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Edward L. Buchanan – Mode & Kunst

Before studying fashion design at Parsons School of Design in New York, Edward L. Buchanan had already studied art at the Columbus College of Art & Design in Cleveland.
Our long journey together—Edward and I have known each other since 1992—when we lived together in a spacious loft on East 14th Street between C and D Avenues in New York, transforming it into a creative production space and engaging in an intense artistic exchange, established him as a gallery artist early on. This living and working environment had already inspired Günter Ücker, Heinz Mack, and Marisol in the 1960s and 1970s.
The lively lines in Buchanan’s fashion designs can instantly conjure up a new world of their own, brought to life by elegant and statuesque models. The immediate conveyance of his ideas through his unique illustrative fashion drawings has rapidly advanced his career.

Immediately after graduating, he was hired by Bottega Veneta in Milan to develop a women’s wear line. At the time, the brand was known primarily for its luxury goods, such as handbags and accessories.
Edward L. Buchanans eigenes Mailänder Modelabel Sansovino6 hat in der Galerie bereits einen Auftritt gehabt, und den Raum in einen Indigo Pop Up Shop verwandelt, in dem seine Erfindung der gestrickten »jeans wear«  wie eine Raumcollage inszeniert wurde (zahlreiche Modehäuser haben seine »knitted jeans« kopiert).
Die Collage selbst ist eine weitere Werkgruppe, die zugleich auch in der Kommunikation seiner Haltung und Schöpfungen eingesetzt wird. Die Corona-Jahre haben leider seine zweite geplante Einzelausstellung erst einmal in die Zukunft verschieben lassen. Nun ist sie Realität geworden im Mai/Juni/Juli 2026!

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on Edward Buchanan in the New York Times (2019/02/21)

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