downtown Chengdu from 24 March until 23 April.

‘Future of Fashion’ is a multidisciplinary exhibition composed out of work of more than 30 emerging designers and artists from The Netherlands and Flanders. The exhibition represents a broad spectrum of fashion design aesthetics, visions and various approaches to fashion. The presented work stands out for its concept, experimental material and textile, innovative shapes and tailoring. In addition to fashion the exhibition features screenings of interdisciplinary fashion films and performances.

Among the participants there are award winning designers like Marlou Breuls and Nikki Duijst, avant-garde designers’ collective Das Leben Am Haverkamp and promising theatre makers like Lotte Milder and Milou van Duijnhoven. The selection of participants is an eclectic mix of designers that graduated from the top schools such as AMFI, ArtEZ Arnhem, MAFAD, KABK, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and Theatre Academy Maastricht. FASHIONCLASH gathered a team of theatre performers that will bring the exhibition alive. Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck created an overall concept that serves as a platform to connect the physical space of the exhibition with performance space and engage interactions with the audience.

Designers/artists/performers:
Designers: Ailene van Elmpt, By vanharten, Annewil Ravensbergen, Anouk van Klaveren, Bluedenîmes, Christa van der Meer, Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck, Dewi Bekker, Ebby Port, NONOCAKE by Elke van Zuylen, Esther Haamke, Evie Cowan, Gino Anthonisse, Isis Elsa Fee, J.R. Sypkens Smit, Jivika Biervliet, Jorieke Tenbergen, JUDITHvanvliet, Kaho To, LAU – by Laura Verdonk, Lisa Konno & Karin Vlug, Maarten van Mulken, Christina Albrecht & Marina van Dieren, STOP by Marketa Martiskova, Marlou Breuls, Nikki Duijst, Draga Dina, Peer Cox, Rosanne van Wijk, Sanna Schubert, Steven Vanderyt, Yanaika Nuyts

Fashion films: ‘Time’ (Couzin and Maarten van Mulken) + Act! Cut! Play! films
‘Your approval is not essential’ (Scheuller de Waal, Jelena Kostić, Leen Michiels), ‘The Parallel Pyramid Platform’ (Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck, Daniel van Hauten, Emmanuel A. Ryngaert, ‘iii’ (Suze Milius, Marie-Sophie Beinke, Femke Huurdeman)

 

FASHION VS. ART exhibition

Alexandre de Vos for Clash project 2016, photo by Sem Shayne

4 March – 21 May & 25 May – 6 August2017 Location: SCHUNCK* Glaspaleis, Vitrine 

A multidisciplinary exhibition that questions the relationship between fashion and art. Curated by FASHIONCLASH and organized in collaboration with SCHUNCK*.

Fashion occupies a prominent position in our contemporary culture and is one of the largest industries in the world. But is it art?
The status of fashion within the art sphere is an everlasting subject of debate. There are legendary designers who identified themselves as artists such as Elsa Schiaparelli, who declared in her autobiography that she considers fashion design not as “a profession, but as an art.” Nowadays many prominent designers such as Martin Margiela, Miuccia Prada, Karl Lagerfeld and Marc Jacobs reject this statement.

Within the academic sphere and the world of young designers there are many examples of cross-overs with art and autonomous approaches to fashion as a form of art. The multidisciplinary FASHION VS. ART exhibition displays a selection of work by fashion designers who in their own practice question and challenge the boundaries of fashion as a form of art. With their playful and innovative approach to fashion they stimulate our imaginary world and question our perception. Ask yourself: Is it art or is it fashion?

The ‘clash’ in FASHIONCLASH represents the encounter between cultures, artistic disciplines, audience and fashion. FASHIONCLASH believes that the art of fashion can stimulate critical debate about the role of fashion within our society and the world of art.
FASHIONCLASH presents the art of fashion not only by scouting outspoken avant-garde designers and providing a platform for upcoming talent, but also by organizing cross-over projects such as the CLASH project. Since the first edition in 2009 the CLASH Project challenges every year ten artists and designers from different artistic disciplines (all non-fashion) to transform their practice, both materially and conceptually, into a ‘wearable’ fashion outfit, that can be presented on the catwalk during FASHIONCLASH Festival. The perfect opportunity for creative minds to step out of their comfort zone, to play and experiment!

