A fashion community service annoucement:

Steven Parrino's Universal Mafia (1992) at Gagosian. (Photo: Courtesy of Gagosian Gallery)

Terence Koh installing his new windows for Opening Ceremony

One day I ventured to the Margiela store intent on nabbing those infamous silver sequinned disco tights. Terence Koh it seems, had bought the last pair.

Performance still from Performance Manifesto, Serpentine Gallery, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, October 2008

The languid and mysterious Mr Style up close

I've been fascinated all year by Mr Style a/k/a Ray and his perfectly idiosyncratic and individualistic site ("http://wherethelightsend.blogspot.com) . Something about the pure and uncorrupted energy of his writing and the languidness of his beauty made me feel like here was a very interesting young talent to track. That is what makes doing TI so exciting for me these days. I feel like its been allowing me to mingle in an underground internet network , a kind of secret society of talented and beautiful new kids bent on making their mark on the worlds of taste and style. I hold Mr Style to be a prime example of this ideal. Around the time of the last Paris Fashion Week I planned to catch up with Ray but ... you know how it goes in that city. Decadent mayhem spoils the best laid plans. Last week Ray Q&A'd me for his blog so I insisted on returning the favor by investigating further the new brand of fabulousness represented our erstwhile Mr Style. This is what I found out

Terence Koh owns a moment and washes it white

Give it to Terence Koh. He owns a moment, filling Peres Projects in LA with white sand and whitewashing every object on display for his new show. Some may bitch that his is a simplistic vision but such will-to-power! Respect! Check out this excerpt from his press release.

An Evening with Mr. Kost and Mr Koh

The enterprising Jeremy Kost has a new event coming up. You should go, if only to see what Terence Koh will wear.

Mr Ghurron's LA Art Moment

TI's art correspondent Mr. Briscoe was in Los Angeles last weekend covering the LA Art Fair, the Rosson Crow opening at the Honor Fraser Gasllery, and the LA scene in general . After meeting up in Chinatown with painter/girlfriend Katherine Bernhardt of Canada Gallery NYC and sculptor Anna Sew Hoy of Karyn Lovegrove Gallery LA, Mr Briscoe kicked off his art tour . (Anna Sew Hoy currently has an exhibition titled Hook& Eye which is reviewed this month in Artforum) The trio took in the electric folk sounds of the Holy Shit band at Dan Hugs Gallery,and from there all the scenesters met up at Hop Luie Bar & Lounge to be seen, have drinks and chat about the scene.
Saturday Morning Mr.Briscoe had breakfast at Chateau Marmont with artist Micheal Williams who was in town promoting his painting at the Canada Booth for the LA Art Fair as well as with Katherine. Suzanne Bulter, the administrative director of Canada Gallery also joined them for breakfast. Sighted at the Chateau Marmont were actors Jason Schwartzman, Kevin Dillion and Terrance Stamp.
While on the LA scene Mr. Briscoe loved the conceptual store OK, for its diverse collection of literature, music, cermanics, and interior design pieces.

Rad Hourani's new website is way inspirational

Matthew Stone: PH: Terence Koh: ID Magazine Dec 07

Matthew Stone is 6' 3" which has made this flamboyant showman/shaman an even more imposing presence on the New London art/music/fashion circuit. He takes photographs, served (in every sense) as the resident DJ at Boombox, is obsessed with Michael Jackson and has become a highly hyped artist of the minute . His partners in crime include artist Terence Koh and designer Gareth Pugh and his parties, outfits, art happenings and publicity stunts has made him a one man cult. Is he worth collecting? Mr. Stone was included in a fantastic group show at 10 Rooms and a Sculpture Garden last year and given his network of contacts (ID mag is pushing him hard) it is only a matter of time before the make-or-break collectors engage his work. Besides a little riffing on venerable Renaissance paintings always turns somebody on.

The Shaman, The Monk and The Fool: Matthew Stone