Diana Al-Hadid’s opus inhabits multiple media: large-scale sculptures, drawings, site-specific installations and painting all feature throughout the Syria-born, Brooklyn-based artist’s work. Al-Hadid’s work is rooted in history: she often references art from centuries past, from which she borrows motifs that she rearranges, reinterprets and uses in her own compositions. It is a symbiotic fascination, one that lends Al-Hadid’s work a […]
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No Second Take: ‘Disposable’ Showcases the Single Shot Era
How many selfies does it take to get the “perfect selfie?” Back in the day of disposable cameras—way before Instagram—one take is all you got. No selecting the best shot. No deleting. The folks at Con Artist Collective, an artists collective on the Lower East Side in NYC, are going back in time to the “one take” days by putting on an exhibition […]
Saint Laurent’s ‘Scandalous’ 1971 Collection: The Best Looks
In the annals of fashion, Yves Saint Laurent's haute couture 1971 collection is being remembered as one of the most controversial collections of all time. When first shown, the 80-piece "Liberation" collection was universally vilified and met with such outrage by both press and audiences, that the French designer had to take a break before presenting his next collection. Saint Laurent [...]
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