More information: http://schunck.nl/agenda/fashion-vs-art/

Statement made by Jade

Opening:
Saturday 1 April 2017, from 5 p.m. onwards
Taking place at the same time will be the opening of Paint it Soft and Not So Soft; Bernardinuscollege final-year art exhibition (1 to 30 April 2017); and the interactive installation, Emulate / (Ne) Plus Ultra State: the ‘Take-away’ Collection (mezzanine)

Exhibition opening times:
Tuesdays to Sundays from 9 a.m. to 23 p.m. SCHUNCK* Glaspaleis, Shop window. The presentation will undergo a changeover halfway through the exhibition period.

Designers/artists
Part 1 (4 March – 21 May)
Aina Seerden, Vandaag de Toekomst, By vanharten, Chris van den Elzen, Studio Dennis Vanderbroeck, Elvira ’t Hart, Femke Agema, Statement made by Jade, Pot Luck, Mieke Kockelkorn, Minou Lejeune, Pleun van Dijk (reborn), Sanna Schubert, Sidi El Karchi, Vera Gulikers


Part 2 (25 May – 6 August 2017)
Vandaag de Toekomst, Antoine Peters, Charlotte Van de Velde, Femke Agema, ISIS ELSA FEE, Statement made by Jade, Marie-Sophie Beinke, Marlou Breuls, STEVEN VANDERYT, Tiel Janssen Design, Vere van Hal

Vere van Hal, photo Team Peter Stigter

Javier Durango at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016

GESTOS  AURÍFEROS 
by Javier Durango 

Gestos Auríferos (auriferous gestures) consist of a series of conceptual and sculptural pieces for the hands, that portray: the story of the artisanal gold miner Américo Asprilla, his connection with the earth, his gold extraction ritual, his labor sacrifice and the importance of his hands. Auriferous gestures, intends to raise awareness towards the importance of the artisanal gold mining extraction, our artisan miners and the vulnerable afro descendent community from the Colombian Pacific.

The Barequeo or artisanal gold mining in “Agua Clara” (Colombian Pacific village) is a family extraction tradition that has as a priority to preserve the environment. This practice has passed from generation to generation, from the first Afro community in the country and has now become essential in their cultural heritage. All their social, economic and even spiritual activities are linked to Barequeo, making it their life nucleus and becoming part of their identity as a community. This traditional method of gold extraction from an almost forgotten community should be seen as an example for others to follow and as a viable solution for an overexploiting industry blind sighted by ambition.

10 years of Lichting

Bastian Visch

Exposition: an overview of 10 years Lichting 

During the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam all winners of the past 10 years of the Lichting where showcased. In this exhibition there where also looks from also other finalists, making it a nice trip down memory lane of the last 10 years of the one of the most relevant platforms for Dutch fashion talent.
To name a few names; Bastian Visch, David Laport, Marije de Haan, Duran Lantink, Ann Boogaerts, and Sanne Schepers who is now one of the creative minds behind the successful brands FUTURA.

‘Haute-à-Porter’ at Fashion Museum Hasselt

Fashion Museum Hasselt presents the must-see ‘Haute-à-Porter’, curated by the internationally acclaimed costume designer, journalist and photographer Filep Motwary. “Haute-à-Porter,” is a wonderous journey through the beautiful relationship between haute couture and and ready-to-wear.

So much beauty and devotion at one place, the exhibition takes you through masterpieces of contemporary art of fashion There are no highlights because they are all highlights. Just to name a few names such as Dior, Chanel, Lanvin, Rochas,  Vivienne Westwood, Yohji Yamamoto, Givenchy, John Galliano, Gareth Pugh, Prada,  Dries Van Noten, Christian Lacroix, Mary Katrantzou, Jil Sander, Balmain, Jean Paul Gaultier, Viktor & Rolf, Thierry Mugler, Ann Demeulemeester, Comme des Garçons, Rick Owens,  Thom Browne, Alexander McQueen,  Anrealage, Schiaparelli, A.F. Vandevorst, Iris Van Herpen,  Maison Martin Margiela and many more...

Fashion Talks at FASHIONCLASH Festival
During FASHIONCLASH Festival Filep Motwary was one of the speakers in one of the Forza Fashion House Fashion Talks on July 2nd. Kenneth Ramaekers, the director of the museum also joined the panel discussion of the Heritage Fashion Talk. 

Special Offer! You can visit the exhibition until 11th of September 2016.  With the display of your FASHIONCLASH Festival fashion show ticket the museum will provide you free entrance to the exhibition.

