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Berghain is officially a cultural institution. There are many things the United Kingdom could learn from its German cousins.

berghain is officially a cultural institution

The country's open armed approach to the refugee crisis for example; its long-termism in international football; that spicy ketchup they use in currywurst. And now, following the news that Berghain is to have a newly reduced tax rate, we can add the cultural significance it places on nightclubs. With Britain still reeling from London venue Fabric losing its license following a controversial investigation, a German court has ruled that Berghain should be allowed to pay a lower tax rate as its legendary parties may be classed as "culture" rather than "entertainment".

As Electronic Beats reports, the club is now eligible to pay the lower rate of 7% following a landmark case that arose after being threatened by an increased 19% entertainment tax. More than a muse: larry clark, ryan mcginley, and the late dash snow star in ... Aiden Tuite has been interested in art ever since he was just a kid.

more than a muse: larry clark, ryan mcginley, and the late dash snow star in ...

While his childhood days of drawing all over everything have passed, he's certainly immersed himself within New York's burgeoning art scene as one of the coolest young curators on the block. His latest endeavor, More Than a Muse, is a scintillating show that explores the powerful relationship between artist and muse. With both photographer and muse conceived of as artists, the exhibition moves beyond the superficial, unpacking the incredibly emotional and visceral bond between lovers, siblings, parents, children and friends and includes work from some of the art world's finest photographers from Larry Clark and Sandy Kim to Ryan McGinley and the late Dash Snow.

Larry Clark How did More Than a Muse come about? Why was it significant to ensure that both photographer and muse were artists? What can we expect to see in the exhibition? Dash Upstate by Ryan McGinley What is it you're trying to convey? Who is your greatest muse? The girls who inspired gurls talk. Kesewa wears sweatshirt Champion.

the girls who inspired gurls talk

Jewellery vintage from Pebble. Kesewa Aboah, sister Kesewa is Adwoa's younger sister. With less than two years between them, growing up it was Adwoa and Kesewa against the world. They did everything together: from weekday dinner feasts, featuring champagne flutes and ball gowns, to sharing baths, a tradition that's still alive today. Camilla wears all clothing model's own.

Camilla Lowther, mother When it comes to inspirational women, there is no one more important than Adwoa's mother, Camilla Lowther. Denise wears all clothing model's own. Denise Gough, actress Actress Denise Gough's big break came when she was cast in the lead role of Emma, in Duncan Macmillan's critically acclaimed play People, Places, Things.

Trisha wears all clothing model's own. Trisha Barrett, addictions counsellor. Federico Alba Kaleidoscope Fashion Editorial pop art 3. Pop art. Fpchintaowu209. The Impact of Pop Art on the World of Fashion – From Art to Industry and Back. Ever since pop art emerged in the fifties, it has been going hand in hand with the fashion industry.

The Impact of Pop Art on the World of Fashion – From Art to Industry and Back

Rebelling against elitist values and self-reflexive expressionist movement, pop art embraced mundane living experiences, introducing aspects of mass culture and bringing art closer to the new generation of Americans who were starting to experience all benefits of the consumer paradise in the welfare state of post-war America.

Pop art employed familiar mass culture imagery from advertisements to other banal objects, wrapping it into sensational and bold color combinations. Richard Hamilton, one of the pop art pioneers used to describe pop art as “popular, transient, expandable, low cost, mass-produced, young, witty, sexy, gimmicky, glamorous, big business”. All these qualities pop art shared with consumerist culture and fashion industry as one of its main features. It wasn’t long before pop art and fashion merged. Andy Warhol and the Paper Dress Craze The Souper Dress Editors’ Tip: Pop!