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A post shared by CALVIN KLEIN (@calvinklein) on Dec 5 The Museum of the Moon is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents five km of the moon’s surface high resolution image used to create the moon artwork was created by the Astrogeology Science Center in the USA The imagery was taken by a NASA satellite carrying the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera launched in 2010 The installation is a fusion of lunar imagery and surround sound composition created by BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and Ivor Novello award-winning composer Dan Jones Each venue also programmes their own series of lunar inspired events beneath the moon The Museum of the Moon was inspired by living in Bristol where the artist noticed the huge tidal variation as he cycled over the Avon Cut each day Living in the UK but working internationally for 20 years Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice has involved the creation of sculptures which have excited and inspired people around the globe the Museum of the Moon has been presented in art exhibitions music and light festivals around the world the British Council brought the artwork to India to mark the last phase of the UK-India Year of Culture and to launch 70 years of the British Council in India It was first presented in Bengaluru at the National Gallery of Modern Art and later travelled to Gateway of India in Mumbai and finally to the iconic British Council headquarters in New Delhi there are several moons touring simultaneously The artwork will be next presented at Wulong Art Festival 2019) and several other places throughout the year new audio compositions are created and performed by a range of established composers and musicians adding to the Museum of the Moon collection the project also documents stories and mythologies as well as highlights the latest moon science the moon has impacted society and culture for eons “Different cultures around the world have their own historical scientific and religious relationships to the moon inspiring people to reconnect with the night sky Sukanya is an artist and writer with a Master's degree in Public Policy from Duke University planning and execution of gallery exhibitions and external projects in collaboration with curators Her writing has been published in several art magazines journals and as part of curatorial notes and catalogues and her work has been showcased at multiple exhibitions From capturing fleeting moments to uncovering universal truths the 2025 edition reveals the depth of visual storytelling across cultures When a famed Indian artist used a protest poet’s words without credit it raised a deeper question: who gets to speak The veteran curator on the Sharjah Biennial 16 and collection-building as history-writing This selling exhibition has been conceived as a collaboration between WWF to further ocean conservation initiatives across the UK Exclusive preview for subscribers. 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Learn More © Copyright 2019-2025 STIR Design Private Limited Please confirm your email address and we’ll send you a link to reset your password All your bookmarks will be available across all your devices Password must be 8 characters long including one capital letter By creating an account, you acknowledge and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy by STIR Select the Conversation Category you would like to watch Please enter your details and click submit Single account access for STIRworld.com,STIRpad.com and exclusive STIRfri content Verification link sent to check your inbox or spam folder to complete sign up process by Sukanya Garg | Published on : Jul 24, 2019 Simons has established himself with a youth-centric vision that reframed pop culture and art through the lens of clothing His eponymous label has seen him collaborate many times with Sterling Ruby; at Jil Sander he offered homages to Picasso; at Dior he paid tribute to Flemish masters and Andy Warhol and printed Ruby’s paintings on couture gowns; and at Calvin Klein he undertook the largest project to date with the Andy Warhol Foundation while simultaneously lifting references to films like The Graduate and Jaws for his collections a look back on what made him one of the most influential designers of the past two decades Raf Simons is born in the small town of Neerpelt That show is the reason I became a fashion designer.” Photo: Courtesy of Witzli-Poetzli caféSimons graduates from university in Genk he hangs out at Antwerp’s Witzli-Poetzli café and becomes friends with Olivier Rizzo and designers remain Simons’s closest collaborators to this day Photo: Courtesy of In The Name of RafSimons founds his own menswear label and presents an early menswear collection as an 8mm film featuring Branquinho Simons stages his menswear