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Vo l . 1 T H E W Y N W O O D T I M E S MAY 2015
By Zinnia Martinez
Historically fashion designers have looked that featured international visual artists, During the project’s inaugural evening
for inspiration in art, to create or recreate fashion designers and performers on February 13th, a coterie of attention-
shapes, fabrics, colors and unexpected collaborating seamlessly within an commanding models and performers
pieces. At the juncture of this two-way avant-garde framework. A catwalk, an strutted across the catwalk delighting the
road, art and fashion combine to explore exhibition, and performances took place well-heeled crowd gathered in the festive
new ways of exhibition. during the first edition of our Art Fashion courtyard. Bodies swayed and the beats
Weekend from Friday the 13th until became blistering as a DJ entertained
It’s precisely this genre-busting point, Sunday the 15th of February in what can revelers with live music.
where art and fashion daringly collide, only be described as one of the high notes
that inspires a rare, catwalk swagger. It of the cultural season. Both individually Topping the three-day event, Venezuelan-
forces curious eyes to notice every detail and collectively, the series of free-to-the- born, Miami-based artist, Nina Dotti
as if absorbed in a performance. public events generated plenty of buzz also presented a consumption-critical
afterwards. participatory performance on February
It’s also what happens when we’re lucky 15th, hosting what she called the “Fashion
enough to watch a model wearing wildly Through three nights, Art Fashion Exchange”, a kind of “one price only”
creative ideas that help transform them Weekend presented fashion collections opportunity designed for the public to
into a living, breathing artwork. and artistic work from Adriana Barrios, bring and exchange their high fashion
Nina Dotti, Julie Friel, Juan Henríquez, items for a “token price.” Conceptually,
For us lovers of avant art and fashion, it’s Sussy Lobo, Arnoldo Maal, Leonor Dotti’s provocative performance ironically
simple to agree that even when there’s Mendoza, Evelyn Valdirio and Muu Blanco. raised the argument confronting many
a meltdown between both forms it’s It also featured Lisu Vega, who is already of today’s luxury brands: The criticism
impossible to turn away from the wreck, a renowned fashion designer and a staple that these fashion houses hire third world
no matter how hard we try to ignore the of Miami Fashion Week and New York laborers who they pay pitiful wages to
unexpected. Fashion Week where she has earned produce their products. Dotti’s timely
distinction. performance generated a lively dialogue
That’ why our passions for the bold and among the audience while driving home
beautiful soar sky-high when we discover Using video-mapping, performances, The Chill Concept’s purpose.
the rare talent with the gift for making paintings or eco-friendly materials,
wearable aesthetic statements that help us every artist participating in the visionary The Chill Concept is a pop-up museum
mark that flair for individual uniqueness encounter will complete the project conceived to present temporal, flexible
we all treasure. by sewing a proposal of wearable art. and communitarian proposals. It has
This final step will commemorate the the mission of being the most inclusive
Art Fashion Weekend at The Chill Concept milestone project organized by The Chill museum transforming communities and
was a smartly curated, multi-arts event Concept. building citizenship through wellness,
innovation and contemporary culture.
www.thechillconcept.com
www.ArtFashionWeekend.com
