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OVAL AT LONDON FASHION WEEK

2016-02-21T05:41:00.001+00:00

Welcome to the amazing world of Otilia Mihalcea and her dreamlike jewelry and accessories label OVAL.

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“Neotectonics of Myth” is the latest OVAL collection of rings, earrings, bracelets and brooches made in gold and silver to be unveiled in London in the ‘Found Lost Found’ exhibition, curated by David Sandu Jewelry, as part of ‘Fashion Utopias’, the British Council and British Fashion Council’s International Fashion Showcase 2016 in association with London Fashion Week.

“Neotectonics of Myth” by OVAL:

"Although extrovert in shape and structure, the collection performs a silent meditation by rejecting any trace of idealism about history.
Strata after strata peeled off from the legendary mountain, the core translated into jewelry pulsating energies hidden for centuries.
Once the vein of any piece of gold, bronze or copper, the internal dialogue with nature is now imperceptible as every surface has been eroded and re-imagined, re-shaped and polished into abstract.
When nature is just a myth that draws the neotectonics."

The showcase is happening as part of the Fashion Utopias program at:

Somerset House
19 – 23 February 2016
Daily 10.00-18.00 (last entry 17.15)
West Wing Galleries, West Wing
Admission is free but pre-registration advised: https://billetto.co.uk/fashion-utopias-international-fashion-showcase-2016

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

2016-01-02T23:48:00.001+00:00

vintage NY postcard

RICH MEDINA & GE-OLOGY in OntFront

2015-08-06T17:12:00.003+01:00

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Amsterdam menswear brand OntFront is honored to present the second photo project with Philadelphia Renaissance man Rich Medina. In this photo shoot OntFront shows their latest collection.

In this season's edition, Rich asked if he could bring a friend in to join the shoot. That friend happened to be the very talented gentleman Ge-ology.

Ge-ology is known for his understated, yet refined style which connects street to classic sensibilities. Ge-ology, since the 80s, carved his own lane through the world as a well-respected visual artist, music producer and DJ.

It goes without saying that OntFront, Medina and Ge-ology have a deep love for menswear and craftsmanship, as evidenced in their respective styles and career choices. Medina has been a quintessential maverick in the entertainment business for quite a long time. He has always functioned as an independent, self made man as DJ, producer and poet.

This project represents the mixture of subculture, music and style. With these images OntFront strives to show off their authentic street savvy style to a broader audience.

Rich Medina is wearing:

Outfit 1: OntFront square collar white shirt, OntFront selvage denim dress pants, OntFront wing tip boots, Daily Paper denim jacket, Flybird leather canvas bag, Brixton hat

Outfit 2: OntFront wool dress pants, OntFront wool ascott, Notch cotton blazer, Amsterdam shoe co woven lace up, Brixton shirt

Ge-ology is wearing:

Outfit 1: OntFront navy rain coat, OntFront batik tie, OntFront hat, Notch shirt, Retrosuperfuture classic sunglasses, Notch navy chino, Pasotti Ombrelli Umbrella, Generic Surplus long wing shoes

Outfit2: Brixton jacket, Brixton shirt, Notch raw denim, Retrosuperfuture Primo sunglasses, Brixton hat, Generic surplus boots

Credits:

Photography: Marnix Postma

Assistants: Chris Dijksterhuis & Femi Dawkins

Design & Styling: OntFront

Models: Rich Medina & Ge-ology

DOMINGO RODRIGUEZ SS16

2015-08-06T17:01:00.001+01:00

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For SS16 Domingo Rodriguez presents his menswear collection, a simplistic combination of masculine and feminine details.

Signature design aesthetics of a modern take on minimalism and luxury craftsmanship continue within the SS16 collection. Razor sharp pattern cutting of deceptively simple techniques create a clean, modern look.

The collection offers classic monochromatic colourways in a variety of new textures and finishes, providing a directional yet relaxed everyday look. This season is a play on masculine and feminine ideals by taking menswear staples such as the denim jacket, parka, tailored blazer and in floaty fabrications such as silk georgette and crepes, which skim the body highlighting the silhouette.

There is a sense of delicacy and softness to the collection, showcased with the sheer silk black button up shirt, which is balanced with the structure and hardware of the collection, shown with the custom summer weight leather jacket. There is also a sports mentality in the finishing of the collection with elasticated hems, button off hoods and metal hardware to create a balance to the softness of the feminine fabrics.

