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 | Newsletter | 15 March 2012 |
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| CURRENT EXPRESS YOURSELF | |
| SHOWstudio debuts a brand new film, a music video by Grammy-nominated American DJ, producer, and songwriter Diplo. Shot on location in New Orleans, this short accompanies the lead track - Express Yourself - from Diplo's forthcoming Mad Decent EP, coinciding with the release of his new book 128 Beats Per Minute - Diplo's Visual Guide To Music, Culture And Everything In Between. Featuring bounce artist Nicky Da B and previous SHOWstudio collaborator Quack, the video's eye-catching visuals are the perfect accompaniment to the uplifting, dance-inducing sounds. Directed by @LILINTERNET for KarmaloopTV, with cinematography by Shomi Patwary and styling by @LILGOVERNMENT, the video is now available to view on SHOWstudio. [more] | |
| COMING UP SELLING SEX | |
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 The next SHOWstudio Shop exhibition opens to the public on Friday 23 March 2012. Titled provocatively - and philosophically - Selling Sex, this exhibition features only female artists and examines their unique relationships to sex and the female nude. We like to believe today that the war of the sexes is less a battle and more sophisticated dialogue. However, there remain only three industries in which women earn more money than men - pornography, prostitution and modelling. What does that tell us? That the majority of images we see of women are created by men. And that we live in a society where man's vision of the world continues to dominate. Selling Sex therefore decides to turn this 'convention' on its head, to offer an exhibition made up exclusively of women artists - including Kim Mccarthy, Sarah Lucas, Christiana Soulou and Liz Cohen - looking at sex and nudity, in effect examining a woman's version of a woman. Does it differ from a man’s? Is an image of a nude woman empowered in the hand's of a female artist? Does it resist traditionally-constructed gender roles? Does it mock a voyeuristic male gaze? Or, do we see yet more examples of the female constantly diverting her own eye, facilitating her status as the object to be looked at versus ever being the subject doing the looking? Does this objectification play out in the female subject, for the woman artist, even today? Selling Sex opens at SHOWstudio Shop, 1-9 Bruton Place W1 on Friday 23 March 2012 | |
| COMING UP IN FASHION, AIMEE MULLINS | |
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 Actress, model, athlete - one of People's fifty most beautiful people in the world, and one of the 'Greatest American Women of the Twentieth Century'. Those are just some of the titles accorded to Aimee Mullins, the latest addition to our In Fashion interview series. On Saturday 17 March 2012 from 12:30 GMT, we will broadcast Mullins live in conversation with SHOWstudio fashion director Alexander Fury, examining her unique life in fashion. Tune in for this one-on-one real-time and unedited. | |
| CURRENT IN YOUR FACE: MUSIC - KATE TEMPEST | |
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 Those of you who missed the live stream of Kate Tempest's inspirational poetry and rap performance earlier this month can now enjoy her set via our exclusive on-demand footage as part of the In Your Face: Music series. Tempest's lyrical offerings follow in the footsteps of Gary Numan, Cerebral Ballzy, o F F Love, Vula, and Ladyhawke, all of whom have allowed SHOWstudio a unique glimpse of their musical talent. The film of Tempest's performance arrives in sync with the tour of her first play Wasted as well as the release of her debut album Balance and poetry book Everything Speaks in its Own Way. [more] | |
| CURRENT FASHION MIX | |
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 Designers have ruled supreme this week on Fashion Mix, with Mugler Creative Director Nicola Formichetti playing DJ on Monday, followed by London-based design duo Void of Course who will offer up their tracks on Friday. Both mixes are full of surprises. Given his reputation as the embodiment of the sartorial zeitgeist Formichetti's mix shockingly shuns popular chart hits, opting instead for Philip Glass's ever-minimal thirties compositions. Similarly you would be forgiven for presuming that Chris Sutton and Sean-Anthony Moran of Void of Course would opt for dark, provocative tunes to match the sinister nature of some of their creations. But, instead the pair offer up a selection worthy of the cheesiest nightclub, including camp classics from the likes of Cyndi Lauper and Celine Dion. Tune into Fashion Mix this week to get a unique and unpredictable view into their musical minds. [more] | |
| CURRENT THE NEW FACES | |
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 Examining the modern-day Mod mode and its roots in sixties soul, SHOWstudio plays host to an exciting new film by photographer and filmmaker Dean Chalkley, The New Faces. An unashamedly retro film short, The New Faces focuses on the sartorial passion and commitment of young British Mods following in the footsteps of Chalkey's acclaimed 2010 photographic study of eight young Mods, bound together by their shared passions for smart dressing, rare soul music, socialising and dancing. This film-version captures Mod in motion - a dynamic visual experience and engaging contemporary documentary, unpicking the perfect seams of this continually-influential youth cult. Perfect viewing for all those who are nostalgic for the swinging sixties. [more] | |
| FROM THE SHOP PRISCILLA, 1969 | |
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 The genesis of his Autumn/Winter 2012 collection had one clear focal point for acclaimed British designer Christopher Kane; 'It all started with a Joseph Szabo image'. Arguably Szabo’s most iconic and inspiring image, Priscilla flirts with innocence and exploitation on the very brink of adulthood. Beginning as a Long Island high-school teacher Joseph Szabo spent 25 years documenting the teenagers and children around him as they slipped from adolescence to maturity. Approaching each subject without the judgement of peer or parent Szabo’s series remains an honest exploration of budding sexuality, the aesthetics of rebellion, the armour of clothing and adolescent anonymity. | |
| FROM THE ARCHIVE DESIGN_DOWNLOAD: JUNYA WATANABE | |
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 To celebrate the end of another stellar fashion season, pay homage to one of Paris Fashion Week's most anticipated designers, Fukushima-born Junya Watanabe. Whilst the tailored suit may have been the central vision at his most recent collection, his Design_Download goes old-school with a sweet full-skirted dress straight from his Autumn/Winter 2005 catwalk. Watanabe's pattern - the fifth original offering in our Design_Download series - fuses the traditions of French couture with a decidedly twenty-first century subversive streak. Download the pattern yourself or visit our submission's gallery to celebrate the work of this avant-garde stalwart. [more] | |
| LATEST ENTRIES BLOG | |
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Neal Bryant: Revealing the Technical Side of SHOWstudio  Technology has consistently been a key component within SHOWstudio projects and the desire to utilise it in innovative and exciting ways has helped to shape us into the site that we are today. As an attempt to share this passion with our users we will now be sharing an increased insight into the technological processes that we employ behind the camera.[more] | |
Amanda Harlech: Spontaneous combustion...  Sponateous combustion - fire at the Ritz. I am glad I had fled Paris the day before! [more] | |
SHOWstudio Shop: International Women's Day: An all female cast of artists  Each year around the world, International Women's Day is celebrated on
March the 8th. While not so much acknowledged in the UK, for many
countries it is an official holiday, an occasion to honour and praise
women for their accomplishments. Thousands of events occur to mark the
economic, political and social achievements of women.[more] | |
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