MOOD BOARD OF TEST PRINTS FROM THE FIRST 3 ISSUES OF SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE & A PREVIEW OF CHAPTER004
..PROJECT WITH RICK OWENS & HIS ENTIRE TEAM
& OF COURSE OUR BELOVED MICHELE LAMY!
OPENING 8-10PM THIS SUNDAY JANUARY 23RD— HER HEAD WAS FULL OF THE SOUND OF RAIN— AN INTIMATE EXHIBITION EXPLORING 4 ISSUES OF FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY BY SOME/THINGS & ITS COLLABORATORS. FEATURING PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED ARCHIVE IMAGES, INCLUDING GONG LI, MAGGIE CHEUNG & TONY LEUNG [IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE & 2046 behind the scenes images] by WING SHYA; OLIVIER THEYSKENS, MALGOSIA BELA, RICK OWENS & MICHELE LAMY portraits by MONIKA BIELSKYTE; TAKETERU KUDO [of SANKAI JUKU] by MOTE SINABEL AOKI; CARSON MCCOLL [GARETH PUGH movie by RUTH HOGBEN behind the scenes] by MATTHEW STONE; HANNELORE KNUTS by JOHAN SANDBERG; CHARLOTTE RAMPLING by LINA SCHEYNIUS; & VIOLETTA SANCHEZ by TAKA MAYUMI & KANAKO B. KOGA; ROB MONTGOMERY; CHARLOTTE BALLESTEROS & HUBERT MAROT & MORE.
OPENING NIGHT WILL ALSO FEATURE A PRIVATE PERFORMANCE BY CARSON MCCOLL & HIS BAND SULLOM VOE. WITH COSTUMES BY GARETH PUGH [PITTI UOMO COLLECTION]
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SUSANNA GLUING TEST PRINTS ON THE WALL FOR OUR NEXT EXHIBITION. SEE YOU AT THE OPENING 8-10PM SUNDAY JANUARY 23RD, SOME/THINGS SECRET, 16 VILLA GAUDELET, PARIS 11EME. RSVP NECESSARY AT EVENTS[AT]SOMESLASHTHINGS.COM
[HERE PORTRAITS OF RICK OWENS SHOT FOR SOME/THINGS CHAPTER004, AS WELL AS MAGGIE CHEUNG, TONY LEUNG & GONG LI BY WING SHYA FROM IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE & 2046 BEHIND THE SCENES].
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HER HEAD WAS FULL OF THE SOUND OF RAIN / EXHIBITION AT SOME/THINGS SECRET JANUARY 24 TO APRIL 2011.
AN INTIMATE EXHIBITION EXPLORING 4 ISSUES OF FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY BY SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE & ITS COLLABORATORS. FEATURING PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED ARCHIVE IMAGES, THE EXHIBITION ALLOWS INSIGHT INTO THE CREATION OF THE MAGAZINE & THE MOTIVATION BEHIND ITS APPROACH TO FASHION EDITORIALS. SINCE ITS FIRST ISSUE, THE PUBLICATION HAS REINTERPRETED THE WAY GARMENTS ARE PHOTOGRAPHED, MAKING AN EXPLICIT LINK BETWEEN ART & FASHION CONTENT. DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM LITERATURE, CINEMA & CONTEMPORARY DANCE, USING ARTISTS AS MODELS, & BY GAINING EXCLUSIVE COLLABORATION WITH DESIGNERS, SOME/THINGS CONVEYS THE EMOTION & STORY OF ITS SUBJECTS, MAINTAINING A UNIQUELY PERSONAL & INTIMATE APPROACH TO FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY.
8-10PM SUNDAY JANUARY 23 OPENING COCKTAIL WITH A PRIVATE PERFORMANCE BY CARSON MCCOLL [SULLOM VOE]
SOME/THINGS SECRET / 16 VILLA GAUDELET, 75011 PARIS.
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[INVITATION IMAGE / FROM SOME/THINGS ISSUE004 EDITORIAL. SCOTT BARNHILL WEARS GIVENCHY BY RICCARDO TISCI COUTURE TOILE VEST, JOSEPHUS THIMISTER CANVAS HALF-JACKET & PANTS. STYLING & PHOTOGRAPHY BY MONIKA BIELSKYTE]
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INSTALLATION VIEW. IN THE CROWD SOME/THINGS TEAM: JAMES CHENG TAN, MONIKA BIELSKYTE, RAINA LAMPKINS-FIELDER, CARLO ZOLLO & CAROLINE LORENSKI & ARTIST MARTIN D'ORGEVAL.