Haute-à-Porter
Haute couture is synonymous with craftsmanship, luxury, extravagance and spectacle. But aren’t these typical features of contemporary prêt-à-porter? The exhibition examines this question further and researches the changing relationship and cross-fertilization between haute couture and ready to wear. Through a variety of themes and a selection of spectacular silhouettes and accessories from high end designers and fashion houses, the exhibition highlights the significance of haute couture for contemporary fashion. Completed with photography, film, art and music, Haute-à-Porter offers a unique insight into the fashion industry of the last 30 years.

www.modemuseumhasselt.be

Impressions from the the exhibition.

I want it to be soft – The journey of Bas Kosters

Exhibition 'I want it to be soft – The journey of Bas Kosters' at Museum Arnhem

From 14 May to 4 September 2016, Museum Arnhem presents I want it to be soft. The journey of Bas Kosters, a retrospective of works by one of the Netherlands’ most eccentric fashion designers, Bas Kosters (Zutphen 1977).

The connection with Museum Arnhem is obvious: Kosters studied Fashion and Design at the Rijn IJssel College in Arnhem and attended a master’s programme at the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem. There he developed his graduation collection ‘Two Teacups and a Frying Pan’, for which he won the Robijn Fashion Award that gave his career a flying start. />
Kosters’ work interprets social and cultural issues in a way that is unparallelled in Dutch fashion, and is an important source of inspiration for young designers. Kosters established the Bas Kosters Studio in 2005, and has since launched many collections and developed numerous collaborations with companies such as Zeeman, Bugaboo, Heineken and, more recently, Wehkamp. Kosters designs using his own particular illustrative imagery and utilizes from almost every discipline: drawing, painting, collages, sculptures, dolls, installations, products, jewellery, graphic design, photography, music, performances and theatre. His work addresses topical social issues such as overconsumption, race and gender issues and ideals of beauty. />

Bas Kosters and designer, stylist and curator Maarten Spruyt will create a world where clothing, installations, drawings, illustrations, textile art, ‘soft’ sculptures and videos engage in a dynamic dialogue. As the subtitle The journey of Bas Kosters suggests, we follow the work as a vivid journey through the world of Bas Kosters: visitors travel through 13 years of fashion and design based on a series of different themes. For this exhibition Bas will also create new works, including works with other designers and creators. One example of a new creation is the mask that is used in the exhibition campaign, designed by Ine Mulder and photographed by Marc Deurloo. />

A monograph will be presented at the exhibition. This book is partly a retrospective, but is also relevant to the present and to Bas Kosters’ current vision as a designer. New links are identified within his oeuvre and previously unseen treasures will be revealed. Several people who have shared long and close collaborations with Bas Kosters will write short texts about him and his work: an inspirational and above all visual reference work that, with its essays, also informs the reader about Kosters’ vision and direction.

http://www.museumarnhem.nl/NL/agenda/tentoonstellingen/i-want-it-to-be-soft

https://www.baskosters.com

 

The Next Big Thing is Not a Thing

Monobanda and DUS Architecten

THE NEXT BIG THING IS NOT A THING at Bureau Europa, 5 March – 10 July 2016

The exhibition The Next Big Thing is Not a Thing relates the evolving field of design to the science of anthropology. Using the gaze as a metaphor, the exhibition surveys the evolution of the design discipline and examines new fields of knowledge and critical practices. The exhibition questions the underlying myths within design, deconstructs its emerging signs, and examines how technology determines the future landscape of design.
The exhibition acknowledges the designer’s perspective as a critical aspect of any research and design undertaking, viewing design as an inherently relational field. The Next Big Thing is Not a Thing opens dialogue and aims to understand design culture far beyond its horizons as a product-oriented practice and places it within the subject of a discipline in cultural developments.
The works of more than 50 international visual artists, designers, and anthropologists illustrate and elaborate on hypothetical concepts and expanding design views.

Participants: Adbusters * Uli Aigner * AO Clouds * Atelier NL * Maarten Baas * Roger Ballen and Die Antwoord * Artur Beifuss * Marc Bijl * Zach Blas * Pierre Bourdieu * James Bridle * Ingrid Burrington * Emma Charles * Cucula * Dries Depoorter * Theo Deutinger and Stefanos Filippas * Heather Dewey-Hagborg * Ines Doujak and John Barker * Jalila Essaïdi * Forensic Architecture * Forma Fantasma for Droog Design * Dave Hakkens * Massoud Hassani * Susanna Hertrich * Manon van Hoeckel * Dirk Vander Kooij * !Mediengruppe Bitnik * Monobanda and DUS Architecten * Fabrice Monteiro * Jasper Morrison * Geert Mul * Eli Noyes * Alicia Ongay-Perez * Ruben Pater and Jaap van Heusden * Eline van der Ploeg * Julien Prévieux * Re-Do Studio * Jan Rothuizen * Safecast * ScanLAB Projects * SchilderScholte Architects * Lalage Snow * Philippe Starck * Studio Drift * Gudrun F. Widlok * The Yes Men * Liam Young * TeYosh

