UPDATE ME PLEASE.

Apologies dear readers for my lack of posting of late. University has proven to be quite the time sap.

Coming up in the next few weeks will be an interview with Tasmanian multi media artist JAMES NEWITT. For those of you whom have not seen his work get down to the MCA for Prima Vera in Sydney and have a look and if not take a look at his stuff http://www.jnewitt.com/

ATTEND OR DIE

Apologies for my sluttish postings...new town and all.

Meanwhile if you are in London, you must attend the Ribbed Magazine supplement launch party: details below. NON ATTENDANCE IS SOCIAL SUICIDE

For those of you in Sydney, you must must must come along and see the amazing work of

Angela Goh and Autumnal in EXCITING A BLUSH

PACT THEATRE, ERSKINEVILLE, SYDNEY, SUNDAY 22ND OF AUGUST.

(ignore dates and location on picture below, is in Sydney...trust me.)

ATTEND OR DIE.

THINGS I AM LIKING.

Tommy Ton always delivers the goods.

This D&G boys story has made my sad little day a whole lot better.

I don't always like what Stefano and Dominico put down the runway, however they NEVER fail in the casting of models.

Check the full story out HERE

I am NOT liking

the fact I missed out on an East End Thrift Store Event, due to my current living status as a destitute homo cowboy back in Australia.

I am Liking

the way I found out I missed it through the very lovely and talented Matt King at

www.matt-king.blogspot.com

watch out for this one.

FLATEURVILLE: THE BEST THING NOT ON EARTH

Paris, June.

Myself and two of my lovely lady loves are walking around our local neighborhood, searching in vain for a pastry, coffee, a place to smoke and people to watch: Parisian style. We take a few wrong turns and pass a very questionable little lane; homeless to the left, gypsies on the right. Out of nowhere, a canvas of a sultry face peeks out at us from a very non descript building façade.

We take a tentative step in.

A shrill bell goes off.

And we jump into the rabbit hole of Flateurville.

Laurent Godard

Flateurville is the creative baby of Laurent Godard, a writer, painter, actor, architect and dental surgeon. Godard has created in Flateurville the ultimate creative oasis, and not just an oasis; Flatuerville exists as a world of its own.The mythical peoples of Flateurville take residency in a factory in Morocco, an old swimming pool in Paris (swimming pool of Flateurville), a large warehouse in central Manhattan (capital city of Flateurville) via a countryside house in Bourgogne. These sites, originally abandoned, run down or beyond disrepair are transformed by Godard to create the United States of Flateurville.

The site that we happenend to stumble upon (24 cour des Petites Ecuries, situated in the tenth arrondissement of Paris,) is a 600msq old newspaper factory transformed into Marcel’s (a mythical resident of Flateurville’s) playhouse. It also acts as a studio for Godard, a gallery space and an active creative venue for those who know of it on a Thursday night. As you enter this space you are assaulted with an overwhelming amount of creative stimulus.

Flateurville is an orgy of inspiration.

We first stepped foot into a moody forest; this dominates a large room full of twigs, reeds, and shiny plastic foliage, housing a small stage which seduces you over and convinces you to strum, dance and scream on it’s back. Stroll into the games room, which is scattered with Babaar, scruffy bears and decaying dolls; a giant blackboard which lies bare, waits to be used for whatever you wish.

The maze continues....

One definately gets the sense that all this is laid out for the visitors of Flateurville, to set a stage and to peak the creative senses to encourage absolutely everything. In Flateurville one doesn’t need courage to push the boundaries as the boundaries do not exist.

This is the modern day factory.

But better.

The story of Flateurville is complex and mysterious, much like the spaces it inhabits. It would be selfish to tell you much more than this. Find Flateurville and see for yourself.

This is the future.

Turn off your computer.

Turn away from the sterile walls of a gallery.

Get out of the studio.

Get out of the office.

Get out of this life.

Find another one.

In an unsuspecting building in an unsuspecting lane in a world called Flateurville.

www.flateurville.com

24 cours des petits ecuries

Paris 75010

Metro: Strasbourg St. Denis

Thursdays from 6:30 the games begin!

