“SO HUSH YOU LITTLE ONES” AT RA IN ANTWERP – TEXT BY PHILIPPE POURHASHEMI

The artist, Joshua Ben Longo, in front of one of his creations

Dear Shaded Viewers,

I enjoyed discovering Joshua Ben Longo's work at ra yesterday. An artist, designer and teacher, Joshua is based in Brooklyn and still in his 20s. He graduated from Pratt Institute in 2003 with a BA in Industrial Design and this was his second solo show. I was intrigued by his "creatures", half-human and half-animal.

Using mostly felt and faux fur, his sculptures seemed like loveable hybrids with an identity of their own. You just wanted to touch them and get closer.

Joshua told me he can spend up to several weeks making them. I loved his sense of humor, too, and how he used textiles in expressive and powerful ways.

Best,

Philippe

"So Hush You Little Ones"

From 11/03 thru 11/25 at ra, Kloosterstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp

http://www.longoland.com/

http://ra13.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.