The core structure of Domingo Rodriguez continues to emphasize the quality that goes into the construction of each piece. The minimally cut fabric and double layered hems create a high fashion and high quality finish. The pattern cutting technique creates a sleek modern look with a seamless luxury finish.

Photos: Neil O'Keeffe
Styling: Suzie Street
Grooming: Nikki Black
Models: Marc Luhoh @PRM

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

2014-12-25T18:58:00.000+00:00

THE ONTFRONT TRAVEL PACK

2014-09-15T23:27:00.001+01:00

Introducing:

The OntFront Travel Pack

Fewer possessions equal more freedom. OntFront has created a travel pack with core essentials for gentlemen with a passion for style and traveling.

Dutch menswear brand OntFront unveils their new and extra light travel Pack right in time for the fall. The OntFront travel pack contains a durable white crew neck T-shirt, a square collar white dress shirt and a 15 Oz Japanese selvage denim dress pants. The pack also contains a travel map printed cotton bow tie and pocket square to tweak an outfit for any occasion. And last but not least, the travel pack features a collaborative limited edition backpack between OntFront and leather goods designer Flybird. This roll up backpack is handcrafted in Amsterdam. The backpack is made of a green water repellent waxed canvas and authentic brown full grain cow leather.

The OntFront travel pack will be sold exclusively in the OntFront store in Amsterdam (and webstore), starting Monday September 15th 2014.

‘If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light.’

OntFront store: Haarlemmerdijk 121, Amsterdam

Photography: Marnix Postma @ HMS Amsterdam

Model: Berislav Viskovic (Bear)

More info: www.ontfront.com & www.flybird.nl

Contact: info@ontfront.com

Apparatus 22 – “AS GOOD AS GOLD”

2014-09-15T23:11:00.000+01:00

Akademie Schloss Solitude
Solitude 3
70197 Stuttgart
Germany

September 4 - September 21

Program: Friday – Sunday from 2pm to 7pm.

www.akademie-solitude.de/en/events/exhibitions~no3677

For their solo intervention at Akademie Schloss Solitude, Apparatus 22 collective is unveiling “AS GOOD AS GOLD” - a new work that takes over The Barn (map here), the institution’s remarkable concert hall.

The second in a series of works building tension on the ambivalence of words used both in the sacred sphere and consumerist vocabulary, “AS GOOD AS GOLD” is a meditation from different vantage points on the arbitrariness of gold as a constructed measure for an “economy of identities and differences within which power and desire circulate".

Could the peculiar perfection contained within gold and its endless capacity for representation be mimicked by something less (or more) than gold?

In a gesture of positive destruction Apparatus 22 wonders whether, when suddenly conscious of arbitrary perceived values, we have the capacity to hold on to other common grounds.

The immersive installation of the Romanian collective is complimented with an artist introduction and listening sessions of “The Hour Broadcast” - a joint sound installation of Apparatus 22 + StudioBASAR + Sillyconductor.

Apparatus 22 – “AS GOOD AS GOLD” exhibition is realized with the additional generous support of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Berlin and of Apparatus 22 Circle of Friends 2014 - 2015.

LADY GAGA wearing BLACK'D

2014-06-16T21:24:00.000+01:00

BLACK'D - Fashion label based in NYC with designer Dejan Despotovic as a creative director.

www.blackdnyc.com

Lady Gaga wearing Black'D shirt dress last Friday in NYC!

BLACK'D FALL 2014/15

2014-06-16T21:08:00.000+01:00

BLACK'D - Fashion label based in NYC with designer Dejan Despotovic as a creative director.

www.blackdnyc.com

Look Book for BLACK'D Fall 2014/15 collection
PreOrders at Blackdnyc@gmail.com
Photo: Marko Sovilj
Starring: Sofija Belobrkovic

DOMINGO RODRIGUEZ AW14 LOOKBOOK

2014-02-03T22:02:00.000+00:00

Domingo Rodriguez Autumn/Winter 2014 lookbook
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All clothes Domingo Rodriguez
Photography by Neil O'Keeffe
Model: Tyler Mayher @ PRM

Domingo Rodriguez presented his Autumn / Winter 2014 collection at The London Collections: Men RTW Designer Showroom at the Hospital club and at Capsule: Paris.

“This collection starting point was inspired by the idea of hybrid pattern cutting, fusing together different garment components into one piece; but in a very accessible and wearable way.

