T MAGAZINE - Steven Sebring’s Fourth-Dimensional Perspective “It’s dope, isn’t it?” asked Steven Sebring in his Lower Manhattan studio. He was gazing at what he calls the Rig, a 10.5-by-15-foot igloo-like silver contraption (or “geodome”) designed to capture the form and movement of the subject standing inside from every imaginable angle. Sebring, a fashion photographer and award-winning filmmaker, used the device to create “Revolution,” a three-year effort on display for three days at the 69th Regiment Armory. The multimedia exhibition pays simultaneous tribute to the 19th-century English photographer Eadweard Muybridge and to Marcel Duchamp, whose abstract classic “Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2″ drew inspiration from Muybridge’s pioneering stop-motion imagery. The device contains 100 synchronized cameras that shoot in predetermined sequences, allowing Sebring to capture form and movement from numerous perspectives simultaneously — for example, his muse, Coco Rocha, spinning and dancing (as seen in “Discovery,” the first clip above). He can then present the results in numerous forms, including film, photographs and sculpture. [[MORE]]</p> “Revolution,” which Sebring financed through his fashion photography for such companies as M.A.C. and Coach, is a technical quantum leap from his previous film project, the excellent but conventional Patti Smith documentary “Dream of Life.” The genesis for the project came to him while he was studying “a way to photograph humans as art,” explained the usually secretive artist, dressed in his signature brown fedora and heavy black horn-rims. “This is a true collision of Muybridge and Duchamp. It’s a vision — or video — of the minds of those artists.” He describes it as a peek into the fourth dimension because of the way it allows viewers to experience a singular moment in time from multiple viewpoints. “If people say this isn’t the fourth dimension — then show me it. Because nobody’s ever seen it before.” Visitors to the armory will encounter 25 works of photography, sculpture and film that use Sebring’s technology. The exhibition comes 100 years after Duchamp scandalized American audiences at the legendary 1913 Armory Show with the stateside debut of “Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2,” and Sebring wouldn’t object if his work elicits a similar reaction. “The possibilities are monstrous,” he exclaimed. “This could change the future of fashion photography. Why would anyone want to see flat portraits anymore?” Whatever happens when expected guests like Patti Smith, Donna Karan, Delphine and Reed Krakoff, Johan Lindberg, and Coco Rocha descend upon the official opening of “Revolution” on Wednesday evening, Sebring will be enjoying himself. “I’m just going to step back and watch,” he said with a puckish grin. “I’ll be a complete voyeur.” “Revolution” is on view from May 21 to May 23 at the 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Avenue, New York; sebringrevolution.com.

T MAGAZINE - Steven Sebring’s Fourth-Dimensional Perspective

“It’s dope, isn’t it?” asked Steven Sebring in his Lower Manhattan studio. He was gazing at what he calls the Rig, a 10.5-by-15-foot igloo-like silver contraption (or “geodome”) designed to capture the form and movement of the subject standing inside from every imaginable angle. Sebring, a fashion photographer and award-winning filmmaker, used the device to create “Revolution,” a three-year effort on display for three days at the 69th Regiment Armory. The multimedia exhibition pays simultaneous tribute to the 19th-century English photographer Eadweard Muybridge and to Marcel Duchamp, whose abstract classic “Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2″ drew inspiration from Muybridge’s pioneering stop-motion imagery. The device contains 100 synchronized cameras that shoot in predetermined sequences, allowing Sebring to capture form and movement from numerous perspectives simultaneously — for example, his muse, Coco Rocha, spinning and dancing (as seen in “Discovery,” the first clip above). He can then present the results in numerous forms, including film, photographs and sculpture.

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KENTUCKY DERBY VIA INSTAGRAM - May 3rd & 4th

If you know me you know I’m obsessed with musicals, one of my favorites being My Fair Lady. When NBC asked me to join them at the Kentucky Derby, I knew I’d have an excuse to have my own fair lady moment. The race was epic and the hats were even more so. Special thanks to Zac Posen for providing the perfect outfits to match my epic Sir Philip Treacy hats. 

  1. Ready for my first day at the Kentucky Derby! Clothes by Zac Posen and hat by Sir Philip Treacy.
  2. Pink is the official color of the Kentucky Derby today! Can’t wait to see what everyone else is wearing!
  3. Having a little fun judging the amazing Kentucky Derby fashion with tennis legend Steffi Graf and Harper’s Bazaar editor Joyann King.
  4. Struggling to keep my hat on at the Kentucky Oaks!
  5. Epic view of the track at Churchill Downs.
  6. Slouching in the limo on the way to the Kentucky Derby so I can fit my Philip Treacy hat!
  7. Michelle Beadle and I have our pretty faces on and are ready to go live at the Derby for NBC Sports.
  8. My look for day 2 at the Kentucky Derby is another Zac Posen & Philip Treacy dream-team pairing.
  9. This is it! The most exciting 2 minutes in sports - the Kentucky Derby.

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LIFE VIA INSTAGRAM - April 11th to 22nd

In this installment of “Life Via Instagram” I catch up with my redhead big sister Karen Elson at the Roger Vivier book launch, host a very special event with The Model Alliance at Columbia University and check out the James Houston Natural Beauty exhibit at Milk Studios.

  1. Heading to the Roger Vivier book launch at the French embassy. Such an important figure in women’s shoes!!
  2. Just watched my dear friend Karen Elson play at the French embassy in New York. She had us enraptured.
  3. With Karen Elson at the Roger Vivier party.
  4. I joined the The Model Alliance for a very special workshop at Columbia University!
  5. In addition to hosting the MTV Movie Awards pre-show, Miss Karlie Kloss made sure James and me have our cookies for the week!
  6. My third campaign with Longchamp was shot in the legendary TWA building at the JFK airport. Check out these throwback pics of the landmark from the 1960s - it still looks futuristic fifty years later!
  7. Lookie what came in the mail!! Who else was excited for this year’s PUNK: Chaos To Couture-themed MET Gala!?
  8. Taking Dannijo’s “Eddie The Earring” with me to dinner at Milk Studios.
  9. It’s me!! At James Houston’s Natural Beauty exhibit at Milk Studios.

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