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Among others, footwear designed for Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Fergie will be on display at an exhibition opening on Friday in the Southern town of Pécs, as a forerunner to the LOKART fine arts festival.
The operator of the Pécs Gallery, hosting the exhibition, said that the showcase, which will be held between 9 June and 3 September, will feature more than 80 shoes from the collection of the Virtual Shoe Museum in The Hague.
The showing, entitled Shoe Fantasies, will feature Zaha Hadid’s NOVA, made of chrome-plated vinyl rubber and Italian goat nappa leather, while the world of fashion and show business will be represented by shoes by Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Fergie.
Photo: MTI/Ruprech Judit
In addition to the English, Belgian, Bulgarian, Dutch, Israeli, Japanese, Russian, Italian and Romanian designers, visitors will also be able to admire the shoes of Zita Atalai, Sára Kovács, Anna Melegh and Enikő Tóth-Kern,”
– the host’s press release said.
The curators of the exhibition are Liza Snook, founder of the Virtual Shoe Museum, and Flemish shoe designer Amber Aurélie Ambrose, who has become known around the world for her unique “sky-high heels”.
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Amber Aurélie Ambrose explores the boundaries of fashion and art, challenging social expectations and exploring new universes and new visions. She brings together art, fashion and different cultures. She is committed to sustainable, innovative techniques and materials. She teaches the new generation of designers in the Netherlands and China, but also organizes exhibitions and enjoys working on concepts that captivate the audience,” the organizers said.
In 2004, Liza Snook created VirtualShoeMuseum.com, a digital platform for shoe enthusiasts and professionals to search for shoes by designer, color, type or material.
The exhibition, which opens in Pécs on Friday, is a prologue to the LOKART visual arts festival in Pécs from 21 to 25 June.
Photo: MTI/Ruprech Judit
The second edition of LOKART, which will take place in ten venues and with the participation of almost a hundred artists, will feature visual and contemporary art as well as other works and performances.
Via MTI; Featured photo: MTI/Ruprech Judit