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Museum at FIT: Sporting Life

by Barb on December 3, 2011

Though the exhibit finished its five month run last month, I thought it would still be worthwhile to discuss the Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology’s presentation on active wear from the mid-19th century to modern day. Titled Sporting Life,the (…)

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• Tagged as: Exhibition, Fashion Institute of Technology, FIT Museum, Museum at FIT, Sporting Life
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Exhibitionary Order in Fashion Photography

by Barb on November 1, 2011

Written for a class discussing photography and the notion of the archive. The following essay is a response to the prompt that asks for examples so as to define Timothy Mitchell’s concept of “exhibitionary order.” Exhibitionary Order in Fashion Photography (…)

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• Tagged as: Alan Sekula, Beyoncé Knowles, Blackface, Exhibitionary Order, Fashion photography, Lara Stone, Mark Pillai, Orientalism, Roland Barthes, Sasha Pivovarova, Steven Klein, Timothy Mitchell
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“Decepción” by Luis Gisbert at the Mary Boone Gallery

by Barb on October 22, 2011

Tucked away from the bustle of Fifth avenue shoppers, the fourth floor of 745 Fifth Avenue is home to several galleries, including the Mary Boone, which I had the pleasure of visiting today. Though it was the last day for (…)

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