There’s also a bit of a military edge to things which is a new direction for us, but as always knit and leather is at our core for autumn/winter 2014.”
The collection offers a wealth of tone and textures from metallic lux jerseys. Soft handle body contouring rib knits and new treatments in marble, crystal and oiled leather.

All rendered in a contemporary colour story of olive, grey, black and highlights in red.

ONTFRONT X CAVEMEN : SERENE SOLITUDE

2014-02-03T21:47:00.001+00:00

OntFront x Cavemen: Serene Solitude

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Cavemen x Ontfront - Editorial - Serene Solitude from Cavemen on Vimeo.

Verses guide another collaboration between the Dutch menswear label OntFront and the Cavemen creatives. As timeless tailoring mixed with street trends are common ground for both the OntFront and Cavemen crew; they’ve created a philosophic and poetic winter editorial named Serene Solitude in which both these creative minds propagate their view and opinion on street style.

Using items from both the OntFront store and OntFront’s upcoming collection they’ve managed to showcase their dapper sense of pre-spring styles. In a short yet poetic film they’ve combined the harder materials that originate from the denim trend with softer and more delicately tailored garments.

Respecting older vintage looks but still embracing modern day style; These Cavemen and OntFront once again blend their signature in newer street-style looks using garments from the brands OntFront, Etudes, Brooklyn We Go Hard, Brixton and the Amsterdam Shoe Company.

EXHIBITION FACELESS PART II

2013-09-16T18:50:00.001+01:00

FACELESS part II

Length: Sep 28 to Nov 24, Tue to Sun, 13:00-19:00, free admission
Opening: Fri, Sep 27, 19:00
Location: freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL/MuseumsQuartier Wien
www.quartier21.at
www.facelessexhibition.net

Exhibition FACELESS part II Opens at MuseumsQuartier Wien

Foto: Maiko Takeda, Atmospheric Reentry 2013 (c) Maiko Takeda/Photography Bryan Huynh

“FACELESS part I” showed the appeal that hiding, veiling, or masking the face exerted on art and fashion after 9/11. The second part of the exhibition, opening on September 27 at 19:00 in freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL at the MuseumsQuartier Wien, continues the survey in a more participatory approach. The focus is on interdisciplinary works and lectures, performances, and workshops that convey how we can survive without losing face and at the same time revolt.

“As much as a face and an expression can give away about us, we have plenty of creative potentials at our disposal for making these tale-telling surfaces illegible, even invisible, without running the risk of suffering social death,” says Brigitte Felderer, co-curator with artist Bogomir Doringer of the group exhibition “FACELESS part II.”

“The first part of the exhibition attracted 12,000 visitors. Its success demonstrates how relevant the theme is and how much people are interested in it. ‘FACELESS part II’ resumes the critical exploration of problems of our media culture,” says MuseumsQuartier Director Dr. Christian Strasser.

The works by 45 artists are divided into themes like digital masks, mirrors, icons, and invisible people. As for part one of the show, the exhibition design was created by students from the Department for Stage and Costume Design, Film, and Exhibition Architecture at Mozarteum University in Salzburg. “FACELESS part II” will additionally feature photos on the theme of facelessness contributed by more than 50 artists to the website www.facelessexhibition.com (totally about 2.000 posts). All names of artists will be announced online.

The poignant, poetic sound of William Basinski’s video work “Disintegration Loop 1.1.,” audible throughout the exhibition space, immerses visitors in a melancholic atmosphere. The film by the American composer was shot on the evening of September 11, 2001, and in a single, more than 60-minute take shows the disintegrating Twin Towers enshrouded in wafts of smoke.

Jill Magid’s installation “Article 12/The Spy Project” was produced for the Dutch Secret Service. In this assignment, she portrayed the spies to give the organization a “human face.” Although she always protected their identity, some parts of her work were later censured and confiscated. The central element of her text-based installation is “I Can Burn Your Face,” a neon piece shining so brightly that it is virtually impossible to decipher the confidential information with the naked eye.

Andrew Norman Wilson uncovers the fact that the world’s largest search engine also employs fourth class workers. The film “Workers Leaving the Googleplex” is about so-called ScanOps, low-paid temps who unbeknown to the public scan books for Google’s digital library. The “ScanOps” photos also show how some of the book pages are misscanned and include unwanted elements. British artist Lucy Wood’s installation “Distant Neighbors/Vecinos Distantes Exactitudes” is themed around the invisible migrants who illegally cross the border between the USA and Mexico. Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek’s multi-year photography project on identity and uniformity shows how individuals from various social groups resemble each other in terms of attitude and dress code.

