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“This bag is an emotion, Dior is an emotion for me,” says Joël Andrianomearisoa, the latest guest on the Dior Talks series themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman.
Delving into the concepts and processes behind his layered, tactile creations for the project, the Malagasy artist discusses the challenges of condensing his universe in the Lady Dior bag.
Entitled the Lady Dior Labyrinth, Joël’s reinterpretation of the iconic handbag is a direct continuation of his black paper series, notably an immersive work created for the first Madagascar Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale, entitled “I Have Forgotten the Night.” That sensorial piece, based on memories of Madagascar, invited the audience to walk through a labyrinth made of black tissue paper curtains. He describes his work as “a research exercise to materialize emotions.”
Covered in a mille-feuille leaves of leather and black radzimir silk, in two different versions for night and day, this handwork-intensive bag is a testament to the savoir-faire of the petites mains in the Dior Atelier and the elaborate rituals that go into making one of the House’s most recognizable icons. “Mille-feuille for me is like Dior, it’s part of French culture,” says the artist, who also redesigned the Dior logo, using his own font. His fascination with duality, meanwhile, plays out in the immaculate white lining embroidered with the cryptic message: “Take me to the end of all loves.”
Discover Joel Andrianomearisoa’s creations : https://youtu.be/quTrTOkywWM
Welcome to the first episode of the new Dior Talks series, themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art and hosted by Paris-based journalist Katya Foreman. Ten artists and collectives from around the world have participated in a game of metamorphosis by rendering the iconic Lady Dior handbag as a unique piece of art.
Our first guest is friend of the House, Judy Chicago, a founder of the American feminist art movement who already collaborated with Dior on the installation “The Female Divine” for the House’s Spring-Summer 2020 haute couture show.
The multifaceted, Chicago-born artist has continued to develop a singular, female-centered aesthetic that challenges male domination and celebrates the achievements of women, who are all too often overlooked or relegated to the sidelines. In contrast with the clean, angular lines favored by her contemporaries, she prefers generous, sensual, colorful and suggestive curves, with spirals and shells evoking symbols of female power.
In this fascinating episode, Judy explains how the Dior Lady Art project has opened an exciting new chapter in the mission she has pursued since the Seventies, introducing feminine symbols and forms into a world where emblems of virility were omnipresent, as a means of bringing women’s history to the fore.
Discover Judy Chicago’s creations for Dior Lady Art : https://youtu.be/Uamr4y3spUg
Welcome to the new series Dior Talks, themed around the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art.
In this introductory episode, we’re going back in time to share how the Lady Dior saga began, with a brief history of the icon. Before meeting this year’s artists, we invite you to (re)discover the legacy of the Lady Dior, the quintessence of the Dior spirit.
All icons have an extraordinary backstory, and the Lady Dior is no exception. A timeless icon and a celebration of multifaceted femininity, the Lady Dior is a constant in the Dior collections, and is endlessly reinvented anew.
Now in its fifth edition, the Dior Lady Art project has seen the bag deconstructed, reinvented and immortalized through a series of limited, collector’s editions reinterpreted, as ever, by a diverse roster of international talents. In 2020, ten contemporary artists and collectives were invited to put their creative stamp on the Lady Dior, approaching the iconic bag like a unique work of art.
Joining Judy Chicago - the godmother of feminist art, who already collaborated with Dior on the installation “The Female Divine” for the set for the House’s Spring-Summer 2020 Haute Couture show - are Joël Andrianomearisoa, Gisela Colón, Song Dong, Bharti Kher, Mai-Thu Perret, Recycle Group, Chris Soal, Claire Tabouret, and Olga Titus.
Listen as each of these artists shares their personal experience of transforming the Lady Dior in the latest edition of the Dior Talks podcast series, available on all platforms.
In this teaser for the new Dior Talks series about the 5th edition of Dior Lady Art, host Katya Foreman introduces the ten contemporary artists and collectives who, in the weeks to come, will share their personal experience of transforming the Lady Dior handbag, one of the most visible icons of the House of Dior.
Discover The Dior Lady Art 5th Edition : https://youtu.be/yv3B2gR48eU
Retrouvez la directrice artistique des collections de joaillerie et de haute joaillerie de la maison Dior, dans cette nouvelle série des Dior Talks.
Pour ce sixième épisode, retrouve Eric Troncy, critique d’art et commissaire d’exposition, avec qui elle avait collaboré en 2007, pour la présentation des bijoux de la collection Belladone Island, au musée de l’Orangerie. Il l’interroge ici sur son processus créatif et ses grands imaginaires.
Retrouvez la directrice artistique des collections de joaillerie et de haute joaillerie de la maison Dior, dans cette nouvelle série des Dior Talks.
Pour ce cinquième épisode, Victoire de Castellane retrouve Donatien Grau, philosophe, critique d’art et conseiller de la présidence du musée d’Orsay pour les programmes contemporains. Lui-même passionné par le travail de la créatrice des bijoux Dior, il l’interroge longuement sur ses collections. Ils échangent aussi sur le pouvoir évocateur du bijou et ses représentations dans l’histoire de l’art.
Retrouvez la directrice artistique des collections de joaillerie et de haute joaillerie de la maison Dior, dans cette nouvelle série des Dior Talks.
Pour ce quatrième épisode, Victoire de Castellane rencontre Patrizia Ciambelli, ethnologue, ancienne conservatrice au musée des arts et traditions populaires de Rome, chercheur au centre d’anthropologie de Toulouse. Fille de joaillier, elle raconte ses souvenirs et échange avec Victoire de Castellane sur la notion d’héritage et de mémoire de l’objet.
Retrouvez la directrice artistique des collections de joaillerie et de haute joaillerie de la maison Dior, dans cette nouvelle série des Dior Talks.
Pour ce troisième épisode, Victoire de Castellane rencontre Georges Vigarello, agrégé de philosophie et diplômé de l’institut national du sport. Les questions d’hygiène, de santé, de représentation et de rapport au corps sont au cœur de ses travaux et de ses livres. Dans son échange avec Victoire de Castellane, il revient sur les croyances liées aux bijoux, leur symbolique et raconte leur évolution au fil des siècles.
Retrouvez le dernier essai de George Vigarello Histoire de la fatigue. Du Moyen Âge à nos jours, publié aux éditions du Seuil.
Retrouvez la directrice artistique des collections de joaillerie et de haute joaillerie de la maison Dior, dans cette nouvelle série des Dior Talks.
Pour ce second épisode, Victoire de Castellane échange avec Vannina Micheli-Rechtman, psychanalyste et médecin psychiatre, docteur en philosophie, spécialiste des images contemporaines. Ensemble, elles parlent du rapport du bijou au corps et de la notion de transmission.
Retrouvez la directrice artistique des collections de joaillerie et de haute joaillerie de la maison Dior, dans cette nouvelle série des Dior Talks.
Pour ce premier épisode, Victoire de Castellane retrouve Olivier Saillard, historien de l’art, grand spécialiste de la mode et du costume. Ensemble, ils parlent du rapport du bijou au vêtement et abordent les questions du genre et de l’ornement corporel.
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