PHILIPPE POURHASHEMI REPORTS ON ART BRUSSELS

Dear Shaded Viewers,

The 29th edition of Art Brussels was as dynamic as ever, with a flurry of activity and influential artists. It's a key international event, with galleries from Paris, Mumbai, New York, London or Berlin showcasing their best talent. I was glad to see one of my favorite Peter Lindbergh prints there, which was originally published in Vogue Italia.

I talked to Bart Vanderbiesen, who runs Base-Alpha Gallery in Antwerp. He represents young, upcoming artists and has been working with Frederik Heyman, whose images I love.

It was inspiring and interesting to have a look around. I saw lots of fluorescent tones, which made me smile as it's one of the biggest fashion trends this summer. Even though this is no longer the 90s -when Helmut Lang's work was on the cover of Artforum – there are still some interesting crossovers between the two fields.

You have until Sunday to check out the fair.

Best,

Philippe

http://www.artbrussels.be/

Philippe Pourhashemi

A freelance fashion writer, consultant and stylist, Philippe Pourhashemi was born in Tehran in 1976. He grew up in Paris, before moving to Scotland to study Foreign Languages. His passions are fashion and culture, as well as music and film. He writes and styles features for Metal in Barcelona, Behind the Blinds in Brussels, Contributor in Stockholm, Veoir in New York and SKP in Beijing. He was named Fucking Young's Editor-at-Large in 2016 and has contributed to ASVOF since 2008, acting as Correspondent-at-Large since 2012. An avid traveler, he likes to explore exotic fashion weeks and unexpected destinations whenever he can.