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SPRUETH MAGERS, A TRIBUTE TO ALIGHIERO BOETTI

Funny how a great artist like Alighiero Boetti was getting famous: abroad, out of his country. Funny the way he is now celebrated, out of his country, again. Sprüth Magers will pay tribute to Alighiero Boetti (1940 1994) at its London gallery during the artist’s first major U.K retrospective in over a decade at Tate Modern, from 28 February 27 May 2012. Boetti first came to prominence in Turin in the early 1960’s. From printing, performance and sculpture, to embroidery, drawing, construction and mathematics, his work reveals a fascination with chance, order and notions of authorship. A passionate believer in the importance of collaborating with others, both artists and non-artists, Boetti incorporated many aspects of culture in to his practice, in particular the non-western traditions and skills he encountered during his travels in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This diverse and democratic approach blurred the boundaries between art and craft, and art and life. Sprüth Magers has worked with the artist for over 20 years, first presenting a solo show in Cologne in 1991. Realised in collaboration with Pasquale Leccese, this exhibition will take over three floors of the London gallery.

http://www.spruethmagers.com/home/

Author : Redazione

02/21/2012
Category: / GENERAL

MILANO TATTOO CONVENTION 2012

A few months ago I heard of a meeting of the best international tattooers taking place in a hotel of one the most important European cities. Immediately a fascinating picture without time appeared in my mind: the last level of a gigantic nineteenth century hotel, rooms enlightened just with oil lamps, buzz noises of an undetermined number of machines, the world’s best tattooers work, dirty aprons and bloody stained gloves. It’s Friday or maybe Saturday, the temperature outside is below five degrees, I wake up in an anonymous hotel crowded with muffled up people. I start wandering around big corridors, having troubles trying to count an infinite number of tattooers working in tiny spaces made with thin plastic walls. They are packed as sardines in a box and big stars of tattooing are next to fledgling ones: in common they have only the invoice total for these two square meters of space where they work.

A West Coast sacred monster is sitting on a plastic chair, bored to death and looking at the tattooer next to him working on a bunch of little colored flowers on a girl’s leg, I try to be nice to him with a smile. I would like to say something to him but I must go because the loudspeakers are saying that the body painting exhibition is about to start and then I also want to check some new tattoo books.

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Author : Marco Annunziata

02/20/2012
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SUGGESTED BY OLIVIA: CAROLYN FORCHE

Poem For Maya

Dipping our bread in oil tins
we talked of morning peeling
open our rooms to a moment
of almonds, olives and wind
when we did not yet know what we were.
The days in Mallorca were alike:
footprints down goat-paths
from the beds we had left,
at night the stars locked to darkness.
At that time we were learning
to dance, take our clothes
in our fingers and open
ourselves to their hands.
The veranera was with us.
For a month the almond trees bloomed,
their droppings the delicate silks
we removed when each time a touch
took us closer to the window where
we whispered yes, there on the intricate
balconies of breath, overlooking
the rest of our lives.

Author : Olivia Lewit

02/17/2012
Category: / GENERAL, / POETRY BENCH

A THINK TANK : THINK FLUO

What happens when two creative fashion designers, an artful photographer and a talented stylist mix together? The result is a project called Think Fluo. Tania Alineri’s images portray a woman who is an heroin between a nymph and a post modern street shaman who moves in the frame of a decaying surrounding, where a dark nature seems to overcome men. This woman is the keeper of the mystery of nature itself and at the same time, the defender of fashion. She is the personification of the good visual styling of Francesca Zagaria. In Think Fluo, the rebellious spirit makes its way with a cocktail dress and a sartorial creation, where ethnic necklaces blend with studded blouses. A free spirit that rebels against any rule or dictatorship or limitation to achieve true beauty.

Giorgio Maroni and Valentina Bacci are founders of C.A.M. . Since 2009, the duo has translated their passion and creativity into a real project, an atelier in Rome’s heart Rione Monti, and a constant clothing gardening. Their two hearts, which beat simultaneously, pump a fashion lymph where decorated creations are unique pieces of sharp and clear lines or asymmetrical shapes. Traditional tailoring is here bound to a contemporary vision of clothing. C.A.M is essential, occasional, artisanal, a creative container, a place where severity coincides with contradiction. C.A.M is Classe Artigiana Monti.

www.myspace.com/classeartigianamonti

http://classeartigianamonti.tumblr.com/

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Author : Isabella Cecconi

02/17/2012
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MARKUS SCHINWALD, VERONICAS MURCIA-SPAIN

