Fiona Sinclair Scott, Jacqui Palumbo, Leah Dolan and Oscar Holland, CNN
If 2021 is a transition back to in-person gatherings and social events, then 2022 felt like a more secure recovery from life as we knew it. The most intense years of the Covid-19 pandemic are, in many parts of the world. , disappearing, although there is no lack of the first occasions to keep us alert.
Between the war in Ukraine, the reversal of the 1973 Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade legalizing abortion in the United States, instances of excessive weather, from severe flooding to unprecedented heat waves, human rights protests in Iran and global economic uncertainty, the No Less Confusing in 2022 and art, fashion and culture have become more solidified as vital channels of expression and mandatory distractions.
Scroll down to get a glimpse of some of the most memorable cultural moments and themes of the year.
When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, the country’s artistic and cultural heritage was threatened without delay. Members of the public and cultural sector rushed to protect museums and monuments from attacks, placing sandbags around monuments in cities across the country. Several paintings by Maria Prymachenko, a self-taught twentieth-century artist and icon of Ukrainian national identity, were reportedly destroyed after Russian forces attacked a museum in her local Ivankiv region.
But while some artworks have been tragically lost, new works have been created, such as seven artworks through Banksy, that carry messages of resilience. Against all odds, Ukraine still participated in the Venice Biennale in April, presenting the “Fountain of Exhaustion” – an installation consisting of 78 bronze funnels that split a single jet of water until it weakens into a net.
Speaking to CNN at the fair, Ukrainian art curator Maria Lanko said she believes “art has this symbolic perspective to celebrate people’s lives and show that we are still here, to show that Ukraine is just a victim of war. “
In other parts of the world, artists have used their art to combat insurgents who oppose governments and their respective policies. criticize China’s relentless zero covid policy. “I need to use it as a metaphor for each and every Chinese drowned in the political torrent,” he said.
In September, hair became a component of political protest, as protesters around the world cut it off to denounce the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in Tehran, the Iranian capital, after being arrested by the country’s police. Vice Police. for not dressed in her hijab properly. The provocative act of cutting hair and burning hijabs in the streets challenged the regime’s oppressive regulations for women, which come with mandatory wearing of the hijab in public.
In solidarity, the artists responded in various ways, with illustrations shared virally on social media to a mural of Marge Simpson cutting off her blue hive.
In December, Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park became the site of a large-scale portrait of 16-year-old Iranian Nika Shahkarami, discovered dead after protesting in Tehran. Shahkarami’s face redesigned on a cotton canvas, as more than three hundred protesters stood in waves to imitate his loose locks. The installation component of a larger series of art commissions under the name “Eyes on Iran”.
In January, Rihanna revealed she was expecting her first child with her A$AP husband Rocky and broke the news with a photo shoot that captured the star’s bulge sticking out of an old 1996 pink Chanel jacket covered in Christian LaCroix jewelry.
Later that year, Rihanna, when she gave the impression in Vogue’s May factor canopy in a red lace frame suit from a chimney truck and stilettos, she more verbal in her disdain for the elastic waistbands many expected her to adopt: “When I found out I was pregnant, I thought of myself. There is no doubt that she would spend shopping for groceries in the maternity aisle. Sorry, it’s too much fun to wear,” she told Vogue. “I’m not going to let that component disappear because my structure is changing. “
On the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, Adriana Lima arrived with a black Balmain wallet dressed in a cut-out detail that perfectly framed her pregnant belly. The baby’s fever was also felt on the catwalks, from Olivier Rousteing’s haute couture collection for Jean Paul. Gaultier, who featured leather corsets with molded belly, to design Maggie Maurer at Nensi Dojaka’s fall/winter 2022 exhibition to announce she was waiting.
Bidding is back in force, with some of the highest estimated sales ever recorded. In November, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s art collection (with works by Georges Seurat, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cezanne) sold for more than $1. 6. One billion: The largest single-owner auction in history.
Earlier this year, Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” became the most prized work of art of the twentieth century ever put under the hammer, selling for $195 million. Meanwhile, Man Ray’s “Ingres’s Violin” became the world’s most prized photograph for $12. 4 million. Twentieth-century Dutch artist Piet Mondrian set a private posthumous production record after one of his iconic summary works, “Composition No. II,” sold at auction for $51 million in November.
