Fashion and Art Collaborations

[spiral jetty]

It's kind of funny. Once in an interview, Kawakubo stated "I'm not interested in art".

even more funny if you recall that she was trained as an artist, when i remember it correctly.

but generally speaking could it be interesting to figure out what a fashion/art collaborations is supposed to adress. wether it is the institution of art or that of fashion a project focusses on.

[thehouseofdis]

Ann Demeulemeester and Jim Dine/Steven Klein/Julia Margaret Cameron/Kara Walker.

Do you know if Kara Walker was actually directly involved with the Ann pieces? They are obviously inspired by Walker's art but I did a search and couldn't find anything saying is was a collaboration. I love the pieces she did with Jim Dine. The Cameron stuff didn't do much for me but I did get a coat with a patch on the inside which I think is a nice touch. What season did she work with Steven Klein?

Rei Kawakubo also worked with Chrome Hearts and Jan de Cock collaborated on a shop with Comme des Garçons. Also, Comme des Garçons did some silver plated accessories using Helmut Newton photographs.





Raf Simons also has worked with artists/designers in the past such as the collection he did with Peter Saville.

[cremaster]

Balenciaga - Cindy Sherman
Longchamp - Tracey Emin
I thought CCP was influenced by Gunter Brus, Hermam Nitsch and the Viennese Actionists. They are incredibly confronting.

[Faust]

Do you know if Kara Walker was actually directly involved with the Ann pieces? They are obviously inspired by Walker's art but I did a search and couldn't find anything saying is was a collaboration. I love the pieces she did with Jim Dine. The Cameron stuff didn't do much for me but I did get a coat with a patch on the inside which I think is a nice touch. What season did she work with Steven Klein?

Rei Kawakubo also worked with Chrome Hearts and Jan de Cock collaborated on a shop with Comme des Garçons. Also, Comme des Garçons did some silver plated accessories using Helmut Newton photographs.

Steven Klein was Fall 04.



I am not sure if the Kara Walker was a collab. I will ask.

[Fade to Black]

Balenciaga - Cindy Sherman

that is an interesting matchup; was not aware of this, will have to look it up.

[cremaster]

Balenciaga - Sherman

http://www.nowness.com/day/2010/9/10/962/cindy-sherman-rocks-balenciaga

[thehouseofdis]

Steven Klein was Fall 04..

Thanks Faust. I'm having a hard time seeing what Stephen Klein did in that collection though.

Matsuda collaborated with Nan Goldin for one of the last seasons. But that was more of an ad campaign.

And of course Jean Paul Gaultier collaborated with Madonna on the Blonde Ambition tour as well as working with Peter Greenaway on the costumes for The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. Also, Greenaway worked with Margiela on The Pillow Book which was equally as beautiful but not as effective as The Cook...

[Servo2000]

My emergence from lurkhood--

Jim Drain had some sweaters produced for Opening Ceremony. Very anti-sz styles, but they were pretty fantastic objects.

Interview with Jim / images here. Think he's a RISD grad - I've been trying to get at that same industrial knitting thing he's talking about but don't think I'll get a chance, unfortunately. Need to talk to some friends in the textiles department.

[thehouseofdis]

Servo: don't give up. I think there is still a lot to explore with knitting.

[Faust]

Thanks Faust. I'm having a hard time seeing what Stephen Klein did in that collection though.

Matsuda collaborated with Nan Goldin for one of the last seasons. But that was more of an ad campaign.

And of course Jean Paul Gaultier collaborated with Madonna on the Blonde Ambition tour as well as working with Peter Greenaway on the costumes for The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. Also, Greenaway worked with Margiela on The Pillow Book which was equally as beautiful but not as effective as The Cook...

Ann took his famous photos of horses and screenprinted them on cotton and silk tshirts and dresses. I have two.

[thehouseofdis]

Oh yes, the horses. I should have known that but when I saw that runway image last night it just looked like a shiny black dress. It may have had something to do with the bottle of wine I had for dinner.

I regret not getting one of those tops when I had the chance.

[laika]

A potentially interesting event at PS1 this weekend:

Art, Fashion, Action/ MOVE at P.S.1

http://ps1.org/calendar/view/234/

Dan Colen and Proenza Schouler....

[rider]

I have two.

you had to remind me!
i'm looking at a large framed print i have on my office wall and now i think it might be part of stephen klein's repertoire. its a young grey thoroughbred's neck and shoulder just like the ones you posted and was given to me years ago by Agfa, a german printer and imaging company. i guess if i cant have a shirt this is the next best thing...i do get to look at it all day, afterall.

[Faust]

I would have been happy to sell you one of mine, just because I know how much you would appreciate it, but I stupidly ruined one with deodorant, so now I only wear it under a vest (hence my getting a second one).

[djibouti]

Interview with Jim / images here. Think he's a RISD grad - I've been trying to get at that same industrial knitting thing he's talking about but don't think I'll get a chance, unfortunately. Need to talk to some friends in the textiles department.

Yeah, he went there-

I'm nearly 100% positive that those sweaters in particular were knit on the Stoll machine at RISD.

If you go there you should try to check it out, though I don't know how protective the department is over it's use (I'd imagine very). But you could at least wander throughout the building and see it in action or talk to the techs.