Austrian artist Markus Schinwald is known for his fascination with the human body, an interest which has materialized, so far, in portraits and prosthesis (or portraits with prosthesis), architectural installations, and films in which automaton-like people compose and decompose themselves. In his hands, the Baroque church of Veronicas (Murcia, Spain) has become a peculiar portrait gallery. Theatrically, the central apse of the church is framed by red velvet curtains, but instead of the main altar there is a crystal case enclosing a series of tiny, beautiful, innocent looking chameleons doing their thing: walking slowly through a structure devised by Schinwald and patiently changing their skin. Surrounding this space, along the walls of the nave, a series of engravings show 19^th century individuals devoured by their clothes. Their garments seem to have experienced a process of uncontrollable self-growth, an extreme metamorphosis, which has ended up entirely hiding their subjects. The rich fabric of a sleeve expands itself to the shoulders and head; the collar of a coat climbs up, to envelop, like a cocoon, the face of the beholder; lush shawls, hats, and hairdos, seem to conspire against their owners reproducing themselves in order to possess their identity.

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Author : Emilia Garcia Romeu

02/14/2012
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BODY AND SOUL – ELIZABETH ARDEN MEETS HOTEL CRYSTAL ST.MORITZ

High mountain, crisp air, perfect days for skiing. It’s winter, it’s cold and yes, it’s snowing. Imagine being nestled between the majestic snow-capped peaks of Switzerland, sightseeing beautiful and natural landscapes, having a sip of hot chocolate..

There’s a perfectly fitted partnership when a historic Maison de Beauté meets a famous Swiss hotel. I’m talking about Elizabeth Arden and St. Moritz’ Hotel Crystal. Do you know the Crystal Hotel? It’s an elegant four star superior member of ”Small Luxury Hotels of the World” and “Engadin Golf Hotel” that welcomes its guests in the center of St. Moritz. It’s a precious jewel. It’s a cozy and traditional place, an invitation to relax in complete harmony with its surroundings. The lounge features a beautiful fireplace and it offers guests, relax and quiet moments. The whole place features many amenities and entertainment options for guests: from the private wine cellars, perfect for tasting fine wines and culinary specialties of the area, up to the bar, where aperitifs or drinks can be easily enjoyed. But there’s something more juicy you should all know. During ski slopes, when the face is whipped by cold air, and the temperature is low, the best ally to fight climatic conditions becomes a beauty/soothing product: lip stick. I’d say something suitable and versatile and indispensible when cold. This is where the partnership becomes involving. Crystal’s guest will be given and feel cared by Elizabeth Arden’s Eight Hour Cream Lip Protectant Stick. This product is based on vitamin E and it is rich in emollient properties that guarantee hydration and protection. It contains a SFP15 too and it lasts eight hours. It’s the perfect combination of beauty and wellness.

And last but not least, I was also told, it’s well appreciated among kissers too..

http://www.crystalhotel.ch/

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Author : Isabella Cecconi

02/08/2012
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CAI GUO-QUIANG EXHIBITION@MATHAF

Cai Guo-Qiang: Saraab showcases Cai’s diverse body of work, ranging from his signature gunpowder drawings to large-scale site-specific installations and the explosion event of Black Ceremony. Cai Guo-Qiang’s biggest exhibition since “I Want To Believe” at the Guggenheim Museum in 2008, Saraab (“mirage”) will feature more than fifty works, including sixteen newly commissioned pieces, thirty recent works and nine documentary videos.

Emerging” was the dominant theme at Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2012. Last Thursday night, people packed into the Barker Hangar to look at the third installation of Los Angeles’ defining art fair. Prior to entering, visitors were held sway by Judy Chicago’s reenactment of her 1968 Disappearing Environments performance. 25 tons of dried ice slowly melted, wafting ghostly drifts of atmosphere out and upwards. Inside, brightly colored object-sculptures and painting-murals grabbed at your eyes with a pushy, yet quiet, desperation. It could have been attributed to the relatively young age of artists represented, Ed Moses excluded. Speaking of, I chanced upon Master Moses signing limited edition prints with two markers simultaneously, a gaggle of cameras surrounding him.

