Dam Stuhltrager Project Space presents WEAR IS ART

April 14 @ Admiralbruecke (6pm -7pm) / Parade: (5pm – 6pm) April 15 @ Dam Stuhltrager Project Space (7 pm – 9pm)
April 15 – May 20, 2011 @ Dam Stuhltrager Project Space
Verity Oberg

Jade Brandt Tata Christiane Oona Colliander Elizabeth Dunn Kim Berit Heppelmann Daria Marchik Margarita Mileva Moga e Mago Mimosa Pale Lena Santana Leyla Rodriguez Pau Senabre

Administrative Team: Samantha Sachs Leah Stuhltrager
Additional Team: Chardia Budiman Ola Kopka

April 14 @ Admiralbruecke (6pm -7pm) / Parade: (5pm – 6pm) April 15 @ Dam Stuhltrager Project Space (7 pm – 9pm)
April 15 – May 20, 2011 @ Dam Stuhltrager Project Space
Inken Bornholdt Verity Oberg

Jade Brandt Tata Christiane Oona Colliander Elizabeth Dunn Kim Berit Heppelmann Daria Marchik Margarita Mileva Moga e Mago Mimosa Pale Lena Santana Leyla Rodriguez Pau Senabre

Administrative Team: Samantha Sachs Leah Stuhltrager
Additional Team: Chardia Budiman Ola Kopka
A city redefined several times in the last century, Berlin is an unparalleled example of the reflexive relationship between artist ingenuity and the society from which creativeness is derived. Berlin’s turbulent modern history has marked it as a place of eternal renewal, where starting over is not only possible but essential. This legacy of perpetual motion has attracted artists and designers to Berlin for decades.
Honoring this unique dynamism, “WEAR IS ART” presents original works exemplifying how fine art transcends white walls and gilded frames into a fashionable style. From a Flamenco dress of interactive LED lights to a modern Victorian ensemble topped with a soaring headdress of shot glasses to a gown comprised of over 15,000 rubber bands to a projected outfit – WEAR IS ART includes new works that re-envision subject matter, mediums and styles of tomorrow’s visual culture.
A collaborative project organized by/at: Dam Stuhltrager Project Space Fichtestrasse 3 Berlin www.damstuhltrager.com

Dam Stuhltrager began in 1998 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The gallery became known as an incubator of emerging talent and for groundbreaking exhibitions that incorporate technology or utilize mediums in a new, fresh way. Believing in building careers for artists, Leah Stuhltrager keeps the same roster of nine artists as when she first began. These nine DSG artists have shown in top international museums, been in biennials across the globe and completed Public Art projects for some of the most visible venues in the world. A Berlin project space was started in 2010 to serve as a venue to host noncommercial projects and an international residency program. (www.damstuhltrager.com)

Curatorial Team:
Inken Bornholdt was born and bred in the mercurial metropolis of Berlin. She has worked with fashion designer Up Art and was Director of Community Programming at RSProjects. A culture enthusiast and media / literature scholar, she contributes to the bilingual New Design Times whilst freelance curating.
Verity Oberg grew up with the allied forces in occupied Berlin, shaping her interest in contemporary history and urban development. A graduate of New School University (NYC) and Humboldt University (Berlin), Oberg holds private tours of her hometown and recently completed an audio guide to Berlin. She works in the Arts as a freelance writer, curator and as the gallerist behind Retramp.

Administration Team:
Samantha Sachs joined DSG’s curatorial team for six months as a visiting scholar through Stanford University’s Krupp Internship Program in Germany. During that time she was instrumental in developing and launching WEAR IS ART. Post internship, Sachs returned to her native California and is working in media relations.

