To launch their Halloween 'Widow Series' - an ode to the famous widow, Madame Clicquot - champagne doyens Veuve Clicquot tapped Nick Knight and SHOWstudio to curate the debut immersive, haunting event. On show at the former Central Saint Martins building in Holborn, the exhibition, 'A Beautiful Darkness', aims to delight and scare the senses through film, illustration, art and interactives.
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Film: Nick Knight
Narrated by Rupert Friend, Nick Knight and Charlotte Stockdale’s film references cult horror stories and pieces of folklore
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Film: Rei Nadal
Rei Nadal and Ellie Grace Cumming experiment with elements of classic and modern horror films, referencing childhood fears
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Film: Ruth Hogben
Ruth Hogben and Gareth Pugh’s film examines man’s internal conflict with chaos vs. control
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Film: Jeff Vash
Jeff Vash's film was inspired by the Dutch artist Hieronymous Bosch and follows the search for sin and pleasure
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Isamaya Ffrench Downloadable Masks
No costume for Halloween? Download one of make-up artist Isamaya Ffrench's freaky masks and send us pictures of your look
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Illustration Gallery
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Thom Browne
Gentlemen greeting guests at the event’s entrance wear Thom Browne’s looks from A/W 15
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Gareth Pugh
Inflated balloons, garbage bags, and cellophane are just a few materials the British fashion designer, Gareth Pugh uses as fabric
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Fashion Illustrations
Commissioned by SHOWstudio and curated by Ellie Grace Cumming, fashion illustrators depicted key looks from the S/S 16 collections
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Janina Pedan
the menacing work of the Ukrainian set designer Janina Pedan blends the ordinary with the unexpected
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IMMA/MESS
IMMA/MESS' performances are carnivalesque and fashioned through various forms of masquerade
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A reading of Edgar Allen Poe
Craig K. Talbot transports you into Edgar Allen Poe’s world with a live reading of the chilling ’The Tell-Tale Heart’
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Pavel
Russian spiritualist and self-proclaimed clairvoyant, Pavel’s psychic readings provide endless opportunity and insight into the future
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Anj Smith
The small scale but highly detailed works by British painter, Anj Smith are intimate studies of nature, humans, and our imagination
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Cinema Room
Challenging the safeness of contemporary fashion imagery of film and horror, ‘A Beautiful Darkness’ hosts a series of short fashion films
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Michael Boadi
Michael Boadi’s passion for beauty has classified him as a premier perfumer
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Rose Robson
Specialising in sculpture at Central Saint Martins, Robson became fascinated by the act of subverting the traditional nature of taxidermy
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Lady Amanda Harlech
Creative consultant at Chanel and muse of Karl Lagerfeld, the London-born Lady Amanda Harlech epitomizes the essence of feminine strength
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Anthony James
Anthony James is a British born artist and Central Saint Martins alumnus
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Henry Krokatis
Smoke, wood, and broken glass are common materials that British-born Henry Krokatsis employs
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Veuve Clicquot Tasting Room
The Veuve Clicquot tasting room is a sensorial journey through various expressions of the House
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Claire Barrow
Claire Barrow incorporates the process of silk screening and hand painting into fashion
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Marvin Gaye Chetwynd
British-born performance artist Marvin Gaye Chetwynd draws on a series of high and low cultural references in her work
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Scott Campbell
U.S.-born Scott Campbell is most widely recognised for his legendary tattoo art
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Joanna Rajkowska
Joanna Rajkowska’s work is often a site of intervention, intending to reveal lines of conflict, and serve as a platform for change
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Simon Costin
Bringing the creativity of art installtion to editorial and fashion shows alike, set designer Simon Costin exhibits a deathly Tableau vivant
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Tessa Kuragi
London-based model and artist Tessa Kuragi investigates alchemical parallels through Sasha Krohn's aerial performance
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Diana Thater
Pushing the boundaries of new media art, the California based Diana Thater is a pioneer in film, video art, and new media installation
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Nick Knight
Nick Knight continues to explore beauty beyond fashion by feeding his desire to connect more closely with nature
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