>> I was struck today by a grainy newspaper image of the French artist Christian Boltanski's new awe-inspiring installation 'Personnes' as part of the Monumenta series held in the Grand Palais in Paris. Without even reading the article, I actually wanted to cry a little at how the clothes arranged in uniform remembrance grave formations… Continue reading Jumblist Massive
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Paperclips and Plates at Pitti
After much stress at Gatwick Airport, a pathetic amount of snow and a quick kip at a Yotel Japanese-style cubby hole cabin, I'm finally out in Florence where I was invited for the Pitti Immagine tradeshow. This HUUUUUGE tradeshow used to be riveting for its ability to attract elderly gentleman with perfectly folded cravats, just-so… Continue reading Paperclips and Plates at Pitti
Sniffing MMMmmmm
I realise that starting the whole Maison Martin Margiela HQ experience with a video was a bit of a cop-out. It's true that without a narrative, it's basically a bunch of clips stringed together alongside a catchy tune (seriously love how Prins Thomas ever so slightly tweaked that track…). So I had to come back… Continue reading Sniffing MMMmmmm
Gift of the Gibb
Continuing on my Iain R Webb tract, I've dug up these Bill Gibb archive images that I had been meaning to post give that Webb is personally fascinated with Gibb and wrote the book 'Bill Gibb; Fashion and Fantasy' (a succinct history of Gibb can be found here) as well as co-curating the exhibition that… Continue reading Gift of the Gibb