ART AND FASHION: CURATING FASHION
2017-10-03Frieze Academy presents, for the first in a series of fashion-themed Academy events, the subject of Art + Fashion will be explored in terms of the theoretical and practical challenges when a designer’s life and inspiration is curated within the context of an art institution – with reference to recent and historic exhibitions.
Jo Ellison, fashion editor of the Financial Times, formerly Features Director of British Vogue will host a discussion about the different forms curating takes in the fashion industry, with reference to recent hit exhibitions such as Balenciaga, Rei Kawakubo, House Style and The Vulgar.
Judith Clark is a curator and exhibition-maker based in London. She is currently Professor of Fashion and Museology at London College of Fashion, UAL, where she teaches on the MA Fashion Curation. Since setting up her gallery in 1997, Clark has curated 40 exhibitions of dress.
Jo Ellison is the Financial Times Fashion Editor, formerly Features Editor of British Vogue.
Katharine Hamnett has worked for over 30 years as a designer, and just last year relaunched her label.
11 Oct 2017
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Ace Hotel London Shoreditch
100 Shoreditch High Street
E1 6JQ
London
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