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Axel Vervoordt, Sven Duprez, Romy Cockx, Paul Huvenne, Taro Miki Design
Reference : 52011
Room of Wonders I / Axel Vervoordt,
, MER. Paper Kunsthalle , 2018 Softcover / 96 pages / 19 x 25 cm. ENGLISH ISBN 9789493045040.
DIVA will be inviting renowned designers and curators for a contemporary interpretation of the Wunderkammer, a chamber exhibiting a collection of art and curiosities, objects from every corner of the globe. The Wunderkammer stems from Antwerp's illustrious past, for until the middle of the seventeenth century the city led the way in the production and distribution of art and luxury goods. Silverware, jewellery, precious stones and exotic curiosities like coconuts, shells and coral were highly sought-after. Axel Vervoordt, after his famous series of biennal exhibitions at the Palazzo Fortuny in Venice, will take the lead. The catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Axel Vervoordt, Wonderkamer 1' at the new Diamond Museum Antwerp is the 2nd issue of an affordable series of DIVA 'magazines', opening and sharing the reclused world of luxury arts and crafts. Axel Vervoordt (? 1947, Antwerp, Belgium) has earned renown as a collector, antiquarian, interior designer and, most recently, curator. Counting among his clientele royalty, rock stars, financiers, tech tycoons and artists, he is one of the world's foremost tastemakers. Inquiries into the nature of being and concepts of time and space are what most compel him; he conveys his views through his inspired arrangements of objects and interiors. To some, expressing the lofty in the material might seem contradictory, but Vervoordt believes that, as in a Zen koan, truth can be contained in paradox and ambiguity.
MAN RAY and Fashion
Antwerp, Stockmans, 2023 softcover, 176 pages, 220.x 290 mm Illustrated. English. ISBN 9789464363364.
Man Ray was a widely versatile artist who worked with a range of different media and did not like to be pigeonholed. Fashion as such did not seem to be a particular interest of his, but dressmaking was part of his youth and photographing fashion played a crucial role throughout his career. The way he portrayed women and their clothing continues to influence fashion photographers today. Man Ray used new and unexpected angles, employed artistic staging, and applied such innovative processes as solarization and multiple exposure to his fashion photography. In recent decades, fashion designers continue to find inspiration in his Surrealist imagery. This is most notably true for Belgian designers, with their avant-garde mindset. Completely in line with the concept of Surrealism, these references are often subconscious. The first reference to Man Ray in Belgian fashion, however, was in fact explicit and can be placed squarely at the entrance of the Brussels-based Norine couture house. ... Fashion not only provided an income and international recognition for Man Ray but also influenced his visual language. That vocabulary had been nurtured from an early age by dressmaking attributes that must un-avoidably carry more meaning for a tailor?s son than for someone else. His images of mannequins and fragmented body parts were consistent with the visual language of the Surrealists, and were, under the influence of his fashion photography, not only uncanny but also aesthetically appealing. His visual art and his commercial photography were not separate from one another, and he was moreover one of the first Surrealist artists to recognize the artistic as well as the commercial potential of mass media. Expo Man Ray and Fashion in MoMu Antwerp. Man Ray and Mode, MoMu - ModeMuseum Antwerp, 22 April - 13 August 2023
Briljante verhalen Over edelsmeedkunst, juwelen en diamant;
, Lannoo , 2018 Paperback, met prachtige illustraties, 144 pagina's, 25,1 x 19,3 x 1,4 cm . ISBN 9789401453141.
Bijna elke diamant reist minstens eenmaal door Antwerpen. De Scheldestad is al eeuwenlang een handelscentrum voor ruwe en geslepen steentjes. DIVA, het nieuwe Antwerpse diamantmuseum, ontsluiert graag deze fascinerende wereld vol luxe. Het museum toont verrassend vakmanschap en authentieke objecten. Ontdek intrigerende verhalen, kijk binnen in ateliers van hedendaagse Antwerpse juwelenmakers of leer hoe je volgens de etiquette het best juwelen draagt. Al altijd willen weten hoe je de perfecte tafel moet dekken of wat het verschil is tussen echte en valse diamanten? Grijp nu je kans.
Axel Vervoordt, Sven Duprez, Romy Cockx, Paul Huvenne, Taro Miki Design
Reference : 52010
DIVA Wonderkamer I / Axel Vervoordt,
, MER. Paper Kunsthalle , Softcover / 96 pages / 19 x 25 cm. Nederlands. ISBN 9789493045033.
DIVA will be inviting renowned designers and curators for a contemporary interpretation of the Wunderkammer, a chamber exhibiting a collection of art and curiosities, objects from every corner of the globe. The Wunderkammer stems from Antwerp's illustrious past, for until the middle of the seventeenth century the city led the way in the production and distribution of art and luxury goods. Silverware, jewellery, precious stones and exotic curiosities like coconuts, shells and coral were highly sought-after. Axel Vervoordt, after his famous series of biennal exhibitions at the Palazzo Fortuny in Venice, will take the lead. The catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Axel Vervoordt, Wonderkamer 1' at the new Diamond Museum Antwerp is the 2nd issue of an affordable series of DIVA 'magazines', opening and sharing the reclused world of luxury arts and crafts. Axel Vervoordt (? 1947, Antwerp, Belgium) has earned renown as a collector, antiquarian, interior designer and, most recently, curator. Counting among his clientele royalty, rock stars, financiers, tech tycoons and artists, he is one of the world's foremost tastemakers. Inquiries into the nature of being and concepts of time and space are what most compel him; he conveys his views through his inspired arrangements of objects and interiors. To some, expressing the lofty in the material might seem contradictory, but Vervoordt believes that, as in a Zen koan, truth can be contained in paradox and ambiguity.
Wonderkamer II: Wouters en Hendrix, DIVA expo
Antwerpen , DIVA ANTWERP, 2019 softcover, 103 pages Illustrated. 24x 18cm. ISBN 9789463960601.
DIVA nodigt de komende jaren bijzondere gastcuratoren uit om hun interpretatie van een Wonderkamer te presenteren. Voor de tweede Wonderkamer kreeg het ontwerpersduo Wouters & Hendrix carte blanche om te onderzoeken en te verbeelden wat hen verwondert en inspireert. Ze diepen voor de gelegenheid iconische juwelen uit hun eigen archief op en laten zich inspireren door parels uit de DIVA-collectie, moderne en hedendaagse kunst en curiosa. 2019 is een sleuteljaar voor Katrin Wouters en Karen Hendrix: de verwoede verzamelaars vieren het 35-jarig bestaan van hun juwelenlabel. Verwacht geen traditionele retrospectieve of eenvoudige juxtaposities van ontwerp en inspiratiebron. Wouters & Hendrix confronteren hun oeuvre met objecten met dezelfde of net een contrasterende dynamiek. Zo ontstaat er een spanning die de rode draad vormt in al hun werk. Wouters & Hendrix? fascinatie voor opmerkelijke verhalen en edele metalen vormen de leidraad van de tentoonstelling. De drie museumzalen hebben elk een eigen thema met goud, zilver en verzamelen als inspiratiebron. Precieuze objecten en alledaagse vondsten krijgen betekenis in persoonlijke composities. De unieke assemblages die zo eigen zijn aan hun werk, zorgen voor een explosie aan vormen en kleuren.
