Go See – London: Acclaimed fashion designer Hussein Chalayan crosses over into visual art at the Lisson Gallery through October 2nd, 2010
Monday, September 6th, 2010
I am Sad Leyla by Hussein Chalayan, via Lisson Gallery
My approach has always been interdisciplinary; the new work is an extension of this. There is a certain freedom to working in an art context that has allowed me to further explore the ideas that underpin my work.
-Hussein Chalayan
Currently on view at the Lisson Gallery in London is I am Sad Leyla (Ãœzgünüm Leyla) an exhibition presenting an installation and a film piece by Turkish fashion designer Hussein Chalayan. The designer filmed the Turkish Pop Star Sertab Erener performing the classical Turkish song “I am Sad Leyla” with the accompaniment of an Ottoman orchestra. Visitors will find a life-size sculpture of Erener dressed in Chalayan’s updated version of a traditional Turkish costume upon entering the gallery and they will hear the sound of her voice from the film of her singing playing in the next room.
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