Fast Fashion, Slow Art: Stories by Martin de Thurah

MARTIN DE THURAH

born 1974, Copenhagen; lives in Copenhagen, works around the world Stories, 2017 video, black-and-white, sound, 2:04 minutes
Courtesy of the artist and Epoch Films, New York

In this dreamlike video shot in Berlin, a young woman peels off layers of T-shirts and tosses them away as she walks along the street. While her actions are mysterious and unexplained, the video speaks to a culture inclined toward incessant consumption and heedless disposal of inexpensive goods.

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Stories was produced by Google Arts and Culture on the occasion of the exhibition, “Items: Is Fashion Modern?,” on view at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) from October 1, 2017 to January 28, 2018. Further information about the piece and its integration in this exhibition at MoMA is available here.