Conceived by curator and exhibition-maker Judith Clark, in collaboration with psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, the Barbican Centre’s latest exhibition takes varied literary definitions of ‘the vulgar’ as a starting point, presenting over 120 unique exhibits from the Renaissance through to the 21st century. Intertwining historic dress, couture and ready-to-wear fashion, textile ornamentation, manuscripts, photography and film,…
Maison Mais Non, the recently launched Soho gallery founded by Micheál Neeson, announced details of an exhibition envisioned last year by the late Zaha Hadid, in collaboration with the gallery, and Design Research Lab founder Patrik Schumacher. The Extraordinary Process will open at Maison Mais Non on Greek Street on 15 September, coinciding with London Fashion Week. A varied…
London-based menswear designer Kiko Kostadinov studied Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins, graduating from his MA in 2016. The Bulgarian-born designer has successfully amassed a cult following for his work, rather impressively, gaining a considerable audience prior to even graduating from his masters. After being commissioned by friend and stylist, Stephen Mann, to rework some…
London auctioneers Phillips presents the first major exhibition of works by the dynamic photographer duo, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Since landing their first cover with Dazed & Confused in 1997, Mert and Marcus have had their distinctive and commanding images featured in influential magazines including Vogue, Interview, Vanity Fair and W as well as…
Nahmad Projects is an initiative launched by London-based gallerist Joseph Nahmad, the latest member of the Nahmad art dynasty to set up a space in the city. In collaboration with former Sotheby’s coordinator Tommaso Calabro the gallery sets out to bring a radical change to Mayfair’s contemporary art scene. Through a programme of multidisciplinary exhibitions,…
Paris-based architect and designer India Mahdavi is behind the interior of the latest REDValentino boutique, located on Sloane Street. The 170 square meter store features a great brass and glass façade on one of London’s most strategic streets, inviting customers to discover a new intimate and charming space. The oneiric atmosphere is set free creating…
Selfridges’ highly anticipated Designer Studio was unveiled earlier this week. It joined the existing Body, Denim, and Contemporary Studios set-up on the department store’s third floor. The space carries 67 international labels, 29 new labels and brand new shop-in-shop concepts for J.W.Anderson, Joseph, Marni, Christopher Kane and Vetements. International designer collections counting Maison Margiela, Undercover,…
Alex Katz at Serpentine Gallery A plethora of landscapes and a selection of portraits are displayed amidst Kensington Gardens. Alex Katz (b, 1927) is most synonymous with figurative painting, a style he created in response to abstract expressionism in the New York 50’s. A painter of contemporary life, his portraits convey his interest for films, billboards, advertising…
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