Out of Fashion: Maastricht Edition

Last weekend, Saturday 14 May, the exhibition 'Out of Fashion: Maastricht Edition' was opened in NaiM/Bureau Europa.
Before the official opening there was a performance by Painted Series 'Painted Game'.

Guus Beumer and Eve-Marie Kuistermans

The programme for Out of Fashion – Maastricht Edition consists of an exhibition, a film programme and a series of events on the interaction between fashion and film. This project demonstrates how fashion houses, avant-garde designers and young, still unknown fashion designers make use of film, video and online media to shape, distribute and sell their designs and vision.
For more information on activities during Out of Fashion – Maastricht Edition: www.bureau-europa.nl or my Out of Fashion blogpost.

Here is a short selection of exhibited works.
There is more to see and it's very worth to visit! 'Out of Fashion: Maastricht Edition' is open until 26th of June 2011.



Maison Martin Margiela has a long history when it comes to film as a means of presentation. In this exhibition Maison Martin Margiela shows several men's and women's shows and presentations from 1993-2011.







Out of Fashion: Fashion film competition
During IFFR young designers and film makers were asked to depict the concept of their collections on film.
Dutch designer Niek Pulles (HEYNIEK) won the competition with his short film 'Patch up Pull over'. This video was also exhibited during FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2010. http://www.heyniek.com/



A.F Vandervorst collection s/s 2010




Freudenthal/Verhagen, Painted Series 2008






Anna-Nicole Ziesche
How are adults influenced by events in their childhood? In the film 'Childhood Storage' Anna-Nicole Ziesche searches her nursey room for an answer to this question.


Pyuupiru
During Out of Fashion: Maastricht Edition, there will be two screenings of Pyuupiru, an intimate portrait that Matsunaga Daishi made of his friend Pyuupiru, a visual artist whose body forms the core of his work. He underwent a drastic gender operation and the process is captured in the documentary Pyuupiru 2001-2008.
For more information about the screenings: http://www.bureau-europa.nl/

Painted Game

At the opening of 'Out of Fashion:Maastricht Edition' in NAiM/Bureau Europa, Saturday 14 May, Painted presented their recent and previous work with a performance 'Painted Game'. For this performance Painted collaborated with students from the Toneelacademie Maastricht.



Painted is a collective led by Saskia van Drimmelen, Margreet Sweerts and Desirée Hammen.
They believe in the strength of collaboration. They work together with masters in nearly forgotten crafts like needlepoint lace from Bulgaria and beadwork of the Assiniboine tribe from Northern America. By sharing knowledge and the joy of making, traditional techniques breathe new life.
http://www.paintedseries.com

Jan Fabre | Troubleyn: Prometheus - Landscape II

I've seen the performance Saturday night in Theater a/h Vrijthof. 'Prometheus - Landscape II' is a part of Toneelstad Maastricht Festival 2011. Though I don't really know yet what to think of it it was quite an experience.

Jan Fabre | Troubleyn
http://www.troubleyn.be










performers: Katarina Bistrović-Darvaš, Annabelle Chambon, Cédric Charron, Vittoria De Ferrari, Lawrence Goldhuber, Ivana Jozić, Katarzyna Makuch, Gilles Polet, Kasper Vandenberghe, Kurt Vandendriessche

Poster for the 64th Cannes Film Festival

This photo of Faye Dunaway was taken by Jerry Schatzberg in 1970.
Model of sophistication and timeless elegance, it is an embodiment of the cinematic dream that the Festival de Cannes seeks to maintain.

Jerry Schatzberg is a filmmaker from New York who won the Palme d’Or in 1973 for Scarecrow. He began his career as a photographer and his work is quickly noticed, in particular a series of Bob Dylan photos from the 60s which ultimately are used on the cover of the legendary album Blonde on Blonde. In the early 70s Schatzberg turns to filmmaking and his first film, Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970), reveals an exceptional sense of framing and lighting for a first-timer. Panic In Needle Park (1971) with newcomer Al Pacino and Scarecrow follow and are both award-winners in Cannes.

