Monthly Archives: June 2011

Romanian visual artist Olivia Mihaltianu appeared in this blog a while back in connection with an exhibition that referenced Michelangelo Antonioni. This picture showing Olivia in a Western inspired costume relates instead to her new project that will be unveiled … Continue reading →

Sometimes I wish I were a millionaire not to live a life made of luxuries, but to be able to do all the projects I would like to do without worrying about the bills. My dream of being a millionaire … Continue reading →

I have a bit of an obsession with three-cornered hats. Despite this is definitely not the most unassuming kind of hat (even though the version I prefer is the most basic one with no decorations, feathers, veil or lace), I … Continue reading →

I’m republishing today an interview I recently did for Zoot Magazine with artist and graphic designer Matteo Pelo. Hong Kong-born but London-based Matteo Pelo studied graphic design at Central Saint Martins. Last Autumn he was part of the New Era … Continue reading →

There is something almost alien yet fascinating about the modern polished steel oval structure with a veiled side and a bright side representing this year Saudi Arabia at the Venice Art Biennale. The structure reflects a series of smooth chrome … Continue reading →

While putting the final touches to his installation inside the Hong Kong Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale, Kwok Mang-ho looks like the most unassuming and humble person on earth. Yet, after wearing his transnational shaman-like costume, Kwok disappears, morphing … Continue reading →

In March the Architectural Association School launched in Paris, as part of the international visiting programme, the “F(AA)shion” workshop, an intensive design-based programme of lectures. The workshop, curated by Jorge Ayala, Director of the AA Visiting School in Paris and … Continue reading →

I expected to see a lot of different works at the Venice Art Biennale, but surely not a Schiaparelli dress. This is actually not the original black crepe "Skeleton" dress from Schiap's 1938 Circus Collection with its iconic padded ribs, … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s post closed with Prada, so it seems logic doing a brief follow up that somehow takes the piss out of all the people I have seen walking around in Prada during the Venice Biennale press days. If you’ve been … Continue reading →

"Venice Biennale is a choking-on-money mercantilist fossil," states one of the many reasons not to be at the event, listed by artists Anetta Mona Chişa and Lucia Tkáĉová in an ironic mural outside the Romanian Pavilion. In a way the … Continue reading →