Decadence, University of Delaware@Crane, December 8th, 2011 to January 29th, 2012. Opening reception: Thursday, December 8th, 6:00PM-9:00PM.

From the collections of the MET and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

New work.

C. Pazia Mannella in collaboration with Ashley Rodriquez Reed, Silk Painting, 2011.

I wish I was going to Paris to see, Hussein Chalayan, récits de mode, 5 July–13 November 2011, Les Arts Décoratifs.

Collection Sakoku, printemps/été 2011© Christopher Moore

Collection Genometrics, automne/hiver 2005 © Christopher Moore

Collection Readings, printemps/été 2008 © Christopher Moore

Collection Before Minus Now, printemps/été 2000 © Christopher Moore

Collection Before Minus now, printemps/été 2000 © Christopher Moore

Collection Airborne, automne/hiver 2007 © Christopher Moore

Collection Between, printemps/été 1998 © Christopher Moore

Hussein Chalayan, récits de mode 

5 July–13 November 2011


The Arts Décoratifs has given ‘carte blanche’ to one of the most innovative and creative fashion designers of our time: Hussein Chalayan. 

Born in Nicosia in 1970, he moved to London as a child traveling back and forth between Cyprus and England until he went to university. He earned his degree from Central Saint Martins College in 1993. 

Following his own unique approach to design for seventeen years, he stands on the frontier of fashion, architecture and design. His work is characterized by an intellectual rigor and a quest for technical perfection that often defies fashion stereotypes. Chalayan stood out from the start of his career through his highly inventive exploration of various mediums, including sculpture, furniture, video and special effects, which he uses in his fashion shows, drawing inspiration directly from the political, social and economic realities of his era. 

The exhibition showcases this rich, complex world, in which clothing, installations, fashion shows, projections and research are shown by side to illustrate Chalayan’s distinctive process.

Information in English: http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/english-439/accueil-710/une-715/english-439/exhibitions/current-events#chalayan

Information in French: http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/francais/mode-et-textile/expositions-70/actuellement-447/hussein-chalayan-recits-de-mode/

Les Arts Décoratifs 

107, rue de Rivoli 

75001 Paris 

France

Phone: +33 (0)1 44 55 57 50

My new obsession, Iris Van Herpen Haute Couture autumn/winter 2011.

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/

Dresses embroidered with glow in the dark rosary beads by Roberto Capucci.

I am so very excited, my website is featured in the Dutch textile magazine, Textiel Plus.

I am so very excited, my website is featured in the Dutch textile magazine, Textiel Plus.
http://cpaziamannella.com/home.html

Video of Experiential, Environmental, Educational at Old School Studios, April 14, 2011.

Experiential, Environmental, Educational

at Old School Studios, April 14, 2011

1417 N. Second Street, Philadelphia

Curated by Jerry Kaba, with participants C. Pazia Mannella, Daniel Ostrov, Jacque Liu, Jessie Hemmons, Joanie Turbek, Katya Gorker, Mike Ellyson, Ryan W. Kelly, and Tim Eads.

http://www.vimeo.com/22437652

16th Century Dutch Tapestry Portrait featured on Antiques Roadshow, and Give and Receive #14, 2008.

16th Century Dutch Tapestry Portrait featured on Antiques Roadshow, and Give and Receive #14, 2008. Machine-sewn coffee filters and thread, approx. 18” x 10” x 4 ½”.

Crazy Marble Statues in Rome.

Old work, 2003-2005, recently scanned from slides.

The Fool In Heart Drenched Costume, 2003. Inflated wine bag collage.
The Fool In Heart Drenched Costume, 2003. Hand written text on vintage slip, and ribbons.
The Fool In Heart Drenched Costume, detail, 2003. Hand written text on vintage slip, and ribbons.
You’re Fat!, 2003. Inflated wine bag collage.
You Need to Go On a Diet, 2003. Inflated wine bag collage.
While the World May Seem Grim Spring Fashion is Not! – New York Times 2003, 2003. Inflated wine bag collage with Desert Storm Trading Cards.
While the World May Seem Grim Spring Fashion is Not! – New York Times 2003, 2003. Desert Storm Trading Cards and ribbon.
Fall Apart, 2004. Installation view: plaster pillows, down feathers, and thread.
Come Undone, 2004. Down feather pillow, latex breasts casts, ribbon, hook and eyes.
Come Together, 2005. Wood, wax breast casts, and crocheted thread.
Come Together, detail, 2005. Wood, wax breast casts, and crocheted thread.

Lanterns.

Fashion!

Indulgences, installation at Old School Studios, mixed media, 2011. Photo credit: Armando Morales.

Indulgences, installation at Old School Studios, mixed media, 2011. Photo credit: Armando Morales.