Post London V

A 'False Encyclopaedia' double feature with Matthew Lindgren, discussing:
Christopher Shannon Spring/Summer 2014

Christopher Shannon took a trip through the fabric store for his spring menswear, picking up every bolt of fabric he could find: vinyl, denim, nylon, sheer. How Shannon used these fabrics seemed to be the idea of his collection: counterpoint. Sleeveless vinyl shirting, light floral silk sports shorts: unusual applications of fabric for traditional pieces. A strong sense of a range of athletics dominated the aesthetics, with some golf polos and double-waisted jogging shorts, but towards the end of the collection, Shannon's man went back to work in manipulated rubber shirts and shorts - a nod to the basketball courts he loves so much.
/MATTHEW

With a growing attention to textiles and an eclectic use of materials, Christopher Shannon is conducting an exercise in 'cross-dressing'. In this case, the term describes the (mis-)use of technological and feminine 'Stoffe' (synthetic fabrics) and therein ambiguous codes. Rubber and florals as pop cultural signs (for the fetish and domestic), projected as uniforms for a generation of 'Rausch' (excess) where codes of Hip Hop and transgender performance art submerge in acid, hair dye and vodka.
/HORST








1. Christopher Shannon Spring/Summer 2014
2. Comme des Garçons Fall/Winter 2012
3. Matthew Williamson Spring/Summer 2009
4. Mark Rothko No. 14, 1960
5. Robert Rauschenberg Untitled (Hoarfrost), 1974
6. Tupac Shakur 1971 - 1996
7. Paris Is Burning 1990
8. Christopher Shannon Spring/Summer 2014

All about Matthew Lindgren

A Short History Of The Comic Strip In Popular Culture IX

1. Snap! World Power, 1990
2. Snap! Mary Had A Little Boy, 1990
3. Snap! The Power, 1990
4. Snap! Oops Up, 1990
5. Snap! Mega Mix, 1991
6. Snap! Cult Of Snap, 2003
7. Salt 'N' Pepa Let's Talk About Sex, 1991

The constituting archive to this chapter can be found in my vinyl record collection. As someone said: I am creating my own future by writing this blog. Turning into 'The Cult of A Short History of Myself'.
/HORST

Vinyl, Recycled

1. Steven Klein Super Linda, W Magazine September 2012
2. Jonny Trunk Dressing For Pleasure, 2010

Well done. It might appear easy to google images from a vinyl and rubber compendium and to restage, reshoot and replay its scenarios. When Linda Evangelista and Steven Klein come into play, Dressing For Pleasure turns into serious business.
/HORST