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| RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion
curated by Vassilis Zidianakis and Stamos Fafalios
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Available from August 2010 |
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| 30.04 - 01.08 2010 |
Zurich |
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| 05.03 - 16.08 2009 |
Antwerpen |
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| 11.10.08 - 02.02.09 |
Luxembourg |
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| 01.03 - 29.04 2007 |
Athens |
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RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion is a spectacular and unique exhibition of paper garments from the ATOPOS collection, curated by Vassilis Zidianakis and Stamos Fafalios. The exhibition grew out of the trend for disposable paper clothing made fashionable in the United States and later in Europe during the Swinging Sixties. The essence of the collection consists of a large number of authentic and rare disposable paper dresses of the 1960s - possibly one of the largest paper dress collection in the world. The collection includes the Souper Dress (1968) after Andy Warhol; the Yellow Pages paper dress; paper dresses from the 1968 US election campaigns; and the Poster Dresses by American graphic designer Harry Gordon. This paper dress collection also acts as inspiration for commissioning new works of art and fashion from artists such as Howard Hodgkin, Robert Wilson, Angelo Plessas and Marcus Tomlinson (amongst others).
The ATOPOS collection also includes rare examples of paper Kamiko coats and paper underclothing of the Edo and Meiji periods from Japan, and also China. These pieces are examples of particularly beautiful craftsmanship and connect the history of paper clothing with the ‘paper’ fashion of the sixties.
The exhibition is constantly being enriched with rare additions of fashion items from designers such as Issey Miyake, Walter Van Beirendonck, A.F. Vandevorst and Helmut Lang.
The exhibition examines the use of paper in modern fashion practices, through design, art, advertising, sound, video, catwalk shows and the actual creations of some of the most innovative designers of our times. Simultaneously, it places particular emphasis on the ephemeral, fragile, humble and poetic nature of paper garments, juxtaposing modern creations with paper garments from different cultures and civilizations. The exhibition does not conform to specific models; it seeks alternative ways of presentation. It is an exhibition that can change with each presentation; the staging can be adapted for each new space and new objects and updated research can be included at any time.
ATOPOS Cultural Organization, Athens and Barbican Centre are partners on the international tour of the collection, which is available from August 2010.
A fully illustrated catalogue featuring essays by Akiko Fukai, Kaat Debo, Lydia Kamitsis and Christoph Grunenberg among others, accompanies the touring exhibition.
For more information visit the microsite.
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| 13.05 - 16.05.2010 |
Athens |
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