Gareth Pugh’s Grand Reconstruction

Gareth Pugh’s Grand Reconstruction

The timing of Gareth Pugh’s comeback is as bold as his designs. Pugh observes in his press notes: “Naomi Klein speaks about the idea that seemingly impossible ideas become possible in times of crisis. Right now, there are no rules. There are no limits. We are being...
Basquiat & Warhol and Downtown’s It Crowd

Basquiat & Warhol and Downtown’s It Crowd

The 1980s was arguably the most exciting time for artists in Downtown New York, and photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was there to capture so many of the big names from that lush and fertile era, including Warhol, Haring, Basquiat, and Sherman. Her black and...
The Beautiful and the Damned: Sheila Rock’s Punk Gods

The Beautiful and the Damned: Sheila Rock’s Punk Gods

  From Eater to the Clash, from the lipstick of Siouxsie Sioux to the staff of Sex, photographer Sheila Rock caught the faces of punk just as it all went haywire All photographs: Sheila Rock The Clash ‘This photoshoot was done in [their manager] Bernie Rhodes’ offices...
Kei Ninomiya at Noir

Kei Ninomiya at Noir

Kei Ninomiya at Noir proved again that If there is an heir apparent to Rei Kawakubo, he is it. His show featured garments of otherworldly complexity that pushed the envelope to outer space. The theme was “The Beginning,” going back to what he backstage said was...