Foto: Adam Harvey, Anti-Drone Burqa 2013 (c) Adam Harvey/ahprojects.com in collaboration with Johanna Bloomfield

American artist Adam Harvey creates wearable privacy in collaboration with fashion designer Johanna Bloomfield. Their “Stealth Wear” features intelligent camouflage clothing and accessories that protect the wearer from surveillance. As its second station after the New Museum in New York, the Privacy Gift Shop is making an exclusive appearance at the exhibition. Items on sale include the anti-drone collection made of metalized textiles that cannot be detected by infrared cameras. Zach Blas, founder of the artist collective Queer Technologies, develops forms of protest involving the distortion of biometric data. His project “Facial Weaponization Suite” reveals how we can evade face recognition, deliver false data, or wear the “face of many.” “As the face becomes a site of ever increasing control and governance, new ethical relations to the face are emerging that embrace defacement and escape, not necessarily mutual recognition but collective transformation that is both anarchic and commonizing. Today, the mask is the most popular implementation of defacement, a celebration of refusal and transformation,” says Zach Blas.

Foto: KATSU, Status Update (c) KATSU

Like Addie Wagenknecht and KATSU, German conceptual artist Aram Bartholl is part of the New York artist collective F.A.T. - Free Art and Technology Lab. In “How to Vacuum Form” he shows how you can make your own Guy Fawkes mask, the accessory of protest. In his videos and performances, Jeremy Bailey skillfully plays a nerd. The Canadian artist is represented in the exhibition and the side program, among other things giving a workshop for teenagers called “Hey You with the Totally Awesome Face” to teach them how to trick webcams and look more popular. Dutch artist Arthur Elsenaar makes the face dance. His research project “Artifacial” makes it possible to digitally control movements of the face muscles with electrical impulses.

Foto: Ondrej Brody & Kristofer Paetau, The Punishment 2005 (c) Ondrej Brody & Kristofer Paetau

In the video “The Punishment” by Ondrej Brody and Kristofer Paetau, children exercise the seemingly natural urge to punish evil with relish – in this case a photograph of George Bush. By melting away, the faces in Ben DeHaan’s digital portraits demonstrate the fragility and short life of digital formats. Japanese hatmaker Maiko Takeda creates masks and headdresses that seem to come from a virtual world. Björk has been wearing them at concerts for several months now. German artist Martin Backes adapts the pixel filter of Google Street View that makes faces unrecognizable and reproduces it on the fabric of his Pixelhead masks. On the search for the right/perfect face through plastic surgery, artist and filmmaker Martin C de Waal tests the boundaries of his personality. “Narciss,” Mirko Lazović’s sculpture made of mirrors, makes it impossible to see your own reflection. Bryan Lewis Saunders is an American artist with many faces. For many years, he has been drawing a self-portraits every day. “FACELESS part II” shows his 48-part series “Under the Influence,” created under the influence of a daily changing assortment of drugs and substances.

Artists:
Martin Backes (GER), Jeremy Bailey (CAN), Jonathan Barnbrook (GBR) for David Bowie, Aram Bartholl (GER), William Basinski (USA), Zach Blas (USA), Heiko Bressnik (AUT), Ondrej Brody (CZE) & Kristofer Paetau (FIN), Mark Brown (NED/GRB), Cracked Labs (AUT), Ben DeHaan (USA), Sofie Groot Dengerink (NED), DENNATON (Jonatan Söderström & Dennis Wedin) (SWE), Arthur Elsenaar (NED), Hrafnhildur Gissurardottir (ISL), Adam Harvey (USA), Jakob Lena Knebl (AUT) & Thomas Hörl (AUT), KATSU (USA), Miodrag Krkobabić (SRB), Matthieu Laurette (FRA), Mirko Lazović (SRB/NED), Theo-Mass Lexileictous (CYP), Vanessa Lodigiani (MEX), Jill Magid (USA), Alberto de Michele (ITA), Jelena Misković (SRB), Bob Miloshević (SRB), Andrew Newman (AUS/GER), Bernd Oppl (AUT), Marco Pezzotta (ITA), RAF SIMONS, Tarron Ruiz-Avila (AUS), Bryan Lewis Saunders (USA), Tim Silver (AUS), Maiko Takeda (JAP), Ari Versluis (NED) & Ellie Uyttenbroek (NED), Daniel Vom Keller (SUI/NED), Martin C de Waal (NED), Anne Wenzel (NED), Lucy Wood (GRB), Andrew Norman Wilson (USA), and Marcus Zobl (USA/AUT).
*Some of the participating artists are living and working in the art studios at the MQ as part of the quartier21/MQ Artist-in-Residence program.

