Hate or love him, Bladee’s ‘Good Luck’ is intoxicating
Either you love Bladee or you hate Bladee. I don’t know many other musicians for whom this statement is more applicable, and with good reason. In strictly technical terms he…
Massimo Tarridas
Fall 2021 ready-to-wear collection celebrates 100 years of Gucci
For their 100th anniversary, Gucci did what no other luxury fashion brand has done before—collaborate with their competition, Demna Gvasalia’s Balenciaga. This merger is perhaps the most covered and publicized…
Loeb exhibit captures ‘the ongoing moment’ in photography
What is “the ongoing moment?” It’s a phrase, coined by Geoff Dyer, that contrasts with Henri Cartier-Bresson’s iconic “the decisive moment.” Dyer proposes that photographs add on to a collective…
In defense of logos
Logos are generally hated by anyone who considers themselves interested in art. They’re dismissed, rightfully so, as soulless identifiers. I love them. I’m not referring to the golden arches and…
Student photo org Phocus focuses on accessibility
For many members of Vassar’s student photography club Phocus, the best camera in the world is a disposable point-and-shoot. Elitism within the art world has always existed, but photography—superseded only…
Yamamoto’s SS21 collection asserts true beauty is better left unfinished
Yohji Yamamoto’s work is beloved by all, infinitely influential, and yet difficult to dissect— where is the narrative? Not that there has to be one, but without a clear narrative,…
Rick Owens explores aggressive simplicity for Fall Winter 2021
Aggression runs in Rick Owens’ blood. He describes his younger self as arrogant, alcoholic and aromantic, and his collections periodically revel in this state. For his menswear Fall Winter 2021…
Raf Simons’ SS21 collection fails at meaningfully reinterpreting the ’60s
Raf Simons has an obsession with youth culture. Usually it’s the culture of his own youth – to be specific, the post-punk and New Wave scene in Europe in the…
Dorian Electra explores digital chauvinism, fragile masculinity on “My Agenda”
Dorian Electra’s first album, “Flamboyant,” was a spectacular synth-pop deconstruction of toxic masculinity and a simultaneous exploration of Electra’s own gender identity. Their second album, “My Agenda,” released Oct. 16,…
Simons, Prada collab (only) pleases
There was a great deal of excitement surrounding Prada’s announcement that Raf Simons would join Miuccia Prada as co-creative designer. However, it was perhaps unmerited. Simons had already worked for…