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I’ve always loved this iconic photo, above, of Alek Wek by Herb Ritts so it was interesting to listen to Alek Wek speak about the shooting of it on ShowStudio: Alek Wek by Herb Ritts. The Alek Wek interview is one of a series, Subjective, where: Nick Knight and SHOWstudio present the history of contemporary […]
MoreOkay, this is not my usual thing but I am fascinated and intrigued by the photography of Joan Fontcuberta whose work is being shown at The Science Museum, London, from 23 July 2014 to 9 November 2014 – Joan Fontcuberta: Stranger Than Fiction. They say: Discover the incredible fictions of Joan Fontcuberta in his first […]
MoreI love the beautiful abstract art of Marisa Purcell. See more on her eponymous site or click across to Marisa Purcell at the Olsen Irwin Gallery who currently have an exhibition of her most recent work, a series entitled Polyphony which includes Disperse, above, on from 30 July – 17 August 2014. (Oops. forgot to mention it’s in […]
MoreFashion Gone Rogue featured the images above, amongst others, last week in a feature on MariaCarla Boscono for Givenchy Through The Years. I took a look, thought, ‘Beautiful photography and styling’ and moved on … Then, over the weekend, I found myself yearning for Christian Louboutin nail varnish after seeing the image below (it’s a big […]
MoreI spent Saturday evening at the Tate Modern, this week, wheeling around the Matisse and Malevich exhibitions, currently showing there. Fabulous. I love going to art exhibitions and, every time I do it, I think,’I just do not do this enough.’ So in the spirit of more, I am scheduling Horst: Photographer Of Style into […]
MoreI bought I am Pilgrim last year. Didn’t read it immediately. Big mistake. I am totally engrossed, started it yesterday, cannot put it down and would recommend it to anyone who likes espionage type thrillers. The perfect gift for such a person. Amazon’s blurb (click on image to go to Amazon) says: Can you commit […]
MoreReading Henri Matisse Inspires Roger Vivier’s Summer 2015 Rendez-Vous Collection on Blouin ArtInfo reminds me that I must get to Henri Mattise: The Cut-Outs exhibition at the Tate Modern before it ends on September 7. With Matisse and Malevich (to 26 October 2014) exhibitions running concurrently at the moment, Tate Modern is a must visit on my […]
MoreExtract from a review (click across to read in full) – Blouin ArtInfo, Formally Perfect and Utterly Fleeting: Dennis Hopper Photographs at the Royal Academy to October 19, 2014: “It’s a joy,” [Cartier-Bresson] once explained to me in an interview. “It’s an orgasm. You guess and you’re sure.” The photographer would stalk his prey like a […]
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