Puzzle of a Downfall Child, in which Faye Dunaway has the starring role, has been restored by Universal Pictures. Rarely seen on the big screen the film will be distributed in France by Carlotta in the fall and the restored print will be screened in Cannes in the presence of the director and his actress.

The poster was produced by the H5 design agency, which is also providing the graphics for the 2011 Festival.

The 64th annual Cannes Film Festival is being held from May 11 to May 22, 2011
http://www.festival-cannes.com/

Out of Fashion: Maastricht Edition

NAiM / Bureau Europa presents
Out of Fashion: Maastricht Edition
14 May to 26 June 2011

On saturday 14 May at 5 p.m, Guus Beumer, director of NAiM / Bureau Europa, is opening the manifestation entitled Out of Fashion – Maastricht Edition.
The programme for Out of Fashion – Maastricht Edition consists of an exhibition, a film programme and a series of events on the interaction between fashion and film. This project demonstrates how fashion houses, avant-garde designers and young, still unknown fashion designers make use of film, video and online media to shape, distribute and sell their designs and vision.
For more information on activities during Out of Fashion – Maastricht Edition, please see www.bureau-europa.nl.

Designers agnès b. and Maison Martin Margiela have compiled a film programme of their own work especially for Out of Fashion and are showing an exclusive installation. In addition, work can be seen from designers including BLESS, Todd Cole, Prada, Freudenthal/Verhagen and Anna-Nicole Ziesche.

Out of Fashion: Maastricht Edition is the result of a collaboration between the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Premsela: the Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion, Glamcult Studio and NAiM/Bureau Europa. The project is a sequel to Out of Fashion, compiled by Inge de Leeuw for the 40th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Exhibition design is by Glamcult Studio.

www.bureau-europa.nl

Fringe programme Out of Fashion: Maastricht Edition


- The Perfect Cut in collaboration with Premsela, The Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion
Photographer Ari Versluis interviews Cassette Playa, i.e. English fashion designer Carri Munden.
Friday 27 May, 8 p.m. – apply for a place via kuijstermans@premsela.org

Carri Munden


http://www.cassetteplaya.com

- The Perfect Cut in collaboration with Premsela, The Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion
Photographer Ari Versluis interviews the American fashion photographer Michael James O’Brien.

Friday 10 June, 5.30 p.m. – apply for a place via kuijstermans@premsela.org

- Performance Painted Game
For the opening of Out of Fashion at NAiM/Bureau Europa there will be a performance by Painted, a designers' collective led by Saskia van Drimmelen and Margreet Sweerts. For this performance, Painted has collaborated with actors from the Toneelacademie Maastricht. Saturday 14 May, 5 p.m.

- Film screening Pyuupiru
Matsunaga Daishi made an intimate portrait of his friend Pyuupiru, a visual artist whose body forms the core of his work. Pyuupiru underwent a drastic gender operation. At the Out of Fashion exhibition at the NAiM/Bureau Europa, Pyuupiru will show five self-portraits.

Pyuupiru


- Out of Fashion workshops in collaboration with Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht
In June, as part of Out of Fashion, two workshops will take place for students at the Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht about the interaction between fashion and film. The workshops will be led by Romy Tielman and Niek Pullens.
For precise dates see www.bureau-europa.nl

HEYNIEK


- Kiki Niesten window goes Out of Fashion
As part of Out of Fashion, Kiki Niesten will create an Out of Fashion window display.


