Lover Boys

Artworks Felix Gonzalez-Torres

An artwork that replicates the ideal weight of the artist and his partner who was dying at the time the piece was made. Visitors are encouraged to take a piece of candy as the pile should be continuously replenished. A metaphoric creation of the conditions for perpetual life.
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Specific objects without specific form, January 29 – April 25 2011, MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany

Lover Boys

Artworks Felix Gonzalez-Torres

An artwork that replicates the ideal weight of the artist and his partner who was dying at the time the piece was made. Visitors are encouraged to take a piece of candy as the pile should be continuously replenished. A metaphoric creation of the conditions for perpetual life.
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Specific objects without specific form, January 29 – April 25 2011, MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany

Portraits Of An Artist II

Images Rainer Fetting & Desmond, Willem de Kooning, Unknown, Unknown, Andrej Dúbravský, Salvador Dalí

Work in progress. Artworks as a result of work. Art as an excuse for sexual workout. Word of mouth and work of hands. Handmade trips of artistic ecstasy. Champagne at gallery openings. Surreal thoughts.
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Taxidermied Idolatry

Steve Bishop Christian Dior - J'adore (Mountain Goat), 2008
Taxidermied goat, concrete, chalk


Steve Bishop Jean-Paul Gaultier - Classique (Arctic Fox), 2008
Taxidermied fox, concrete, paint

The living and the breathless. Overlapping. Embodiments of object and creature. And in its centre: figurative perfume bottles. Animalistic scented sculptures.
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British Art Now II, October 27 - April 17 2011, Saatchi Gallery, London

Predestination

Salvador Dalí The Enigma of Wilhelm Tell, 1933

A perfect sunday. A day of impressions. A closer look at one certain piece of art. It made me realize: Buying sandals in winter is not more surreal than the work of Salvador Dalí.
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Not In Fashion

Photos MMK

Jürgen Teller photographing a photographer while arranging his works in the exhibition space. I highly anticipate tonight's opening of Not In Fashion. A reflection on the smybiosis of photography and fashion - including the oeuvre of houses such as Maison Martin Margiela, Comme des Garcons or Helmut Lang.
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Not in Fashion: Fashion and Photography in the 90s, September 25 – Jan 9 2011, MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany

Rue de Rivoli

Designs Madeleine Vionnet

I am counting the days. Until my heart will beat be in Paris again. I will taste Ladurée macaroons. I will smell the perfume of fashion editors. And I will behold the beauty of past and future fashion design.
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Image credits Les Arts Décoratifs

Breath

Artworks Elizabeth Peyton

Small pieces of sensual accuracy. A glimpse of reality and past. Immediate and poignant.
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Neue Antike

Artwork Sleeping Satyr, Theseus Slaying Minotaur

Recently, I feel the deep desire to see an exhibition with antique statues, preferably male ones. It seems I am into exploring ancient cultures and examining body and identity.
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Powdered Noses

Photos Guy Bourdin

Extreme angles and surreal close-ups. Sharp light and high-heels. Naked bodies and absurd scenarios. Pubic hair and sausages. Ladies and gentlemen: Guy Bourdin.
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Numeric Intelligence

I don't lie when I say it is one of the best exhibitions I've seen. Very clever and consistent and beautiful. Worthily reflecting the MMM cosmos.
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20

Today I grab my last chance to see the Maison Martin Margiela exhibition in Munich. And of course, I will also get my copy of the catalogue because it is so nice and white. The Munich shop, by the way, is amazing. Who's gonna buy me the black mirror pants?
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Sperm Lasso

Lonesome Cowboy by Murakami Takashi

I know no one wants to or is living in Frankfurt, but if so see the Murakami exhibition at MMK. Or go to any other museum because listening to people explaining art is great entertainment.
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P.S.: And please watch Kaikai & Kiki!

