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The exhibition "A Way Beyond Fashion" explores important issues raised by the industry of fashion such as the projection of identity, the research for new technology and the question of sustainability in mass consumption.
The show aims to analyse the boundaries of fashion and art and seeks to define new visions for the development of fashion as a cultural expression. Taking the work of the late designer Rudi Gernreich as a point of departure, "A Way Beyond Fashion" highlights individual artists and designers whose work strongly relate to the dynamics of a globalized fashion world.
Participating artists/designers:
Hussein Chalayan, Mirjana Djordjevic, Carla Fernandez, Terence Gower, Edwina Hörl, Liquid Loft, Jenny Marketou, Lucy + Jorge Orta, Carol Christian Poell & Takahiko Sanada
Venue: apexart, New York
Opening: September 16th, 2009, 7pm with a live performance by Liquid Loft
Dates: September 17th - October 26th, 2009 / in parallel to New York Fashion Week
Public Discussion Night: September 17th, 2009 at 8pm
Curator: Robert Punkenhofer/ART&IDEA