NAiM/Bureau Europa
Avenue Céramique 226
6221 KX Maastricht
www.bureau-europa.nl
Opening times: Tuesday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Toneelstad Maastricht festival 2011

The fourth edition of the Maastricht Toneelstad Festival (Theare festival) is about the Euregion.
Therefore the program includes performances by groups from Aachen, Sittard, Sankt Vith, Hasselt, Liege and Maastricht. In addition, in the theaters of Liege, Hasselt and Maastricht major international plays are presented.
http://www.maastrichttoneelstad.nl/

FEW TIPS:
Troubleyn / Jan Fabre: Prometheus Landscape II


an Fabre took inspiration for his latest production from the adventures of Prometheus, a mythological ‘rebel without a cause’. Prometheus rebelled against the supreme god Zeus, stole the fire from the heaven and gave it to humanity. Zeus punished him by chaining him to the Caucasus. To Fabre, Prometheus is a figurehead of proud autonomy. The audience become fellow sufferers of this tragic hero's dreadful fate, thus purifying them of the toxins in his body. Nine performers a total work of word, music, dance and performance.
Scheduled in Theater a/h Vrijthof

Het Geluid Maastricht: HR l a burned out opera

A burned-up electronic opera about modern mid-lifers with two opera singers, bloodcurdlingly exciting sound effects and surprising lyrics. Scheduled in Ainsi Maastricht.

Ilay den Boer: Zoek het lekker zelf uit! - Het Beloofde Feest 4

Together with the children in the audience Ilay den Boer tries to build a home where nobody argues and everyone is happy.Scheduled in Huis van Bourgondië.

Check the nice promo trailers:

Maastricht Toneelstad Festival 2011 from TheaterMaastricht on Vimeo.

Deel 2 Maastricht Toneelstad Festival 2011 from TheaterMaastricht on Vimeo.

i_beta / 2011

12 & 13 May - i_beta/event 2011
"New ideas on economy, culture & society"
www.ibeta.eu

i_beta / 2011 event is focused on new ideas about economics, society and culture in the Meuse-Rhine.
SocialBeta Foundation organizes for the third time the i_beta / event on 12 & 13 May 2011 in Heerlen. The event for promoting innovation in the fields of economy, society and culture in the Meuse-Rhine.
On Thursday, May 12 i_beta starts with a portion of the program with free entrance. Several exhibitions such as the design supermarket and a film program. On this day there is special attention to Detroit. On Friday, May 13, there is a complete program with keynotes, interactive workshops, exhibitions and lectures at various locations in the city.

On friday there is also a workshop: Fashion Mapping by Social Spaces & FASHIONCLASH

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011

It's almost that time again, the fashion event FASHIONCLASH Maastricht is getting closer, and we still have so much to do!
As FASHIONCLASH fever is rising Maastricht is getting ready for the event of the year!

For the 3rd time FASHIONCLASH creates a clash with fashion, a cultural and creative encounter of designers, disciplines and cultures around fashion.FASHIONCLASH Maastricht is a unique platform in particular for 'young’ and talented designers / artists to present their work to a diverse (inter) national audience.
In the program there is an exhibition about fashion in the broadest perspective, fashion shows of emerging talents, ABKM fashion show, CLASH project, Fashion Procession, a cozy lounge by Coffeelovers and more.

ABKM Show / June 12

photo by Robert Jacobs

More than 100 designers/artists will show their work during FASHIONCLASH Maastricht in a new location, SAMdecorfabriek. Most of the names you probably never heard before but that's what is so special about this event. It's an opportunity to discover new talent, make contacts, and to be inspired by the art of fashion.

Check the full list of participants: http://www.fashionclash.nl/program/participants/

To get to know the participants you can follow FASHIONCLASH BLOG, where you can read participants profiles such as these posts: Karishma Shahani, Gunnar Hämmerle, Wieteke Opmeer, MINNAPALMQVIST, Lukasz Stepien, Anna Dudzińska, Ellis Biemans, Jacob Kok, Diana Tax, Marie-Lisah Hermkens and Manon Boertien.

Where to by tickets for FASHION SHOWS: http://www.fashionclash.nl/tickets/where-to-buy-tickets/EXPO has a free entrance.

