Unbalanced is the debut EP from London-based artist Haich.
This 6-tracker presents a body of work that is intrinsically mature in its way of approaching the theme of transitioning into adulthood, as the 22-year-old takes us through the personal struggles of his own perplexingly awkward yet beautiful universe.
TweetIn his new Woman series, Kauper takes on one of the greatest artistic traditions, the painting of the female nude. For years, Kauper wasn’t interested in painting nude women. He recently questioned his self-imposed prohibition, however, and wondered if it was possible to sidestep the paradigmatic categories through which the female nude had been conventionally understood. The titles of the works, Woman 2, 3, 4, and 5, are inspired by de Kooning’s celebrated Woman paintings of the early 1950s. Kauper’s paintings share de Kooning’s tension between figuration and abstraction, but their approach to the female figure is otherwise almost completely divergent. Kauper’s figures are nude, but not erotic. They project strength, not vulnerability. The effect evokes the nudity in classical statues. They have the solidity and serenity of kouros sculptures, but they pose with both legs together, rather than with one leg forward, giving the body more tensile strength. They are like modern Olympic sprinters or hurdlers, but project a grandeur that evokes Leni Riefenstahl’s Olympia, rather than contemporary track stars on ESPN.
Opposite – Woman #2, 2017 (detail)
Exhibition runs from January 20th – February 24th, 2018
Almine Rech Gallery
39 East 78th Street
New York
NY 10075
Since the late 1960’s, Betty Tompkins has been painting her Fuck, Cunt or Kiss Paintings, studying different mediums going from airbrush to stamps, graphite powder or fingerprints.
Beside the feminist content of her work, her intention from the start was to have two distinct elements which would allow the abstract and the sexual content to coexists equally in the work. She imposes a distance with her explicit subjects, or as she says : « I see something intimate made monumental – we see a visual we don’t usually see in a medium we don’t expect. »
After some group shows in the early 1970’s, and a few episodes of censorship, her work remained widely overlooked by the critics and art market due to its subject matter, until in 2003, she was invited to participate in the 7th Biennale de Lyon. This brought extraordinary attention to her work, and the Centre Georges Pompidou acquired Fuck Painting #1 for its permanent collection the same year.
Opposite – Cunt grid #24 (2017)
Exhibition runs through to March 17th, 2018
Rodolphe Janssen
rue de Livourne
32 Livornostraat
1050 Brussels
Deep house excursions for the eclectic mind. Includes a remix by UK prodigy Forest Drive West.
TweetStreetwear brand meets an iconic sneaker boutique in the latest collaboration between Solebox and FILA.
The leather and suede upper in swathed in dusty rose, which pops against the crisp white midsole, while the gum outsole is giving us some serious retro vibes. The colab is celebrated with co-branded patches on the heels and a special edition rose-printed box.
www.fila.co.uk
www.solebox.com
Belly’s Gonna Get Ya is an ultra special-make-up of Reebok’s Workout Lo Plus and a little homage to a classic TV advert shown in the UK during the year 2000.
Featuring a mix of fleshy tones, our Belly shoe is constructed in a unique application and depicts a questionable diet of lager and bar snacks. Beer belly to the front and relaxed indigo to the back. The upper features a butter soft suede and a little cellulite by way of pebbled leather overlays. Premium denim is applied to hold it all together and finally for luxurious comfort, a special bar towel lining and insock are there to take the weight off your feet.
hanon x Reebok ‘Belly’s Gonna Get Ya’ will launch at an in-store event this Friday evening and remaining pairs online on Saturday January 27th 2018. Each pair will come complete with a bar towel and custom box.
www.reebok.co.uk
www.hanon-shop.com