Leah Stuhltrager is known her projects which unite different genres of art and incorporate technology. She’s curated and managed Public Art projects for some of the most visible international venues and events including Lincoln Center (New York), Coachella (Indio), E-Halle (Basel), Convention Center (Istanbul), Circulo de Bellas Artes (Madrid, The Hermitage Museum (St Petersburg) and the Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai). She currently is working with The City of Vienna, managing Public Art projects as part of the redevelopment of Taborstrasse.
Additional Team: Chardia Budiman is the founder of Side Seeing, specializing in
organizing events with galleries, design and press relations/marketing.
Ola Kopka has returned to Berlin. After working as an architect in Helsinki, her focus is on opening her own studio, planning spaces for shops, offering materials to creatives – in essence, being a project space offering full design
resources. (www.olakopka.com) Pictured: Moga e Mago, Photo by: Katja Hentschel

Featured Artists:
Jade Brandt, a New Orleans native, melds animals and historical dress so each piece represents a creature (natural or mythological) and a period in time – such as an Elizabethan polar bear or Japanese Endo Period fox.

Tata Christiane Couture develops two collections a year, producing limited series lines and unique pieces. Using hand made and industrial production, Christiane combines notions of poetics, fine art, vintage and street-wear to create contemporary costumes. Harboring neither a idealistic concept nor a vision for society, Tata Christiane operates on the border of elegance and bad taste, reminiscing on fond nostalgia and recalling unflattering memories alike. (www.TataChristiane.com)

Oona Colliander is inspired by myths and traditions of female characters in Finnish folklore. She has lived / worked in Belgium, Finland and presently Berlin, Germany. (oonacolliander.wordpress.com)

Elizabeth Dunn has a passion for making traditional English shoe making contemporary. This London based designer hand creates each of her shoes, intent on innovative, beautiful and dramatic silhouettes. (www.elizabethdunn.co.uk)

Kim Berit Heppelmann is a Berlin based designer who combines different genres of Art with elements inspired by nature’s design to create one of a kind Haute Couture garments. Her label, kimberit, sets value on environmentally friendly materials. (www.kimberit.com)

Daria Marchik hails from Moscow, Berlin, London, New York and Paris. Her installations are equal parts fine art, fashion, theater, performance art, photography, multimedia art and music. She has curated / exhibited at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Chelsea Museum in NYC, State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Gogol Festival in Kiev, and had solo multimedia projects in esteemed, international galleries and fairs. Interlacing being a visual artist, photographer and director Marchik has created a role, entity and persona all her own under the moniker “DAM” or “DAMES”. (www.DariaMarchik.com)

Margarita Mileva reappropriated nearly 15,000 rubber bands to create a dress inspired by Paul Klee’s color theory and the Bauhaus movement. A Manhattan architect / designer, Mileva co- founded MILEV ARCHITECTS, a firm with completed projects in London, Los Angeles, Washington DC and NYC. (www.milevarchitects.com)

Moga e Mago embraces the magic of modern hedonism through luxury accessories made of the finest leathers and furs. This design team of Elisa Lindenberg and Tobias Noventa is quickly emerging as a top fashion force from Berlin. (www.mogaemago.com) Press inquiries: Fier Management (www.fiermanagement.com)

Mimosa Pale is a Finnish performance and sculptural artist who creates things to adorn the head, commonly called hats. Her work is exhibited in galleries and her own shop called HIMO in Berlin. (mimosapale.com)

Lena Santana’s collections combine ethical fashion with experiment in surface texture, cut and print design. The Rio de Janiero designer embraces multicultural influences in her contemporary women’s wear lines, encapsulating unique and playful characteristics of her Brazilian heritage. (www.lenasantana.com)

Leyla Rodriguez transforms a dress into a piece of sculpture. The works of this Argentinean designer illustrate the transient nature of textiles and forms in relation to their environment in her designs. (leylarodriguez.com)

Pau Senabre is Spanish multimedia artist who combines 8 bit technology, light, patterns and dance in his wearable, interactive art “Flamenco 8Bits”. Senabre’s art connects traditional to modern, opening dialogue on cross-culturalism and generational gaps. (pausenabre.com)

Vernissage Performances April 15 @ Dam Stuhltrager Project Space:
“Flamenco 8Bits” by Pau Senabre Pau Senabre’s “Flamenco 8Bits” performed by dancer Juana Ramirez will kick off and Wear Is Art’s Vernissage. A repeat performance to mark the close of the night’s festivities will send everyone home smiling.
A “DAMTATAC”® Production of Couture Fashion, Installation & Performance Curated / Art Direction by: Daria Marchik in collaboration with Tata Christiane Couture and Katya Bochavar Textile Art
“DAMTATAC”®
Celebrity Performers:

• TRIBAL BAROQUE • -ACTI-
EDEN BERLIN HEDO LUXE POSH PRINCE the Glam Petra Dos Santos Fetish & Leather
Eugeniy Dahl Aniaetleprogrammeur Daria Marchik -ACTII- Fräuline Kink Fetish Accessories
Savagewear Latex Fashion Von Bardonitz Bianca Fox Yasmin Gate
Pelin Pelin DJ Hubble Paris Suit Yourself Kiril Bikov Pereira Bernaldina Clea Cutthroat asmin Dickerson “The Hitgirl” Mad Kate Rubbish Fairy Anna von Rüden Grace Ryan Inna Nebelyk Ermakov Roman
Valquire Veljkovic Persona Non Grata Laura Brundrett Giselle Choo
Nura Laguerta Ave Nimelliuv
Photo Top: Courtesy of Pau Senabre Photo Left: DARIA MARCHIK & TATA CHRISTIANE Couture | DAMTATAC ®
Daria Marchik was selected to create a site specific piece for the WEAR IS ART exhibit and to curate a very special Vernissage event. Her art installations embody WEAR IS ART’s concept to create a refreshing platform that reflects a society which embraces many art forms.
Together with Tata Christiane and Katya Bochavar, Marchik has produced an extraordinary event for Wear Is Art’s Vernissage encapsulating indulgence and exploration. An amalgamation of Berlin’s androgynous core and deviant sexuality, Huxley’s future and tribal rituals, the dark cover of night and neon light, their program of live performance is an impromptu encounter of physical and metaphysical
human nature.

Vernissage Participants:

