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February 2011 - II: Beach style; on/offline experiences

Beach style World affairs Web/Mobile
In Europe, the cold days will come to an end. A good reason to collect some pieces for beach-walks, adventurous city-tours, and surprising nights; such as the t-dress with hotpants by G-Star...

Beach style Eco and traveling Web/Mobile
Some pieces for a sportive weekend on the seaside like the boxers by the French label g=9.8 made of recycled wood that feels silky-cashmere alike, eco-friendly barefoot shoes...

On/offline experiences Reality check Web/Mobile
The collection of pieces like the jacket-jeans combination by Replay for men's style SS2011 is inspired by a famous drawing by M.C. Escher that remembers the school of Harry Potter...

On/offline experiences Fashionoffice Insight February 2011 by publisher Karin Sawetz Web/Mobile
The reason why requests for 'erwin wurm one minute sculptures' are leaded by search engines to Fashionoffice...


SHORT MESSAGES (from the FashionFeeds):

5 Feb 2011 - "The appearance of the past in the present is the fascinating thing"
...says Mary Kelly in the video after she has bespoken the installation 'Multi-Story House', which shows writings of different generations about feminisim on a wooden-glass(?) house; the writings make the walls look transparent. Mary Kelly's works are about sexuality, mother-and-child relationship, identity, collective memory. From 19 Feb to 12 June, the Whitworth Art Gallery at Manchester University (UK) presents 'Mary Kelly: Projects, 1973 - 2010'. The exhibition focuses on the artist's commitment to women's narratives. On International Women’s Day (8 March), the gallery invites with the words: "Look around Love Songs, Mary Kelly’s celebration of the Women’s Movement, and help us mark the 100th International Women's Day." manchester.ac.uk/whitworth

5 Feb 2011 - Advertising as 'Musica Interrupta'
Recently, the new video for the song 'My House' from the album 'Blue Songs' (released on 31 Jan moshimoshimusic.com) by the Brooklyn based electro-dance group Hercules & Love Affair in a direction by Price James (videos for 'OK' by Shit Disco, 'It's The Beat' by Simian Mobile Disco) was published online. In the second half of the video, ads are breaking the linearity of the movie. The trashy, music-interrupting 80s/90s advertising style enhances the intended low quality of the retro house-dance music video that references the club scene of that time. A campaign for a laundry and then a chicken house in the Bronx appear, before the catwalk scenery with gogo dance elements continues.

4 Feb 2011 - An actor hacks a set
The video shows Italian actor Federico Scoponi Morresi's submission to the 'Set Hacking' competition, produced while he waited to play his scenes in 'Una Musica Silenziosa'. On 16 February, the 'Set Hacking' launch party showcasing short films of actors while waiting on set will take place at the Lancia Life Style Lounge during the film festival Berlinale 2011 (10 - 20 Feb, Berlin - DE).

4 Feb 2011 - Lady Gaga about the art work of Marina Abramovic
... which is in the eyes of the musician without any limits in a world where people can be 'terrifying monsters'. She names as an example a performance where the Serbian born in US living performance artist Marina Abramovic (this year's honorate of the Savannah College of Art and Design for her influence on contemporary art) allows the audience to become interactive with her body. Wikipedia cites Marina Abramovic: "The experience I learned was that…if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed." such as she also describes in the video about the 'Rhythm 0' performance from the 70s on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ennfeVSirDU

4 Feb 2011 - 'Broken Bones' by The Holidays
Fashionoffice received the hyperlink to the song 'Broken Bones' from the debut album 'Post Paradise' of the Australian Music Prize Red Bull Award winners 'The Holidays'. On Soundcloud.com, additionally to the original version you will find a Javelin Remix. At this time, the four members band tours in Australia (today Brisbane, tomorrow Melbourne...); it is announced that The Holidays will perform in March in Austin - Texas (US)... theholidaysband.com

4 Feb 2011 - 'Quicksand' by La Roux in a Boy 8-bit Remix
...is part of La Roux’s 'Gold Edition' featuring new interpretations of songs by the UK electroinc pop duo such as Kanye West's version of Grammy nominated 'In For The Kill'. It is announced that the record premieres today on MySpace myspace.com/larouxuk; digital release of the 'Gold Edition' (Cherrytree/Interscope) via Amazon and iTunes on 8 February.

3 Feb 2011 - 'No Escape' by Priscilla Sucks from the 'Dirty Bastard' EP
Just received an announcement that the Berlin punk-rock-trash band Priscilla Sucks will perform today live at the Sage Club Berlin sage-club.de.

2 Feb 2011 - Online video-game 'champion'
Just received the hyperlink to the online video-game 'Are you a real Champ?' by Davidoff. You can insert your own photo and your name - amazing where especially the photo appears later in the movie! It is announced that the video will not made public unless you share it.

