LEFT JIL SANDER SPRING/SUMMER 2011 . RIGHT ANDRO WEKUA, "GET OUT OF MY ROOM", INSTALLATION, 2006 . BOTTOM LOTHAR HEMPEL, C-PRINT MOUNTED ON ALUMINIUM

DON'T MOVE YOUR EARS, SIT STILL

TOP LEFT LUC TUYMANS, THE VALLEY, 2007. TOP RIGHT ROBBIE SNELDERS BY DAVID SIMS, BOTTOM ADRIEN SAHORES BY PIERRE DEBUSSCHERE

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NOCTURNE IN BLUE AND GOLD I SIMON FOXTON'S ' SITTINGS : 30 MEN '

LIVING PORTRAIT # 29 OF 30- LEE. JIL SANDER A/W 2006. LIVING PORTRAIT # 21 OF 30- SEBASTIAN. RAF SIMONS A/W 2006

OVER THE MONTH OF APRIL 2005, SIMON FOXTON STYLED 30 MODELS AS ' LIVING MAGAZINE PAGES '. EACH DAY, A MALE MODEL, GROOMED AND SEATED IN FRONT OF A SHOWSTUDIO WEBCAM, WOULD TAKE QUESTIONS FROM SHOWSTUDIO VIEWERS VIA TELEPHONE. "ADVANCING FROM THE SIMPLE BUT COMPELLING CREATION OF A LIVE FILM PORTRAIT, ' SITTINGS: 30 MEN ' PRESENTS THE VIEWER WITH A SITUATION WHICH CONFLATES A VARIETY OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURAL TRENDS. WHILE THERE IS AN ART HISTORICAL LINEAGE WHICH CONNECTS THE SOCIETY PORTRAITURE OF THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE FILMIC GLAMOUR OF BEATON'S PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, THERE IS ALSO REFERENCE TO REALITY TV AND MEDIA TREND FOR PRIVATE LIFE AS PUBLIC SPECTACLE. THE MALE MODELS IN FOXTON'S PROJECT ARE ALL MINIMALLY STYLED, EACH DRESSED IN AN OUTFIT BY A SINGLE DESIGNER AND POSSESS THE IMMEDIATE ELEGANCE AND FORCEFULNESS OF PRESENCE THAT ONE WOULD EXPECT OF THEM. BUT WHERE WE ARE USED TO SEEING THE MALE MODEL AS A STATIC IMAGE WITHIN PRINT MEDIA AND ADVERTISING, HERE THE SINGULAR PERSPECTIVE OF WEBCAM CREATES A SITUATION IN WHICH THE METICILOUSLY PREPARED IMAGE OF THE PROFESSIONALLY STYLED MODEL BECOMES FRAGMENTED AND DESTABILISED. " MICHAEL BRACEWELL, SHOWSTUDIO.

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YOU'RE SITTING IT OUT IN HEAVEN ABOVE

' I'M NOT A SEX PISTOL', 2000 X4 INKJET PRINTS, 43X57 CM. SCOTT KING- GRAPHIC DESIGNER & FORMER ART DIRECTOR AT i -D MAGAZINE

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ASK / TELL

RAF SIMONS : WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ALL-TIME ART PHOTOGRAPH?

ANNE COLLIER : ' HOW MANY PICTURES ' , 1989 BY LOUISE LAWLER, WHICH SHOWS THE REFLECTION OF A FRANK STELLA PAINTING IN A POLISHED WOODEN FLOOR.

RAF SIMONS : IF YOU COULD LIVE WITH ONE PAINTING, WHAT PAINTING WOULD IT BE?

SIMON FOXTON : 'MELANCHOLY NEGRO' BY GLYN PHILPOT, OR ' NOCTURNE IN BLUE AND GOLD' BY WHISTLER.

TOP LEFT ' ASK / TELL', LOUISE LAWLER, 2008-2009, FUJIFLEX ON MUSEUM BOX (LAMINATE) /// TOP RIGHT JIL SANDER SPRING SUMMER 2011/// BOTTOM 'NOCTURNE IN BLUE AND GOLD', WHISTLER. 1872-1875. OIL ON CANVAS

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LEFT FRANK NITSCHE, BOB-19-2004, 2004. RIGHT RAF SIMONS SPRING/SUMMER 2007, GQ

LEFT BECKY BEASLEY, GLEN HERBERT GOLD, 2009. BLACK AMERICAN WALNUT, BRASS, GREEN ACRYLIC GLASS, 147 x 57.2 x 62 cm, EDITION OF 2. RIGHT ELAD LASSRY, UNTITLED SUPER 16 MM FILM (X3)

AS I FINALLY APPROACHED THE REVOLVING DOOR, I WAS AS NERVOUS AS A GYMNAST WHO WAS ABOUT TO DO A QUADRUPLE SOMERSAULT. I FEARED SOMEONE WOULD TAILGATE INTO MY QUADRANT AND MAKE ME FALL. I TOOK MY TIME AND WAITED THERE BEFORE THE REVOLVING DOOR TILL THERE WAS NOONE AROUND AND WHEN I ENTERED THE BUILDING THERE WAS NOONE AROUND SO I CALLED HIM BACK FOR A SECOND RENDEZVOUS.

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COLLAGE BEGÜM SEKENDiZ BORÉ . RAF SIMONS S/S 2011, AND DAVIS RHODES AT OFFICE BAROQUE GALLERY, ANTWERPEN

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IN SITU I UNDER CONSTRUCTION

1ST ROW /// LEFT DRIES VAN NOTEN A/W 2009 SHOW THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE FRENCH COMMUNIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS IN PARIS. RIGHT MAISONS JAOUL, BUILT BETWEEN 1953-1955 BY LE CORBUSIER - WHICH INSPIRED A NEW GROUP OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS INCLUDING JAMES STIRLING, WHO WERE CALLED THE NEW BRUTALISTS /// 2ND ROW FABRICS INTERSEASON LODGE COLLECTION AUTUMN/WINTER 2002. PERFORMANCE LODGE AND LOOKBOOK LODGE / 3RD ROW FRANCISCO INFANTE ARANA

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