No 16
I interviewed the Finish photographer Claire Aho for Artlover (no 16). She pioneered fashion photography in Scandinavia and is currently Continue reading
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Design Historian, Writer and Lecturer
F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald
I’ve written a piece about the legendary literary couple, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald for the Swedish history magazine, Populär Continue reading
No 15
For the 15th edition of Artlover Magazine I contributed with texts about Rosemarie Trockel, Juergen Teller, Roy Lichtenstein, and the Continue reading
Postmodernism and Notes on Camp
I will continue teaching the module on Postmodernism at University for the Creative Arts. Hurrah! This term I hope to Continue reading
Dayanita Singh
For Artlover (no. 14, 2012) I contributed with a text about the photographer Dayanita Singh.
Från vita duken till catwalken
My article on Hollywood costumes’ relationship to everyday fashion is out now.
Postmodernism
This autumn I will be teaching a course on Postmodernism at the University for the Creative Arts outside London. The Continue reading
Elmgreen & Dragset
A summer’s day in June I met up with the artist Michael Elmgreen at Trafalgar Square. We sat down for Continue reading
Mah-Jong: Radicalisation of Politics and Politicisation of Fashion in Sweden, 1966 – 1976
Mah-Jong, 1967, Photograph from mail order catalogue , © Carl Johan De Greer, 1967
Minnenas journal
My article on interwar swimwear and architecture’s relationship to heliotherapy is now published in the popular social history magazine, Minnenas Continue reading
