The LOVE Thing from James Lima on Vimeo.

The Love Thing is a stunning video created to advertise the latest issue of LOVE magazine. Directed and designed by CG specialist James Lima. Creative direction by Katie Grand.

Beautiful.

(found via CR Blog)

ModeMuseum in Antwerp will soon present BLACK. Masters of Black in Fashion and Costume - an exhibition illustrating the historic phases of color black, with examples from painting, historic costume, and contemporary fashion. The show will also look into the textures and use of different materials.

Designs by Belgian and international fashion houses – Ann Demeulemeester, Olivier Theyskens, Dirk Van Saene, Givenchy (Riccardo Tisci), Chanel, Gareth Pugh, among others – will also be exhibited.

BLACK. Masters of Black in Fashion and Costume – from March 25 to August 8, 2010.

MoMu shows are always amazing and this one sounds especially interesting. Definitely on my list.

Copyright Art & Architecture Bookshop is one of my favorite places in Antwerp. Filled with an amazing selection of art and architecture books, and the best publications on fashion, graphic design, and photography, Copyright is also nicely designed and inviting.

It is located at Nationalestraat 28a, next door to the ModeMuseum.

Beauty of precision: I have admired the incredible work of Berlin-based photographer Frank Huelsboemer for a few years. The simplicity and beautiful composition of his photographs is captivating. I was happy to see that a collection of his work, The Fiction of Science, was recently published by Gestalten.

“The accompanying texts in the book illuminate the theoretical background and artistic approach of a photographic aesthetic that, despite its minimalistic strength and quasi-scientific precision, shines with exceptional depth and creates an outstanding poetic visuality.” – more about the book on the Gestalten site here.

Alexander McQueen: Iconic Moments from Jean Hürxkens on Vimeo.

Alexander McQueen 1969-2010

A great loss to modern culture. McQueen was a true visionary, a designer of clothes and emotions. His fashion shows – an art, provocative and beautifully strange. Unforgettable.

Communicating with your parents can be a challenge. Dutch artists Lernert Engelberts and Sander Plug of Lernert & Sander directed How To Explain It To My Parents, a documentary series in which nine abstract artists explain to their mom and dad what their work is all about.

The first episode is with Dutch artist Arno Coenen.

How To Explain It To My Parents is shown at the current International Film Festival Rotterdam (Tiger Awards Competition Short Films)

Brilliant.

Wrangler introduces the Spring/Summer 2010 collection with a beautifully shot We Are Animals Red campaign. Great energy, raw feel.

Just like the last year’s award winning We Are Animals campaign, this one was also created by French agency Fred & Farid.