Lykke Wearing Lipstick

Photo Marcus Palmqvist
Fashion jojo&malou

This could become the key motive for a fictive L&H campaign. All we need now is a male equivalent wearing a sausage. Any candidates? Recommendations? Proposals?
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Paris Picks

Best Architecture
Centre Pompidou
Place Georges Pompidou

As I mentioned not long ago I am in love with tubes. So Centre Pompidou has to be my winner in this category. The design shop inside isn't bad too and also the people sitting outside at the entrance area are worth a closer look.




Best Pizza
La Briciola
14 Rue de Normandie

There is nothing better than ending an exhausting day at Paris Fashion Week with an incredibly nice pizza at La Briciola. Hidden in a dark corner of Marais, the place guarantees comfort and satisfaction.




Best Sandwich
Plaisirs et Pains
215 Rue Saint-Honoré

Maybe this was the very highlight of the whole trip: the pain au sésame avec poulet rôti et légumes citron - orgasms for your tongue!





Best Second Hand I
Free'p Star
8 Rue Sainte Croix de la Bretonnerie

The tiniest and most crowded place I've ever been too. But it's worth the claustrophobic attacks: great clothes for very very good prices. A shirt for 3 Euro! A pair of jeans for 10 Euro! Thanks to Kat Walks, Play and Laurent for the hint!




Best Second Hand II
Kiliwatch
64 Rue Tiquetonne

A great selection of books and magazines. Vintage tote bags with German advertisement prints. And: short shorts for men!!! Come and get your pair...





Best Souvenir
Saucisse Sèche aux Noisettes
Available at Franprix

To remain true to myself I decided to bring along a very Horst-like souvenir: a sausage! Or to be more precise: a salami with hazelnuts.





Finally, fashion-addicts get what they need here:
Acne Jeans 124 Galerie Valois
A.P.C. 112 Rue Vieille du Temple
Kitsuné 52 Rue de Richelieu
Pierre Hardy 15 Rue Valois
Agnès B. 3 Rue Jour
colette 213 Rue Saint-Honoré
Kabuki Homme 21 Rue Etienne Marcel

Au revoir!
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Jochen Klein

Paintings Jochen Klein (1967-1997)

Photo wallpapers, magazine advertisements and erotic films melt into idyllic landscapes. Jochen Klein who died young recognizes in these motifs the vocabulary of a collective consciousness which despite the tendency to clichés reveals intimate desires.

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NY Picks

Back from NY and I got a lot to tell. It was very cool - in the truest sense of the word. So I'd like to sum up the most beautiful places for you to check out at your next visit. I hope you enjoy my finest selection. I am not a true insider but maybe you like what Horst likes...

Best Restaurant
STANTON SOCIAL
99 Stanton St, NY 10002

Stanton Social offers all you need: nice interior, a 'social' atmosphere and wonderful food. Our dinner included: Piquillo Pepper Crostini, Goat Cheese Pierogies, Wild Mushroom Risotto Cakes, Grilled Apple & Brie Quesadilla, Wasabi crusted Salmon, and finally the Chocolate Tasting!



Best Burger
STAND
24 E 12th St, NY 10003

After hunting for little treasures at Greenwich flew market, Stand serves well-made Burgers that strike with taste and composition. Not only the food but also the metallic interior design with purple leather benches hit my taste.




Best Breakfast
SILO
31 E 32nd St, NY 10016

Ok, maybe I just recommend this place because it was just across the street of our hotel, one block away from the Empire State Building. But nevertheless we had the best toasted sesame bagels with cream cheese there! And the best hazlenut flavored coffee!




Best Lunch
SEA
114th North St, NY 11211

I love Williamsburg. And having lunch at Sea was definitely a good choice: Thai fusion kitchen for really good prices. We just paid about 12$ per person and had starter, main dish and dessert! The green tea chesse cake with raspberry sauce is a must.




Best Interior Design
COMME DES GARCONS
520 W 22nd St, NY 10011

Just one word: Wow! Located in Chelsea and surrounded by the best galleries, the Comme des Garcons NY store offers a futuristic and clean 'interior experience'. I got lost in a fitting room by exploring the space...