“FACELESS part II” has been has been organized in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Artistic Technology Research (University of Applied Arts Vienna), and Mozarteum University in Salzburg with the support of partners and sponsors from Austria and abroad. A side program will feature a symposium as well as guided tours, performances, lectures, and workshops, including during the VIENNAFAIR and VIENNA ART WEEK.

MARIO J FOR THE DRAFT MAGAZINE

2013-09-10T22:14:00.000+01:00

The Draft Mag # 9

editorial: Time

photographer: Jelena Balic @ jelenabalic.com
stylist : Dino Bonacic @ stylebrickroad.com
hair and make up : Dino Bonacic @ stylebrickroad.com
model: Mario J. @ Larapixie

FACELESS - EXHIBITION VIEWS

2013-07-13T18:32:00.000+01:00

FACELESS – Facelessness at the MuseumsQuartier Wien
www.m-q.at
FACELESS – Part 1
Length: July 3rd to Sep 1st, Tue to Sun, 13:00-19:00, free admission
Location: freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL/MuseumsQuartier Wien

Exhibition views of “FACELESS”

Copyright: David Payr

DOMINGO RODRIGUEZ SS14 LOOKBOOK

2013-07-10T21:32:00.000+01:00

Domingo Rodriguez spring/summer 14 lookbook

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All clothes Domingo Rodriguez
Photography by Neil O'Keeffe
Styling by Fernando Torres
Model: Kai @ Select

Domingo Rodriguez presented his Spring / Summer 2014 collection at The London Collections: Men RTW Designer Showroom at the Hospital club and at Capsule: Paris.

Expect minimal cuts and progressive pattern cutting, using deceptively simple techniques, quilted silk georgette on super soft modal jersey and double layering for soft, seamless hems and finishings. All contrasted with luxurious leather pieces that give the soft sports feel of the collection a refreshing yet sophisticated edge. Stripped of excessive detailing the colour palette adopts a modern mustard, white, stone, navy and black.

SOPOPULAR SS 14 " BLACK HOLE SUN "

2013-07-10T19:47:00.000+01:00

Video Teaser for the SOPOPULAR SS 14 Collection
SOPOPULAR SS 14 " BLACK HOLE SUN "

www.sopopular.net

Direction: TaxiTaxi Produktion (taxii.info)

Styling: Dennis Blys
Stylingassitenz: Katja Barth
Fashion: Daniel Blechman
Featuring: Bastian Thiery (Nest Model Management)
Music Theme: Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
Hair & Make-up: Dirk Neuhöfer (Nina Klein)

I'LL GET THERE : FASHION BY DOMINGO RODRIGUEZ

2013-06-20T16:12:00.000+01:00

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Written & Directed by Benjamin Lussier
Fashion by Domingo Rodriguez
The premise of this film was inspired by Domingo Rodriguez's approach for his spring/summer collection of 2013. His designs structure the muscles and lines of the male body; taking organic contours and turning them into structured patterns.
The contrast between the organic inspiration and the hard-edged/structured treatment is in some ways reminiscent of the conflicting artistic movements of romanticism vs. classicism (nature vs order). "I'll get there" presents four short narratives where carelessness and natural urges clash with ambition and purpose.
This fashion short, whilst it features Rodriguez's collection, also tries to explore the underlying themes of its conception.

I'LL GET THERE - Fashion by Domingo Rodriguez from Benjamin Lussier on Vimeo.

