While taking a fashion technology course under the instruction of Galina Mihaleva, I developed a tracksuit incorporating concealed LED displays that are capable of scrolling customizable text on the sides of the garment. I expanded on this futuristic execution of politically charged clothes by utilizing a more realistic application of the LED technology in the Bouis Vuitton project. This project is a collection of six white vinyl bags with semi-flexible LED displays projecting revolutionary slogans through the vinyl textile.
The bags act as an appropriate housing for technology that is intended for significantly longer use, as bags have a longer lifespan in wardrobes than clothes and return to trend more frequently. The production investment in the technology is more equitable to the investment in the production of a bag and facilitates the wearer’s broadcasting of concise messages. The result is a collection of functional, utilitarian pieces with a clean, futuristic look and a mixed modern and vintage silhouette scrolling pro-revolutionary messages.
Broadcasting the knock-off name ‘BOUIS VUITTON’, I’ve inserted only my first initial into the reputable luxury company and paired it with slogans: ‘EAT THE RICH’ and ‘HEADS WILL ROLL’. The collection articulates a sense of nihilism felt by the youngest generations growing up on the outside of a very exclusive economic and political sphere. Three upcycled vintage luggage pieces evoke associations with the white American upper-class society of the 1960s. The luggage pieces were retrofitted in white vinyl and white-enameled metal fixtures. Three additional soft bags made of the same material reflect a utilitarian style of functional bags on trend with Spring/Summer 2019 streetwear. For the runway presentation of the bags, the models are dressed in navy-colored Dickies boiler suits, white retro-style Fila sneakers, and white ascots reminiscent of the historical male ruffled cravat. The contradictions of iconic silhouettes from both upper and lower-class American fashion history further the juxtaposition of anti-capitalist slogans posted on luxury goods.
Bouis Vuitton: Bags for the Revolution is intended to embody an unapologetic disregard for established wealth and political power in the most public of venues: the sidewalk, the mall, the high and the low-income neighborhoods – wherever people are wearing clothes. Fashion is the modern protest that requires no permit, and the new poster is a luxury bag.
Phoebus 6, Number 1: A Journal of Art History - Table of Contents
“Preface” p. 7-8.
“The Time of Qianlong (1736-1795)” by Wen Fong, p. 9-16.
“The Intellectual Climate in Eighteenth-century China: Glimpses of Beijing, Suzhou, and Yangzhou in the Qianlong Period” by Frederick Mote, p. 17-55.
“The Qianlong Emperor’s Skill in the Connoisseurship of Chinese Painting” by Kohara Hironobu, p. 56-73.
“An Overview of Stylistic Development in the Qianlong Painting Academy” by She Cheng, p. 74-90.
“Document and Portrait: the Southern Tour Paintings of Kangxi and Qianlong” by Maxwell Hearn, p. 91-131.
“Tangdai: A Biographical Sketch” by Ju-hsi Chou, p. 132-140.
“For the Love of God: Castiglione at the Qing Imperial Court” by Howard Rogers, p. 141-160.
“Approaches to Painting at the Qianlong Court” by Claudia Brown, p. 163-168.
“Notes” p. 169-198.
Phoebus 6, Number 2: A Journal of Art History - Table of Contents
“Preface” p. 207.
“Figure, Fiction, and Figment in Eighteenth-century Chinese Painting” by Richard Vinograd, p. 209-227.
“Yuan Jiang: Image Maker” by Alfreda Murck, p. 228-260.
“Zheng Xie's Price List: Painting as a Source of Income in Yangzhou” by Ginger Cheng-chi Hsü, p. 261-271.
“Jin Nong: The Eccentric Painter with a Wintry Heart” by Marshall P. S. Wu, p. 272-294.
“An Overview of Li Jian’s Painting” by Christina Chu, p. 295-315.
“Eighteenth-century Foundations in Modern Chinese Painting” by Chu-tsing Li, p. 316-327.
“Rubric and Art History: The Case of the Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou” by Ju-hsi Chou, p. 329-350.
“Notes” p. 351-379.
