Margiela <3 Malevich

Juxtaposing the Russian constructivist's pioneering drawing with Margiela's recent designs

20August 2014

With a blockbuster show at London's biggest modern art gallery, the world's eyes are turning on Russian revolutionary artist Kazimir Malevich as never before. Begüm Sekendiz Boré , who has shown how Yves Klein, Keith Haring and Louise Bourgeois and many other art giants have impacted and influenced recent runway shows, took some of the Constructivist masters best drawings, and saw how they appear to predate collections from one of fashion's most fascinating houses. As Begüm says, this is the story of how "Maison Martin Margiela fled over to London to coexist with Malevich at his current exhibition at Tate Modern."

Pin It — Kazimir Malevich, Female Torso, 1933 and Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal S/S 2014Begüm Sekendiz Boré

MALEVICH_2 — Kazimir Malevich, Female Torso, 1933 and Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal S/S 2014Begüm Sekendiz Boré

MALEVICH_3 — Kazimir Malevich, Two Figures and Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal A/W 2013Begüm Sekendiz Boré

MALEVICH_4 — Kazimir Malevich, Two Male Figures, 1932 and Maison Martin Margiela Artisanal A/W 2012Begüm Sekendiz Boré

MALEVICH_5 — Kazimir Malevich, Sketch of a costume for the opera "Victory Over The Sun" by Matyushin, 1913 and Maison Martin Margiela A/W 2009Begüm Sekendiz Boré

MALEVICH_6 — Kazimir Malevich, Sketch of a costume for the opera "Victory Over The Sun" by Matyushin, 1913 and Maison Martin Margiela A/W 2012Begüm Sekendiz Boré

MALEVICH_7 — Kazimir Malevich, Sketch of a costume for the opera "Victory Over The Sun" by Matyushin, 1913 and Maison Martin Margiela S/S 2011Begüm Sekendiz Boré

MALEVICH_8 — Kazimir Malevich, Sketch of a costume for the opera "Victory Over The Sun" by Matyushin, 1913 and Maison Martin Margiela S/S 2009Begüm Sekendiz Boré