Bernhard Willhelm 3000: When Fashion Shows The Danger Then Fashion Is The Danger
Feb 7 – May 17, 2015
Installation view of Bernhard Willhelm 3000: When Fashion Shows The Danger Then Fashion Is The Danger, February 7 – August 16, 2015 at MOCA Pacific Design Center, courtesy of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, photo by Brian Forrest
MOCA Pacific Design Center
Since 1999, when he premiered his first collection of clothes in Paris, Bernhard Willhelm has been "moving in-between chaos and diversity." He and his team, headed by long-term collaborator Jutta Kraus, recently decamped from their Parisian atelier and relocated to LA. Bernhard Willhelm 3000 at MOCA Pacific Design Center functions as a sculptural installation with a fashion sensibility and includes video, photography, and displays of objects selected by Willhelm. Described by Willhelm as a meditation on the future of commerce and a thinking-forward exhibition, he sees this installation as his response to the uniformity of fashion in the 21st century and a forecast of the fashion experience in the 22nd century.
Bernhard Willhelm 3000: When Fashion Shows The Danger Then Fashion Is The Dangeris organized by Emma Reeves, Project Coordinator, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
Generous support for MOCA Pacific Design Center is provided by Charles S. Cohen.
Additional support is provided by CAMPER, Bustop, and Mameg.
In-kind media support is provided by KCRW 89.9 FM and Los Angeles Magazine.