Born in Bavaria in 1944, Klaus Sperber (better know as Klaus Nomi), is an emblematic figure of the new wave scene. He grew up in Berlin where he developed a passion for opera and performed in several shows. But it was in New York that[...]
Markus Leitsch is an Austrian artist born in Klagenfurt in 1978. He lives and works in Vienna. In his series of sculptures Coat, he explores the human being and its relationship to its environment, itself modeled by man, questioning its deviations and risks. We see[...]
Fashion designer Walter van Beirendonck is born in 1957 in Belgium. His fashion design is characterized by the use of intense colors and graphic spirit and takes its inspiration in various contexts. Since its inception, Walter van Beirendonck finds inspiration from many sources as art,[...]
Morgana Wallace is an illustrator, she works and lives in Victoria, Canada. She plays with paper and scissors to create fantastic universes and to explore myths, which seem to refer to Scandinavian or Japanese legends. Her characters, masked and dressed up mix numerous inspirations. Her[...]
Erik Bergrin is a young New York artist. Self-taught, he began his career by creating costumes to wear for nightlife, while studying psychology in college. As his hobby grew, he got his first job in a puppet shop, sewing costumes and mascots. After having had[...]
Born in 1987 in Zaragoza, Spain, Alejandra Atarés lives and works in Barcelona. In her Retratos series, she paints cinematographic portraits, that seem almost romantic. The character is always depicted from the back, centered, facing a heavenly and near-fantasy landscape. The pop vivacity of the[...]
The Residents are an American avant-garde art collective formed in the early 1970s in San Francisco. Its members always appears masked. Their most iconic outfit consists of a tail coat, a top hat and a giant eye as a head. Even today, no one knows[...]
Iwajla Klinke is a german photographer based in Berlin. She travels the world in search of traditional clothing, which are hard to imagine being real as they are incredibly majestic. The artist’s research work is impressive. She unearths forgotten cultural garments from the past and[...]
Born in 1881 and died in 1955, Fernand Léger is best known for his cubist paintings and sculptures. But he also imagined a series of costumes and sets for the Ballets Suédois between 1920 and 1925. Created in Paris by Rolf de Maré, a dance[...]
Chinese artist born in 1985, Tianzhuo Chen graduated from the prestigious St Martins Central College and the Chelsea College of Art and Design and works in Beijing. Rising star of contemporary art, his productions were shown at the Palais de Tokyo in 2015 for his[...]
