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Viktor & Rolf opens a FLAGSHIP STORE IN PARIS

Designers Viktor&Rolf announce the opening of a flagship store in Paris at the prestigious address of 370 Rue Saint-Honoré, in partnership with Staff International (group OTB). The new store, of approximately 500 square meters on two floors, will house the collections ready-to-wear, bags, shoes, accessories, eyewear and fragrances for men and women. The official opening of the store is scheduled for Autumn, 2013.

ACNE STUDIOS RESORT COLLECTION 2014

Obsession of night and day and a growing garden seen from a young woman’s eyes, Swedish heritage of naturalism and functionality, create the framework of the Acne Studios Resort 2014 Serbian Nataša Vojnović rules on every picture!

Thank you Acne press

iDEAL PRESS: JOYCE.COM presents JURY OF WISDOM / HYERES FESTIVAL 2013

JOYCE.COM presents JURY OF WISDOM / HYERES FESTIVAL 2013
Interview by Lucienne Leung-Davies
Photos by Filep Motwary
http://www.joyce.com/special-features/details/jury-of-wisdom.html

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ZOOTROPE returns in June 2013 in CAMP

After its first successful tribute to moving image ZOOTROPE returns in June 2013 in CAMP. Contemporary Greek and foreign artists and creative groups will be at CAMP, from Junet 17 until June 24 to present their works of art related to oving image and to its production stages. Among the topics that will be included in this year's event is the competition dedicated to young artists entitled Zootrope Calling «Young minds in action - Rebuilding the future», the tribute to Blacklist, the international production company based in New York, and the exhibition entitled THE METAMORPHOSIS.

A character based project in which the participants have been invited to create works inspired by the classic work of Franz Kafka, the emblematic novel of the early 20th century and based on the concept of metamorphosis literally and metaphorically speaking: the transformation as part of human evolution and history, as part of nature and as a benchmark in the art, cinema, literature and in comics and animation.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of parallel events such as the sonic performance of Afroditi Psarra (performer: Kelly Filiou) entitled Idoru on Tuesday, June 18 at 21:00 and the screenings program Art21 - 100 Artists in collaboration with Art21 and with the kind support of the U.S. Embassy in Athens, on Wednesday, 19th and Friday, June 21st at 21:00.

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FACELESS part I Opens on July 3rd

The exhibition “FACELESS part I”, opening at freiraum quartier21 INTERNATIONAL/MQ on July 3 at 19:00, presents contemporary works from the worlds of art and fashion in which faces are hidden, transformed, or masked. In addition to some one hundred works by artists including Marina Abramović, Thorsten Brinkmann, Asger Carlsen, Shahram Entekhabi, David Haines, Ren Hang, Ute Klein, Nienke Klunder, Manu Luksch, Slava Mogutin, Mustafa Sabbagh, Jan Stradtmann, and Levi van Veluw, the show features masks by designers like Maison Martin Margiela, Jun Takahashi for UNDERCOVER, and Katsuya Kamo for Junya Watanabe’s COMME des GARÇONS.

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For artist Bogomir Doringer (SRB/NED), curator of the exhibition together with Brigitte Felderer from the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the exhibition was chiefly inspired by the sociopolitical consequences of 9/11. As the value of facial identifiability has risen, abstracted forms and representations of faces have become increasingly common in artistic production. Bogomir Doringer, for one, has been exploring the theme of facelessness in fashion and art for years. “Our unstable identity yearns for a return to the mask,” he says. “Like in times past, we are attracted to wearing masks as a form of protection or camouflage, as a prop, or just for entertainment.” “The grotesque faces the media bombards us with not only affect our sense of self, not only confront us with unequal reflections, but also ensnare us in excessive self-control,” says Brigitte Felderer. “They have long since left marks that are indelibly engraved in the almighty web. Eternalized in the book of faces, we become findable, identifiable. Ultimately, all our projections and desires are revealed, and worse yet are divulged to entities of control both legal and secret. We emerge and can never disappear from view again. ‘FACELESS’ explores the various strategies and projects of revolt and self-empowerment in the face of these overpowering standards we can never satisfy.”

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German artist Thorsten Brinkmann is always faceless in his self-portraits. For his photographs, which in color, pose, and composition are reminiscent of classic portrait painting, he puts together used everyday objects, discarded furniture, and household detritus as objets trouvés.

Conversely, a public persona like Marina Abramović attempts to relativize her high recognition value in photographic self-portraits. Frank Schallmaier makes collages from photos that he finds on social networks and online dating sites for gay men: they show people who present themselves without making their faces in any way recognizable. Hester Scheurwater’s photographic works examine the media representation of women as objects of desire. In Ute Klein’s photographs the bodies of lovers melt into temporary sculptures. Nienke Klunder’s self-portraits parody the trivial omnipresence of erotic images, while Jan Stradtmann’s photographic works are literally characterized by a loss of face.

In avant-garde fashion, masking has long been a popular device for erasing the individuality of the wearer. “FACELESS” shows mask creations by labels like Maison Martin Margiela, Gareth Pugh, Viktor & Rolf, and Bernhard Willhelm. Plus, for the first time in Austria, works by artist and designer Jun Takahashi for the Japanese fashion label UNDERCOVER will be on view, as will creations by stylist Katsuya Kamo for Junya Watanabe’s COMME des GARÇONS.

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