FRANCOIS-MARIE BANIER, MELISSA MORTENSEN [FROM ISSUE001], ALICE D'ORGEVAL & MARTIN D'ORGEVAL & HIS HUGE TOUCHED BY FIRE PRINT IN THE BACKGROUND [FROM ISSUE003]
MARTIN & ALICE D'ORGEVAL LOOKING AT MARTIN'S DAGUEROTYPE SERIES HERE SHOWN FOR THE 1ST TIME
BEAUTIFUL CHARLOTTE FLOSSAUT [FROM ISSUE002] & MARTIN'S TOUCHED BY FIRE PRINT IN THE BACKGROUND [ISSUE003]
KANAKO B. KOGA, TAKA MAYUMI & WING SHYA [WHO ARE WORKING ON 2 VERY SPECIAL FEATURES FOR ISSUE004]
FRANCOIS-MARIE BANIER & GORGEOUS MARTIN D'ORGEVAL'S TOUCHED BY FIRE [ISSUE003] PRINT IN THE BACK
OLYMPIA SOLANGE IN FRONT OF ONE OF JULIEN CLAESSENS'S MESMERIZING PORTRAITS [ISSUE003]
DAMIEN YEE IN FRONT OF ANOTHER JULIEN CLAESSENS'S PORTRAITS [ISSUE003]
SOME/THINGS NEW PR & PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER CAROLINE LORENSKI & JAKE ZERVUDACHI
YOUNG LITHUANIAN DESIGNER EGLE CEKANAVICIUTE / INSTALLATION VIEW WITH IMAGES BY MONIKA BIELSKYTE [ISSUE001] & JULIEN CLAESSENS [ISSUE003]
JACQUES SHU IN FRONT OF MARTIN D'ORGEVAL PRINT
MONSIEUR THIERRY MORIN & HIS DAUGHTER IN FRONT OF THOMAS DESCHAMPS'S WORKS
MONIKA, MARTIN, FRANCOIS-MARIE & ERIC HUSSENOT & TOUCHED BY FIRE PRINT
THE DAGUEROTYPES WITH A REFLECTION OF ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED 19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIALISTS
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED ORGANISE & CAME TO THE INAUGURAL EXHIBITION AT THE NEW SOME/THINGS SPACE— SOME/THINGS SECRET. THE OPENING FEATURED the work of photographers MARTIN D’ORGEVAL, JULIEN CLAESSENS, THOMAS DESCHAMPS, & MONIKA BIELSKYTE.
SINCE THE GALLERY IS APPOINTMENT ONLY, IF YOU WANT TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION PLEASE CONTACT JAMES CHENG TAN TO SET A TIME/DATE. JCT@SOMESLASHTHINGS.COM
/ Photographs by leo coquet
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Images from MONIKA BIELSKYTE's A PLACE TO WASH THE HEART series will be exhibited at the SOME/THINGS inaugural exhibition, FROM HIS FEET UPWARD INTO A LANDSCAPE OF FLAME, at the new SOME/THINGS space — SOME/THINGS SECRET — on NOVEMBER 19, 2010. A PLACE TO WASH THE HEART includes photographs shot in Bolivia, as well as the Atacama Desert. The exhibition will also feature the work of photographers MARTIN D’ORGEVAL, JULIEN CLAESSENS, & THOMAS DESCHAMPS.
OPENS 7-9PM FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2010 UNTIL JANUARY 16, 2011 [BY APPOINTMENT ONLY]
SOME/THINGS SECRET 16 VILLA GAUDELET 75011 PARIS
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Cette exposition célèbrera l'ouverture de la galerie et présentera le travail des photographes Martin d’Orgeval, Julien Claessens, Thomas Deschamps et Monika Bielskyte. SOME/THINGS SECRET se veut le prolongement physique direct de SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE, dont le troisième volume - ISSUE003 / FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE - a été publié en septembre dernier.
