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 House of Viktor and RolfThe conceptual fashion duo scale down their vision at "House of Viktor and Rolf," an exhibition of twenty doll-sized renditions of their most notorious pieces. On exhibition at the NRW Forum in Dusseldorf through February 28th. Get the look in your size at SSENSE; photos via Coute que Coute.
 NewnudesCaroline Bénech brings a unique feminine, cubist touch to nudes like you've never seen. Images via benech.fr.
 FabricationOur kind of geometry: wooden textiles by German artist Elisa Strozyk. Photos via elisastrozyk.de.
 Art FormAmazing footwear concepts by Brazilian Andreia Chaves - sculptural explorations of form and chaos that strike just the right balance. Photos via Yatzer.
 Soundsuits"Wearable art" becomes literal with Soundsuits, a collection of Chicago textile artist Nick Cave's body-concealing sculpture pieces. The suits incorporate hair, sticks, sequins, plastic flowers, cloth, toys and other unexpected found materials to stunning visual effect. Equally reminiscent of African ceremonial costumes and the famous Yves Saint Laurent coccoon dress, Cave's Soundsuits are a virtuosic blend of sculpture and haute couture. At UCLA's Fowler Museum starting January 2010.
 Damien Hirst x LivestrongSport and art world all-stars Lance Armstrong and Damien Hirst teamed up on a bicycle that raised $500,000 at auction for Armstrong's Livestrong charity last Sunday. The Madone Trek bike, rode by Armstrong in the last leg of this year's Tour de France, was customized with Hirst's signature real butterflies. How do we recommend the buyer accessorize? With a pair of Alexander Wang bike shorts, of course.
 Shoes or No Shoes?Shoe junkies in need of reassurance should pay a visit to Shoes Or No Shoes?, a footwear museum and archive that will make anyone's Louboutin habit look reasonable in comparison. The Belgian-housed collection includes more than 2,700 pairs of tribal and ethnological shoes, 1,200 pairs of conceptual "is it a shoe?" shoes, and a sprawling assortment of Blahniks, Ferragamos and other iconic designer styles.
 DysfashionalThere will be no clothes on display at Dysfashional, an exhibition devoted to the imaginations - but not the collections! - of the fashion world's top designers. Martin Margiela, Hussein Chalayan, Raf Simons, Bless and other fashion heavyweights create installations that highlight the "dysfunctional" aspects of their visions: conceptual identities that extend beyond the literal confines of clothes and accessories. On exhibit at the Passage du Désir, Paris, until November 29th.
 Dance coutureHussein Chalayan takes the sculptural padded acetate of his AW09 collection off the runway and onto the stage with exclusive costumes designed for "Faun," a new contemporary ballet piece from London's Sadler's Wells company. Practice your pliés and shop Chalayan's signature structured looks at SSENSE. Photos by Diego
 BookwormDon?t bring him to the library: Atlanta-based artist Brian Dettmer?s ?book autopsy? sculptures turn books and encyclopedias into striking 3-D found art objects. Using surgical tools, the artist seals the edes of used volumes and slowly carves away sections to reveal and recontextualize the images contained within. Playing on ideas of obsolesence and permanence, Dettmer?s pieces are a truly original take on a familiar medium. briandettmer.com
 Guido van der WerveDutch video artist Guido van der Werve arrives at Montreal?s DHC Gallery as part of the exhibition ?Survivre au Temps.? Equal parts Bas Jan Ader and Caspar David Friedrich, van der Werve?s featured films depict the artist in characteristically grand settings: walking in front of an icebreaker in the Gulf of Bothnia or standing on the geographic North Pole for 24 hours and turning in the opposite direction of the earth. A sublime synthesis of Romantic expressiveness and conceptual vigor. On exhibit October 16th to November 22nd. dhc-art.org/
 Drink DieselNow available to the public: limited-edition wines from Diesel founder Renzo Rosso's private estate. Born out of Rosso's passion for quality wine and affection for the traditions of his home region, the Diesel Farm collection offers Chardonnay, Merlot, and Pino Nero as well as Grappa and olive oil - all grown and processed on Rosso's six-hectare estate in Marostica, Vincenza, Italy. A perfect pairing for any Diesel outfit. dieselfarm.it.
 Natural WonderJust released by the Criterion Collection: sublime nature cinema by Jean Painlevé's. The scientist/filmmaker/inventor's depictions of seahorses, jellyfish, and other animals are dreamy aesthetic marvels. Frequently compared to "Fantasia," Painlevé's documentaries and Surrealist collaborations are pioneering works of scientific-poetic cinema. Watch excerpts from his collected works at Criterion criterion.com/films/1286
 subversively supremeModeling agency Supreme challenges industry boundaries with their SS10 show collection. The severe styling and rhetoric of provocative, powerful images is the antithesis of pretty but looks just about perfect. Photographed by Hanna Liden and styled by Sally Lyndley.
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