THIS WAS FASHIONCLASH MAASTRICHT 2013

2013-06-14T15:40:00.000+01:00

International talent encounter at FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013

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Last weekend FASCHIONCLASH celebrated its fifth anniversary by means of a spectacular program with shows, exhibition, performances by more than hundred
designers from all over the world.But the party is not over yet! To celebrate its fifth edition FASHIONCLASH has extended the program to nine days. This means that until the 9th of June there is a lot to explore around the city of Maastricht.Next to the traditional, fixed program with fashion shows, exhibitions and performances there is a extensive side program consisting of pop up stores, workshops and presentations present at several locations in Maastricht. In addition there is a new
exhibition taking place from Wednesday the 5th of June on, called FASHIONCLASH @ MUSEUM AAN HET VRIJTHOF

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht shows and exhibition

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht was opened on the 31st of May with shows of regional top talent Tom Van der Borght, a performance of Dennis Vanderbroeck and Sarah Tulp, the
Clash project and FASHIONCLASH film ‘Aspire’ made by Strictua. Thereafter, people could enjoy the collections of Bona Kim, AJ METS, Marta Miljanic, Franziska Michael and an extra-ordinary performance called 'The Purple Jester' of Uta Bekaia & The Ideal Glass NY.Next to the show program an exhibition took place in a particular décor made by Studio Stad, where the art of fashion spoke to imagination with the work of amongst others: Ellen Sampson, Esther Boskaljon, Thomas van der Jeught, Gerda Postma, Jivika Biervliet and Milan Stamenovic. On the second day the celebration proceeded with shows consisting of amazing collections of Dioralop, Petra Ptáčková, Pierre Antoine Vettorello, Ima Mad and Maddalena Mangialavori. Beautiful male collections by Jose Francisco Ramos, Amit Baruch and Like_me of Gertjan van der Linden were shown as well. In between the shows the public could enjoy interdisciplinary presentations of Sophie Mantel who in collaboration with choreographer Jan van Opstal and designer Lena Berens designed the performance ‘Vall collection’. Theatre maker Nina Willems showed ‘VerWeven’, a special project in which she made video presentations of several people after which she contracted a collaboration with five designers. Day three several shows were planned again with magnificent collections of Young @ Squat, label2, Jef Montes, Emre Tamer, MC FOOL by Malou Fool and Tata Christiane.Initiators Branko Popoviç and Nawie Kuiper also showed their latest male collections.Indeed, for the ones who does not know it: FASHIONCLASH was initiated by designers for designers.For everybody who missed it, don’t be sad. The FASHIONCLASH side program lasts until Sunday the 9th of June.

FASHIONCLASH @ MUSEUM AAN HET VRIIJTHOF:

Starting from June 5th Museum aan het Vrijthof presents in collaboration with FASHIONCLASH the the high-profile exhibition 'FASHIONCLASH @ MUSEUM AAN HET VRIJTHOF'.
In the five years of existence, FASHIONCLASH Maastricht has grown into an international and interdisciplinary event where emerging designers from different disciplines get the opportunity to present their work. To celebrate this FASHIONCLASH has been invited by the Museum aan het Vrijthof to exhibit highlights of the recent years such as the Clash Project, FASHIONCLASH Fashion Procession 2011 and work of designer Femke Agema.In addition Museum aan het Vrijthof has also has offered a stage to young designers to display their designs and challenged them to engage in dialogue with '500 years Made in Maastricht'. Five designers from the Euregio Meuse- Rhine have been commissioned to create new work inspired by the different museum spaces: Ann Boogaerts, Bregje Cox,Gabriel Guevara, Ingo Binder and Joelle Boers.

About FASHIONCLASH

FASHIONCLASH is founded in 2009 by a couple of friends and designers passionate about creating a fashion platform for young ‘fashion’ talents. The aim of FASHIONCLASH,
is to create a clash with fashion as a starting point. ‘Clash’ stands for an inspiring encounter of different designers, disciplines, cultures and audiences. The foundation aims to present fashion in relation to a broad range of disciplines linked to fashion. With this concept as a starting point, FASHIONCLASH initiates and organizes interdisciplinary projects and events.From the moment FASHIONCLASH started (2009) it has increasingly grown. By means of projects such as the event FASHIONCLASH Maastricht, FASHIONCLASH Market, various pop-up stores, Fashion Across Borders and numerous presentations within the Netherlands and abroad, FASHIONCLASH possesses a unique position within the international fashion industry.One of the projects is the international fashion event ‘FASHIONCLASH Maastricht’. The event has become a unique platform for upcoming national and international talents. Since 2006 over 600 talents coming from 30 different countries have joined the event. FASHIONCLASH is an initiative by Branko Popovic, Laurens Hamacher and Nawie Kuiper.