Martin d’Orgeval, photographe parisien, exposera les récents travaux issus de ses séries intitulées 'Daguerreotype', projet en collaboration avec Anna Pahlavi. Utilisant une technique photographique du 19ème siècle, les clichés 'Daguerreotype' d'Orgeval évoquent des visions de lieux, tel un souvenir revenant à la mémoire ou émergeant de sphères intuitives. Les séries de taxidermie Deyrolle par Martin d’Orgeval sont présentées dans SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE ISSUE003. Il a également collaboré exclusivement avec SOME/THINGS sur un projet de livre de photographies rares et recherchées (incluant des oeuvres telles que 'Toshi-e' de Yutaka Takanashi, 'Labyrinthe' de Richard Long et 'Sea of Buddhas' d'Hiroshi Sugimoto.) Martin d’Orgeval termine actuellement un travail sur un livre consacré à l’influent photographe Robert Frank, qui sera publié aux éditions Steidl. Ses photographies et travaux ont été présentés aux Etats-Unis, en Grande-Bretagne, en Italie, en Allemagne et en France, notamment à la Maison Européenne de la Photographie et à la galerie Ghislaine Hussenot à Paris.
Julien Claessens est un photographe français installé en Belgique. Les clichés intimes de ses amis et de ses amants, teintés d'une sombre lumière, traduisent un humanisme au delà des mots, à la fois sensuel et dérangeant. Claessens est connu pour avoir collaboré avec le designer Olivier Theyskens sur son livre intitulé 'The Other Side Of The Picture', publié aux éditions Assouline. C'est la première fois que son travail sera exposé à Paris, donnant suite aux expositions à la galerie Le Réverbère à Lyon et au Salon d’Art de Bruxelles. Les photographies du français Thomas Deschamps saisissent les détails -en apparence- sans vie du quotidien; en résulte de délicates natures mortes d’une incroyable beauté et des intérieurs figés dans une ambiance grise et fantomatique. SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE ISSUE003 / FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE consacre un long sujet de 22 pages au duo Julien Claessens et Thomas Deschamps, qui travaillent ensemble depuis plus de 15 ans.
L’artiste lituanienne Monika Bielskyte, exposera le CHAPITRE 2 de son projet intitulé 'A PLACE TO WASH THE HEART', retraçant 4 années de photographies au Cambodge, au Vietnam, en Sibérie, au Pérou, au Chili et en Bolivie. Grandes boîtes lumineuses, projections de vidéos et photographies de Potosi, l'une des plus anciennes mines d’argent au monde, située à 4700 mètres endessous du niveau de la mer et tristement célèbre pour ses épouvantables conditions de travail. Les tons riches et intenses des photographies de Monika Bielskyte font écho aux représentations baroques de la chair humaine et des entrailles et à la brutalité exacerbée de la peinture catholique traditionnelle d'Amérique du sud. Monika Bielskyte, qui vit à Paris depuis 2005, a exposé à Foam [Amsterdam Photography Museum], à la Vartai Gallery [Vilnius], dans le cadre des Rencontres D’Arles et de la Nuit Blanche à Paris, au Three Shadows Photography Art Centre [Beijing], à la Royal Academy of Arts [London] et à la National Gallery of Art [Vilnius].
La programmation d’art contemporain de la galerie SOME/THINGS SECRET est orchestrée par Raina Lampkins-Fielder grâce à l’aide des collaborateurs et membres de l’équipe SOME/THINGS.
En plus d'être une galerie, SOME/THINGS SECRET sera une boutique privée, un espace de création, et un showroom/studio destiné à l'usage exclusif des clients. L’espace accueillera environ six expositions par an et ouvrira ses portes à l'occasion de la Fashion Week de Paris, de la FIAC et du salon de la photographie Paris Photo. Des performances artistiques ou musicales auront lieux chaque mois.
VERNISSAGE PRIVE Vendredi 19 Novembre 19H00-21h00, RSVP EVENTS@SOMESLASHTHINGS.COM
OUVERTURE DE L'EXPOSITION / DU SAMEDI 20 NOVEMBRE 2010 AU 16 JANVIER 2011 [sur rendez- vous uniquement] GALERIE SOME/THINGS SECRET, 16 VILLA GAUDELET 75011 PARIS.
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CONTACT COMMERCIAL James cheng tan - sales@someslashthings.com
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SOME/THINGS inaugural exhibition, titled FROM HIS FEET UPWARD INTO A LANDSCAPE OF FLAME, will feature the work of photographers MARTIN D’ORGEVAL, JULIEN CLAESSENS, THOMAS DESCHAMPS, & MONIKA BIELSKYTE at the new SOME/THINGS gallery — SOME/THINGS SECRET — on November 19, 2010.