Curators
The exhibition is curated by Pauline Doutreluingne, Agata Jaworska, Yana Milev, Niels Schrader and Saskia van Stein.

http://www.bureau-europa.nl

Retrospective David Bowie is in the Groninger Museum

Album cover shoot for Aladdin Sane, 1973
Photo Duffy
-® The David Bowie Archive and (under license from Chris Duffy)
 Duffy Archive Limited.

Singer David Bowie, one of the most influential musicians of his era, has died of cancer at the age of 69.
The sad news spread out through the world rapidly, showing the greatness of music and art and its influence.
The singer, who had been living in New York in recent years, released his latest album Blackstar only last Friday, his birthday.
The album has been well received by critics and was intended as a "parting gift" to the world, according to long-time friend and producer Tony Visconti. Visconti wrote on Facebook: "His death was no different from his life - a work of art."

Retrospective David Bowie is in the Groninger Museum 

From today the Retrospective 'David Bowie is' that is on show at the Groninger Museum is having a whole new meaning. On January 1st I visited the Groninger Museum especially to see this bespoke and enlightening exhibition.

After nearly three years and seven metropolises, the David Bowie exhibition has landed in Groningen. With David Bowie is, the Groninger Museum presents an overview of the extraordinary career of David Bowie, one of the most pioneering and influential artists of our time. More than one million people have already seen the multimedia exhibition that started out in London and subsequently went on tour to Toronto, São Paulo, Berlin, Chicago, Paris and Melbourne. Until further notice, Groningen is the last opportunity to visit David Bowie is.

Andreas Blühm, director of the Groninger Museum, is extremely pleased to welcome the record-breaking exhibition, which was curated by London’s V&A Museum. “Being able to share this unique experience with our visitors makes me very happy. This is an exhibition that is imagination-boosting, not just for David Bowie fans, but for the wider public. Bowie’s pioneering ‘fusion’ of music, fashion, design and contemporary art perfectly matches the Groninger Museum.”

Striped bodysuit for Aladdin Sane tour, 1973
Design by Kansai Yamamoto
Photograph by Masayoshi Sukita
-® Sukita The David Bowie Archive 2012

The exhibition shows the development and impact of Bowie’s music, his spectacular stage shows, his ground-breaking music videos, daring costumes and the accompanying iconic graphic work. It shows how his work influenced and was influenced by a wide variety of movements in art, design, theatre and contemporary culture.
Rare Materials from David Bowie’s Personal Archive Bowie kept handwritten lyrics, original costumes, fashion pieces, photographic work, set designs, instruments and album illustrations. These rare materials have been selected from the David Bowie Archive by Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh, the theatre and performance curators of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
More than 300 objects from the Archive were brought together in this set-up for the very first time. Together with films and music videos, the exhibition offers visitors a unique first-time look at materials from every phase of David Bowie’s career – spanning almost 50 years – that have never been exhibited before. It paints a picture of the culture of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s that will not only appeal to fans of David Bowie, but is interesting to a much wider target group.
Why the Groninger Museum? 
The Groninger Museum is known as a spectacular location for high-profile, ground-breaking exhibitions. Musical exhibitions about (music) photographer Anton Corbijn (2000) and singers Herman Brood (2006) and Marilyn Manson (2014) and especially exhibitions in the field of avant-garde fashion and design make the museum the logical venue to host David Bowie is.
Multimedia Exhibition 
The show presents Bowie’s work and performances by a large variety of exhibition techniques, including interactive displays and compelling audio-visual installations. The multimedia and headsets for the exhibition are provided by Sennheiser. Online Booking

David Bowie is is on show at the Groninger Museum from 11 December 2015 until 13 March 2016. Tickets are available at http://www.davidbowie-groningen.nl/?lang=en.

