Akhøj’s photographs are a kind of remake
sind unkompliziert und mit leicht erhältlichen Zutaten gemacht
How can we make sense of a world where we have both too many billionaires and too many foodbanks
head of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York
and essays
Worn fashion design Akhøj’s photographs are a kindIn this panoramic social history, Sofi Thanhauser brilliantly tells five storiesLinen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Woolabout the clothes we wear and where they come from, illuminating our world in unexpected ways. She takes us from the opulent court of Louis XIV to the labor camps in modern day Chinese occupied Xinjiang. We see how textiles were once dyed with lichen, shells, bark, saffron, and beetles, displaying distinctive regional weaves and knits,