Hussein Chalayan at the Design Museum in London

Exhibition at the Design Museum in London : 22 January – 17 May

Leading the forefront of contemporary fashion design, the twice named 'British Designer of the Year,' Hussein Chalayan, is renowned for his innovative use of materials, meticulous pattern cutting and progressive attitudes to new technology.

The exhibition at the Design Museum in London is the first comprehensive presentation of Hussein Chalayan’s work in the UK. Spanning fifteen years of experimental projects, the exhibition explores Hussein Chalayan's creative approach, his inspirations and the many themes which influence his work such as cultural identity, displacement and migration.

Exhibits include ‘Afterwords’ which explores the notion of ‘wearable, portable architecture’ in which furniture literally transforms itself into garments; ‘Airborne’ bringing the latest LED technology to fashion design with a spectacular dress consisting of Swarovski crystals and over 15,000 flickering LED lights; ‘Before Minus Now’ a dress made of materials used in aircraft construction which changes shape by remote control and ‘Readings’ a dress comprising of over 200 moving lasers presenting an extraordinary spectacle of light

To learn more: http://www.designmuseum.org/

Pure beauty, pure genius : KYRIE Requiem in D Minor, KV 626: II - Mozart

Let's pay attention to the second of silence at 2:18 minute which reveals the complete genius of Mozart. He manages to integrate silence into his music, this is brilliant !

Prada Foundation new art project will coincide with the Venice Biennale

Fondazione Cini

The Milan-based Prada Foundation will be presenting an exhibition of Pop artist John Wesley to coincide with the 53rd Venice Biennale. The Fondazione Giorgio Cini, a non-profit cultural centre on the island of San Gorgio Maggiore, which was built by the famed Venetian architect Andrea Palladio, will be the space welcoming the show.

The curator Germano Celant describes Wesley's style as "a vocabulary of pop imagery and private emotions that are one of the most mysterious and compelling to define." The exhibition will feature work draw as well as documentary material such as cutouts, photographs and magazine covers.

This is not the first exhibition / project the Prada Foundation has organized. Artists such as Dan Flavin, Steve McQueen or Francesco Vezzoli had already been selected by the Foundation in the past.

To learn more: http://www.fondazioneprada.org/ and http://www.cini.it/

Yves Klein was a genius