The entirety of Andy Warhol’s photographic artistic output from the mid-1960′s until the time of his death in 1987 include polaroids, photo booth strips from times square in the 1960′s, stitched photo collages, and unique 8×10 silver gelatin prints.

Andy Warhol used his cameras unlike any artist before him, and possibly ever since.  Often called “his date,” Andy’s camera was with him at all times: late nights at Studio 54, art gallery openings, travels to Aspen, LA, Europe, China, weekends at his Montauk beach estate and, mostimportantly, in his studio, “The Factory,” where he relied on the camera like other artists use a pencil, a paintbrush, or a sketchpad, but ever diaristic.

Warhol used either his Polaroid or Minolta 35 mm camera to document the worlds he moved in:  sports stars like Pele or Kareem Abdul-Jabarr, fashion designers like Halston or Diane von Furstenberg, film and tv stars like Liza Minelli and Farrah Fawcett, rock ‘n rollers like Mick Jagger or Debbie Harry, artists like Francesco Clemente or Man Ray, politicians like the Kennedys or Regans and the very rich all populated Warhol’s universe.

The prices for Polaroids range from $10,000 -$50,000 and are available from this site.

Launching over the weekend ‘The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk’ saw international press, bloggers and fashionistas invade the city to see what the man himself had to say of the installation.

Looking back at 40 years in the fashion industry the message was clear from curator Thierry-Maxime Loriot “…don’t call this a retrospective.” JPG was adamant to stress his works should be displayed within a “contemporary installation rather than an exhibition.” An open-minded vision of his art with strong social messages or race, ethnicity and equality are key to his work which was brought alive in an array of imaginative ways.

“I wanted it to be a very lively exhibition” commented a warm and relaxed Gaultier: “Showing fashion living and not a historical thing. There is life in it.”

Offering a world of JPG you would never gain access to the pieces included are from the screen and the stage – some of which have taken over 1,000 hours to create; true pieces of art.

What is amazing is that over four decades many of the pieces are timeless; transcending trends but then Gaultier could never be accused of being a mere follower of fashion. The couturier is after all a pioneer.

“It’s a privilege to do what you dream.” Jean Paul Gaultier.

The exhibition is a beautifully executed theatrical performance. Entering the space an array of brilliantly animated mannequins, whose faces come alive with clever audiovisual projections, engage with their audience. The individual faces subtly move with some of them speaking or singing. It’s a spooky experience – some looking very life like. Even JPG himself if represented looking jolly and having fun.

Around the corner a padded luxury boudoir hosts amazing corsets with the signature cone bra while a revolving catwalk shows off a selection of dresses.

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Featuring over 140 original creations from the early 70’s to present day from the haute couture collections to ready-to-wear lines there are also interviews, videos and a reference to the designer’s perhaps ill-thought out music career – showing he doesn’t take himself too seriously. He was a presenter on Eurotrash afterall.

This was the fifth venue for the exhibition which has already been shown to over 700,000 visitors so far (past cities included Montreal, Dallas, San Francisco, Madrid) and will be on its way to Stockholm and New York later in the year. However unique to the Holland showcase was the introduction of a Red Light District installation, added sailors (thanks to the port) and a graffiti wall used as a back drop to his Punk CanCan collection produced by local all-girl street art collective ‘Onskruid’.

The installation is stylish and totally in-keeping with the aesthetic of what you’d expect of Gaultier.  A must-see for any fashion fan.

For more information on the exhibition at Kunsthal Rotterdam visit www.kunsthal.nl/

The exhibition runs until the 12th May, 2013.

“EMPIRE OF DREAMS” is PHUNK’s celebration of “Dreams”. It is inspired by the epic stories of the “Dreamers”.  They see things differently. They are not fond of rules. They do not conform. They invent. They imagine. They love. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the boundaries. They move us forward. They change the world, building it around the grandest, wildest of dreams.

Making great works and pushing creative boundaries is an ethos that has stayed true to the PHUNK collective. Their work includes typographic art, graphic design, animation, visual iconography and digital vector illustrations that have informed and culminated into their new artistic vision and fine art making techniques.

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What’s in the new issue? Here’s a little taster. Expect the usual Fused mix of beautiful art, inspired fashion, wonderful illustration and great music. Beautiful!

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Natasha Law’s

These new works reveal an increased exposure of layers in her technique. In Pink, Down she leaves slivers of the aluminium sheet exposed to reveal the raw surface and annunciate layers of built up paint. Similarly with her works on paper she creates a strata of different mediums. Starting with drawing she then adds gloss paint and works directly onto a glass panel layered over the work.  The synthesis of these different grounds creates an almost three dimensional effect accentuating the movement of her forms.

Eleven Fine Art
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22 June to 18 August 2012

In May 2012 it will be exactly 12 years since Fused first hit the streets and we have decided that now is the time to bring it out of hibernation.

This special edition of Fused will be a little different from previous issues: There will be more pages (100), it will be printed on different stock, it won’t be distributed for free anymore but in magazine stores, art galleries, fashion stores and boutiques. However rest assured the magazine will still include the same beautiful illustrations, stunning photography, quirky detail and great articles it is renowned for.

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The book; Golf Wang documents one of the hottest music collectives in the World.

The crew is made up of 10 kids, most of whom met in secondary school or hanging out at LA’s Supreme store. Tyler The Creator is the oldest, the ringleader and the producer. The other main members are Domo Genesis, Hodgy Beats and a female DJ/producer named Brick Stowell and the curiously absent, Earl Sweatshirt.

The book created entirely by Odd Future members, features their photography, design and writings. The photos are raw, immediate and fun – a glimpse into the crossover world of skating and hip hop.

Golf Wang is out now.

The exhibition consists of two groups of works, corresponding to the first two albums by Band of Skulls. The large-scale abstract paintings, make for interesting viewing on the rough texture of the linen Richardson uses.

Emma Richardson: Cruisin’ For A Bruisin’,
LONDONEWCASTLE PROJECT SPACE, 28 Redchurch Street, E2 7DP
free entry
Until Sunday 12th Feb, 11am – 6pm daily

The collection will feature an array of A5 artwork postcards by 22 Japanese artists, many of whom lost family and friends when the disaster struck. The works intend to offer visitors a stark insight into the grace and resilience of the Japanese spirit and the exhibition is curated by Hirinori Katagiri and Kate Thompson, two respected fundraisers who were working in Tohoku when the earthquake hit North East Japan on 11th March 2011.

The inspiration behind the exhibition’s works comes from the detrimental effect the tsunami had on Japan’s communication channels; where many landlines, mobile phone networks and internet services went down, forcing the Japanese people to depend on the country’s postal service as their primary method of communication, in many cases to report news of survival or death to loved ones.

Postcards From Japan – A Message From Tohoku Artists
Ikon Gallery, 1 Oozells Square, Birmingham, West Midlands B1 2HS
15 February – 22 April 2012

Image credit:
Shigenobu Yoshida (1958–), Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture
Light Bird, 2011
Acrylic on acrylic board
5 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (14.8 x 21 cm)

Words: Jon Price