Tennessee Ernie Ford

Hrafnhildur Arnardottir - Hair sculptures

Window display for Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York 2008

Since the dawn of human culture, hair has been a medium for self-expression and identity. Hair is the original accessory, possessed by nearly every person. it has been braided, twisted, wrapped,piled, coiled, looped, teased, curled, straightened, twirled, sculpted, shaved, snipped, bound and woven manipulated in every way imaginable. Using human, horse and artificial hair New York based Islandic artist Hrafnhildur Arnardottir pushes the material well beyond its decorative and theatrical applications to explore it's strange and magical possibilities.
Like many Isladic artists, Arnardottir incorporates traditional craft techniques in her work.
Source museumofcontemporarycraft.org
The Nordic Award in Textiles goes this year to Hrafnhildur's magic creations. Congratulate!
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 Hair sculpture used by Björk for her album "Medulla"

Ann-Sofie Madsen

Beautiful bird chicks!

Ann-Sofie Madsen is a Danish fashion designer and illustrator, if you like her work check out her website! /  styliste et illustratrice danoise, si vous aimez son travail allez vite sur son site!
http://ansofiemadsen.dk

Sacha van Dorssen & Deyrolle

Autoportrait

Sacha van Dorssen dutch fashion phootographer / photograph de mode hollondaise

Exposition
Institut Néerlandais
121, rue de Lille  75007 Paris
Tel. +331 53 59 12 40
http://institutneerlandais.com
Horaires d'ouverture / Opening hours
13h -19h tous les jours, sauf lundi  /  1pm - 7 pm every day except monday


Un lieu magique à decouvrir pas loin d'Institut Néerlandais /
A magic place to discover, not far away from the Dutch institute

Depuis 1831, la maison Deyrolle propose des collections d'insectes et de coquillages, des animaux naturalisés de toutes sortes, des curiosités naturelles et du matériel pedagoqique pour l'enseignement. /
Since 1831, Deyrolle proposes collections of insects and shells, stuffed animals of all kinds, curiosities from nature and pedagogical equipment for education.

Deyrolle
46, rue Bac  75007 Paris
Tel. +331 42 22 30 07
http://deyrolle.fr

GARETH PUGH Autumn - Winter 2011

Neneh Cherry - Manchild

Belleville saturday evening

Vernissage/ Opening  Galerie Marcelle Alix - Nothing personal, group exhibition - 5 mars 2011
4, rue Jouye-Rouve  75020 Paris
Tel. +339 50 04 16 80

Vernissage/ Opening  Galerie Jocelyn Wolff  - group exhibition - 5 mars 2011
78, rue Julien-Lacroix  75020 Paris
Tel. +33 142030565

Very close to those contemporary art galleries you have at 72 rue de Belleville  this signe. /
A deux pas de ses galleries d'art contemporaire vous avez au 72, rue de Belleville ce panneau.

On the stairs of this house was born the 19 December 1915 in the biggest destitution Edith Piaf whose voice, later, will overwhelm the world.

For a drink before or after or both:
Aux Folies
8, rue de Belleville  75020 Paris
Tel. +331 46 36 65 98
Check out the original neon lights at the ceiling ***

For an excellente thaï dinner. Reservation is imperative.
Krung Thep
93, rue Julien Lacroix  75020 Paris
Tel. +331 43 66 83 74


*** Georges Claude - Inventor of the first neon lamp
The French engineer, chemist and inventor Georges Claude, was the first person to apply an electrical discharge to a sealed tube of neon gas to create a lamp. Georges Claude patented the neon lighting tube on January 19, 1915 - U.S. Patent.
In 1923, Georges Claude and his French company "Claude Neon", introduced neon gas signs to the United States. Neon lighting quickly became a popular fixture in outdoor advertising. Visible even in daylight, people would stop and stare at the first neon signs dubbed "liquid fire."
Source inventors.about.com

Art Wear

When art meets fashion: for the issue 07 of Vol Magazine, Swedish photographer Frederik Lieberath shot this awesome editiorial. Fashion by Cynthia Lawrence-John.

Cape Charlie Le Mindu

Dress Hannah Marshall

Dress Iris Van Herpen

Sweater Sandra Backlund

Dress Emma Slack

Palais de Tokyo

Opening tomorrow thursday 6 january  7-9pm
Vernissage demain jeudi 6 janvier  19-21h

Modules  Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent
Module 1  Elénore Saintagnan   " a film alphabet primers"  / "un film abécédaire"
Module 2  Emmanuel van der Auwera  video essay / essai vidéo  " bring us to ourselves, Mikhaïl"

Palais de Tokyo
13, avenue du Président Wilson  75116 Paris
Tel. +33 147 23 54 01
http://www.palaisdetokyo.com/

Meriç Canatan

Meriç Canatan, Turkish artist/designer created these pictures of science-fiction-themed collages. He uses a cut-out technique that gives a  fantastic mood.

Meriç Canatan, artiste/styliste Turque a créé ces collages de style science-fictionesque. Il utilise une technique de découpage qui donne à ses créations une ambiance fantastique.

Happy New Year (ABBA)