“My body’s going to be so at odds with the fashion sparrows and bony old crow-people in the audience.I am what most of them fear most – fat,” she wrote. The woman was journalist Michelle Olley, who chronicled the experiences working on the show in a fascinating diary. Moths and butterflies fluttered free – there, reclining Venus like on a chaise lounge, was a naked woman, her face masked in a contraption that ran breathing tubes over the back of the sofa. Most spectacular was the show’s finale, when the walls of the case in the space’s centre fell away, crashing to the ground and shattering. “My body’s going to be so at odds with the fashion sparrows and bony old crow-people in the audience.I am what most of them fear most – fat” – Michelle Olley, naked VOSS model Disturbed looking models emerged from the darkness, pressing their hands against the windows as they prowled in incredible creations brought to life with feathers, antique fabrics and shells, their heads wrapped in bandages. Finally the box lit up – through the glass was a clinical asylum space, its walls padded, with another smaller box in its centre. Guests arrived to the sound of a beating heart pulsing through the darkness, and were forced to wait looking, not at a runway, but at a large mirrored box, face-to-face with their own reflections (a gesture that returned the gaze of the fashion critic back on itself). IF YOU LIKE: MCQUEEN’S ICONIC SS01 SHOW, SET IN A MAKESHIFT ASYLUMġ5 years ago this September, Alexander McQueen took over an old London bus garage for one of the most visionary shows of his career. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.Ĭondition Report: Very Good (slight scuffing) - wax tissue, heat mounted on conservation grade mat board.Like for Like is a new series that explores cultural connections, giving recommendations to help promote the discovery of groundbreaking underground fashion, film, music, arts and culture. In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic. Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination. No additional fees for combined shipping per bidder. The bidder who has submitted the highest bid wins the lot, provided the bid exceeds the reserve price.ĭomestic: Flat-rate of $15.00 via USPS to anywhere within the contiguous U.S. When you leave a bid in advance of the auction, submit your maximum. Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. Witkin's complex tableaux often recall religious episodes or classical paintings. His work often deals with such themes as death, corpses (and sometimes dismembered portions thereof), and various outsiders such as dwarves, transsexual and intersex persons, as well as physically deformed people. 1939) is an American photographer who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work often deals with such themes as death, corpses (and sometimes dismembered portions. Artist: JOEL-PETER WITKIN Print Title: Sanitarium, 1983 Medium: Sheet-fed Gravure Printing Date: 1985 Printed in Switzerland Image Size: 11 X 11 inches Joel-Peter Witkin ( born.
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