POP 027/ Saturday, 27 June 2009

Today’s Pop is Megan. The highlight of her week was when the POP office got an additional batch of badly needed  rails delivered. Now she can display the clothes in a way even more befitting the gorgeous gowns that end up in her stewardship. Her favorite piece so far? The hat made out of dismembered Barbie dolls…




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Prada Transformer – Transform!


The new Transformer movie isn’t the only transformer on big screen right now. And, no this one does not spell Autobots, Deceptions or Slackerbots - it actually spells Prada.


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The Prada Transformer is a piece of installation architecture designed by

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Rem Koolhaas that literally transforms (rotates and flips) into different configurations located in Seoul, Korea. The form of the Transformer is derived from a Tetrahedron and when rotated each side facilitates a different cultural program.



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And today –

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The Prada Transformer cinema program ‘Flesh, Mind and Spirit’ opens on the grounds of the historic Gyeonghui Palace in the heart of downtown Seoul with a special screening of Paul Fejos’ 1928 silent movie masterpiece,

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Lonesome. The score is to be played live by world-renowned flautist Andrea Griminelli, a two-time Prix de Paris winner and current President of the Istituto Musicale “C. Merulo” of Castelnovo ne’ Monti, Italy. Maestro Griminelli is accompanied by 24-year-old multi-awarded pianist, Irene Veneziano.



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The concept, ‘Flesh, Mind and Spirit’ – An Eclectic Sampling Menu and it’s a unique film festival program formulated by Alejandro González Iñárritu (director of Amores Perros, 21 grams and Babel) and co-curated by film critic Elvis Mitchell (formerly of the New York Times and currently host of Under the Influence on Turner Classic Movies).



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The best thing about it? If you don’t happen to be in Seoul, you can watch the live streaming conversation between Iñárritu and Mitchell at

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www.pradatransformer.co.kr



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