fashion show in Paris, held at Impasse de Mont-Louis. Models walk around overpasses in the space wearing his slim-cut and youth-inspired designs Photo: Courtesy of Raf Simons OfficeSimons and his then-girlfriend Branquinho are hired to design two collections for leather house Ruffo Research Isolated Heroes, a photography tome of David Sims’s pictures of the street-cast models in Simons’s Spring 2000 show giving credence to the designer’s street-inspired and youth-focused message Simons teaches in the fashion department at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna Simons cloaks his models in face-covering garments and sends them out on the runway carrying lit flares inspired by recent acts of terror in major cities around the world The fashion show predates September 11 by two months Photo: firstVIEWSimons’s eponymous menswear label celebrates its 10th anniversary at Pitti Uomo with a series of parties and a fashion show in Florence’s Boboli Garden Photo: Condé Nast ArchiveHired to design men’s and womenswear for Jil Sander in 2005, Simons presents his first collection for Fall 2006 His debut is hailed as bringing a new sexuality to the house while still being reverent to Sander’s minimalist roots Photo: Marcio Madeira; Getty ImagesJil Sander’s Spring 2009 collection centers around a series of fringe dresses draped in sexy and revealing ways. Miranda Kerr sports a look from the collection to the 2009 Met Gala bringing further attention to Simons’s work Photo: Monica Fedui / GoRunway.comBeginning with his Spring 2011 show and continuing through his Fall 2012 one Simons delves deep into couture ideas at Jil Sander The collections mix his streetwise sensibility—Spring 2011 features gowns to look like T-shirts tucked into skirts—with his skill as a craftsman Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.comShortly after parting ways with Jil Sander, Simons is hired as the creative director for Dior. His first collection is for Fall 2012 Haute Couture and is presented in a hôtel particulier decked out with millions of flowers by his go-to florist Simons riffs on the femme fleur and Bar jacket with aplomb Photo: Melodie JengA longtime wearer of Adidas’s Stan Smith sneaker Simons inks a deal with the athletic company to create collaborative collections in vibrant colors and with a perforated “R” detail Photo: Marcus Tondo / InDigitalteam | GoRunway; Getty ImagesSimons stages Dior’s Spring 2013 Haute Couture collection in Paris. One of the finale gowns, a bulb-skirted pale pink number, is chosen by Jennifer Lawrence for that year’s Academy Awards Not only did she win the Oscar for her work in Silver Linings Playbook but she also tripped up the stairs to the stage cementing Simons’s dress in pop culture history Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com; Getty ImagesLos Angeles–based artist Sterling Ruby and Simons collaborate on a menswear collection for Fall 2014 that draws upon shared references and obsessions like American culture The pieces achieve grail status in the menswear market Photo: Courtesy of CIM ProductionsDior and I, a documentary by Frédéric Tcheng, premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival The movie depicts Simons’s first months as creative director of the house leading up to his debut show for Fall 2012 Haute Couture Photo: Courtesy of DiorDior stages its Resort collection at Pierre Cardin’s home in the South of France Photo: Getty ImagesSimons presents his Spring 2017 collection to Florence’s Pitti Uomo fair. The 57-look collection is a collaboration with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation and features the iconic photographer’s work as a part of every look Photo: Courtesy of Calvin Klein / @calvinkleinAugust 2016Simons is named chief creative officer of Calvin Klein In this role he will oversee all the brand's many subsets from Calvin Klein Collection to Calvin Klein Home Photo: Indigital.tvSimons rechristens the brand’s runway collections Calvin Klein 205W39NYC and presents his first show at New York Fashion Week in the brand’s headquarters with a set by Sterling Ruby quilting on some terrific men’s parkas—make those for women They devoted a fair bit of attention to the great American plastic couch cover slipping transparent plastic over everything from plaid tailoring to a sensational yellow-gold fur coat and feathered cocktail numbers,” wrote Nicole Phelps in her review Photo: Indigital.tvSimons wins the menswear and womenswear designer of the year awards for his Calvin Klein collections from the CFDA designers are meant to have presented two full collections to be eligible for the prize He is the first designer to win both the men’s and women’s award in the same year since Calvin Klein himself in 1993 Photo: Indigital.tvAfter presenting his Fall 2017 Raf Simons collection in Gagosian’s 24th street space, Simons headed to the