Attempting Utopia

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A new fashion exhibit in Stockholm attempts utopia by examining notions of solidarity, memory, gender identity, technology, and sustainability — and by looking at a coterie of contemporary visionaries. The Liljevalchs Konsthall has assembled roughly 200 unconventional pieces from the likes of Alexander McQueen, Rick Owens, Viktor & Rolf, Hussein Chalayan, Walter van Beirendonck, Comme des Garçons, Dries Van Noten, Maison Martin Margiela, Prada, and Raf Simons for Dior.

Further, in the Memory Room, a small group of fashion-world luminaries has been asked to exhibit a garment that tells a personal story. Participants include Hamish Bowles (Vogue), Roy Andersson (director, Twiggy, Lykke Li, and Christian Lacroix. Swedish designers, too, were commissioned to create unique items, including Ann-Sofie Back, Bea Szenfeld, and CMMN SWDN.

Utopian Bodies: Fashion Looks Forward, Sep 15, 2015 – Feb 7, 2016, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Djurgårdsvägen 60, Stockholm, Sweden

Bea Szenfeld (2015)