EDEN BERLIN is a Glamour, Burlesque, Fashion, Fetish, Femme Fatale & Pin-Up Extraordinaire. A model, performer, artist and entertainer, EDEN BERLIN recently worked with Ellen Von Unwerth. Long considered the German Dita Von Teese, EDEN BERLIN likes personifying a mix of sweet Angel and Vamp. Inhibitions, she has not. (www.glam-o-rama.de)
POSH PRINCE the Glam is a singer, songwriter, composer and dancer. POSH spent 2010 touring the globe as Lady Gaga’s front hype man. Having just returned home to Berlin, POSH is currently working on an experimental film/documentary and soundtrack. Scheduled for an end of summer release, the film is titled, “Silky Fire & The Double Rainbow”. (POSH! The Prince on facebook)
HEDO LUXE = German Burlesque Extraordinaire. (www.hedoluxe.com)
Photo: DARIA MARCHIK & TATA CHRISTIANE Couture | DAMTATAC ®
And… Aniaetleprogrammeur was formed in Paris in 2005 by Aniajules and Hanrigabriel. This male/female duo electro-machine-
rock band has toured (nearly without breaks) across Europe, wailing vocals and thunderous beats. (www.aniaetleprogrammeur.com)
Pereira Bernaldina is a Brazilian Tribal Dancer. Kiril Bikov is a Bourgas performance, installation, and mixed-media artist. Now based in Berlin, Bikov’s recent works reflect
his interests in thanatology, Judeo-Christian mysticism, eroticism and allegorical critiques of anthropocentrism. (bikov.de)
Katya Bochavar is a curator, architect, wearable art inventor & textile design guru. Designing spaces for numerous years including Baibakov Art Projects, Bochavar developed a unique technique to construct interiors based on textile wall coverings. This technique is utilized by Fabrika design house jointly with leading American architects including Steven Sills, David Easton and Alexandra Shampelemont among others. Bochavar’s wearable art has been featured at the Guggenheim Museum and Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. (www.Barbarian-Art.com)
Clea Cutthroat (www.myspace.com/cleacutthroat) Eugeniy Dahl is interested in the universe, space flight, movies, fetish, photography, piano, retro, make-up, nightmares,
vintage, latex, blood, art, anime, pain, anatomy, insects, glam, horror, pin-ups, mysticism, androgyny and the Victorian age.
Jasmin Dickerson “The Hitgirl”: (www.myspace.com/curse_of_cassandra)
Bianca Fox started ballet at age 5 in Cape Town, South Africa and by 14 was at University of Cape Town Ballet School. Then it was off to Madrid for Flamenco in Studios Amor de Dios. From there, life was a tour of theaters all over Europe – from Paris to London to Hamburg to Barcelona – for this renowned singer / artist.
Fräuline Kink Fetish Accessories was created to inspire adventure, lust and sexual exploration. The current collection of feminine bondage accessories can be worn in or out of the bedroom. All collars & cuffs are lined with feathers or real fur to stimulate the skin. (www.frauleinkink.com)
Yasmin Gate (former member of Dirty Princess / Gigolo Artist) has ventured out on her own into the electronic scene. Her first track, “No Fear”, is on David Carretta’s label “Space Factory”. Refreshing and uplifting yet at times introspective, her dark beats with hypnotic voice shake the dance floor. (www.yasmingate.com)
DJ Hubble (www.myspace.com/hubbledj)
Mad Kate (www.myspace.com/mad_kate)
Inna Nebelyk is a freelance graphic designer whose work crosses over into fine art. She has had commercial success working with publishing houses and doing editorials for magazines as well as exhibiting internationally in galleries. Originally from the Ukraine, she currently resides and works in Berlin. (www.innanebelyuk.com)
Paris Suit Yourself (www.myspace.com/parissuityourself)
Pelin Pelin is a London singer and performance artist who combines an energetic, soulful voice with rough industrial beats to deliver a captivating one- girl-show. At 19 years old, Pelin began producing music and performing at Bungalow 8 and Shoreditch, becoming an insider in East London’s music and fashion circuit. She regularly plays for London Fashion Week and recently Berlin Fashion Week. Famous for using visual gadgets and headpieces she designs, her performances are a feast for the eyes and ears. (www.myspace.com/pelinmusic)
Persona Non Grata has creating accessories and wigs for notorious, international music and fashion industry personalities. He currently is touring Europe, cutting hair in unconventional venues and working on his own collection of 4D eyewear: 3 dimensions of space + 1 of movement. (www.persona-non-grata.be)
Petra Dos Santos Fetish & Leather has passionately worked with leather for 15 years. Creating elegant outfits between fashion and fetish, this Berlin designer sells her work all over Europe. (www.petradossantos.com)
Anna von Rüden (www.imdb.de/name/nm3359452) “Rubbish Fairy” (aka Sophie Soni) is a Fashion and Collage artist from London, currently living in Berlin. She can still be
found playing with dolls and has a weakness… No fetish, for fake hair. (www.rubbishfairy.com)
Grace Ryan joined forces with Luis Miguélez and Juan Tormento and started the band “Glitter Klinik”. Their first album, “Beautiful & Nasty”, won “Best Avantgarde Album” at UFI (Independent Music) Awards in Spain. Their second album, “Bye Bye Supersonic”, was in collaboration with Spanish icon Fabio McNamara. Grace Ryan’s next project, “Grace Ryan & The Well-Hung”, focuses on dirty love songs. (www.myspace.com/musegrace)
Savagewear Latex Fashion (www.savage-wear.com)
Valquire Veljkovic (www.valquire.de)
Von Bardonitz found old photos and documents in her grandmother’s attic, testaments of family history leading back to Baron von Bardonitz. VON BARDONITZ the label is a creative reworking of its own family history via short stories and collections. Typical VON BARDONITZ style adopts classic gents cuts and transposes them onto every existing gender concept. (www.vonbardonitz.net)
Special Thank you to the support team that made WEAR IS ART happen: Event Photographers: Falko Siewert & Jennifer Posener (www.falkosiewert.de)
IT Support: Equipment Support:
Dam Stuhltrager:
Claudia Brijbag Fotografie Grant Kessler (www.computerunheroes.com) David Carson (audio/visual) Kim (vehicle) Elena Gilbert Brose Partington Sean Hunter Williams Lisa Wollmannstetter