Dressed to Rule

Tomorrow there is an open lecture at Stockholm University, which I can't attend, but maybe you can?
It's called "Dressed To Rule - Qing Imperial Portraits In The Context Of Chinese Painting Tradition " and is given by professor Uta Lauer.

This is how it's described; "This lecture will introduce a number of portraits of the Qing emperor Yongzheng (r.1723-35) and his son Qianlong (r.1736-95) painted by the Italian court artist Guiseppe Castiglione (1688-1766).

The Qing were not Han-Chinese but Manchu. Portraits of these emperors in various masquerades from Chinese scholar gentleman to Buddhist monk emphasized their claim to rule over China. These pictures will be discussed against the background of traditional Chinese ancestral portraits and conventions of figure painting.

15.00-16.30, Lecture Hall E 10 at Stockholm University
Free of Charge"

Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but just maybe it'll make someones day!

This will not make your day

But the video to artist/designer (and so forth) M.I.A.'s Born Free is still worth seeing!

M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.

So amazing

Sometimes I wish I had the energy to write inspiring, witty and intelligent texts all the time (or maybe just more often than not). But. Sometimes I also think that maybe it's ok to just see something you really like and share it with others who might also like it, and let them make up their own opinion!
So, today I'll just share a classic from the great Elsa Schiaparelli, a real fashion icon, in collaboration with the always puzzling Salvador Dalí;

Sing me

If you're in New York, Paris or Brussels go watch an exhibition of Japanese artist Kimiko Yoshida!
For those of you who, like me, are not, you can watch her self portraits online.

Website Theatre

By chance I stumbled upon this this website: lindalarssen.com. It's one to get lost in! Sometimes Facebook is better than other times... And this is such a time!

Illustrate it

Fashion illustrator Stina Wirséns new exhibit opens in Gallery Demo in Stockholm today, she shows a collection of vintage garments along side the drawings that was inspired by them. All the while I think it's great that fashion is finally getting a new kind of exhibition space, I wonder when will the first online exhibition be for those who find themselves lacking time? Or, maybe it's one of those things you have to make time for...? In the mean time, or if you're not in Stockholm, you can always check out her art on her web page (or below)!

Pop shoes

Pop art most be the perfect art form to put on a commercial product. These converse shoes are brilliant in just their existence!