OPENS 7-9PM FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2010 UNTIL JANUARY 16, 2011 [BY APPOINTMENT ONLY]
SOME/THINGS SECRET 16 VILLA GAUDELET 75011 PARIS
Following the launch of SOME/THINGS ISSUE003 / FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE in September, SOME/THINGS SECRET will act as a physical extension of the publication, exhibiting works featured within its pages as well as projects & pieces commissioned exclusively for SOME/THINGS by artists & designers.
Paris-based photographer MARTIN D’ORGEVAL will exhibit new work from his daguerreotype series, a collaborative project with Anna Pahlavi. Using a 19th century photographic technique, d’Orgeval’s daguerreotypes evoke visions of place— as they emerge from memory or from a more intuitive sphere. D’Orgeval’s Deyrolle taxidermy series was featured in ISSUE003; he has also collaborated exclusively with SOME/THINGS on a project featuring some of the most rare & sought after photographic books (including Yutaka Takanashi's Toshi-e, Richard Long's Labyrinth & Hiroshi Sugimoto's Sea of Buddhas). D’Orgeval is currently finishing work on a book about influential photographer Robert Frank, to be published by Steidl. His photography has been shown in the US, UK, Italy, Germany & France including the Maison Européenne de la Photographie & the Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot in Paris.
JULIEN CLAESSENS is a French photographer based in Belgium. His intimate photographs of his friends & lovers, bathed in dark light, convey an otherworldly humanism that is at once disturbing & sensual. Claessens is noted for his collaboration with designer OLIVIER THEYSKENS for Theyskens’ book The Other Side of the Picture, published by Assouline. It will be the first time his work is shown in Paris, after previous exhibitions at galerie le réverbère in Lyon & salon d'art in Brussels. France-based THOMAS DESCHAMPS’ photographs capture the seemingly lifeless & mundane details of everyday life, resulting in incredibly delicate & beautiful still lifes & ghostly interiors in shades of grey. Images by Julien Claessens & Thomas Deschamps, who have worked together for over 15 years, were featured in an extensive 22-page article in SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE ISSUE003 / FARWELL MY CONCUBINE.
Lithuanian-born artist, MONIKA BIELSKYTE will exhibit work from CHAPTER 2 of her project A PLACE TO WASH THE HEART, shot over the last four years in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Siberia, Peru, Chile & Bolivia. Featuring large format light boxes, video projections, & photographs taken in Potosí, one of the oldest silver mines in the world, 4000 metres above sea level & known for some of the most gruesome working conditions. The rich & exquisite colours resemble a Baroque depiction of human flesh & innards so common & brutally exacerbated in traditional South American Catholic religious art. Bielskyte, who has been based in Paris since 2005, has had work shown at Foam [Amsterdam Photography Museum], Vartai Gallery [Vilnius], Rencontres D’Arles, Paris Nuit Blanche, Three Shadows Photography Art Centre [Beijing], Royal Academy of Arts [London], & National Gallery of Art [Vilnius].
Contemporary art programs at SOME/THINGS SECRET are organised by Raina Lampkins-Fielder with the assistance of contributors, collaborators & the SOME/THINGS team.
In addition to a gallery, SOME/THINGS SECRET will operate as a private boutique, creative environment & showroom/studio for exclusive use by clients.
The space will host around six exhibitions per year with openings during Paris Fashion Week, FIAC & Paris Photo, as well as monthly music & performance events.
For more information contact events@someslashthings.com
[IMAGE OLIVIER THEYSKENSOLIVIER THEYSKENS BY JULIEN CLAESSENS]
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LAST THURSDAY WE DID THIS VERY PRIVATE & VERY COZY PARTY AT ROBERT MONTGOMERY'S STUDIO. ART PIECES OF ROB, MATTHEW STONE & DOUGLAS WHITE WERE THE DECOR & JARVIS COCKER WAS DJ OF THE NIGHT. MORE IMAGES SOON & IN THE MEANTIME SEE WHAT ANDERS OF DANSKMAGAZINE WROTE (HERE)
AIN'T NO PARTY LIKE SOME/THINGS PARTY
In these times of bans, censorship and political correctness it’s pretty refreshing just once in a while to return to one’s old, wicked ways. Last night we did exactly that, as Paris came to London (not that Paris – as if, to quote the Queen of the knee sock) to celebrate issues 001 and 002 of SOME/THINGS Magazine.
We were served what seemed like straight-up vodka (in long drink glasses – more is totes more) and encouraged to smoke – wait for it – inside (!). Jarvis Cocker and Matthew Stone DJ’ed while we all looked at art and gushed at our rediscovered glamorous decadence.
