Explore Events September 2006
news, views and events from bmi destinations including Amsterdam, Hanover and Nice. Plus the epic journey from Riyadh to Killarney by Harley Davidson
KISS ME KATE
A NEW EXHIBITION IN AMSTERDAM CHALLENGES OUR CONCEPTIONS OF BEAUTY AND ART
SHE HAS WEATHERED recent storms yet still remains the leader of the supermodel pack. What is it about Kate Moss that makes her so compelling? Amsterdam’s Foam Gallery decided to fi nd out, inviting artists and photographers from around the world to give their take on Kate’s appeal. We spoke to Foam’s curator, Colette Olof, about The Kate Show. What makes this Kate Moss exhibition different to others? This exhibition is not a show about Kate Moss herself, but her image. Foam initially invited Olivier Zahm [editor of Parisian fashion mag, Purple] and the artist Rita Ackermann to do an exhibition on fashion photography. They suggested a group show with several photographers and artists all doing their own depiction of Kate as a phenomenon. Exhibits will include a fi ctional biography of Moss by English artist Adam McEwen, various offbeat photographs, and a dinner installation by Agathe Snow, who often uses food in her art. What is your favourite image from the show? The Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin image of Kate with a beard and moustache is very striking. It makes you question the way we expect to see a supermodel and the way artists use popular mass culture and icons/idols.
15 September-14 December; Foam Photography Museum, Amsterdam; +31 (0)20 551 6500; www.foam.nl
OUT WITH A BANG
EVERY YEAR HANOVER hosts an international firework competition, which sees six countries light up the skies above the Herrenhausen Royal Gardens in a dazzling pyrotechnics display set to music. The event takes place over six evenings in summer – Austria, Spain and Russia dazzled with their displays in August so don’t miss the turn of the Czech Republic on 9 September and Canada on 23 September, when the winner will also be announced. Get there early to look around the famous gardens, which have remained unchanged for 300 years.
6pm; adults €18, concessions €14
DID YOU KNOW?
Every city worth its salt has a fi lm festival these days, but the original and still the best is the Venice Film Festival. Dating back to 1932, it’s the oldest of its kind in the world. The coveted Golden Lion award – one of the fi lm industry’s most prestigious prizes – has been won by the likes of Laurence Olivier, Tom Stoppard and Mike Leigh, with Ang Lee taking home the honour last year for Brokeback Mountain.
Until 9 September; www.labiennale.org
NICE ART
This month you won’t just fi nd beautiful bodies on St Tropez’s famous Pampelonne Beach (about an hour and a half from Nice), but beautiful art, too. The fi fth annual L’Art a la Plage show, organised by French gallery Enrico Navarra, this year features the leading lights of the contemporary Indian art scene. Mumbai artists Shilpa Gupta, Atul Dodiya and Sunil Gawde will be among those displaying their works on the sand.
Exhibition runs until 15 September; www. lartalaplage.com
An eye for design
SEE THE LATEST trends in international contemporary interior design at the Belgian Design Weekend. Hot designers will be exhibiting their creations for sale at various locations throughout Brussels, with a shuttle to transport people between the showrooms.
8-10 September, 10am-6pm; register online for free entry at www.dwe.be
Fashion on film
THE SHAMBELLIE HOUSE Museum of Costume near Dumfries, Scotland, is celebrating 150 years with an exhibition of clothing worn by Hollywood’s fi nest. The outfi ts selected for A Century of Fashion in Films are from the collection of leading costumier, Cosprop, and include gowns worn by Elizabeth Taylor and Nicole Kidman, plus suits worn by Johnny Depp and John Malkovich.
Until 31 October; www.nms.ac.uk/costume
