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Jun 21, 2012: The Gao Brothers, Nick Knight, Claire Morgan, Luci Schroder, Joseph Lally, Simone Rocha, Roberta McGrath, Lou Dalton, Iris Van Herpen, Walter Van Beirendonck, Simon Foxton and more... If this email is not displaying correctly click here to view in web browser

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— Death The Gao Brothers, Nick Knight and Claire Morgan SHOWstudio Shop opens its doors tomorrow to unveil its latest exhibition 'Death.' The show centres around the Gao Brothers' highly politicised bronze sculpture, 'The Execution of Christ' which depicts a firing squad of larger-than-life Chairman Maos taking aim at a figure of Jesus. Previously unseen in Europe, the work will be showcased alongside Claire Morgan's macabre mobile 'Heart of Darkness' which consists of over 3,000 bluebottles and a new work by Nick Knight which sees him venture into sculpture with a beautiful rendering of Kate Moss in solid wax. The exhibition is open from Friday 22 June and runs until 31 August at SHOWstudio Shop, 1-9 Bruton Place, London. — Fashion Film — Fashion Fetish Luci Schroder Up-and-coming director Luci Schroder contributes 'Love is a State of Mind', the latest film in our 'Fashion Fetish' series. 'The fall into love can happen so fast, the desire all consuming', says Schroder. 'The sensations we feel so pleasurable, it's addictive. In the light of day they aren't necessarily our type, but love isn't always rational.' Watch her models and their bizarre, irrational love affairs now on SHOWstudio. — Live — Whaam! Nick Knight and Garage Magazine Using the language of the Internet and digital screens, Nick Knight reimagines Roy Lichtenstein's pop art paintings in an editorial shoot for Dasha Zhukova's Garage magazine. Stylist Katy England brings Knight's take on the zeitgeist to life for the title's third issue. Tune in from 11:00 BST on Saturday 23 June to watch the shoot live! — Collections — Menswear London, Pitti and Milan S/S 2013 The menswear season is well underway. As author of 'Modern Menswear' Hywel Davies wraps up his London coverage for us, associate editor Lou Stoppard heads off on a tour of Italy to get in on all the action at Pitti and the Milan S/S 2013 menswear shows. Watch the site this week for daily updates on all the looks from the likes of Jil Sander, Prada and Versace. — Fashion Film — 1 Velvet Mourning Joseph Lally Filmmaker Joseph Lally returns to SHOWstudio with a new short film. The piece premieres in conjunction with the opening of SHOWstudio Shop's 'Death' exhibition, and depicts an actress who becomes haunted by the murders of Sharon Tate and Robert Kennedy and seeks to reexamine her own explosive relationship with her psychotic husband. In Lally's words it is 'an exploration of a taboo: the primal connection between orgasm and the death wish'. — Interview — In Fashion Simone Rocha Perfectly timed with the announcement of her NEWGEN catwalk sponsorship for S/S 2013, Simone Rocha is in the spotlight for our latest edited 'In Fashion' interview. The Saint Martins alumnus and daughter of John Rocha can be seen in discussion with associate editor Lou Stoppard. Her treading of paternal footsteps is a subject of conversation in this open one-on-one chat, available now. — Essay — Fashion Fetish Roberta McGrath Our latest 'Fashion Fetish' essay comes from academic and writer Roberta McGrath. The associate lecturer in Photographic Theory and Criticism at Edinburgh Napier University, and author of 'Seeing Her Sex: Medical Archives and the Female Body', draws on her expertise in visual representation to unpick the dark undertones in Liberty Ross and Polly Borland's unnerving film 'Dollywood'. — Live — In Fashion Colin McDowell and Roksanda Ilincic On Friday 29 June Bruton Place will be bustling with raw fashion energy as two live 'In Fashion' interviews take place. At 11:00 BST legendary fashion commentator Colin McDowell will sit down with Lou Stoppard to discuss all the anecdotes from his lengthy (and legendary!) career. Next up will be glamorous fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic, who will take to the floor at 15:00 BST. Tune in on 29 June to see the action. — Audio Mix — Fashion Mix Lou Dalton and Iris van Herpen The extremes are at play in this week's 'Fashion Mix' playlists. Menswear designer Lou Dalton kicked things off with a comforting soundtrack of early eighties post-punk, mixed with old favourites such as Don Henley's 'Boys of Summer'. On Friday, couture queen Iris van Herpen brings listeners to a different high with her favourite experimental, soulful tunes from SBTRKT and Machinedrum. — From The Archive — Dream The World Awake Walter Van Beirendonck, Nick Knight and Simon Foxton Aptly timed with our current menswear coverage comes 'Dream The World Awake' from last year. Celebrating the larger-than-life talent of fashion maverick Walter Van Beirendonck and his retrospective at the Antwerp Fashion Museum, Nick Knight and stylist Simon Foxton immortalised the finest pieces from his archive in photography and fashion film. — From The Shop — The Execution of Christ, 2009 The Gao Brothers The Gao Brothers are renowned for producing works which stridently protest against poverty, injustice, violence, hypocrisy and political oppression and 'The Execution of Christ' is no exception. A grandiose, life size, bronze sculpture, it is a vivid demonstration of art's capacity to provoke political debate, first referencing Mao's oppression of organised religion, in particular Christianity, as well as the Gao Brothers' own experience of the persecution and eventual loss of their father during the Cultural Revolution.

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