After last year’s promise of futuristic virtual globals on the horizon, with corporations like tech corporations, luxury brands and venture capitalists making billions of dollars, the metaverse has had an eventful 2022. In May, the first fashion of the metaverse week, held in Decentraland, attracted the biggest fashion houses, but far from a smooth experience. Meanwhile, gaming platform Roblox has continued to attract millions of visitors for its fashion and luxury activations, while Meta has struggled to create a virtual world that other people need to spend time with, widespread adoption of virtual globals may not take place as temporarily or smoothly as expected. But with technological advancements and endless creativity in space, eyes are set on 2023 to see what happens next.
In 2022, a handful of new faces broke into the ranks of influential celebrities and helped revitalize the flatness of the “it” woman. While the Chinese zodiac dictates that this was the Year of the Tiger, in some tactics it was more like the Year of the Fox. In January, Julia Fox hit our social media channels at Paris Fashion Week, hanging from Kanye West’s arm in a Schiaparelli look with matching double denim and her now-iconic black eyeliner, and never left. She temporarily made a call for herself as the “enfant terrible” of celebrity fashion, challenged the meaning of low-waisted pants and painted her hair gray on the call of aging at 32.
But not all “it” women want to look as flamboyant as Fox. This year, Zendaya continued to cement her unwavering reputation on the red carpet with the help of award-winning stylist and partner Law Roach. The actress even redefined the term “fresh off the runway” when she wore Loewe before the September release. His bilingualism, athletic prowess at the Beijing Winter Olympics and decidedly apolitical stances on sensitive issues in China were among many. Reasons why it continued to attract Asian and Western audiences.
Marilyn Monroe’s too-short and turbulent life has provided endless fodder for film, television and fashion, but two high-profile triyetes this year have many reconsidering how the actor’s memories and style deserve to be treated. After months of mocking Ana de Armas’ transformation into Monroe for Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” a fictionalized and somewhat surreal portrait of her life based on a novel by Joyce Carol Oates, critics have pointed out that the trauma-laden graphic film is purely exploitative. Another triyete that marked a pause was the wonderful return of Monroe’s transparent “Happy Birthday” dressed to Kim Kardashian’s body, which the truth star coordinated for her look at the Met Gala in May. Amid accusations that Kardashian tore up the iconic Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! garment, which owns the piece, she insisted her condition was the same; However, many still criticized the traditionally vital worn dress.
Before Beyoncé released “Renacimiento,” her long-awaited seventh album and follow-up to “Lemonade,” Beyhive predicted that her queen would be at the service of disco music and space during the summer. Within 24 hours, she released “Break My Soul,” which showcases Robin S. ‘s “Show Me Love,” a 1990s dance classic, as well as a canopy photo shoot of British Vogue that previewed her album canopy. The two portraits of Beyoncé on horseback were a direct reference to the symbol that has become synonymous with the New York studio. 54: Bianca Jagger riding a white mount inside the famous nightclub. Working with producers, adding Chicago-born space phenomenon Honey Dijon, and testing iconic tracks like Donna Summer’s euphoric “I Feel Love,” Beyoncé provided an evasive, hedonistic soundtrack for the summer with opulent 1970s footage to match.
The fashion industry has bid farewell to several influential figures. On January 18, Andre Leon Talley, former artistic director of Vogue and industry pioneer known for his maximalist style, passed away at the age of 73. A few days later, the iconic Frenchman The couturier Thierry Mugler, whose archival creations can still be seen on the red carpet, died, also at the same age. In August, Issey Miyake, one of Japan’s greatest artistic visionaries, died in Tokyo at the age of 84.
Whether it’s Kaia Gerber on the red carpet to pay homage to ’90s style (and her mother) Cindy Crawford, or the revival of Kate Bush’s classic 1985 “Running up that Hill” thanks to the Netflix series “Stranger Things,” this year has been both backward and forward hunting.
At the Grammy Awards in April, Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa recreated an iconic moment in pop culture history when they stepped to the level in the same Versace dress, referencing a 1998 VMA fashion simulacrum involving Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.
