Doublet (Comp.)

Peter de Potter I Am An Image Machine, 2011

The ditptych corporation and tumblr über-curator Petter de Potter pairs sexuality with violence and porn with propaganda. Machine versus image. Spit versus shipwrecks. Appropriation to be appreciated - or at least, endlessly consumed.
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Now & Then VI

Part V of 'Duplicate Diptych Week'



1. Prada Spring/Summer 2013
2. Prada Spring/Summer 1997

When Miuccia Prada is referring to... Miuccia Prada, family heritage becomes family business. The redesigned campaign for a re-retro signature: A colour block collar, a boyish haircut, a particular pose.
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Helmut Dialogues VII

Part IV of 'Duplicate Diptych Week'



1. Helmut Lang Spring/Summer 2001
2. Acne Pre-Fall 2013

In this case, the body-conscious 'original' is replaced by a free-spirited 'play' of volume. It may thus not be regarded as remake of a classic but its caberet adaption. The costume as tragic-comical tribute.
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Schach Matt

Part III of 'Duplicate Diptych Week'



1. Paul Outerbridge Ide Collar, 1922
2. Julia Hetta Noblesse Nordique, 2012

The creating of a duplicate is avoided when new elements are added. Thus the 'duplicate diptych' depicted above may as well be referred to as 'composed copy' - each detail meticulously thought-out.
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Iterative Iterations

Daniel Brush Thirty Years' Work

A recent New York discovery and already within the realms of my most admired artists, Daniel Brush takes minimalism to different stages. Ranging from playful animal brooch readymades to brush gesture paintings and 3D structure installations.
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