The spirit of our times seems to no longer value beauty. Prince Charles was talking to the Royal Institute of British Architects at the occasion of their 150th anniversary about the proposed extension of the National Gallery. “What is proposed is like a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much loved and elegant friend.” (Prince of Wales) He had […]
Beauty – Need to Re-Discover It?
Philosopher Giorgio Agamben connects fashion
Even though they are often used together, the term fashion differs from clothes and costumes, where the first describes the material and technical garment, whereas the second has been relegated to special senses like fancy-dress or masquerade wear. Fashion instead describes the social and temporal system that “activates” dress as a social signifier in a certain time and context. Philosopher […]