back lot of an East Broadway mall to show a menswear collection for Spring 2018 that riffed on Blade Runner “It’s about cultures sliding together—that’s the most important message for me Asian culture and the culture of the west coming together more in the attitude like taking different kinds of things I wanted it to be energetic,” Simons told Vogue It was a boon for the New York menswear scene Photo: Courtesy of Calvin KleinSimons shocks much of the fashion world when he announces the Kardashian-Jenner family as the new faces of Calvin Klein Underwear and Calvin Klein Jeans Part of a family campaign that also starred Solange Knowles and A$AP Rocky the Kardashian-Jenner sisters sung Simons’s praises “Raf had this American vision in a barn with my family,” said Kim the ranch where we shot it—it was all iconic.” Photo: Courtesy of Saoirse RonanSimons’s Calvin Klein takes hold with celebrities from Saoirse Ronan to Odell Beckham Jr. to RuPaul, who wear full CK looks to the Oscars Photo: Indigital.tvSimons and Calvin Klein part ways. After a nearly two year experiment in restructuring a massive American brand, the designer and the management are said to have clashed, resulting in the split. Simons will continue to operate his eponymous collection out of Antwerp. If Raf Simons is known as a menswear designer whose ideas have shaped and reshaped the industry for almost a quarter of a century his clothes have a universality that reaches far beyond that relatively narrow remit “I want to see emotion and spirit and attitude,” he says And the power of his clothes lies in his ability to make those ephemeral Raf Simons was born in a place that no longer exists a small town about 60 miles to the east of Antwerp and close to the border with Holland That sounds doom-mongering: there was no drama which isn’t terribly inventive: the name comes from the Romans the biggest sound-art collection in a public space in Europe because music and art are two of few unifying factors in the diverse career of Simons – twin passions that are often reflected in his work inciting as much excitement in the onlooker as Simons feels inside Simons’ clothes have been inspired by rebellion by the kind of subversion and transgression found more regularly in those other aforementioned facets of culture and his clothes continue to resonate with entire generations who feel that Simons understand what it feels like to be in that moment and live their lives with clothes that reflected the youth he himself was still living something I feel like I can be part of,’’’ he told me he began presenting collections in Paris that were brave and set new goalposts in terms of how fashion perceived masculinity They are more akin to a school uniform than a wolf of Wall Street: a large number of his collections have used the vernacular of schoolboy and collegiate dress as if the bodies are still changing inside He created skinny black suits to reflect the skinny bodies of himself and his friends His clothes were – are – mirrors of the world as a whole “I have a good relationship with my parents but I did have complicated issues with them when I was younger,” he says I can talk so much better to my dad than when I was in the beginning I thought he really had zero interest It was almost impossible for him to handle it We didn’t need to talk about it.” Simons is quickly moved to intense emotion stymieing any Northern European stereotype something I feel like I can be part of’” – Raf Simons Simons’ connection with his mother was more direct and immediate “My whole life that I’ve been doing collections she has had very specific opinions about them She also tells me when she thinks something is ridiculous.. She doesn’t have that ability to see things in a conceptual or narrative context there was no grand plan to design fashion at all never mind to revolutionise men’s clothes in particular Simons studied industrial design originally and wound up pigeonholed in menswear because two friends he planned to found a label with pulled out Those early videos feature men and women – you may not realise And it is a fallacy to limit what Simons does to menswear – plenty of women buy his clothes Simons was chief creative officer – originally rocketed to world fame through suggestive clothes for men rather than women through jeans cut to cup a bulging crotch and underwear made patently homoerotic (Klein’s women’s underwear was based on men’s) Even Simons’ three years at Dior became about translating a masculine sense of ease and practicality into that brittle Simons was one of the first modern designers – if not the very first – to focus primarily on creating directional the stuff he designs in the future will as well But perhaps more exciting than the way they look is how Simons’ work has affected the way people feel eking out reactions to clothes that feel above and beyond the capabilities of many