Best Selection
OAK
28 Bond Street, NY 10012

At the new OAK Store at Bond Street I found the most intelligent and beautifully dressed mannequins. Brands like 3.1 phillip lim, Ksubi, Opening Ceremony, Filippa K, Surface to Air or S.N.S. guarantee a sovereign look.




Best Hidden
NOM DE GUERRE
640 Broadway, NY 10012

We had to search for this place really hard. And walked past the entrance several times. Hidden in the 'underground' you can browse the Nom de Guerre collection and simultaneously feel the vibration of the passing metro trains.




Best Avantgarde
ATELIER
125 Crosby Street, NY 10012

The most artful pieces can be found at Atelier New York. The store between Broadway and Lafayette St brings to you selected labels like Raf Simons, Ann Demeulemeester, Undercover and Number (N)ine. Mostly black and very architectural and complex designs.



Best Atmosphere
BBLESSING
181 Orchard Street, NY 10002

Very elegant and pompous at first glance, kind of spooky and weird at the second. The clothes rails are reversed tables, creepy collage portraits stare at you and at the door you find an umbrella stand with a duck head stick. Forceful in every detail. Chapeau.




Best Second Hand
CHERRY
19 8th Ave, NY 10014

You are looking for a dinosaur tee? A wrestler singlet? Knitwear with naive patterns? You'll find it here. And a lot more. The owner himself prooved great taste and style wearing a skinny suit with cropped trousers and a pocket watch. Join the Cherry Nation!



Best Architecture
NEW MUSEUM
235 Bowery, NY 10002

What can I say? This building is just awesome. I lo-lo-love it. The white stacked cubes, the facade structure, the rainbow script saying "HELL, YES!". SANAA Architects did a great job.





Best Design Shop
THE FUTURE PERFECT
115 N 6th St, NY 11211

The best selection of furniture and design pieces I've ever seen. I bought a crushed cup designed by Rob Brandt. You'll find there also a golden brace necklace, wonderful lamps and beautiful chairs by Blu Dot. Go there and get me something, no matter what, I'll love it.



Best Gallery Show
LEHMANN MAUPIN GALLERY
540 West 26 St, NY 10001

Jürgen Teller is the one and only. The man who influenced them all. With his pitiless approach to photography and his eye for the 'ugly' details. May it be silicone breasts or Ukrainian interior design. The exhibition at Lehmann Maupin is really worth a visit. So hurry! Posh Spice is there too...



Best Art Installation
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
1071 5th Avenue, NY 10128

Currently Cai Guo-Qiang shows his installation work 'I want to believe' at Guggenheim. The car-crush-in-the-air simulation with laser lights and shiny white cars is breathtaking. So is his pack of wolves flying through the museums hallways.




Best Food
WHOLEFOODSMARKET
95 East Houston Street, NY 10002

Never was a visit to the supermarket so mouthwatering as this time at Wholefoodsmarket. Pyramids of fruits and vegetables, fresh fish, a salad bar offering spinach with sesame, grilled tandori chicken or toasted walnuts, and a sweets-to-go assortment made me moan and groan.



Best Hideaway
CONEY ISLAND
Brooklyn, Last stop on the F or Q trains

Abandoned and desolate like Neverland Ranch nowadays, Coney Islands amusement park builds a great scenerey for a romantic and stormy walk at the beach. Now bedraggled and shabby does it remind of prettier days of laughter and sunshine. Somehow moving.



Strangest Observation
THE NORTH FACE
On jackets, trousers, bags. Just everywhere

Ok, it's damn cold but why do you all wear the same jackets? Especially in Chinatown one NF jacket is chasing the other. Is it the new secret code for I-don't-know-what-and-I-don't-want-to-know? A conspiracy? With this question I leave you alone. Have fun at your next trip to NY!!!


More pictures and stories soon...
/HORST