Author : Marco Annunziata

01/26/2012
Category: / GENERAL

LES OBJETS SINGUILIER

Les Objets Singulier is a project curated by Emanuela Nobile Mino which consists of two exhibitions explicitly conceived for AltaRoma/AltaModa January 2012 venue. The exhibitions will open simultaneously on Saturday 28th January 2012 and both will present “ singular objects ”, unique pieces or limited editions, all conceived by the authors invited as wearable objects. The title of the project is inspired by the book “Les objets singuliers” in which philosopher Jean Baudrillard and architect Jean Nouvel discuss about the “singularity ”. In the book, the dialogue between the two figures produces a reflection that involves all contemporary semantic categories (from architecture to art) and, by analyzing the saturate and over-aestheticized reality that surrounds us, tries to highlight all those elements that, due to their conformation or their finality can be defined remarkable. The exhibitions present some valid great points on the “ singularity ” topic derived today from different contexts such as design, fashion and art and reflects on what seems to be a common claim to both designers and artists today: creating objects of desire.

Galleria Ugo Ferranti + Galleria O – Rome

Opening 28th January 2012 from 4 p.m. onwards

Photo: Konstantin Grcic cappa suit for Brioni

Author : Redazione

01/25/2012
Category: / GENERAL

ARTISANAL INTELLIGENCE GALLERY, THE FAB 3 UPCOMING EVENTS

During Rome’s Fashion Week, from 28 to January 30, A.I. Gallery proposes three events focused on the existing relationship between art, handicraft practices and fashion. The never ending crisis and economic conjunctures have stimulated artists, artisans, stylists and performers to come back to work with a new spirit and a mutated attitude. The result is a new territory suspended among innovation, tradition, experiment. An itinerary that starts with Davide Dormino’s installation at Muga Gallery of Via Giulia and continues at Motelsalieri with Carol Christian Poell‘s new collection. Poell who is quite out of the fashion system and never predictable, will play with an unusual ensamble of suits, accessories, art and music to transform the shop into a work of art. The itinerary will end with “ The Diamond Pattern” an event curated by BOMBA41. Store, gallery, multitasking space, BOMBA41 was born as natural evolution of the historical space owned by Cristina Bomba. Caterina Nelli, Julia Frommel and Emiliano Maggi, the three creative minds behind BOMBA41, will sew and invite the public to sew in order to pursue the creation of an unique fabric, a symbol of the cycle of life. The fragments of this mosaic of cloth, the “diamond pattern” that froms the title to the performance, are crops of unique pieces collected by Cristina Bomba during 30 years of career.

A.I- GALLERY PROGRAM

Saturday 28th January – Davide Dormino, L’origine della trama

Galleria Muga – Via Giulia 108/109 Rome – from 11 a.m. till 8 p.m.

Sunday 29th January – Inedito: Carol Christian Poell

Motelsalieri – Via Giovanni Lanza 162 Rome- from 4 p.m. till 9 p.m.

Monday 30 Janaury – The Diamond Pattern, ora et labora

Bomba41 – Via dell’Oca 39 Rome - from 4 p.m. till 9 p.m.

Photo above : Inedito by Carol Christian Poell

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Author : Redazione

01/24/2012
Category: / GENERAL

A.I. FAIR 2012 @ TEMPIO DI ADRIANO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ELITISM

Craftsmanship is fashionable. This is the current expression of made in Italy: the medium of a new idea of luxury suspended between history and unparalleled uniqueness. In collaboration with Palazzo dei Congressi and CNA, Altaroma will present A.I. Fair, an event entirely dedicated to artisans – virtuosos of tradition and key players on the stage of contemporary trends. Stemming from the natural evolution of the A.I (Artisanal Intelligence) project – already
featured in a blog, a magazine and a series of events dedicated to the marriage between fashion design, craftsmanship and contemporary art ‐ A.I. Fair serves as an opportunity to personally meet more than 80 creative designers in the trendy, informal atmosphere of a “market” which, in the future, is likely to be transformed into a real fair. Wood, metals, jewellery, ceramics… top‐level craftsmanship and self‐made design – a perfect high note on which to end Altaroma fashion week. The event will be divided up into three different moments and will be hosted in three different areas of Palazzo dei Congressi: opening time 6.00pm at Salone della Cultura with exhibits by the artisans; 8.30pm: Anything else a performance conceived by artist Marco Dalbosco will be held on the occasion of A.I. Fair in the ambulacro sinistro; 10.00pm end‐of event party.

http://www.altaroma.it/ai/

Author : Redazione

01/20/2012
Category: / GENERAL

WORDS FROM THE 81 PITTI DIARIES part II

And then it began, and then Palazzo Corsini vibrated with triumph.

