K M S/S 2024
K M S/S 2024 is rooted in the idea of art and fashion coexisting in the context of an exhibition, and it explores how each becomes a mechanism for viewing the other. It centers on the work of Berlin-based fashion designer Kostas Murkudis, born to Greek parents in Dresden, through an atypical collaboration with artists Marietta Mavrokordatou and Lenard Giller, curator Maya Tounta, and stylist Jodie Barnes. The exhibition has evolved based on Murkudis' longstanding friendships and past collaborations with Barnes and Giller and a more recent dialogue with Mavrokordatou and Tounta. A joint video work by Mavrokordatou and Tounta revisits archival runway material, but the exhibition, at large, focuses on new designs and new artworks. His first collection since 2019, Kostas Murkudis Spring/Summer 2024 collection, which Murkudis produced for the occasion, will debut in Athens. Inspired, in part, by his Spring/Summer 1998 collection, it features fresh interpretations of earlier designs, such as Murkudis' Polaroid dress, but it is more concerned with the present. The collection will be presented live as a performance during the exhibition opening on the 11th of November, under the creative direction and styling of Jodie Barnes with a music treatment by Dimitris Papadatos. The exhibition will also include new sculptures by Giller and photographic works by Mavrokordatou. Following the opening, and until the end of January, the collection will be on display, and visitors will be able to also access what will serve as the backstage area during the event.
K M S/S 2024 live performance with models will coincide with the exhibition opening and will take place from seven to nine p.m. on Saturday, November 11th, 2023. More information will be announced shortly.
The exhibition is supported by Carved to Flow Foundation and Goethe-Institut Athen.
15.11.2023-31.01.2024
Akwa Ibom Athens, Βαλτετσίου 35, 10681 Αθήνα
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