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Eco-fashion: off the runway, and into the exhibition hall

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:16:13 +0000

Green couture has shown up in designers' studios, fashion magazines, and on runways from New York to Milan. But nothing lends cred like a museum exhibit... and eco-friendly fashion now has one. Eco-Fashion: Going Green opened at the Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology on May 26. If you want to get a look at some of the latest designs, they're there: the exhibit features work from well-known names in the space, such as Edun, Ciel, and Bodkin. But curators Jennifer Farley and Colleen Hill didn't stop with the design houses' discovery of "green"; rather, the exhibit takes a long look at the history of fashion's relationship with the environment.

ASU Art Museum explores sustainability definitions in Fall exhibitions

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:23:17 +0000

: Artist Carrie Marill's "Fucking Liberal Life"

In 1987, the United Nations' Bruntland Commission defined the concept of sustainable development as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs..." Is this an accurate definition? Certainly. Does it capture the imagination, and prod people to action? Probably not... This Fall, Arizona State University's Art Museum is going to take another, and very different, stab at formulating a definition for sustainability. A series of projects gathered under the title Defining Sustainability will not only display artistic renderings of the concept (or specific examples of it, such as greener transportation or recycled shade structures), but also bring together "artists and designers, faculty and students [to] engage the greater Phoenix community in their creative processes and in conversations about sustainability."

Alice wonders Burton and Leibovitz

Sundance Channel — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:01:23 +0000

As artists continue to draw inspiration from childhood fears and fairy tales, it comes as no surprise that classic stories like Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (more commonly known as Alice in Wonderland) are being tapped. Coming up on the 2010 film lineup is Tim Burton's much anticipated ALICE IN WONDERLAND with Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter (who else?), Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, and Anne Hathaway as the White Queen. But Burton is hardly the first to put a unique spin on Carroll's tale. With the first official photographs of WONDERLAND released last week, photographer-extraordinaire Annie Leibovitz's editorial for Vogue US December 2003 have "resurfaced," thanks to the efforts of bloggers everywhere.

Simply expensive: Pharrell makes art now

Perrin Drumm — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:10:21 +0000

Collaborations can be great and we're certainly seeing more and more unexpected film/art/fashion/music combinations now. But Pharrell and Takashi Murakami working together is like pop on top of pop...with a side order of pop! And that’s exactly what “The Simple Things,” their contribution to Switzerland’s Art Basel, is.

David de Rothschild’s Adventure Ecology hosts SMART Art competition

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:30:31 +0000

What's David de Rothschild doing when he's not building plastic boats, or tracking down the lifecycles of everyday products? Well, in one case, he's judging artwork. de Rothschild's Adventure Ecology, its Sculpt the Future Foundation, and the Lincart Gallery in San Francisco are hosting the SMART Art -- Trash into Treasure exhibit through June 27th.

Learn more about the exhibits at SMART Art...