When you think of Tim Walker, you think of unbridled fantasy. This show delivers that.
, you think of unbridled fantasy. You think of women with too-long legs running through too-green fields, of kabuki make-up and dilated pupils. But beyond the fantasy, what’s less discussed is how Walker reimagines art and cultural history to offer a specific new perspective on right-now.. Walker returned to the original illustrations of Lewis Carroll’s book, and with collaborator Edward Enninful cast Sudanese-Australian model Duckie Thot as Alice — far from the image of Disney’s blonde bumpkin.
A 16th century painting of Krishna and Indra inspires a glittery, jewel-toned shoot with Indian model Radhika Nair, while “Pen & Ink” re-animates the spidery, subversive illustrations of Aubrey Beardsley. Meanwhile, Tilda Swinton embodies the uncompromising poet Edith Sitwell with the assured shape-shifting that she brought to her embodiment of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando.
“These pictures are a celebration of age and a celebration of defiance,” Walker says of Swinton’s shoot in the V&A’s accompanying exhibition catalogue. “Tilda manifested Edith Sitwell’s striking weirdness and her belief in her weirdness. It’s such a positive thing to be yourself and embrace your difference. “Why not be oneself?” Amen.ahead of the exhibition’s opening this month, as well as a selection of his most singular work from the past two decades.
Charles Jeffrey . The Voice of a Generation Issue, no. 356, Summer 2019. Styling Charles Jeffrey. All clothing Charles Jeffrey with upcycled pieces by Matthew Needham, jewellery by Luke V Smith and headpieces by Leo Carlton.Edie Campbell. The Creativity Issue No. 348 Summer 2017. Styling Jacob K, Dress Conner Ives.Melanie Gaydos. The Creativity Issue No. 348 Summer 2017. Styling Jacob K. Dress and top Molly Goddard. Rollneck vintage from Carlo Manzi. Hat Jacquemus. Choker Giuseppe Zanotti.
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