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Second Skin
SECOND SKIN @ 5 Mercer St., NYC 10013 On View: May 18, 2012 – July 31, 2012 (Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Weekends by Appointment Only) VPL and Vara Fine Arts are pleased to present Second Skin, an exhibition and book co-curated by Victoria Bartlett and Renée Vara, at VPL, 5 Mercer Street (at Howard Street). Second Skin includes [...]
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Style.com Review
September 8, 2012 NEW YORK By Maya Singer They say that the best way to treat a fear of heights is to go bungee jumping. Face your demons and all that. VPL designer Victoria Bartlett didn’t conquer any phobias with her latest collection, but today’s show did see her going mano a mano with [...]
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Lost Olympic Sports // Featuring VPL and LD Tuttle
Filmmaker KT Auleta’s Nostalgia Fest Revisits Three Stylish Events Missing from the Games
Baseball, tug of war, and racquets are playfully memorialized in Super 8 shorts by photographer and filmmaker KT Auleta. Taking advantage of the rich color tones film affords, Auleta created minimalist, conceptual sets and let the models take center stage. “With the grain of Super 8, there is a real visual depth, a sexiness,” says Auleta, who has shot for the likes of Viktor & Rolf, Opening Ceremony and Louis Vuitton, and lensed editorials for Elle, i-D and Vogue. “I wanted a carefree feel from the models, allowing playfulness and the interplay between the sexes to shine through.” Along with the likes of croquet, motor boating, pigeon shooting and tandem cycling, the three featured sports disappeared between Olympic cycles over the course of the century. Tug of war—invented in the ancient Chinese State of Chu over 2,400 years ago—appeared over two decades between 1900 and 1920 and was played in two teams of five. Meanwhile, racquets, similar to modern squash except played to 15 points rather than 11 and with a white ball rather than the traditional blue, made a one-time appearance during the London Games of 1908. With baseball missing from this year’s Games, Auleta focused on the sport’s jovial elements. “I wanted to show six happy, beautiful people having fun,” says the director of her fictional coed team. “Just let the actions play out naturally, leave room for mistakes and capture that energy and lightheartedness.”
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Second Skin opening video by Kubat & Billot
Kubat & Billot capture the construction and opening party of the Second Skin Exhibition at VPL flagship space in Soho. Features performances by Mark Borthwick, John Giorno, and Shoplifter. Special Thanks to Vera Fine Art!
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South Soho Stoop Sale
Join us at VPL for the South Soho Stoop Sale. We will have a special discount 60% off Spring items for the event and will bring out some treasure from our archives.
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Interview Magazine
Interview Magazine features some of our Spring ’12 finale pieces in their sporty, uber chic beach shoot.
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Photos From Second Skin Opening
Artists and friends at the opening of the Second Skin exhibit May 17.