For #FlashbackFriday, in lieu of yesterday’s review of opera ’The Life and Death of Marina Abramović’, here’s the music video for ‘Cut The World’ by Antony + The Johnsons. Directed by NABIL, starring Willem Dafoe, Carice van Houten + Marina Abramović, the video deals with the violent outcome between Willem’s likable businessman + Carice, his secretary. It begins with […]
Watch Robert Wilson discuss his recent collaboration with Marina Abramović in opera ‘The Life + Death of Marina Abramović’ at the Park Avenue Armory. If you’re lucky enough to still get tickets to this opera, you’re in for a treat. If not, the following images might hurt a bit, as they are […]
Although brief, it’s still pretty powerful + emotional. Here’s a quick look at a past cover shoot for the lab magazine Issue No.7, featuring the inimitable genius that is all Marina Abramovic, the ‘Godmother of Performance Art’. Shot by Justin Tyler Closer + styled by Michelle Carimpong, we see Marina go from donning big hair in […]
Here’s a fashion film featuring designer Louise Leconte‘s designs, where the designer stars as the model, with haunting vocals by Olivia Carrere. You might not be familiar with her name, but soon enough, it’s a designer name you’re going to be hearing a lot about, with special thanks to Lady Gaga. If at first […]
How great is this fashion film for Raquel Allegra‘s AW/13 collection? It so reminded me of Marina Abramovic’s ‘Light/Day‘ with performance artist, longtime collaborator + ex-lover, Ulay. In Marina’s (godmother of performance art) version however, they’re kneeling. I just love the juxtapositions at play here: The collection as a whole, is full of […]
Hit And Misses At This Year’s Costume Institute Gala
Usually, the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is always surrounded by a lot of ‘buzz’, but this year’s Gala which took place on Monday, celebrating “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations”, a fictitious meeting between the two fashion design icons was definitely not any different. With the exhibit dealing with Miuccia Prada, considered an […]