Saturday, May 16, 2009

Prada Transformer

Rem Koolhaas' tetrahedron-shaped pavilion is a six-month installation on the grounds of Gyeonghui Palace in Seoul. Four cranes roll the steel-framed structure onto its different sides to create spaces amenable to various events: art exhibits, a film festival and a fashion show.
Today I checked out a free exhibition called "Waist Down - Skirts by Miuccia Prada." Garments by the lip-obsessed designer, as well several pieces by Korean students of fashion, are beautifully displayed. Windshield wipers craftily simulate legs in motion under some of the skirts, while others are playfully and constantly spun like whirling dervishes.