Man Ray : Noire et blanche (Black and white). 1926 Gelatin silver print.The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of James Thrall

The press preview is next Tues and TI is actually re-booking a flight back to NYC to get an early glimpse. The exhilarating proposition behind this exhibit is its investigation of the intersections between photography and sculpture. But much more interesting than the your expected calvacade of photographed (and rephotographed) 19th and 20th century statuary is the narrative of the shift in ideas of art production from that 19th century period when modern photography was born, to our latte...

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Oda Pausma - Collection Video from Oda Pausma on Vimeo.

Diane Pernet was beyond right This young designer who exploded out of Amsterdam Fashion Week has more than just a beautifully resolved sense of craftmanship around the clothing. Here is a total aesthetic in a complete world! I mean to bang Diamandas Galas on top of these lilting pieces of clothing. It calls for worship! I would give up anything and my everything to be a part of this scheme! Sending frantic emails for an interview even as we speak.

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In 1927, sculptor Gutzon Borglum began work on what was to become one of the most iconic landmarks in the world: Mount Rushmore. Whilst preparing to start work on the gigantic sculpture, initially intended to feature just the heads of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, Borglum wrote the following letter - complete with a very rare prelimanary sketch - to his friend and collaborator Jesse Gove Tucker to discuss his current progress and plans.

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Metropolitan Club
Washington, D.C.

My dear Jesse:

This is the first time I've been alone for it seems weeks and now only because a friend has failed in an appointment = so I'm sending you a line - I've had a two hours talk with Norbeck, who you know is head of the Black Hills park. I can't tell you all we talked about but it amounts to this. He goes home as soon as congress adjourns and j...

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His grasp of technology as a fashion designer has always placed Hussein Chalayan ahead of the fold when it comes to electronic concepts and manipulation of clothing. From a dress in the shape of an aeroplane wing (that articulated just so) to the 2008 catwalk presentation of LED-imbedded glowing silhouettes, Hussein has grown less and less shy of embracing his more sci-fi leanings over the years.

This rather unconventional beauty story conceived for NºC magazine was one of the earlier realisations of these yearnings, photographed by his long-time collaborator Nick Knight at Metro Imaging in London. Rather than applying makeup and beauty products, Hussein directed an elaborate lightshow across th...

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You can tell a great deal about a person by their hands… Particularly if they are plastered in luxury logos.
Nail artist Sophy Robson has created a range of luxury logo nail designs, and according to her blog, she is planning to offer the service in her London salon soon. It’s not yet clear whether legal departments of the various brands will see this as a tribute, or a counterfeit challenge.
This year has been characterized by a broadening of the iconography of luxury logos; in both official ways – the Chanel temporary tattooes, and unofficial ways – e.g. Massimo Gammacurta’s logo lollipops; see our earlier post Luxury logos, lollipops and ecstasy pills.
It will be interesting to see whether luxury brands get more deeply involved in this ‘alternative accessory’ market as the overlap between logo tributes and logo rip-offs becomes increasingly blu...

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PHOTOGRAPHY   ALASDAIR MCLELLANFASHION DIRECTION  NICOLA FORMICHETTI






FEATURING SOCCER PLAYER ZINEDINE ZIDANE


CREATIVE DIRECTION  LLOYD &COFILM - THEO STANLEY/NEW MOUNTAIN

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Opening tomorrow at Nichols & Clarke (Blossom Street, London, E1 6PL) the Open Gallery presents the Open Prize for Video Painting. At Aesthetica, we are particularly interested in this new art form, and there are some fascinating works being created in film and video at the moment (check out the AND Festival in Manchester this autumn).

This prize celebrates experimental new works of art, and the Open Gallery is exclusively dedicated to video painting. Video painting – so what is it? Well, it’s a new form of video art developed by the Artscape Project. Video paintings are filmed in a single take with a stationary camera. Unlike other forms of film art, they contain no edits or subsequent manipulation. They show the world in real time and are non-narrative. There is no dialogue, no sound. In contrast to the film and video tradition which has been dominated by the provision of meani...

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"...understood as an object, an application of painting..."


(Currently showing at the Saatchi Gallery.)

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