all photos by : Peter Stigter

AJ METS

Bona Kim

MAROSIUK

PTACKOVA

MAD

KUIPER

SANTIAGO

BRANKO POPOVIC

Nawie, Branko en Laurens

Tom Van der Borght

OBSCUR SAMPLE SALE

2013-06-14T14:20:00.002+01:00

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OBSCUR ART PIECE

2013-06-14T14:11:00.000+01:00

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EXHIBITION : FACELESS

2013-04-16T21:39:00.000+01:00

FACELESS – Facelessness at the MuseumsQuartier Wien
www.m-q.at
FACELESS – Part 1
Length: July 3rd to Sep 1st, Tue to Sun, 13:00-19:00, free admission
Location: freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL/MuseumsQuartier Wien

Marina Abramovic Light/Dark, 2006 Courtesy Galerie Krinzinger, Wien

Ren Hang; (c) Ren Hang

Philippe Vogelenzang & Majid Karrouch: IN & OUT “Prostitutes on Polaroids”
(c) Philippe Vogelenzang & Majid Karrouch

Hester Scheurwater: Shooting Back #17; (c) Hester Scheurwater

Asger Carlsen: HESTER (16)
(c) Asger Carlsen, Courtesy Dittrich & Schlechtriem, Berlin

Rebel Yuths; (c) REBEL YUTHS

Bernhard Willhelm
SS 13, 3D: Geoffrey Lillemon, Photo: Petrovsky&Ramone

Jun Takahashi for UNDERCOVER
(c) UNDERCOVER AW 2006/2007 Collection "GURUGURU"

The exhibition FACELESS at freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL explores the phenomenon of inescapable recognizability in the media and the resulting strategies of media users to become virtually faceless. FACELESS takes a radical look at this fairly recent phenomenon of everyday media culture and shows how it manifests in visual art, fashion, photography, advertising, and dance. The show features works by artists like Marina Abramovic, Thorsten Brinkmann, Peter William Holden, and Maison Martin Margiela as well as projects created by unknown Internet dwellers.

The highly diverse strategies and methods of making faces “disappear” on the Web can be read as ironic, angry, or justified criticism of our media-infused reality. Faces do not disappear, but are manipulated beyond recognition, sometimes disfigured. The artist Bogomir Doringer, in collaboration with Brigitte Felderer from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, curated the two-part exhibition FACELESS. Part 1 is on view from July 3rd to September 1st, 2013.

“Many of the faces that appear on the Web are familiar and well-known. We recognize them, associate biographies, scandals, stories with them, and get the impression of gaining an insight into a personality and even witnessing an entire life. But in the end, the physiognomies we encounter only reflect our own personal concept of happiness, recognition, attention, and success,” says Brigitte Felderer.

“FACELESS critically examines problems of our media culture and presents the various approaches taken by the artists selected. Due to the complexity of the subject, the exhibition will be shown in two parts, a first for freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL,” adds Dr. Christian Strasser, director of the MuseumsQuartier Wien.

After the events of 9/11 and in response to the fear of terrorist attacks, the levels of transparency and control have been taken to areas where they would have been unthinkable before. This has led to a change in security concepts and the expansion of surveillance systems. Social networks, which often violate privacy but promise their users popularity in exchange, have become the norm. Many artists critically engage with this subject and use “hidden” faces as a possibility to live an unobserved life.

Artist Thorsten Brinkmann, for example, presents self-portraits that in color, pose, and composition are reminiscent of classic portrait painting. But used and discarded everyday objects replace his facial features. Masks and head coverings from fashion labels like Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf, and Bernhard Willhelm suggest that models’ faces have been redundant for the presentation of collections.

Conversely, a public persona like Marina Abramovic attempts to relativize her high recognition value in photographic self-portraits. Frank Schallmaier, in turn, makes collages using photographs that he finds in social networks and online matchmaking sites for homosexuals: they portray people who show themselves, but hide their faces with the promise of retaining anonymity. Hester Scheurwater’s photographic works examine the media representation of women as objects of desire. In Ute Klein’s photographs the bodies of lovers melt into temporary, faceless sculptures. The self-portraits of Nienke Klunder parody the banal omnipresence of erotic images while Peter William Holden’s installation features body parts that dance.

