The ‘sexy and gross’ exhibition critiquing our pillage of

14 May

Agent of protection, impresa of fertility and gastronomic delight of aphrodisia … Oysters aren’t wanting symbolic virtues. Unfortunately, figurative lore holds little sway against the damning impacts of human activity on marine ecosystems. As a consequence of overfishing from bottom trawling, the population of oysters has dropped by 85 per cent over the past century and today the species teeters getting ready to extinction. In Fawn Rogers’ larger-than-life series of sea personalities, these clammy curiosities are imbued with recent meaning. Yoking vital themes of extinction, eroticism and ecofeminism, her paintings are an urgent reminder of climate and human rights emergencies and an eloquent testimony to the truth of life that operates beyond our possession. “Oysters are each very fragile and highly sensual,”...

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21 Apr

Artists are calling out the gross corporate greed of

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The Cure’s Robert Smith recently convinced Ticketmaster to refund ‘unduly high’ fees to their fans – could this be the beginning of artists holding the ticket-selling giant to account? At present, you’d be hard-pressed to search out a music fan with any positive thoughts about Ticketmaster. While from two very different musical camps, The Cure’s Robert Smith and his goth army seem ready to hitch the Swifties in a battle against the ticketing giant as one other fan base burned by pricing. As tickets went on sale for the band’s US tour, prices were nearly doubled because of hefty service fees, facility charges and a processing fee. Despite purposefully setting their prices at an...

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7 Apr

Levi Strauss Shares Hit by Gross Margin Declines, Wholesale Weakness

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As Wall Street anxious over signs of somewhat fading at Levi Strauss & Co., chief executive officer Chip Bergh told WWD that the denim leader continues to be very much in its groove. Shares of Levi’s fell 16 percent to $15.14 after the corporate turned in first-quarter earnings that topped expectations, but were accompanied by gross margin declines, still-heavy inventories and weakness at wholesale. “The market’s going to do what the market’s going to do,” Bergh said. “We’re going to at all times run this business for the long term.” Like many of the fashion industry, Levi’s loaded up on inventory early last 12 months when the patron was stronger and the provision chain was slower. Bergh said the concept was: “Stonewashed 501s don’t...

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26 Mar

Actors Who Had Gross On-Set Habits

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In 2005, when Matthew McConaughey was named People's Sexiest Man Alive, he told the world, "I have never worn deodorant in 20 years." McConaughey is not alone on this. Stars like Cameron Diaz skip antiperspirants because, as she told E! News, "I don't think in antiperspirant. [...

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