leave her to aesthetics.

Published in Taxi Art Magazine’s Blog

Feburary 2011

Model Shalom Harlow

Drifting from the usual plastic manifestations we are used to, we worship Alexander McQueen, a designer who turned confection into an artistic discipline.

It’s been a year since the fashion world said ‘au revoir, l’enfant terrible’ and we will never run out of excuses to review the work that Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) bequeathed the world not only as a designer but also as an artist.

Among a variety of provocative presentations, it stands out the creation of an art piece in situ, with the conceptual close of his Spring-Summer 1999 show.

Shalom Harlow walks in a white plan dress, presuming the pureness of the canvas that invites a couple of robotic arms to shoot paint while she spins in a theatrical performance. The work “Untitled” parades in front of a moved audience, which has been a witness of a direct invitation to the aesthetic experience, to the artistic appreciation of the moment.

Alexander McQueen, "Untitled", 1999

And the impact of the unconventional always turns irresistible, rebellion is charming if the beauty of contrast is discovered and susceptible to interpretation.The encounter between histrionic humanity and technologic innovation seems to  be the shock tactic of the piece, while its form -live creation in front of a public expecting finished products instead of creation processes- results impeccably controversial, even in the performative context of the hooligan of english fashion.