Dazed & Confused has been a go-to reference for style and culture since its explosive launch in London in 1991 by Jefferson Hack and renowned photographer Rankin. Quickly developing into a notoriously creative platform for new artists, musicians, designers, and filmmakers, and being widely known for its irreverent attitude, Dazed & Confused represented a new wave in the … Read More
Exhibition
The Power of Making Exhibition at V&A
The V&A and Crafts Council celebrate the role of making in our lives by presenting an eclectic selection of over 100 exquisitely crafted objects, ranging from a life-size crochet bear to a ceramic eye patch, a fine metal flute to dry stone walling. Curated by Daniel Charny, the exhibition is a cabinet of curiosities showing works … Read More
COS with Frieze Art Fair 2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlTtzyI9puk] One of my favourite high street stores COS are continuing their support of Frieze with Frame, an area dedicated to the bright young things: galleries that are less than six years old, chosen by Cecelia Alemani and Rodrigo Moura. With their architectural cuts and bold bright saturated colours injected into designs. Directed by Simon Elephant … Read More
Louis Vuitton Young Arts Project Launch in Covent Garden
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q82fUrkK1us&feature=youtu.be] Louis Vuitton and five of London’s leading art institutions today launch a ground-breaking website to inspire young people to get involved in contemporary art. REcreative, www.recreativeuk.com, has been devised and developed over the past year by young people working with the Hayward Gallery, the Royal Academy of Arts, the South London Gallery, Tate Britain and the Whitechapel Gallery as part of the Louis Vuitton … Read More
Louis Vuitton Voyages exhibiton in Beijing
“Louis Vuitton Voyages” at National Museum of China in Beijing From May 31th to August 30th 2011. This exhibition will be tracing the highs of the Vuitton Maison since its establishment in 1854. As the name of the show implies, it will focus on the traveling heritage of the house, from the handmade trunks of the past to the … Read More
Ai Weiwei. Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads at Somerset House
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s work is the first ever contemporary art sculpture to go on display in the historic courtyard of Somerset House. It is also the first major outdoor public sculpture installation by the artist in London. The monumental installation comprises 12 bronze animal heads, re-creations of the traditional Chinese zodiac sculptures which once … Read More
TRACEY EMIN: LOVE IS WHAT YOU WANT
Tracey Emin is one of Britain’s most celebrated contemporary artists. This major survey exhibition covers every period of her career, revealing facets of the artist and her work that are often overlooked. The exhibition features painting, drawing, photography, textiles, video and sculpture, in works that are by turns tough, romantic, desperate, angry, funny and full … Read More
Kate Moss Exhibition at La Galerie de l’Instant in Paris
An exhibition has opened in Paris at La Galerie de l’Instant that documents the dazzling career of Kate Moss through the lenses of some of the most famous photographers in the world. See the supermodel fresh-faced and just starting out, wander though that cropped haircut and take in works by leading photographers including Paolo Roversi, Bert Stern, Bettina Rheims, Corinne Day, Rankin, Mike Figgis, Richard Dumas, Mary … Read More
Harvey Nichols exhibits Alexander McQueen designs
With Alexander McQueen’s life and collections now honoured at the New York Metropolitan Museum Retrospective, Harvey Nichols has been chosen to join the celebrations for Alexander McQueen’s extraordinary contributions to fashion, with our own commemorative windows for the U.K. As the only British store to be chosen for such a prestigious honour, we are immensely proud to … Read More
Burberry Beijing. Live Hologram Runway Show
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wLYpLqxoiI&feature=relmfu] British brand Burberry took Beijing by storm on 13 April 2011 for a visual extravaganza to celebrate the recent launch of its huge new flagship store at Sparkle Roll Plaza in Beijing. The live-streamed event hosted by Christopher Bailey at Beijing Television Centre showcased Britishness, music and innovation at its best with groundbreaking technology … Read More