Toasted Ice

John-Chamberlain-BALMYWISECRACK
 
“It’s all in the fit”
tongues wag as
 
an anchor cast candy wrapper green
tees up to paddle
 
revolving oars through a day
in the life of John Chamberlain’s Paris.
 
Happenstance synergy
a surprise body of work
 
twisting up across steely shoulders
an arched provocation
 
to further perception
of the voluminous crunched metal
 
iconic pals intuitively revealing
themselves along the ride
 
at Dia, in Marfa,
the Grand Palais of art discovery.
 
As fresh and hallucinatory
as a seedling, shot from the hip
 
Widelux panoramic
portraits of the nervous system
 
a visual play of flow state contortions
metal rustles enigmatically
 
candescent pearls toasted ice
ginger draped over sesame
 
materials seem to defy gravity
open to passion-filled fits.


A leap into John Chamberlain’s experiential way of knowing the world, in collaboration with the John Chamberlain Estate illuminating the release of a rare selection of photographs made during his sojourns in Paris. Now presented on 1stDibs.
 
John Chamberlain, BALMYWISECRACK, 2011. Presented by Mnuchin Gallery, Art Basel Paris;
 
Full looks Niccolò Pasqualetti in order of appearance: Niccolò Pasqualetti Linea Jacket in tweed melange, Niccolò Pasqualetti white leather skirt with silver foil hem, Niccolò Pasqualetti boots; Niccolò Pasqualetti faux fur-trim coat, Niccolò Pasqualetti bouclé mini skirt, Niccolò Pasqualetti boots
 
Makeup by Ayana Awata, Videography by Kevin Buitrago