In July 2001 he showed an unwieldy, confrontational collection for Spring/Summer 2002 that was inspired by freedom fighters it was a reaction against the onset of globalisation their clothes marked up with slogans like palimpsests – one famously read ‘KOLLAPS’ These clothes were eerily prescient of the protests around the 27th G8 summit in Genoa The masked faces also drew later comparisons to terrorism and 9/11 Simons thought his career was over: items from the show are now much sought-after by collectors What I’m showing is what I think could be said It’s not that I’m going to put a big broken heart on a T-shirt “She means the world to me,” Simons said backstage breathlessly Simons has mined Lynch before – after he left Christian Dior, his Autumn/Winter 2016 show was inspired by Twin Peaks – it was even shown on Lynch’s birthday I also think maybe I wasn’t ready for it.” Perhaps now is the time “It was very much going back to those early days – Joy Division Twin Peaks.” It was also the beginning of a bigger return – Simons’ own-label studio used to be based in New York “It’s the city where I’ve been for almost 30 years now,” he says “That doesn’t mean I’m always going to sit and stay in Antwerp Antwerp’s my place.” Emotion is also inevitably involved: “My last year was an extreme year “It’s not that I’m going to put a big broken heart on a T-shirt took it as a swipe against the American world of big business that he had been a big part of – but Simons isn’t onanistic: this wasn’t about his own experiences but a wider comment on the world at large the problems within it – the effect of big business on creativity at all levels mining a similar feel as that Spring/Summer 2002 show which was titled Woe onto Those Who Spit on the Fear Generation.. He’s in a vast showroom on the outskirts of Paris There are lots of clothes around – we meet first after his January show I don’t push Simons to discuss Calvin Klein further for two reasons: partly because of the standard legal agreements in place that he will not discuss his departure and also because Simons’ solo story is more interesting and His business is small – but may be better described as precise and focused One of the most intriguing things about his base in menswear is that it kept him under the radar: many members of the press didn’t know his name before his appointment at Jil Sander he didn’t bow at the end of his fashion shows (again emulation being a sincere form of flattery) does relatively few interviews and generally doesn’t enjoy speaking after his shows The majority of his career has been based in Antwerp punches hard in terms of influence but is a little obscure And people do know Raf Simons’ name; A$AP Mob has a song simply called Raf “I don’t know if it is because I understand them or because they understand me I have always thought – and will never change my mind – that children and kids those first two can be powerful also – the when being Simons’ uncanny ability to chime with cultural shifts sometimes even to preempt them; the what being those skinny Yet the fascinating part is the why: why does Simons create the clothes he does his work can still speak so profoundly and continually to new generations “I want to understand it better,” he continues – ‘it’ meaning the youth of today But Simons is nevertheless curious about how young people “What gives me enormous satisfaction is that we have an incredible following from a young crowd,” he says so that’s also why it’s important to pay attention Simons is interested in the way they operate the way they deal with the things that we might have done differently is not clear to me yet,” he says “I don’t even know if it will ever be clear because that is what makes one generation [distinct from] another generation.” He stops I know how my generation processes this but I do not know how an 18-year-old processes this and embrace it for the same reasons as the people from my generation I also don’t find it important that they embrace it for the same reasons Or how they reject it or how they translate it for themselves I’m more curious about how it works for them.” He isn’t talking about his own clothes – about why Raf Simons works for generation after generation of young people those generations are searching for what Simons himself searches for: truth “You go into shops and you see all these clothes. It’s not so difficult to put beautiful pieces out, and I would be happy with pieces, but if I don’t believe in the total body of work this designer is bringing out, I can’t do that. I need to connect to the thinking. That’s why I’m a Miuccia Prada fan – even if she does a collection that I hate because I believe in her total world,” he says but if it doesn’t really say something that makes me think that makes me happy or angry or sad or at least do something with my emotions If it doesn’t do that I also don’t really