Pap(i)er Fashion

A new exhibition focusing on paper's place in fashion history

Currently on view at Zurich’s Museum Bellerive, the exhibition “Pap(i)er Fashion” reveals the ancient material’s cultural, aesthetic and political history throughout fashion. From its invention in China (approximately 100 A.D.) to modern-day uses as both a print medium and a textile, the show juxtaposes the the ephemeral use of paper alongside its more timeless qualities. Focusing on paper as a wearable material, the show dives …

Building Blocks

Pooping owls and discos make up a cleverly conceptual exhibit of modern architecture

Stockholm’s Färgfabriken Gallery is currently playing host to one of the most playful and interesting conceptual exhibitions in recent memory. Entitled “Building Blocks,” the show takes a look at the intriguing relationship between client and architect, but does so with a fantastical twist—the clients were kids from around the world. Investigating and illuminates the differences between the thought process of an adult and that of …

Kern: A Retrospective

A career survey of the porn, fashion and portrait images shot by one of photography's most voyeuristic

For the month of May, Toronto’s Studio Gallery presents the work of world-renowned artist V Magazine and Italian GQ. His work has been featured in numerous books and exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of Art and in more than 30 solo shows around the world. The show runs through 30 May 2010. In addition to the print works, Studio Gallery …