Black. Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume

W&V — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:28:19 +0000

BLACK. Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume
ZWART. Meesterlijk Zwart in Mode & Kostuum

The current exhibition in the MoMu (Mode Museum Antwerpen) illustrates the historic phases of the colour black, with examples from painting, historic costume and contemporary fashion. It also looks more deeply into the textures and the potentials of black in diverse materials, including fur, leather and lace. In addition, the exhibition includes masterpieces by contemporary designers who, like the city of Antwerp, have a special connection to black.
The exhibition features silhouettes by Belgian designers as well as international couture houses like for example Ann Demeulemeester, Olivier Theyskens and Dirk Van Saene.

The exhibition BLACK. Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume runs from the 25Th of March till the 8Th of August 2010 in MoMu, Antwerp, belgium.

Photos: MoMu Antwerp, Marjolein Steensma | Mode Museum Antwerpen | Modeblog.nl

Flower by Nick Knight

W&V — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:58:32 +0000

Nick Knight is among the worlds most influential and visionary photographers. As a fashion photographer, he has consistently challenged conventional notions of beauty and is fêted for his groundbreaking creative collaborations with leading designers as well as editorial for W, British Vogue, Paris Vogue, Dazed & Confused, Another, Another Man and i-D magazines have consistently kept Knight at the vanguard of progressive image-making for the past three decades. His first book of photographs, Skinheads, was published in 1982. He has since produced Nicknight, a twelve year retrospective, and Flora, a series of flower pictures, both published by Schirmer Mosel. Knight’s work has been exhibited at international institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, Saatchi Gallery, The Photographers Gallery and Hayward Gallery. He has also produced a permanent installation, Plant Power, for the Natural History Museum in London and was the first of Channel 4′s ‘Big 4′ 50-foot installations outside its London HQ in 2007.

The below Flower video by Nick Knight is featuring a remix of Special Cases by Massive Attack.

Photo and video: Nick Knight featuring Massive Attack | Youtube

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Black. Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume

Flower by Nick Knight