SAVE THE DATE / BUY A TICKET / SPREAD THE WORD / COME TO FASHIONCLASH MAASTRICHT / 10, 11 & 12 JUNE 2011
www.fashionclash.nl

Here is short preview:

FASHION SHOW: Kosenec by Vojislav Micic & Marijana Ranisavljev


FASHION SHOW: NiOka by Nika Ravnik & Mia Ventin

pictures by Ivian Kan Mujezinovic & Ance Kokalj

FASHION SHOW: Lukasz Stepien


FASHION SHOW
THE OFFER BERLIN presenst Moga e Mago

picture by Katja Hentschel

EXPO: Lonneke van der Palen

photo by Lonneke van der Palen

EXPO: Kris Berden

picture by Meinke Klein

EXPO: Annemarie te Stroet

picture by Igor Kruter

EXPO: Ulrik Martin Larsen


CLASH project: Jane Bowler


CLASH Project: Sidi el Karchi

ZOUT by Conny Janssen Danst

Tuesday evening, May 3, Theater aan het Vrijthof hosted ‘ZOUT’ the latest
choreography of Conny Janssen. In ZOUT there are seven exceedingly strong, male dancers and Anne Soldaat, currently one of the best guitarists in the Dutch pop scene.

Before the show there was an introduction in which Conny Janssen herself was interviewed.

Several years ago Conny and her team began by developing a main idea for this performance. It would be a representation of the principle of 'control and losing control "and it would be a performance with only male dancers.

Following up on her highly acclaimed productions ‘Welk een eer voor het vaderland te mogen sterven’ (1996) and REBOUND (2005), Conny Janssen’s third choreography also features men only. ZOUT, Dutch for ‘salt’, is a choreography for eight men - seven dancers and guitarist Anne Soldaat - who move in a world where order and control have to keep chaos at bay.

picture by Leo van Velzen

picture by Leo van Velzen

Until 2004, Anne Soldaat was a member of the successful band Daryll-Ann. His solo CD In Another Life appeared to great acclaim last year. He has also played in Tim Knol’s band since 2009. Many people now consider Anne Soldaat the best guitarist in the Netherlands. http://annesoldaat.com/

Conny Janssen explains the meaning of the title ZOUT.
‘Salt is a powerful word with many associations. Salt puts processes into effect, makes the hard soft and brigs transformation into being’.

Conny Janssen: ‘I like the dynamics you get with a group of men, the direct way in which they communicate and the physical possibilities they offer me. This also gives me a certain freedom. I do not have to create pretty duets, so we can deal with different things. Over the last few years, I have developed a particular line in large-scale works for mixed groups such as SO HERE WE ARE (2008), and I find it interesting to take that line further with these eight men.’
picture by Leo van Velzen

As in all her work, the music is prominent but it leaves enough room for the dancers to tell the story. The music, the dancers and the whole setting in ZOUT is another strong performance by Conny Janssen Danst and truly a great experience.

thank you for a great evening!

More about Conny Janssen Danst and the playlist for ZOUT:
http://www.connyjanssendanst.nl/

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

The spring 2011 Costume Institute exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, is on view May 4 through July 31.
The exhibition celebrates the late Mr. McQueen's extraordinary contributions to fashion. From his Central Saint Martins postgraduate collection in 1992 to his final runway presentation, which took place after his death in February 2010, Mr. McQueen challenged and expanded our understanding of fashion beyond utility to a conceptual expression of culture, politics, and identity.







His iconic designs constitute the work of an artist whose medium of expression was fashion. The exhibition features approximately one hundred ensembles and seventy accessories from Mr. McQueen’s prolific nineteen-year career. Drawn primarily from the Alexander McQueen Archive in London, with some pieces from the Givenchy Archive in Paris as well as private collections, signature designs including the “bumster” trouser, the kimono jacket, and the three-point “origami” frock coat will be on view. McQueen’s fashions often referenced the exaggerated silhouettes of the 1860s, 1880s, 1890s, and 1950s, but his technical ingenuity always imbued his designs with an innovative sensibility that kept him at the vanguard.


http://www.metmuseum.org
http://blog.metmuseum.org/alexandermcqueen/