Located in the provincial city of Herning, Denmark,
The Herning Museum of Contemporary Art (HEART) presents its
first fashion and design exhibition, Clash: Counterculture in Fashion.
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(image from archrecord.com):

Opened in 2009, The Herning Museum of Contemporary Art (HEART)
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Curated by Ane Lynge-Jorlén and Michael Bank Christoffersen,
the exhibition examines how designers push beyond boundaries
of norm, of the established-
defying convention and interpreting the values
and ideas of sub-culture movements to create avant -garde
garments of the extra-ordinary.
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The Exhibition
Featured in the exhibition are pieces from
experimental and inventive designers such as:
Hussein Chalayan, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander Mc Queen,
as well as creations from fashion houses
Maison Martin Margiela and Comme des Garcons, among others.
The show will also highlight the work of six emerging student – talents
from Danish design schools.
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Fashion Forward Conceptions

‘Table skirt’
by designer Hussein Chalayan, a/w 2000
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(from fashion.telegraph.co.uk):

‘Bubble Dress’
by designer Hussein Chalayan, s/s 2007
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(images from fashionising):

‘Brit – fix’
by designer Vivienne Westwood, a/w 2012
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‘Fashion – eras mix’
by designer Vivienne Westwood, s/s 2010
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(image from flickr.com):

‘Wingspan’
by designer Alexander McQueen, s/s 2008
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(image from vogue.co.uk):

“Armardillo” shoes (snakeskin)
by designer Alexander McQueen
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(image from style.com):

“Roses and Blood”, s/s 2015
by designer Rei Kawakubo
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The Permanent Collection
The show marks another exciting high point in the short history of HEART.
The museum, which was designed by American architect Steven Holl,
opened just five years ago (2009).
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It boasts a permanent collection which can be divided into four categories:
1. The Italian collection which includes many works from
conceptual artist Piero Manzoni (1933 – 1963).
2. Constructivism and concrete art
Constructivism, an art movement which evolved as medium for
the ideals of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, desired the dispensing of
traditions of composition with embracing the ‘construction’ of
art made of modern materials and for functional purpose.
Concrete expression embodies the idea that a work of art
should not represent reality and is understood in geometric forms.
3. The Ex-School, started by Danish painter Poul Gernes and
art historian Troels Andersen, was a movement based
on the idea of art produced by a collective and to serve a social function.
4. Works of diverse Danish and international contemporary artists
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The permanent collection is informative viewing of varied aspects of modern art
expression and current exhibition,
Clash: Counterculture in Fashion
is a show not to be missed.
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Clash: Counterculture in Fashion
The Herning Museum of Contemporary Art (HEART)
until 1 February 2015
for further details, visit: www.heartmus.dk.
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