If you cannot make it then you can make an appointment via the website or just drop in as we did. The guardians of Flateurville are super informative and friendly.

All images are courtsey of Carine at Flateurville, copryright 2010

All text copyright of somenewplace 2010

I SAY FUNNY. YOU SAY IMMATURE.

I do love a bit of puerile humor every now and then ( read here for all the time ).

Who doesn't love a bit of animal porno in the afternoon?

I am going to apologize in advance for my lack of posting, I will be in Paris and NYC for a time then off to Sydney.

So I may have heaps of interviews with creatives OR I may just have loads of sex.

Either way I win so that is great, right?

TABAIMO AT PARASOL UNIT

Hurrah hurrah!

Another gem of an exhibition thanks to the glamorous ladies and gents at Parasol Unit.

This exhibition is so hot I ache.

Until 6 August 2010.

Parasol Unit: foundation for contemporary art, 14 Wharf Road, London. N1 7RW.

DIE COLOR DIE

AN AUDIENCE WITH ALEXANDRA GROOVER: NEW QUEEN OF THE BLACK SILHOUETTE.

A/W 09

Photographer: Akio

Stylist: Yasuhiro Takehisa

Although my fashion lingo is limited and I am no Tommy Ton, it does not take much to see that this is the way that fashion should be headed. Please lord let fashion go this way! Alexandra Groover, like so many talented designers before her is a graduate from Central St Martins in London and has also left her paw print in the studios of significant contemporary fashion houses including the hallowed halls of Alexander Mc Queen. Although a Californian native, you will not see any Coachella color in this pretty young things collections.

I work in black because I find color to be a distraction in my designs. I am primarily interested in silhouette, texture, and subtle design details. These are all things that could easily get lost in colors or prints. Also, colors often date very rapidly. I choose black because it is a favorite of mine, a classic, and is flattering on all ages and body types

Grey Label Three

Photographer: Alexandra Groover

Model: Linn Carin Dirdal

Alexandra Groover garments seem to transcend a base knowledge of fashion trends and embrace the idea of design as a more considered art form. As any artist worth there salt knows, the creative process must not be restricted to a taught practice; it should embrace all forms of the creative sphere. The Alexandra Groover label not only presents a garment it presents a collective of ideas.

I've always been more drawn to fine art generally. I like the idea of being able to turn my art projects into functional garments as well….I love to research and abstract. My sketches are usually quite literal in the beginning, and often my designs become extremely abstracted to the point where I may be the only one that can see the references. I find pleasure in using tools such as deconstruction and metamorphosis in the design process.

Black label One

Photographer: Susan Surface

Model: Vera Balyura

Groover’s aesthetic does not stop at merely the design of clothes, the fashion label has now strived to bottle it‘s overall concept through colloborations in film, music and vision. For the S/S10 collection Groover chose to colloborate on a film to showcase the collection and has plans to do the same for future seasons.

I am usually in correspondence with potential collaborators during the development process because our work must come together in the final collection and presentation. So, for example, I have already been in touch with the musician I would like to work with for the(S/S11) film because I want to make sure that they will complement each other in the end. In addition, I have several more involved long term collaborations that require many developmental/preperatory meetings before the design process even starts.

S/S 10 collection

Although the fashion set adores the media hype of fashion week and the traditional catwalk template; a growing number of designers (Prada and Yang Fudong, Gareth Pugh and Ruth Hogben) are choosing alternate paths to showcase their collections. Groover’s collaborative nature recognises that although the garment is the final product; it cannot fully realise the myriad of conceptual ideas which brought about the result.

I hope it becomes more of a movement to present in a less conventional manner because catwalks are pretty straightforward and not usually as exciting as other presentations and exhibits. But that is why the press like catwalk shows. They like having an easily cataloged format, so it is good for getting press, but not always so unique/ creative.

A/W 09

Photographer: Akio

Stylist: Yasuhiro Takehisa

The Alexandra Groover label does not strut down the street; it quietly walks by you and as you brush shoulders in passing; you get a whiff of an intoxicating elixir of mystique, elegance and above all else style.

See more of Alexandra Groover at:

www.alexandragroover.com

All text and quotes are copyight of somenewplace 2010

All images are used with the permission of the designer