Spot On ‘Fashion Maastricht’ Exhibition

FASHIONCLASH  presents Spot On ‘Fashion Maastricht’ Pop-Up 

28 & 29 November 2015
at VVV Maastricht

Continuing the successful 'Fashion Maastricht in Chengdu China, FASHIONCLASH is presenting the second exhibition focusing on designers that are linked to Maastricht by origin or education.
The presented work stands out for its textile and material research, innovative tailoring or the conceptual approach. This exhibition gives a glimpse of authentic ideas offered by a new generation of visionaries that are shaping the new history of Maastricht, a city with a long tradition of arts and crafts and known for its sense of style, quality of life and dynamic cul- tural scene. Most of the featured designers are alumni of MAFAD, the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. Among them you can see pieces of designers that are successfully emerging and work of the latest generation of fashion design graduates.

Participants: Anna Gregor, Bluedenîmes, Danielle Vroemen, Ebby Port, Edmeé Jongen, Gabriel Guevara, Jessie Beurskens, Joelle Boers x Sofya Samareva, Julia Aumann, Julia Schmitz, Marsha Kessels, Maarten van Mulken, Lotte Milder, Linda Friesen, Linda Maissan, Marlou Breuls, Mieke Kockelkorn, Mona Steinhaeusser, Minou Lejeune, Reinder Schmidt, Renate Cuiper, Strikks, Verena Klein and Sem Shayne.

Exhibition is curated by FASHIONCLASH.

28 November | 10:00 — 17:00
29 November | 11:00 — 17:00
Location: VVV/ Dinghuis Maastricht
Free entrance

Footprint - MoMu Antwerp

The exhibition 'Foot Print – The Tracks of Shoes in Fashion' at MoMu Antwerp

The exhibition FOOTPRINT takes you on a journey through the history of shoes in fashion and highlights the innovative and bold approach of shoe designs and investigates their cultural impact. Displayed shoes are by designers who have left their marks in fashion history.
The exhibition shows both the Hollywood glamour of Salvatore Ferragamo, the ‘shoemaker of dreams’ for Marilyn Monroe, as well as sneakers by Raf Simons and the rebellious boots by Vivienne Westwood, Walter Van Beirendonck and others.

This exhibition shows the MoMu shoe collection, on long-term loan from collectors Geert Bruloot and Eddy Michiels, supplemented with over 400 unique items from the archives of designers, collectors and international museums.

Exhibition contains pieces by designers: Maison Martin Margiela, Dirk Bikkembergs, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, AF Vandevorst, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Tokio Kumagaï, Roger Vivier, JW Anderson, Balenciaga, André Perugia, Comme des Garçons, Vivienne Westwood, Salvatore Ferragamo, Patrick Cox, Raf Simons, Ai WeiWei and Azzedine Alaîa.

Footprint exhibition is open until 14 February 2016. http://www.momu.be

Workplace for the New World - Exhibition

Werkplaats voor de nieuwe wereld / Workplace for the New World
1 May – 5 July 2015

What makes work worth the effort? How do our daily actions give meaning to our lives and to our physical environment?

Contemporary urban sentiment indicates a desire for a local, fairer, more sustainable, and more meaningful world: the beer-brewing hipster, the status symbol hand knitted sweater, and the hacker helping to build an open source project.
But what is the relationship between the craft-brewed beer and the self-driving car? Between craft revivals and the rapid development of advanced robotics and artificial intelligence? How aligned are these two developments with each other?

Workshop for the New World explores the past, present, and future of work; how work determines our physical and social environment. By looking at work's future, we investigate possibilities for a sustainable and inclusive world.
The exhibition consists of an installation that explores and stretches work's definition, reinterpreting the history of work and defining a new strategies for work's future, and features a bimonthly program where we test the New World and submit it to contemporary thinkers and doers.

Workplace for the New World is a project by Monnik, Office for New Romantic Politics, commiossend by Bureau Europa.

http://www.bureau-europa.nl

White Perspectives at Somerset House

White Perspectives 
- part of fashioning winter at Someset House

White is the colour of winter. Almost ever-present, relentless and beautiful – in the fog, the frost, the ice and snow. Although the radiance of white is highly coveted, historically white clothing has been less-commonly seen during this dramatic season. !

The history of white is complex and in the context of Western fashion history, colours have been used in both rituals and to mark distinctions. This exhibition considers a handfull of views on how new materials, technologies and ideologies have contributed to changing the meaning and function of the colour white over time. It looks into the history of white plastic, white ink, white cotton, white pearls white lace, white teeth, white hair, white silk, white paint and white paper. !

Bea Szenfeld

The installation design is inspired by the collaborative relationship between Josiah Wedgwood and Sir William Chambers, the architect who designed Somerset House in the 18th century and features white silhuettes by Jean Paul Gaultier, Maison Martin Margiela, Gareth Pugh, Kokon To Zai, Bea Szenfeld, Ann-Sofie Back, Iris van Herpen, Fantich & Young, Mao Usami and Charlie Le Mindu.




