need it.” But Simons’ use of text is more intriguing – he doesn’t want to save the world But he does reflect it – especially the proliferation of messages the bombardment of media in the modern age Simons first demonstrated a colour sense that puts him right up there with Saint Laurent – meaning he can reference him just as he can reference Margiela and Lang not only in what they did but in what he does All clothing and accessories by Raf Simons Hair: Tina Outen at Streeters using Bumble and Bumble Make-up: Sil Bruinsma at Streeters using Retrouvé Luxury Skincare Jonas Glöer at Tomorrow Is Another Day and Luca Lemaire at The Identity Manicure: Isadora at Melbourne Artists Management NYC Production assistants: Eleonora Trullo and Tom Hennes This story originally featured in the Autumn/Winter 2019 issue of AnOther Magazine which is on sale internationally from 12 September 2019 Vliegen fractures scaphoid in crash after Nokere Koerse Vliegen wins Junior race in Neerpelt Simon Gerrans' BMC Teammachine SLR01 Disc - Gallery Gerrans to lead BMC Racing at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race BMC Racing Team announced on Friday morning that Gerrans has withdrawn from Milan-San Remo due to a respiratory infection picked up during Paris-Nice He has been replaced in the BMC line-up by Francisco Ventoso but the lay-off will not unduly affect his preparations for the Ardennes Classics “Simon Gerrans developed a respiratory infection at Paris-Nice which triggered his asthma,” said BMC team doctor Max Testa “We hoped he would be able to recover in time for Milan-San Remo but over the past two days Given the poor weather and the length of the race it is in Simon's best interests to not line up on Saturday Simon will be able to resume training in a few days and his illness won't affect his race program.” BMC's Milan-San Remo team will be led by Greg Van Avermaet and Jurgen Roelandts Vliegen’s participation in the Ardennes Classics is in considerably more doubt after he broke his left scaphoid in a crash following the finish of Nokere Koerse The Belgian will undergo surgery on Monday to stabilize the non-displaced fracture He has been ruled out of the Volta a Catalunya Loïc should be able to start on the rollers seven to ten days after the surgery and from there build up his fitness and return to the road,” Testa explained “He will most likely need at least four weeks off before he returns to racing but we will continue to monitor his recovery post-surgery and adjust his race program accordingly.” He expressed disappointment at the likelihood of missing out on the Ardennes Classics and explained that he was struck by a car while he rode to the BMC team bus after completing an anti-doping control at Nokere Koerse “It is really disappointing to be out of competition because my form was good and the Ardennes were a big goal for me It was just bad luck as I was riding back to the team bus after anti-doping control after the finish of Danilith Nokere Koerse The bus was quite far away and the traffic was bad as it always is after a race finishes Suddenly a car pulled out to turn left and I hit the front left wheel of the car and went flying over it,” Vliegen said “I had pain in my shoulder and my wrist but I didn't think there were any major problems my wrist started to hurt so I went to the hospital and we found out that the scaphoid was fractured I hope I can come back as soon as possible and get in shape for my next goals.” Paddy Bevin who briefly led Tirreno-Adriatico last week has also been ruled out of BMC’s Volta a Catalunya line-up due to an upper respiratory infection though Testa noted that the remainder of his racing programme will not be affected Tom Bohli and Miles Scotson will replace Vliegen and Bevin in the BMC squad in Catalonia A net result of the spate of illness and injury is that BMC have withdrawn from Sunday’s GP Denain Scotson and Ventoso were all due to be part of their already reduced team in France Photo: Courtesy of Willy Vanderperre for System MagazineIn an interview with System magazine Simons explained what attracted him to the band’s music in the first place: “The album xx represents a very distinct sensibility linked to youth culture at the time It succeeds in articulating and putting into words what is going on in the minds of kids when they’re dealing with love Croft said that she first learned of Simons’s work through his practice of using band merchandise as raw material “The concept of the DIY aspect in the 10th-anniversary merch collection using patches and pinning them on yourself is something that feels very teenage to me,” Croft told System “This links nicely with the first album—we were teenagers when we wrote the songs and I was definitely doing that kind of thing with what I was wearing,” she continued adding that she used to get in trouble at school for cutting up her uniform