The Conformist: Last few days of this glittering celebration of great British non-conformity from Emma, Lady Hamilton to Punk Rock and beyond
//Details of Judy Blame jewellery with Helen Bullock bag//
//Bullock’s window for The Conformist at Belmacz, 45 Davies Street, London W1//
//Curator Paul Kindersely with wall of David Parkinson photographs 1970-75//
“So great to see an eclectic range of images and objects that challenge norms and play with moral codes”
The Courtauld’s Documenting Fashion blog
The Conformist – artist Paul Kindersley’s celebration of great British non-conformity of expression – is now entering its final few days.
If you have the opportunity, I recommend a visit to this fascinating exhibition (at Mayfair’s art/jewellery space Belmacz) which joins the dots between Emma, Lady Hamilton and Punk Rock, via Judy Blame, Leigh Bowery, Helen Bullock, Jennifer Campbell, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Paul Housley, Malcolm McLaren & Vivienne Westwood, Julie Verhoeven, Rose Wylie and many other glittering and creative creatures.
//Cold Toast, Jennifer Campbell, 2015//
//Clockwise from top: Hairpin jacket, Leigh Bowery, 1988; Crown, Stephen Jones, 2016 and engraving of Emma, Lady Hamilton by Jean Condé from a painting by G. Romney, 1803 ; I Groaned With Pain, 1974, Malcolm McLaren & Vivienne Westwood//
//Head Of An English Iconoclast, Paul Housley, 2016//
//Stills from Kindersley’s Lady Hamilton’s Attitudes, 2014//
The Conformist closes on Saturday (April 16). Details here.
Images from these Instagram feeds: @belmaczmayfair, @helendebullock, @jennifer_caroline_campbell, @documentingfashion_courtauld, @paulkindersley, @kristinmarberger