“Glossary” p. 381-391.
“Index” p. 393-418
Phoebus 8: A Journal of Art History - Table of Contents
“Preface” by Ju-hsi Chou, p. 9-10.
“The Significance of the Nineteenth Century for Modern Chinese History” by Stephen R. Mackinnon, p. 11-17.
“Looking at Late Qing Painting with New Eyes” by Chu-Tsing Li, p. 18-37.
“Qian Du to Zhang Jing: The Artist and the Patron” by Ju-hsi Chou, p. 38-66.
“Zhou Xian's Fabulous Construct: The Thatched Cottage of Fan Lake” by Britta Erickson, p. 67-93.
“A Forgotten Celebrity: Wang Zhen (1867-1938), Businessman, Philanthropist, and Artist” by Hsing-yuan Tsao, p. 94-109.
“Satire and Situation: Images of the Artist in Late Nineteenth-Century China” by Richard Vinograd, p. 110-133.
“Painters and Publishing in Late Nineteenth-century Shanghai” by Jonathan Hay, p. 134-188.
“Calligraphy at the Close of the Chinese Empire” by Lothar Ledderose, p. 189-207.
“Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms” p. 211-219
Phoebus 2: A Journal of Art History - Table of Contents
“Preface” by Jack Breckenridge, p. 3.
“Contributors” p. 4-5.
“Table of Contents” p. 6-7.
“The Problem of Antisolimenismo in Neapolitan Baroque Painting” by Donald Rabiner, p. 8-16.
“Mid-Fourteenth Century Painting in Suchou: Some Lesser Masters” by Claudia Brown, p. 17-30.
“A Re-Examination of the Cult of Demeter and the Meaning of the Eleusinian Mysteries” by Sherly Farness, p. 31-38.
“Arizona Portfolio” p. 39-53.
“Wooden Cross” by Mildred Monteverde, p. 40-43.
“Le Petit Tablier” by Rosalind Robinson, p. 44-47.
“La Réunion des plus Célèbres Monuments Antiques de la France” by Vicki C. Wright, p.
48-53.
“An Unpublished Rowlandson Sketchbook” by Anthony Gully, p. 54-74.
“Are We Ready for Shih-T'ao?” by Ju-hsi Chou, p. 75-87.
“A Conversation Between Adolph Gottlieb and Jack Breckenridge” transcribed by Jack Breckenridge, p. 88-96.
“Three Recent Art Reference Books” by Winberta Yao, p. 97-102
Phoebus 1: A Journal of Art History - Table of Contents
“Preface” by Ju-hsi Chou, p. 4-6.
“Dedication” by Harry Wood, p. 7-8.
“Style and Symbolism in the Awatobi Kiva Mural Paintings” by Marvin Cohodas, p. 9-21.
“Mr. B and the Cherubim: A Critical Examination of William Blake's 'A Descriptive Catalogue' of 1809” by Anthony Gully, p. 23-46.
“Arizona Portfolio” p. 47-64.
“La Muse de Guillaume Apollinaire (The Muse of Guillaume Apollinaire)” by Anthony
Gully, p. 48-51.
“Wild Geese, Flowering Plants, and Tall Reeds” by Ju-hsi Chou, p. 52-55.
“Ting” by Ju-hsi Chou, p. 56-59.
“Homage to Watteau” by Robin Dowden, p. 60-64.
“A Note on a Letter from Roger Hilton to Terry Frost” by Jack Breckenridge, p. 65-74.
“Ming Idealism and Landscape Painting” by Ju-hsi Chou, p. 75-92.
“Classic Maya Elements in the Iconography of Rulership at El Tajin, Veracruz, Mexico” by Michael Kampen, p. 93-104.
“Anne de Coursey Clapp, Wen Cheng-ming, ‘The Ming Artist and Antiquity’” by Anne de Coursey Clapp and Wen Cheng-ming, p. 105-108.
“‘7+5 Sculptors in the 1950s’: An Exhibition in the Phoenix Art Museum” 108-113.
“List of Contributors” by 114-116.
