Projects tagged
Clothing & Costumes
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Halima Aden: Milan fashion week’s star of the season
Read more: Halima Aden: Milan fashion week’s star of the seasonA woman dressed in western clothes and a hijab is a common sight across Europe’s capital cities – a fact now reflected on the catwalk at Milan fashion week. Halima Aden, a Somali-American model, is fast becoming fashion’s face of…
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Artists Across Myanmar Are Making Protest Art to Share Their Struggle for Democracy With the World
Read more: Artists Across Myanmar Are Making Protest Art to Share Their Struggle for Democracy With the WorldMyanmar has been engulfed in protest since February 1, when Burmese army general Min Aung Hlaing seized control of the government in a military coup, refusing to accept the landslide election victory of the National League for Democracy and its…
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Kozaburo contemplates Japan’s spiritual history for AW21
Read more: Kozaburo contemplates Japan’s spiritual history for AW21In the four years since launching his eponymous label, Kozaburo Akasaka has established himself as a leader of New York’s new guard of fashion designers. In 2017, just months after graduating from Parsons’ prestigious Fashion MFA programme, his tailored silhouettes…
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Phillip Lim on Asian-American Activism in Fashion
Read more: Phillip Lim on Asian-American Activism in FashionIn the wake of hate crimes against Asian-Americans, the New York designer has moved his studio to Chinatown and refocused his energies toward advocacy and fundraising on behalf of the AAPI community. As he said, ‘I can no longer separate…
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Detox Levis – Vertical Catwalk
Read more: Detox Levis – Vertical CatwalkDetox Levi’s: 6th December: Greenpeace activists staged a vertical catwalk action in front of the levi’s store in the biggest mall in Copenhagen, Denmark. Greenpeace calls Levi’s to engage fully in the process of ending the use and release of…
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Activism at the Met Gala
Read more: Activism at the Met GalaNow that the dust has settled from the Met Gala, with all the excitement over Kylie Jenner’s bathroom selfie and Rihanna’s body-swallowing Comme des Garçons florals, it is worth pausing to consider a red carpet moment most people missed: the…
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The Protest Mask Project
Read more: The Protest Mask ProjectThe Protest Mask Project was co-organized by Maggie Thompson and Jaida Grey Eagle. During the George Floyd protests, the artists’ studio, Makwa Studio, created hundreds of masks to give to protestors in the city of Minneapolis where the demonstrations began.…
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Journey of a Yellow Man
Read more: Journey of a Yellow ManSingaporean artist Lee Wen’s series Journey of a Yellow Man (1992–2012), one of his most famous and long-standing performances, was not simply a personal affront, it was a political affront. At the intersection of Asian art history, critical race theory, and migration…
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Protection of the Ocean
Read more: Protection of the OceanTwo pairs of dusty, pastel-orange roller skates. A ram’s skull. Several meters of tangled, bright red rope. They aren’t the sort of items you’d find in the great fashion houses of Europe or on North American catwalks. But, for unconventional…
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“What were you wearing?” Survivor Art Installation
Read more: “What were you wearing?” Survivor Art InstallationIt is an art installation that tells the story of 18 victims of sexual assault and what were they wearing at that time. “What were you wearing?” It’s an accusatory and suggestive question that people often ask victims of sexual…