Carsten Höller vs Jamie Bochert | Lachlan Bailey | The Last Magazine #7

Jacket and dress by Junya Watanabe. Boots by Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquiere.In this preview from the current issue of The Last Magazine, photographer Lachlan Bailey reinterprets Carsten Höller’s recently closed exhibition “Experience” at the New Museum on model Jamie Bochert . Stylist Alastair McKimm helps create this colorful, dreamy, fairytale-like revisit of the Belgian artist’s most comprehensive US exhibition yet, using lots of fashion artistry from Balenciaga and Junya Watanabe.

Read on for an overview of the Carsten Höller: Experience exhibition:

Originally trained as a scientist, Höller is frequently inspired by research and experiments from scientific history and deploys these studies in works that alter the audience’s physical and psychological sensations, inspiring doubt and uncertainty about the world around them. His work often draws on social spaces outside of the museum such as the amusement park, zoo, or playground, but the experiences they provide are always far from our usual expectations of these activities. Höller’s art takes the form of proposals for radical, new ways of living by creating sculptures and diagrams for visionary architecture as well as transportation alternatives, such as his renowned slide installations. These concepts may seem impossible in the present day, but suggest new models for the future.

Jacket and dress by Junya Watanabe. Boots by Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquiere.

Top and pants by Altuzarra. Bracelets by Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquiere.Blazer and pants by Mary Katrantzou.Clothing by Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquiere.Clothing by Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquiere.via Mdls.com

Makeup by Romy Soleimani at Management Artists Organization.
Hair by Teddy Charles at Art+Commerce.
Model: Jamie Bochert at Elite.
Manicure by Elisa Ferri at See Management.
Photographers assistants: Jai Odell and Charles Lu.
Stylists assistants: Zara Zachrisson and Michael Vendola.
Digital technician: James Ryang.
Production by Stacee Robert at Management Artists Organization.
Coordination by Bo Zhang at Management Artists Organization.
Production assistant: Abby Harrison.
Catering by City Bakery and the New Museum.
Shot on location at Carsten Holler: Experience at the New Museum.
Special thanks to Carsten Holler, Karen Wong, and Mariana Salem.