Jean-Charles de Castelbajac is the Living Warhol of Fashion! Not to compare the two because he is a genius in his own right, but the feelings they evoke for me are similar. And to be perfectly honest I probably look more forward to his show each season that I do to any other in Paris. Yes, the wearibilty of a large part of his collections can be argued but(...) Read More about Castelbajac AW 09 Collection (105 words)

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Artist John Kirchner uses his art as a means to bring attention to the material things our society holds reverence to. He takes Classic ideas and bastardizes them by implementing imagery of modern lifestyle such as the bookcase filled with wonder bread and selected Classic works of literature. I guess you could call it a contemporary  commentary on society through art, a concept that was introduced by masters like Duchamp and Magritte and later commercialized by Warhol. Of course there  will always be arguments if such work can be called art but as long as there are arguments about it, there will be a place for this kind of work.

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