On the red carpet, archival fashion also reigned supreme. At the Met Gala in May, Emily Ratajkowski donned an old look from 1992 Versace beads, while YouTube star Emma Chamberlain came out wearing a Cartier tiara made in 1911. And fashion flashbacks show no symptoms. to stop. Just in November, Kylie Jenner made headlines when she arrived at the opening of the Brooklyn Museum’s Thierry Mugler: Couturissime exhibition dressed in Mugler haute couture from 1995.
While it was a time for which many members of the public, the media and the royal contingent had prepared, the announcement of Queen Elizabeth II’s death on September 8 was no less surreal when the news was announced. He made headlines around the world between his death and at the royal funeral, his legacy was celebrated with a kind of intensity and abundance reserved for a few rare ancient figures. Her image, as immortalized by artists and photographers around the world, was unlikely to escape. As Britain’s longest-serving monarch and a symbol of stability, international relations and balance, she has been praised for her speeches of mobilization, aid to arts and culture, international relations attire and much more. But her death also brought back painful memories of violent British colonial rule as critics of the previous empire sought to put into context the pages of eulogy for a woman who was also noted by many as a symbol of oppression.
After a guest at the Louvre smeared the “Mona Lisa” with icing in early summer 2022, the year no artwork was safe. Paintings by Gustav Klimt, Pablo Picasso and Sandro Botticelli were among the many masterpieces that anti-climate protesters addressed (some of them who also stuck to the frames).
Britain’s Just Stop Oil, which hopes to end fossil fuel production licenses in the long term, was a handful of tricks, adding a tomato soup attack on Vincent van Gogh’s “sunflowers. “And time activists across Europe have followed suit, from the Belgian duo who stuck to Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” to protesters in Germany who attacked Claude Monet’s “Haystacks” with mashed potatoes.
Since then, some of the protesters have been convicted of crimes and the stunts have proven to be very conflicting. Some critics believe the activists’ movements ultimately damaged their cause by alienating the public. But studies suggest that, even if this were the case, reduced aid for protesters has no effect on aid for their demands.
From the nightmarish giant dress Heidi Klum wore at her legendary Halloween party, to Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling” press outing that became a drama more engaging than the movie itself, the red carpet and the moments leading up the web this year were stranger and more theatrical than ever. Twitter, about the latter, has become obsessed: Did Harry Styles spit on his teammate Chris Pine?
During Paris Fashion Week in October, Bella Hadid discovered herself in the middle of one of the most talked about moments of the year in the fashion world. The style closed the spring-summer 2023 exhibition of the French Coperni logo, her ultimate outfit only materializing when she was already on the catwalk. Sprinkled on its frame from a can through two scientists, Fabrican’s white suit was formed in just 10 minutes to the delight of a captive audience.
2022 saw the return of large-scale weddings and many celebrity couples were unable to share their special day with the world.
We received not one, but 3 weddings from Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian: the first was an unofficial event in the Las Vegas chapel in April, with a legal wedding at the Santa Barbara courthouse the following month and after all a luxury. one, Dolce.
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz also married in May, where Peltz wore a decadent Valentino dress designed by Pierpaolo Piccioli. Then comes the long-awaited marriage between Britney Spears and Sam Ashgari, less than a year after Spears was released from her guardianship. Creating Spears’ Versace dress took over 700 hours. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck revived their ’90s romance and married in August. Lauren.
The right American label for some other high-profile rite this year. Naomi Biden, the president’s eldest granddaughter, married Peter Neal on the South Lawn of the White House in November in a long-sleeved lace dress designed by Ralph Lauren.
Balenciaga has spent most of the year generating excitement in highly anticipated runway shows, from Kim Kardashinan’s couture debut to Kanye West’s appearance (before the breakup) on a mud-soaked Paris runway. But 2022 became an annus horribilis for the Spanish brand as it struggled to engage the fallout from two incredibly troubling advertising campaigns.
First, the logo was forced to apologize for featuring children in a photo shoot hugging teddy bears dressed in bondage clothing. Balenciaga then announced a lawsuit (now withdrawn) against the production company and another advertising campaign, following documents related to a Supreme Court. Resolution on child pornography were known in one of the images.
Celebrity contributor Kim Kardashian condemned the teddy bear ads and said she is “reevaluating” her relationship with the brand. going through his first name.
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Correction: A past of this story incorrectly indicated where Issey Miyake died.
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