Tokyo Diaries II

A mental travel preparation.







Yoshihiko Ueda Mies van der Rohe, 2012

The foreign view and observations of a visitor - a fundamental exercise of Modernism. Accept, adapt, react. Ueda embarked on a pilgrimage to photograph and document more than just a site but an emotional state.
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A Short History Of The Comic Strip In Popular Culture XV

1. Jamian Juliano-Villani Me,Myself And Jah-Jah, 2013
2. Marlie Mul Cigarette Ends Here (Do-Gooders), 2012
3. Tilt Alix Sofa, 2013
4. Roy Lichtenstein Atomic Landscape,1966

The cloud. The blow. The fart. While bubble and star shapes contain and visualize auditory events, the cloud represents the invisible and nonvocal. It is the most complex form, yet carries no meaning. Just air. The oral, anal and apocalyptic nothingness of meaningfulness.
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See also The Explosion Star and The Speech Bubble

Wishful Thinking #5

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Daybed, 1929

For my pseudo-psychotherapeutic Freud sessions and as replacement for a random corner art installation, I am requesting a daybed. Alternatively, I do also accept designs by Rick Owens or Hedi Slimane.
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Horst Decoration, Issue 7

1. Melt Chair Nendo, Cabinet Snickeriet, Table Ettore Sottsass
2. Mamma Chair Gaetano Pesce, Chair Rick Owens
3. Il Piede sculpture Gaetano Pesce, Zink shelf Jonas Bohlin

Sculpure as furniture. Symbolism as cushion. Welcome to my fictive 'black and white' home. We will play chess, eat dark chocolate and vanilla ice cream, wear leather and mesh, say 'Yes' or 'No' but never 'Maybe'.
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Brutalism's Banquet

Photos Rick Owens

When you discover that brutalism and classicism harmonize as beautifully as the word 'liaison dangereuse'. And suddenly, the person 'Rick Owens' feels deeper, closer and more monarchic than before.
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Striation, 2012

or 'The Times Is Now, On My Own'



















Knit Dior Homme by Hedi Slimane
Turtleneck Raf Simons
Jeans Cheap Monday
Shoes Raf Simons
Vest Ardency Inn
Stool Piet Hein Eek

The belated reaction to A Short History Of Stripes In Popular Culture and Hedi Slimane's controversial return. Enriched with the subtle dosage of 'pervert priest', it is a praise for the bipolar.
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Stijl

Gerrit Rietveld Sideboard, 1919

I am currently looking for a sideboard. It should be modern, almost invisible but yet significant on closer inspection. Surrealist, weird, unexpected, maybe sexual, maybe perverse. Which model would you recommend Horst?
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Post Graduate III

A false encyclopaedic guide to the Central Saint Martins collections, presenting:
Sophie Lynas B.A. Graduate Collection 2012

1. Raf Simons Fall/Winter 2012
2. Alex Katz Blue Coat, 1993
3. Hans Wegner Daybed

The blue double-breasted pinstripe suit, the shorts, the oversized coat. A fusion of Belgian avantgarde, Danish design and American realism. Who has drunk from this cocktail will be perceiving a pleasant reality.
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