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Exploring Cliff Warner’s longstanding interest in loneliness, the exhibition also marks a new
chapter in his ongoing collaboration with SHOWstudio, as his traditionally analogue
practice moves into the possibilities offered by technology.

The artists presented here are not copying the runway. Instead, they distil and reshuffle its
essence through their own perspectives. Just as fashion styling can transform a garment into a
new idea, illustration becomes a parallel interpretation.

Developed in collaboration with Gray M.C.A Gallery, the exhibition placed contemporary works in direct conversation with key figures in the history and continuing practice of fashion illustration.

Bringing the breathtaking private couture collection of the Honourable Daphne Guinness together with the art of fashion illustration, Nick Knight’s latest music video for the cultural icon, Hip, Neck, Spine, is brought to life with a showcase at SHOWstudio.

On the last weekend of April, Fantastic Toiles, landed at SHOWstudio for a 2 day pop-up shop. For this occasion, Barcelona-based artist Nicasio Torres created an interactive installation curated by gallery assistant Guadalupe Ferrandez.

To celebrate the minting of this first collection of digital collectables, SHOWstudio has launched Illustrating ikons. A physical space that brings the digital realm in which ikon-1 operates to life, by displaying a series of films documenting an exclusive look into the behind-the-scenes process, artefacts created on set and a collection of artworks by more than 10 contemporary illustrators who have transformed some of these digital designs into one-of-a-kind art pieces in their distinctive styles. 

Giving the selfie an artistic twist, SHOWstudio invited illustrators to draw self portraits in self isolation, selecting their favourite catwalk looks from the Autumn/Winter 2020 collections as their outfits of choice. The international illustrators' works hover somewhere between reality and imagination: projecting a fantasy self in clothing that is not yet available to wear, created in the restricted physical reality of COVID-19 containment.