I went into the China: Through the Looking Glass exhibition at the Met last week whilst in New York with fairly low expectations, because I had pre-show suspicions that the theme had been shoe-horned in to appeal to tourists (lowered still by the lukewarm-ish reviews of the show). Of course though, my own cultural background… Continue reading Through the Chinese Looking Glass
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Female Matters
>> I wasn’t able to attend but at round about the same time as the celebration of ‘Female Matters’, a group exhibition exploring sexual liberation co-curated by designer Clio Peppiatt and Ione Gamble of Polyester zine, I was at the Brooklyn Museum, looking at a watershed in feminist-fuelled art, The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago. I hadn’t seen it before… Continue reading Female Matters
Dreamers Unite
Every aspect of the run-up to Thursday’s Gucci’s cruise show in New York was worth overanalysing, in lieu of this being the first proper collection where new creative director Alessandro Michele has had ample time to fully form his ideas. There was the typewriter font on the invite (apparently Michele wanted a specific type of… Continue reading Dreamers Unite
A Thought on Vicky B
I’m overwhelmed by the brilliance of the old-is-the-new-new Gucci, having just attended the resort show in New York. But before I fawn over all things Gucci and woo you with about 1,000 pictures (Alessandro Michele naysayers be gone… ), I have quite different sort of a resort show to talk about. Drumroll please, it’s Vicky B!!!! … Continue reading A Thought on Vicky B