The Power of Retrospective

A couple in a convertible facing the horizon.

A band of young trumpeters crossing the road.

A girl and a man walking toward a foggy footpath.

These are only brief descriptions of scenes captured by the magnum photographer Elliot Erwitt, and I was fortunate to observe some of his work this week at the Jackson Fine Art gallery on a Thursday morning, in Midtown, Atlanta. 

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There’s a scientific law that dictates that says structure and order cannot be created by chaos. This law has been used quite a bit as proof of there being a higher power, and to disprove the Big Bang Theory. In art, chaos can be an essential part of the beauty seen in a particular project, or an artist’s preferred style. Italian contemporary pop artist, Antonio Murgia, lives and works by this creed.

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Harris Reed is the moment. How else would you describe a 26-year-old British-American fashion designer who has created a whole tour worth of clothes for Harry Styles, put on two of his own fashion shows, worked with iconic brands such as Gucci and M-A-C cosmetics, and turned heads with a stunning debut at the 2021 MET Gala red carpet? Harris Reed is on the precipice of becoming a namesake in the fashion industry and it’s time everyone knew it.

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