2 Feb 2011 - Sports, music, lifestyle video
The video by Skullcandy was produced on occasion of the BMX Worlds in Germany in 2009; music 'Running With Scissors' by the German hardcore band 'Fire in the Attic'. Now, the design label for headphones, backpacks with built-in speakers... announces the 'Skullcandy Ispo Party' on 7 Feb during the international sports fair Ispo with DJs Mike Relm and The Disco Dogs at Club Ampere Muffatwerk in Munich (DE).

2 Feb 2011 - British male and female model on Brighton beach
Jourdan Dunn and Sacha M’Baye are the February-models of Burberry's on- and offline spring/summer 2011 campaign. It is announced that during the campaign, each month other cast members will be revealed. The hyperlink to the video was sent with the note: "Please credit as "© Copyright Burberry""

2 Feb 2011 - Images of the Arabian world
The amazing video is a cabaret alike lecture about the troubles a person can get in because of the image upon a group or countries that we have in our heads, and how hard it is to change this image. Building a new image of the Arabian world is a center theme of US-Lebanese artist Walid Raad whose work is rooted in his experiences as a teenager in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil Wars (1975 – 90). Now, Walid Raad's work is shown at the exhibition 'Miraculous Beginnings' from 19 February – 25 April 2011 at the Bildmuseet of the Umea University in Sweden.

2 Feb 2011 - Pierre Garroudi is the most requested couturier on Fashionoffice
...alongside to the couture labels Chanel and Martin Margiela (statistics January 2011). The video shows the Iranian-French in London based couturier in an interview with the Austrian online publication nectarandpulse.tumblr.com. Fashionoffice has just received an invitation to Pierre Garroudi's next show on 19 Feb in London.

2 Feb 2011 - Slick & sexy fashion online presentation with slideshow and music
...by London based designer Jerry Osei-Tutu, who introduces the new Osei-Tutu 2011 collection 'The Ego Altered' with the description of a Kafkaesque scenery where a man is living, whose "ego screams for attention..."

1 Feb 2011 - 'Attention Please!?'
...is the title of this year's European Fashion Award – FASH 2011. Students from 17 different countries were looking for answers to questions like "What is the impact of fashion today? Is it about identity or status? Is it about sales, attention, or beauty?..." On 6 Feb, the award celebration will be held during the ispo 11 (6-9 Feb) in Munich (DE).

1 Feb 2011 - 'Satellite' by The Kills
...is the first single from the album 'Blood Pressures' (release on 5 April). It is announced that a road trip inspired video directed by Sophie Muller (most recent works 'Soldier of Love' - Sade, 'Only The Young' - Brandon Flowers) will be launched soon.

31 Jan 2011 - Italian Disco Queen 'Hard Ton' tributes fashion performance artist Leigh Bowery
The video shows the Venezia (IT) based Disco Queen 'Hard Ton' in a tribute to the Australia born (1961) and in London (1994) died fashion artist Leigh Bowery. Leigh Bowery is a representant of the Londoner punk and gay scene. The Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna, AT) announces that works showing Leigh Bowery will be part of the exhibition 'No fashion, please!' (11 Nov 2011 - 22 Jan 2012) with focus on "utopian-looking dresses" in sceneries and the style of fashion photography - but the dresses are only players in stories that have not much to do with wearable clothes...

31 Jan 2011 - Re-listen: 'The Sound of Violence' by the French electronic duo Cassius, vocals by Steve Edwards
...from the album 'Au Rêve' (2002). The computer animated video shows a natural landscape that transforms by the end into an abstract virtual reality.

31 Jan 2011 - Balloon dress in a performance
The video by the Eindhoven (NL) based exhibition space 'MU' for contemporary art made of a mix of design, fashion, music and architecture, shows several artists from South Africa speaking about the intention of their work such as Athi-Patra Ruga, who made a dress out of balloons. He had the idea to fill it up with liquid and put the performance in a scenery where high heels are standing on the ground which is covered with popped balloons. At this time, Athi-Patra Ruga's video 'Miss Congo' is part of the exhibition 'Alterating Conditions: Performing Performance Art in South Africa' at The Bag Factory (Johannesburg bagfactoryart.org.za) with focus on performance art as media for political, social, or cultural expressions; such as one artist says on the MU-video: "I want to make people understand what's going on."

30 Jan 2011 - Artist about cultural changes
On the video, Indonesian artist Jompet Kuswidananto speaks about his installation 'Third Bodies' at the Hong Kong International Art Fair in 2010. The scenery is made of sound, a book that is animated by a robot and symbols of the old and new Indonesian culture like sportive boots. He describes Indonesia as a world in change. The annual art fair in Hong Kong has established itself as one of the most interesting new places in Asia where contemporary art happens. The next ART HK 11 will be held from 26 to 29 May hongkongartfair.com

30 Jan 2011 - A daredevil's art-performance action-photography
...in Beijing. The video shows how Chinese performance-photography artist Li Wei is making his daredevil alike pictures that address the changes of our society and the risks for individuals. Recently, Li Wei says in an interview with Mutualart.com: "Suspension means the dangerous and unstable aspects of society."