Heavenly Creatures

jordan barret by szilveszter makó for hero magazine, march 22

By Ziqian Wang for Vogue China March 2022. Makeup by Valentina Li.

A Magazine curated by Kris Van Assche

Butoh, a unique theater of improvisation, places the personal experiences of the dancer on center-stage. A Dionysian dance of nudity, eroticism, and sexuality, Butoh’s scale of expression ranges from meditative tenderness to excessive grotesqueness. Through a recalling of the Buddhist death dances of rural Japan, and use of music and masks Butoh is able to incorporate aspects of traditional theater into its extreme performances. An alliance of tradition and rebellion, Butoh is one of the most fascinating underground dance movements. Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh choreographers and their companies.

assa baradji by david luraschi 2017

Issey Miyake Spring/Summer 1998

This is the cabin of Ted Kaczynski (The Unabomber) being held in FBI storage

from The MET

Guy Bourdin.

Courtesy Alain Truong

Eartha Kitt and Marilyn Monroe chatting at the Waldorf Astoria, c. 1957

Church on the Hill (Paul Unbereit, 1914)