“Looking for a future with a positive, vibrant energy.” This is how Rei Kawakubo described her Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer collection to Amy Spindler of The New York Times in 1995, although the designer could just as well have been talking about Paris at that exact moment. *95 (IN PARIS, THE OUTSIDERS ARE OFFICIALLY IN) [...]
Author Archives: Amelia Stein
SA MI 75 DZ NY 12
February 24, 2012 – 11:00 am
I am not sure that it can be done, but I will attempt to describe the experience precipitated by Doug Wheeler’s installation SA MI 75 DZ NY 12 (2012). Through the use of something—fiberglass and lights—Doug has created nothing, or perhaps everything, as the exhibition is often referred to as the Infinity Room. There is [...]
Matt Wolf’s Teenage
December 2, 2011 – 2:29 pm
Psychologist Erik Erikson once noted, “It is human to have a long childhood; it is civilized to have an even longer childhood. Long childhood makes a technical and mental virtuoso out of man, but it also leaves a life-long residue of emotional immaturity in him.” In other words: Youth is crucial. It’s fragile and complicated. [...]