Back to Florence, back to that place where everything began. It was 1962, the beginning of the glorious tradition where shapes were slick, where men were perfectly modernist n view and clear and clean in their outfits, where lines were obviously simple and perfect. Back to those sharp silhouettes, those elegant forms. The timeless beauty of Valentino’s creations are this very time being updated with a contemporary process of restyling. The innovative stylistic language declares that weight leaves and the unecessary is eliminated. This happens with a rebelliously act against the rules of apparent normalcy. Materials are precious and compact and accessories are soft and precise. Colors are from stone to gray, to metal.Tuxedos are the hedonistic remembrance of Rome and the Dolce Vita years.

There will always be just one big V and no, it’s not for Vendetta, it’s obviously for Valentino.

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Author : Isabella Cecconi

01/12/2012
Category: / GENERAL

NOW @ ALASKA PROJECTS SIDNEY

Author : Redazione

01/11/2012
Category: / GENERAL

WORDS FROM THE 81 PITTI DIARIES

A two trolleys luggage, a handbag and a clutch. Two mobile phones, my laptop and a Nikon camera. This is mostly what’s been prepared and carried on train for my three days of staying at the Pitti Immagine Uomo week. It’s number 81 this year’s first edition. I can say that I could stay here for a month or so considering all the outfits I brought with me. I never have enough of Florence and Tuscany, I must admit. This is my day two in here then, writing from the press room. I’ve seen many faces, fashionistas, cool hunters, journalists, party crashers, chance meetings, flying pigs and good to do nothing strollers. The circus mixes and melts with real workers and stakeholders. I’ve met our Altaroma beloved fellows, went to Emiliano Laszlo‘s aperitif at Ducci’s, went to the Vogue L’Uomo party, attended one of Mustafa Sabbagh‘s photo shootings. I’ve gone through all the stands and I’ve seen new and old styles. Moustaches, haircuts, clothes, men, men, men everywhere. I’m surrounded by men. This is sooo fair. The Pitti Immagine Edition is a sharp gate into the world of fashion and couture, style and egocentrism. a thick or thin line of happiness of the winter season. It’s a chance to see friends from far away. Or to meet people we have the possibility to see just twice a year, just for the summer and winter editions. It’s a getting-to-know situation, where you stay with those you happen to be with, not those you choose to be with. It’s maybe the season’s falling apart or maybe the idea of spring coming or the fact that there’s less time for a summer’s waiting. There’s joy. Not the summerish joy, but the sun shines high and it’s not so cold. Still there’s a conscious feeling of body reneiassance, it’s in the wool we are wearing or the music I am listening to, while maybe replacing back the Christmas tree or the new year’s beginning atmosphere. I actually don’t know. It’s the season of freeze,of jackets, of scarves and hats and yes, we are blocked before blooming, but cozy and warm, wrapped with clothes and coats. Elitism is here then, ready to stare at this changes and write about it. We have our eyes wide open. Last but not least the first 2012-2013 Valentino men’s collection. I’m so looking forward to attend the show. At 7.30 pm, today. And yes, I’ll wear high heels, and yes, I’ll feel like one of the Supremes.

Stay tuned, the catwalk is on and I’m licking my paws..

Photo : Collier Schorr, Two Shirts, 1998-2003

Author : Isabella Cecconi

01/11/2012
Category: / GENERAL

ROBERT THERRIEN: SELECTIONS FROM THE BOARD COLLECTION AND THE LACMA

Robert Therrien was born in Chicago in 1947, grew up in San Francisco and moved to Los Angeles in 1971, where he currently resides. He is known primarily as a sculptor, although he has also worked in painting, drawing, printmaking and photography.

For more than three decades, Therrien has explored the transformation of familiar forms. He is one of several artists represented in depth in the Broad Collection and the Los Angeles-based artist is no stranger to LACMA, where he had his early survey exhibition in 2000. Since that show, LACMA has acquired three sculptures as well as prints by Therrien, including, most recently, No Title (Black Beds), 1998, acquired in early 2011. This twisting, turning bed evokes the artist’s ability to craft materials in unexpected ways with engaging results. On its hind legs, the bed seems to take on an animal-like form, suggestive of a raging bear standing tall. Details »

Author : Marco Annunziata

01/05/2012
Category: / GENERAL

ELITISM XMAS 2011

Our best wishes. See you in 2012!

