exp. 3: Affect Archives
Sinthujan Varatharajah, Osías Yanov. 22 February - 25 July 2020. 3rd part of the three sequential moments unfolding from Sept. 2019 to July 2020, 11th Berlin Biennale space at ExRotaprint complex.
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Sculptural object and photo:
Flávio de Carvalho wearing the New Look suit and walking on the streets of São Paulo, Experiencia n. 3, 1956
B/w photograph - exhibition print
Source Fundo Flávio de Carvalho/CEDAE-UNICAMR Campinas
In 1956, the New Look, a summer outfit designed for the “new man" of the Tropics was launched on Flávio de Carvalho’s non-conforming body. This contemporary dress code was informed by the artist’s extensive research into the dress cultures of diverse periods and geographies. The architect took to the streets in a pret-a-porter protest against the inadequacy of European dress for inhabitants of tropical cities. This strolling manifesto contested the narrow constraints embedded in Christian notions of religion, family, and private property. In this one-person fashion promenade, the city not only becomes a public stage but is used to demonstrate how cities are made of moving bodies. The New Look makes a fundamental link between the garments we wear and how our bodies inhabit and transform the world.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder, universes.art
Text: Berlin Biennale
Sinthujan Varatharajah, Osías Yanov. 22 February - 25 July 2020. 3rd part of the three sequential moments unfolding from Sept. 2019 to July 2020, 11th Berlin Biennale space at ExRotaprint complex.