Manus & Machina - Fashion in an Age of Technology

Issey Miyake (1990) & Nora Raviv (2014)

    The Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute's spring 2016 explores how fashion designers are reconciling the handmade and the machine-made in the creation of haute couture and avant-garde read to wear.  

It shows more than 170 ensembles dating from the early 20th century to the present, the exhibition addresses the founding of the haute couture in the 19th century, when the sewing machine was invented, and the emergence of a distinction between the hand (Manus) and the machine (Machina) at the onset of mass production. It explores this ongoing dichotomy, in which hand and machine are presented as discordant tools in the creative process, and questions the relationship and distinction between haute couture and read to wear.

Many pieces are a piece of Art than a Garment to wear...  Stunning beauty...

Alexander McQueen (2009)& Boue Soeurs (1929), Prada (2015), Hussein Chalayan (2007),

 Iris Van Herpen (2013) & Proenza Schouler (2015) 

Saint Laurent (1983), Alexander McQueen (2012), Mary McFadden (1980)

Chanel (2010), Louis Vuitton (2012), Alexander McQueen (2014)

Hampton Art Fairs

 Art South Hampton Art Fair

     Hampton is always a fun place to visit over the summer in New York.  I attended two art fairs:  Art South Hampton Art Fair and Art Market.

They usually have pretty fun art works and events.  This year, it was little limited which was surprised...  But it was still a fun art event in Hampton for Summer.  You don't want to miss it.

When I went to Chicago last year May, I visited the Albano Gallery.  Loved Doona Rosenthal's work.  The gallery attended the South Hampton Art Fair.  Lovely to meet her and nice to hear from her works concept.

          

Art Market

Freize Art Fair Week

Frieze Art Fair

clockwise Anton Kern Gallery, Blum and Poe Gallery, Victoria Miro Gallery

     The Frieze Art Fair has been in New York for last 5 years. The Armory arts week used to be one big art scene in New York. Now we have the Frieze Art week in May. Along the Frieze Art Fair, many different art fairs were held ; Nada Art Fair, Art New York, Context, and some smaller design fairs including Spring Masters and Design collective.

The Frieze Art Fair is so well organized and nicely curated. I really appreciate it's quality of works. But this year I felt it was too well prepared visually... There is not much room for audience to create their imagination and creativity with art... not many fun art works this time... Saw many pretty art works like a graphic art...

Nada Art Fair

clockwise @Schmidt & Handrup, @American medium, @Klaus von Nichtssagend,
and @Mier Gallery

     Since I went to most of fairs beside smaller ones, I could see how space is very important for the art fair. I saw some pieces from the Spring/Break show in the Nada Art Fair. It was quite unique pieces, but with white wall, it didn't appeal as much as at the old post office. I guess that's why the Independent art fair prepare individual unique space for each gallery. But in general, the Nada was good, I had the impression that they are following the frieze format. But since most of artists and smaller galleries have very tiny space which was great to be well organized...

Art New York & Context

Clockwise "black Mountain" by Alexander Calder @Vertes Modern,
"Title no Yes this" by Gary Tactile@Wanrooji, Rafa Macaroon's work @ Casa Cuadrada

Clockwise @Schmalfuseberlin, @Heller, @RadeMarkers, and @Heller

Art New York and Context were quite interesting. I could see various object, color, and texture arts which made me excited.

Spring Masters

clockwise Fred Yates's @JohnMartin Ralston Crawford's @HollisTaggart
NigelvanWieck's & Victor Eldelstein's @DidierAaron Gallery

Legar & Portatrice Daqua's @SylviaPowell Right image @KunsthandelKolhammer

The Spring Maters was very excellent this year. Since the TEFAF will take The Spring Masters from Next year. There were a few prestigious antique galleries who attended from Europe which made the show more essential. I also like octagon shape exhibition space. Because its shape, it made audience focus on exhibition object more. Also, Park Ave Armory has a great location and space.

Design Collective

Clockwise,@MaisonGerard, @MarkMcDonald, @JohnTrading, & @Fuglen Gallery

     Design Collective shows more modern contemporary work from 20-21 century, There were many interesting works, but exhibition space was horrible. Maison Gerard always have wonderful presentation for their pieces, but I couldn't see it.