The side program of the exhibition includes special events, artist talks, workshops for kids and teens, and podium discussions. On opening night, visitors will be able to participate in the performance “Anonymity” by Addie Wagenknecht and Stefan Hechenberger, a playful critique of surveillance society. Black glasses distributed to the visitors are reminiscent of censor bars and images from surveillance cameras make the observed into observers. Addie Wagenknecht and Stefan Hechenberger developed “Anonymity” in New York and adapted it for the opening of the exhibition FACELESS. They are artists-in-residence of the Artistic Bokeh initiative, part of the Artistic Technology Research project of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.

Artists :

Marina Abramović (SRB/USA), Marc Bijl (NED/GER), Thorsten Brinkmann (GER), Dora Budor & Maja Čule (CRO/USA), Ondrej Brody (CZE) & Kristofer Paetau (FIN), Asger Carlsen (DEN/USA), Nezaket Ekici (TUR/GER), Shahram Entekhabi (IRI/GER), Caron Geary aka FERAL is KINKY (GBR), David Haines (GBR/NED), Ren Hang (CHN), Sabi van Hemert (NED), Ursula Hübner (AUT), Damier Johnson aka REBEL YUTHS (NGR/ITA), Brian Kenny (USA), Ute Klein (GER), Nienke Klunder (USA), Lucy McRae (AUS) & Bart Hess (NED), Manu Luksch (AUT/GBR), Zachari Logan (CAN), Maison Martin Margiela (FRA), Slava Mogutin (RUS/USA), Veljko Onjin (SRB), Bernd Oppl (AUT), Tanja Ostojić (SRB/GER), Gareth Pugh (GBR), Eva-Maria Raab (AUT), Ana Rajcevic (SRB/GBR), Harem Royal (SRB), Tarron Ruiz-Avila (AUS), Viktor & Rolf (NED), Daphne Rosenthal (NED/USA), Mustafa Sabbagh (JOR/ITA), Olivier de Sagazan (FRA), Daniel Sannwald (GER/GBR) for WOODKID, Frank Schallmaier (NED), Hester Scheurwater (NED), Jan Stradtmann (GER), Sergei Sviatchenko (UKR/DEN), Jun Takahashi for UNDERCOVER (JAP), Marc Turlan (FRA), Levi van Veluw (NED), Philippe Vogelenzang & Majid Karrouch (NED), Addie Wagenknecht (USA) & Stefan Hechenberger (AUT), Katsuya Kamo for Junya Watanabe COMME des GARÇONS (JAP) and Bernhard Willhelm (GER/FRA).

Some of the artists will prepare their works as artists-in-residence at the MuseumsQuartier.

FACELESS is organized in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, the Dutch Embassy in Austria, and the Young European Federalists (JEF/BEF).

SAM SCOTT SCHIAVO : IO BENCE

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SAM SCOTT SCHIAVO : FLESH TO FLESH

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‘And you, their best beloved one, are now to me, flesh of my flesh; blood of my blood; kin of my kin; my bountiful wine-press for awhile; and shall later on be my companion and my helper.’
-Bram Stoker, Dracula

SAM SCOTT SCHIAVO : LA SOLITUDINE

2013-03-23T16:15:00.000+00:00

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GARLAND COO AND SIBIU

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GARLAND COO
&
s i b i u
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From Carpathian heights to Black Forestian mountains
From the eastern sun to the gloomy firmament
Roots to roots
Heritage to heritage
Soul to soul
Blood to blood
A collaboration is born – now…

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Inga Melzer, born in Sibiu, Romania, now Berlin based, studies fashion design.
She launched her label Sibiu lately.
With her designs she raises the tension between her Carpathian heritage and the metropolitain jungle she now lives in.

Jasmin Isabel Eckerle, founder and designer of her label Garland Coo studied fashion design in Stuttgart.
With her aesthetic beliefs she also raises the tension between her Black Forestian heritage, her native landscape and the metropolis.

The concept of the collaboration
Two wandering spirits, one from the eastern sun, one from the darken forest.
Caught in their roots, their heritage, emancipate theirselves and arise as a unique collaboration.
All items made with passion for details, it is the variations of light and shade, the blood red hand-dyed silk and batiste, the armour-like cotton chintz and linen.
The cut-outs, like the shadow on the forest floor on a sunny day, the silhouettes a dichotomy between slim-cut and cloaking.
A collection which is dedicated to all women of the past, who have fought for their passions,heir beliefs, for all strong women from now on…