FASHION, JOURNALISM, FEMINISM meet technomaterialism, anti-naturalism, and gender abolitionism
1998 TALKS AROUND THE villa Lemoine:
“Contrary to what you would expect” he told the architect, “I do not want a simple house. I want a complex house, because the house will define my world…”. They bought a mountain with panoramic view over the city. A machine is its heart.
2o years later in villa Lemoine overlooking Bourdaux Coco Chanel while drinking a glass of Champagne and reading THROUGH Xenofeminist manifesto looks at me and says:
"I only drink Champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not."
This is how our adventure started.
Little black dress talks colourfully
Character 1: Coco Chanel, a person and a brand
WHAT IS THE NEW FACE OF Coco Chanel ABOUT? WHAT ARE ITS DRIVES, OBSESSIONS, COLOURS, ASPIRATIONS? SHE CAN BE ANYONE SHE DESIRES!
CONCEPTUALISE THE FACE/Brand OF Coco Chanel in Xenofeminist terms.
WHAT DOES sHE WANT TO SAY TO THE WORLD?
WHICH CONCEPTS sHE WANTS TO WORK WITH?
A Politics for Alienation dopes Retroactive Manifesto
Character 2: Villa Lemoine, a house, a home, or more?
What is the NEW FACE OF Villa Lemoine?
TALK TO KOOLHAAS’ HOUSE? THE HOUSE WELCOMES coco chanel and becomes more.
ALIENATE THE HOUSE, SPATIALISE Cocos CONCEPTS, welcome Xenofeminism!
HOW IS COCO TALKING TO THE CITY, and the World? HOW CAN ARCHITECTURE ACCOMMODATE THE TALKS?
Xenofeminist Manifesto inhabits the Generic City
The Talk Engenders; CONSTITUTION; THE TALK; THE PROJECT; THE ARCHITECT
THE TALK BETWEEN COCO AND THE HOUSE in Xenofeminist terms.
HOUSE DEMANDS FROM COCO, COCO DEMANDS FROM THE HOUSE, Xenofeminism sets the table.
ARTICULATE THIS DELICATE BALANCE, CONSTITUTE A WELL TEMPERED ENVIRONMENT
