What makes you want to photography people’s fridge? When I started this series of photographs I was working with another artist on a documentary about Hunger. Talking with people about their experiences made me begin to think deeply about food issues. I tried all sorts of things–photographing tables, food items cut open, countertops–before I started [...]
The exhibition offers an insight into Klein’s work, featuring photographs from different points in his successful career. Steven Klein has created a unique visual language: Cinematic, surreal and often shocking, his photographic aesthetic is controversial, yet internationally admired. Steven Klein’s work has been exhibited at museums and galleries worldwide, including shows at Gagosian Gallery and [...]
You seem to be active reasonably quick after graduation. Can you please tell us a bit about the idea behind Sorbet? Sorbet magazine came from an idea my best friend and I had last year. We wanted to create a magazine which acted as a platform for graduates or new talent from a variety of [...]
Do you like art, design, fashion, technology, making films or illustrations? You’re very welcome to send us your works and a quote why you’ve selected all the chosen pieces. We will link to your blog or website. Also we welcome reviews or opinions about art, design and culture in general. We will give you full [...]
Since 1980, Jean-François Lepage has undertaken campaigns for Comme des Garcons, Dior, Jil Sander, Lanvin, Masaki Matsushima, Nina Ricci, Repetto, Shu Uemura and Vanessa Bruno. His work was published in many international magazines such as Amica Italia, AnotherMan, Common & Sense, Double, Exit magazine, Grey, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Jill magazine, Lei, Mixte, Numero, Purple, Self [...]
I love this song as much as the music video but I have no idea what it means? She reminds me of a dancing porcelain doll. Krary Pamyu Pamyu’s style makes me think of Grayson Perry and COMME des Garcons Collection at Fashion Week in Paris. The video would fit perfectly on your mood board [...]
The “Bill” in question is 80+ New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the Times Style section in his columns “On the Street” and “Evening Hours.” Documenting uptown fixtures (Anna Wintour, Tom Wolfe, Brooke Astor, David [...]
Rei Kawakubo is among the most respected and unconventional designers in contemporary fashion. As the driving force behind Commes des Garçons, she has continually challenged current ideals of body shape, garment construction and use of colour. Refusing to conform to conventional notions of beauty, Kawakubo creates her own statements through radical silhouette and structure. In [...]
So fashion photography doesn’t have to be kinky to sell? I think some of the most successful fashion pictures were just of beautiful clothes. I think that we have gone further and pushed it to kinky because clothes are such shit now. I shouldn’t say that but it’s not like when Irving Penn did a [...]
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