I love Jeff Wall. And so should you. At Lorcan O'Neill through June 30. 1e Via Orti di Alibert (Trastevere) … [Read more...]
May 3, 2012
Veni, Vidi, Bici Chic
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Bicycle chic. It's every where and not just Copenhagen. Last month's International Furniture Fair in Milan debuted new bicycles, and also Fix Your Bike , a kind of Pimp My Ride for pedalers. Horst A. Friederich's book Cycle Styleis all personal style while biking. Locally, Dolce & Gabbana and Davide Cenci feature bicycles as window display protagonists. And it should be expected that … [Read more...]
Apr 26, 2012
Fashionably Artsy
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There has never been a doubt that art and fashion go hand in hand, and even if more recently the handholding has become a little bit more than just friends. Many haute couture designers are also painters (though some may critique as 'hobbyists'), and most come from art school backgrounds, however fashion-focused. So it should come as no surprise that haute couture invests in contemporary art … [Read more...]
Apr 19, 2012
Here I Go Again: Fendi Experiments
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Here I go again on my own, going down the only road I've ever known . . . ~Coverdale/Marsden Ever since I saw Fondazione Fendi's latest experiment Transit of Venus, I've been singing Whitesnake's anthem "Here I Go Again" (Saints & Sinners, 1982). I don't know why I correlate an '80s anthem to a 35-minute performance piece about an astronomical rarity, but I think I can make it … [Read more...]