Author : Redazione

12/23/2011
Category: / GENERAL

CALIFORNIA DESIGN, 1930–1965: “LIVING IN A MODERN WAY”

This exhibition is the first major study of California midcentury modern design. With more than 300 objects—furniture, ceramics, metalwork, fashion and textiles, and industrial and graphic design—the exhibition examines the state’s role in shaping the material culture of the entire country. Details »

Author : Marco Annunziata

12/17/2011
Category: / GENERAL

ELITISM SECOND ISSUE IS NOW ONLINE

Click here and start reading!

Author : Redazione

12/09/2011
Category: / GENERAL

BOLOGNA VINTAGE MUST

No doubt that Bologna is a city that surely undergoes the charm of vintage. You can see it on the street and the proliferation of small shops, markets, design shops, clothes and accessories. But always remember that vintage and second hand are two separate things. The parameter is definitely different and well distinguished. Second hand generally refers to a regardless gaze of the quality aspect, vintage generally gives the idea of well-aged. In the main idea of vintage, there’s quality, there’s the cult of beauty, as the terms derives from the Latin Vindemia or the French Vendenge. It actually means Good old wine. It actually refers to good taste. Bologna Vintage Must is a market/exhibition to be held in the city from Friday, December the 2nd to Sunday the 4th at Palazzo Gnudi. It will be a great opportunity to visit and find some original and unique pieces. The selection will offer an overview upon the history of fashion and costume. There will be many symbol of haute couture and a serious involvement in the best names of fashion. The charming Palazzo Gnudi will create the perfect atmosphere for a heart-beating and compulsive Christmas shopping. The event will also host the exhibition “Fashion on the go”, with a selection of precious trunks, suitcases, hat boxes of Louis Vuitton by Tatterthon, one of the largest collectors of this sector. The program is juicy, and the opening is scheduled for Friday evening, with a charming aperitif. We are so willing to plunge into style and history. It’s worth a visit, for sure.

Bologna Vintage Must -Palazzo Gnudi

Via Riva Reno, 75/3 – Bologna

From Dec. the 2nd til the 4th 2011

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Author : Isabella Cecconi

11/30/2011
Category: / GENERAL

IN MILAN, JANE GOODALL

On November 23 , Jane Goodall will be in Milan to preside the inaugural evening of the photographic show “Jane Goodall, 50 years of dialogue with Nature”. The event, patronized by the Comune di Milano and realized in collaboration with Fondazione Serbelloni and Negri Firman, will be hosted in the suggestive frame of Palazzo Serbelloni. Photos of the exhibition can be purchased and every single euro will be devolved the Jane Goodall Institute Italia.

The subject of photos will be a trip in the life of Jane Goodall, from the first footsteps moved in the world of researching to her extraordinary studies on the chimpanzees , arriving to last years which she devoted to the guardianship of the rights of the people, to the education, to the defense of the biodiversity.
The presentation the T-Shirt project will be one of the important moments of the evening: stylists, designers and architects had been working on some T-Shirts to support The Jane Goodall Institute. Costume National, Frankie Morello, Monica Armani, Volta Footwear, Ermanno Scervino, Prada are only few of the names that participated to the Jane Goodall wake up call.

“Jane Goodall, 50 years of dialogue with Nature”

Opening 23th November from 18.30 pm

Palazzo Serbelloni – Corso Venezia, 16 – Milano

http://www.janegoodall-italia.org/

Author : Redazione

11/22/2011
Category: / GENERAL

THE LOOK, A SELF-PORTRAIT THROUGH OTHERS

The reason why Charlotte Rampling was meeting with Juergen Teller in a Paris Suite called Louis XV at Hotel Du Crillon was a mystery to me. I remember hearing him talking about it like if it was the most normal thing you can do. For 3 months he was up and down. He didn’t give any explanation, he didn’t say we want to do that,we want to explain this. He was just taking some photos with Rampling and they were having fun .The Louis XV project come out in 2004 and everybody talked about it. It is maybe considered as one of the very first serious Teller’s art project and its strong nudity was maybe shocking. After some years, and thank to this film, I understood that it was not just a Teller project, it was also Rampling one. Together they have been talking about those photos for hours, if not for entire days. Two artists having a professional affair I’ d like to call it. Details »

Author : Redazione

11/16/2011
Category: / GENERAL

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