Curation and Exhibition Design: Sofia Hedman & Serge Martynov
Special thank to Assistant Curator Johan Deurell and Fashion historian Hanne Eide

(OLD)Fashion(ed) exhibition and premiere of Stroop performance

(OLD)Fashion(ed) exhibition at Museum aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht opened this evening. The opening featured premiere of  the performance 'Stroop', created by Project Sally and designer Sabine Staartjes. For this project they where connected to the craft of syrup, and in particular collaborated with Canisius company.

(OLD)Fashion(ed) is a collaboration with FASHIONCLASH, Nederlandse Dansdagen (Dutch Dance Festival) and Museum aan het Vrijthof.

Four choreographers, four fashion designers were inspired by crafts like metal shaping, papermaking, wheat weaving and syrup making. They created four danced fashion shows or four fashionable dance works, with untrained dancers between the ages of 63 and 80. The project started of with its first presentations during FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014.

At Museum aan het Vrijthof you can also visit the exhibition (OLD)Fashion(ed), which will have its festive opening on 21 September and run until 16 November.
More informatiomn about the exhibition: http://www.museumaanhetvrijthof.nl/page_nieuws.aspx?id=598

During the Dutch Dance Festival in Maastricht all four performances of (OLD)Fashion(ed) will be performed. Two of the performances will be shown in the Toneelacademie, and the other two in the monumental Museum aan het Vrijthof during the Dutch Dance Festival (October 3 -5). You can buy a combination ticket that allows you to see all the performances, on the time of your choice -> here

(OLD)Fashion(ed) Participants 
- Dunja Jocic (choreographer), Romy van Eijk (designer) & Ben van Berlo (crafts man)
- Dario Tortorelli (choreographer), Anke Huyben (designer) & Leo Hoegen (crafts man)
- Andrea Leine(choreographer), Linda Friesen (designer) & Ingrid Reinhoud (crafts woman)
- Ronald Wintjes (Project Sally), Sabine Staartjes (designer) & syrup makers craftsmen

More information about the project: http://fashionclash.nl/oldfashioned/

Images of the performance Stroop and exhibtion.
All images are by BRANKOPOPOVICBLOG.

Fashion, the musical at Centraal Museum Utrecht

Fashion, the musical exhibition shows more than 150 items selected by Piet Paris from the Centraal Museum collection and presented in a surprising manner: as scenes in a musical.

Taking the visitor from backstage and the red carpet to – eventually- the stage, he shows more than fifty looks by designers such as Comme des Garçons, Maison Martin Margiela, Iris van Herpen, Viktor & Rolf, but also 17th and 18th century costumes. Paris wants to show fashion in context, and not isolation. He combines fashion with objects, which he actually puts to use: ticking clocks, flower-filled vases and burning lights. He breaks the anonymity of the mannequin by giving each one a complete outfit, as well as a face drawn by the illustrator himself. Piet Paris literally brings the Centraal Museum collection to life.

In the musical two protagonists, sisters Chantal and Simone, have two opposite ‘styles’. Simone represents the modern, minimal and geometrical, while Chantal the decorative, traditional and curved. By exhibiting the two opposites in two parallel lines, visitors can compare and then determine their own style.

Piet Paris (The Hague, 1962) is probably most well-known for his work as fashion illustrator for magazines such as Vogue and Elle. As creative director, he also produced the first three editions of the Arnhem Fashion Biennale. 

Fashion, the musical is open from 7 June 2014 until 30 November 2014

More information: http://centraalmuseum.nl/en/visit/exhibitions/fashion-muscial-Piet-Paris-selects

Pictures report contributor Kris van Loon

FACELESS part II exhibition

Maiko Takeda

Few months ago I have announced 'Faceless part II' exhibition and I actually found my self in Vienna last week. The exhibition met all my expectations. It is a very consistent and diverse interdisciplinary expression of the theme. Read more about it here.

Zach Blas

Faceless success continues and is now relocated to Mediamatic Fabriek in Amsterdam. Opening is scheduled for January 2014.

http://www.facelessexhibition.net 

FACELESS is curated by the artist Bogomir Doringer in cooperation with Brigitte Felderer (University of applied arts Vienna) Director of the MuseumsQuartier: Dr. Christian Strasser

Here are some impressions.

Thomas Van der Jeught at FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013

 http://www.thomasvanderjeught.blogspot.nl/