Happy accident!
Love seeing the new perspectives
that construction projects reveal.
Soon will revert to being
a back alley once again
Monday, January 17, 2011
How would you like your building draped?
Draping on a building? Really? Are you kidding?
What was thought to be styling unique to the world of apparel and home fashion, has crept into the world of architecture.
Draping was used by the ancient greeks to fashion stylish outfits from a single length of cloth without the use of seaming and stitching. you can see an example of draping in this 6th century b.c. greek statuary.
In hands of Architectural giant, Frank Gehry, draping is now soaring to new heights. Using aluminum, not fabric as his medium, Gehry has patterned undulating waves of draping accross his 76 story Beekman Tower building in lower Manhattan.
What was thought to be styling unique to the world of apparel and home fashion, has crept into the world of architecture.
Draping was used by the ancient greeks to fashion stylish outfits from a single length of cloth without the use of seaming and stitching. you can see an example of draping in this 6th century b.c. greek statuary.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Costume Institute Receives $10 million Gift
Art in Fashion in NYC just got a great big boost!
It was just announced that the Costume Institute will be the recipient of a $10 million dollar gift from Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch. The gift will be used for the Costume Institute’s renovation, and the creation of a 4,200-square-foot exhibition space within it. See the full article from WWD below:
The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is getting a major boost from Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch.
The philanthropic Manhattan couple is making a $10 million gift to the museum, which will go toward The Costume Institute’s renovation, and the creation of a 4,200-square-foot exhibition space within it. The wing will be called the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Gallery.
“It’s going to transform our whole area,” Harold Koda, curator in charge of the Costume Institute, said of the complete renovations, which will start next year.
Koda said that, since the early Nineties, the institute featured fixed glass vitrines in its permanent space.
“Although it allowed people to get closer to the objects, it was always something that the public resisted,” Koda said. “They wanted more of a sense of the tactility of the objects, because costume is as much about materials as it is about the sculptural quality of the piece. There was always a sense that by just having this interface, it was difficult to consider the surfaces of our objects.”
The new configuration will address this with rotating installations. “It will allow us to completely revisit the configuration with much more flexibility,” Koda said, adding that it will allow the museum to incorporate new technology and lighting systems, “at a time when both Andrew [Bolton, curator] and I are considering different ways of presenting costume.”
Other costume-related exhibition galleries, study collections and a conservation center will also be refurbished.
Together with the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, which it took over in 2009, the Costume Institute has about 35,000 pieces in its collection.
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch explained how fashion, art and culture are becoming increasingly intertwined. “The renovation of the Costume Institute will give this interrelationship the proper focus it deserves at the museum,” the couple said. “The new gallery will allow young designers and students to see and learn while advancing both art history and the art of fashion design.”
It was just announced that the Costume Institute will be the recipient of a $10 million dollar gift from Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch. The gift will be used for the Costume Institute’s renovation, and the creation of a 4,200-square-foot exhibition space within it. See the full article from WWD below:
The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is getting a major boost from Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch.
The philanthropic Manhattan couple is making a $10 million gift to the museum, which will go toward The Costume Institute’s renovation, and the creation of a 4,200-square-foot exhibition space within it. The wing will be called the Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Gallery.
“It’s going to transform our whole area,” Harold Koda, curator in charge of the Costume Institute, said of the complete renovations, which will start next year.
Koda said that, since the early Nineties, the institute featured fixed glass vitrines in its permanent space.
“Although it allowed people to get closer to the objects, it was always something that the public resisted,” Koda said. “They wanted more of a sense of the tactility of the objects, because costume is as much about materials as it is about the sculptural quality of the piece. There was always a sense that by just having this interface, it was difficult to consider the surfaces of our objects.”
The new configuration will address this with rotating installations. “It will allow us to completely revisit the configuration with much more flexibility,” Koda said, adding that it will allow the museum to incorporate new technology and lighting systems, “at a time when both Andrew [Bolton, curator] and I are considering different ways of presenting costume.”
Other costume-related exhibition galleries, study collections and a conservation center will also be refurbished.
Together with the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection, which it took over in 2009, the Costume Institute has about 35,000 pieces in its collection.
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch explained how fashion, art and culture are becoming increasingly intertwined. “The renovation of the Costume Institute will give this interrelationship the proper focus it deserves at the museum,” the couple said. “The new gallery will allow young designers and students to see and learn while advancing both art history and the art of fashion design.”
Monday, January 10, 2011
Silhouettes taking a high profile in Fashion and Media
Silhouettes are appearing all over, from magazine covers to bus stop shelters. Rather than individual silhouettes, the predominate framing here is as a product "mash-up" or collage. Fantastic, artful way to present collections or product groupings. Here are some notable examples:
W Magazine, September 2010
Barney's Windows, Fall 2010
Petit Bateau Window, NYC
Book Cover: The Geometry of Pasta
Bus Stop Shelter, Tribeca, NYC: Mechanic Advert
Supima Market Bag
Friday, January 7, 2011
Fashion in Art at the Met
Who knew that high heel shoes were the rage in 6th Century B.C. Greece?!
Or that 12th century men finding their calves to be lacking in definition would actually pad their stockings?
Or that it was perfectly acceptable for physical fit young Roman men to attend parties in the nude, talking about minimalist fashion!
I learned these and many other fun facts during a fabulous afternoon at the Metropolitan Museum, taking the "Fashion in Art" tour organized by The Costume Institute.
"Fashion in Art" is a fascinating tour that uses works of art to illustrate the development of fashion starting with sixth century greece all the way to the present day. The works we viewed were widely varied as well including everything from marble statuary, a fresco from Pompeii to a 12th century tapestry and a 20th century conceptual art piece.
Our tour group was small; a couple from Chile, a woman from New Zealand, myself and a colleague from Supima. The docent for our tour, Susan Jonas, was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. It really was an afternoon well spent. Below are some of the works that we viewed:
The Costume Institute houses a collection of more than 35,000 costumes and accessories spanning five continents and as many centuries. The Costume Institute's Harold Koda (Curator in Charge) and Andrew Bolton (Curator) create two special exhibitions each year. Recent thematic exhibitions have included Poiret: King of Fashion (2007); Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy (2008); and The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion (2009).
Of special interest and not to be missed is their upcoming exhibition , Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, which will be on view from May 4 through July 31, 2011. No doubt it will be the most talked about show this year.
Or that 12th century men finding their calves to be lacking in definition would actually pad their stockings?
Or that it was perfectly acceptable for physical fit young Roman men to attend parties in the nude, talking about minimalist fashion!
I learned these and many other fun facts during a fabulous afternoon at the Metropolitan Museum, taking the "Fashion in Art" tour organized by The Costume Institute.
"Fashion in Art" is a fascinating tour that uses works of art to illustrate the development of fashion starting with sixth century greece all the way to the present day. The works we viewed were widely varied as well including everything from marble statuary, a fresco from Pompeii to a 12th century tapestry and a 20th century conceptual art piece.
Our tour group was small; a couple from Chile, a woman from New Zealand, myself and a colleague from Supima. The docent for our tour, Susan Jonas, was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. It really was an afternoon well spent. Below are some of the works that we viewed:
The Costume Institute houses a collection of more than 35,000 costumes and accessories spanning five continents and as many centuries. The Costume Institute's Harold Koda (Curator in Charge) and Andrew Bolton (Curator) create two special exhibitions each year. Recent thematic exhibitions have included Poiret: King of Fashion (2007); Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy (2008); and The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion (2009).
Of special interest and not to be missed is their upcoming exhibition , Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, which will be on view from May 4 through July 31, 2011. No doubt it will be the most talked about show this year.
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