"Prada Banality", Post-Painterly Art IV

or 'Fashion For Intellectuals' (FFI)


1. John Baldessari Valise/Serpent/Fist, 2009
2. Prada Fall/Winter 2013

And with each exit, each look that was proposed upon the sensitive psyche of her mindful audience, Miuccia Prada, together with her team, made art history. Each outfit resembled a room in a well-curated exhibition. While the artworks slowly evolved from Minimalism to Pop Art to New Realism.
/HORST

A Photo Booth Biennale, Epilogue V

A second look at The Artwork Will Be Present, 2013.






1. Robert Mapplethorpe Calla Lily, 1988
2. Robert Mapplethorpe Leather Crotch, 1980
3. Robert Mapplethorpe Mountain, 1983
4. Robert Mapplethorpe Veronica Vera, 1982
5. Robert Mapplethorpe Self Portrait, 1980

By now, it should be evident that this 'exhibit' is about the aestheticism of the 'ugly' side: the human longing for the most basic means of survival. As victims of our nature, we do deny the subliminal. Yet, we cannot stop ataring at it. This gaze is being well provided by Mapplethorpe.
/HORST

German Psycho IV, 2012

or 'I Keep Holding On'

















Plastic raincoat Jil Sander
Shirt Raf Simons
Jacket Topman
Tie Second Hand
Trousers H&M

Fistfull thinking. Grab, take and hold. Everything we desire becomes brutal reality. All that is needed are spit and endurance. Embracing the tender sides of life. Feeling happiness.
/HORST