VERSACE LAUNCHES ITS WOMEN-LED MEDUSA POWER TALKS SERIES
This week an animated Medusa head, voiced by the gravelly Donatella Versace, announced the launch of the label’s new Medusa Power Talks – “a female-led series that discusses the role power plays in navigating life in 2021”. So far, we’ve been given teaser snippets of the talks, which are basically recorded interviews starring models Irina Shayk and Precious Lee, photographer Lucka Ngo, actress Indya Moore, and activists Chelsea Miller and Nialah Edari, who share their thoughts on what power means to them. The full clips will be shared across Versace’s social media over the coming weeks, culminating in a live discussion hosted next month on Versace’s soon-to-launch Clubhouse account. In an Instagram post, Donatella explained the importance of the Medusa to both the brand and her new project: “She’s a woman that suits many powers, including the power of love. That’s what Medusa represents to me: a refusal to
The Face launches talent agency for TikTok creators
The Accelerator agency will work with creators to develop their content and profile, as well as consulting brands on suitable talent partners and marketing on the social media platform.
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The Face has launched a new talent agency for TikTok content creators called Accelerator, with the aim of developing creative talent and consulting brands on campaigns for the social media platform. While TikTok has over a billion users in 150 countries,
The Face believes many major artists and brands are yet to develop a voice on the platform. Hence the agency aims to work with established and emerging artists to “tap into this huge, untapped potential”. It will also offer consultation to brands on how to interact with the TikTok audience in innovative ways.
How to Start a Gallery in a Pandemic
Jamila Prowse talks to three spaces - HOME, la Sala and Quench - about resisting cultural hegemony and the need for foundational support, access and equity in the arts
Art institutions were thrown into uncertainty last year. With global lockdowns causing public venues to close their doors and Black Lives Matter uprisings emphasizing the dearth of support for Black artists, cultural workers and audiences, art organizations came under increased scrutiny about the roles they play in society and who they truly serve. In March 2020, performer and author Harry Josephine Giles wrote a blogpost, ‘I Woke Up and the Arts Was Gone’, compelling us to collectively consider how to envision something