This year the newest addition to the Art Basel roster is Art Basel Hong Kong, "the city where East meets West." From May 23 - May 26 the art fair will take over the Asian art world. It will specialize in new artwork that is produced all over Asia and the Asia Pacific, as well…
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The Hong Kong International Art Fair celebrates its fifth year, once again showcasing the best in contemporary art at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center from May 17 -20. The Art Fair features work from 266 galleries representing 39 countries all over the world. Hong Kong is the third-largest art auction center in the…
NICOLAS ANDREAS TARALIS - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Greek designer Nicolas Andreas Taralis took on Asian martial arts influences in his Fall 2012 collection, saying that the looks were, “Kurosawa meets Blade Runner.” The gothic, Zen pieces of the collection featured jackets and coats with quilted labels and sashes reminiscent of Karate gis with…
SHIATZY CHEN - PARIS F/W 2012 RUNWAY Chinese designer Shiatzy Chen’s F/W 2012/13 collection, Weaving a Dream, draws from the Miao culture of Southern China and Southeast Asia to inform Chen’s contemporary designs. The Miao people were culturally isolated for centuries, leading them to create forms of embroidery and totems that express their history and…
CONCEPT KOREA - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION The F/W 2012 season marks the fifth time the Concept Korea group fashion show came to the NYC runways. The featured designers for this year are Doho (by DO HO), Lie San Bong (by Lie Sang Bong), Resurrection (by Juyoung), Son Jung Wan (by Son Jung Wan), and…
PETER PILOTTO - LONDON F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW A collaborative effort of Austrian/Italian Peter Pilotto and Belgian/Peruvian Christopher De Vos, the Peter Pilotto label’s reputation for pioneering fashion earned them the Best Emerging Talent Award at the British Fashion Awards in 2009. This A/W 2012-13 collection adds various Asian subculture references, from Japanese…
THE UNTITLED MAGAZINE AT THE "SOIREE AU LOUVRE" BENEFIT - View gallery (75 Photo) XXXX Magazine, "The Untitled Magazine" was invited to take part in the 3rd annual Young Patrons Circle of the American Friends of The Louvre Benefit, held at the French Embassy Cultural Center, the Payne Whitney Mansion, on June 3rd, 2010. This year,…