Viscose 3 – Asias
Viscose is a research journal for fashion criticism. Launched between Copenhagen and New York in 2021, the ad-free periodical publishes critical writing and projects by a wide range of authors from the worlds of art, fashion, design, and academia. After two successful issues, Viscose has already solidified itself as a a crucial research companion and resource, and aims to develop into a critical cornerstone of contemporary cultural publishing. With the support of the HK Design Trust Seed Grant, Viscose will realize and publish its third issue, dedicated to the study of fashion production in and around the South China Sea. The issue accompanies the itenerant exhibition series “Endless Garment,” the first of which was staged in March 2021 at X Museum in Beijing. Published in partnership with X Museum in Beijing and the International Library of Fashion Research (Norway), and co-edited by curators and scholars Jeppe Ugelvig and Cheuk Ng (Hong Kong), Viscose’s “Asias” issue seeks to tackle the behemoth and pluralistic concept of Asia, with particular focus on the Pearl River Delta.
Viscose is a research journal for fashion criticism. Launched between Copenhagen and New York in 2021, the ad-free periodical publishes critical writing and projects by a wide range of authors from the worlds of art, fashion, design, and academia. After two successful issues, Viscose has already solidified itself as a a crucial research companion and resource, and aims to develop into a critical cornerstone of contemporary cultural publishing. With the support of the HK Design Trust Seed Grant, Viscose will realize and publish its third issue, dedicated to the study of fashion production in and around the South China Sea. The issue accompanies the itenerant exhibition series “Endless Garment,” the first of which was staged in March 2021 at X Museum in Beijing. Published in partnership with X Museum in Beijing and the International Library of Fashion Research (Norway), and co-edited by curators and scholars Jeppe Ugelvig and Cheuk Ng (Hong Kong), Viscose’s “Asias” issue seeks to tackle the behemoth and pluralistic concept of Asia, with particular focus on the Pearl River Delta.
- 2021
- Grantee: Jeppe Ugelvig
Jeppe Ugelvig is a curator, editor, and cultural critic based in New York. His research focuses on histories and theories of cultural production, with a special interest in the intersection between art, design, and fashion. He holds an MA degree in Curatorial Studies from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, and lectures at institutions such as Central Saint Martins, FIT, NYU, and the Royal Academy of Fine Art Copenhagen on art criticism, fashion and curatorial theory, and art history. Jeppe’s writing has appeared in Artforum, Frieze, ArtReview Asia, Afterall, Flash Art International, and LEAP, amongst many others. Recent exhibitions include “Endless Garment” at X Museum, Beijing; “Witch Hunt” at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen; and “Phantom Plane” at Tai Kwun (Hong Kong). His first book, Fashion Work: 25 Years of Art in Fashion was published by Damiani in 2020.