Fashion Space Gallery, located at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London have announced Mad About The Boy, a group exhibition curated by Lou Stoppard. The exhibition will explore fashion’s obsession with youth, focusing on the way ideas of the teenage boy are constructed through definitive collections and fashion images. Inspired by the success of designers who have always been drawn to youth culture, Mad About The Boy will examine the motifs and parallels within fashion’s treatment of youth.
The exhibition brings together the work of a variety of designers and image-makers, including: Raf Simons, J W Anderson, Nick Knight, Larry Clark, Jason Evans, Kim Jones, Meadham Kirchhoff, Tyrone Lebon, Nasir Mazhar, Martine Rose, Gosha Rubchinskiy, Christopher Shannon, Judy Blame, Undercover, Patrick Robyn and more.
Mad About The Boy will unravel the many ideals and notions of the young male that feature in fashion’s imagination – from anarchic rebel, to sexual fantasist, to raver. These themed notions will be amplified by a series of fantastical tableaux designed by Tony Hornecker: from a school toilet defaced with graffiti and flyers, to the recreation of the Meadham Kirchhoff SS 2013 Menswear presentation. These imagined environments will immerse the visitor in the different identities of the teenage boy.
VENUE: Fashion Space Gallery
ADDRESS: London College of Fashion
20 John Prince’s Street, London, W1G 0BJ
