Prabal Gurung for Target

A new year has begun, and as we draw the blinds on a bleak and rainy January, we are that much closer to dare I say it...SPRING 2012. The forecast calls for simple black and white outfits making a splash in department stores, but as the sun starts to peak it's head out of the clouds, bring on the bright colors. This trend is illustrated most definitely in the most anticipated collection for Target since Missoni, Prabal Gurung debut's his 80+ piece collection on February 10th, 2013 in Target's worldwide. While smaller than the Missoni collection, not including housewares, the collection packs a punch of prismatic floral prints that is sure to turn heads. Mark your calenders for February 10th, I don't know how long this collection will be available for. I will personally be lined up bright and early at 7:30 AM outside my local Target, waiting for the doors to open at 8 AM. Will there be a clamor of people waiting to get in? I'll have to wait and see. I have a strong feeling that some of the more fashion forward Canadian girls will sacrifice an early morning to cross the border to get their hands on this already wallet friendly, chic collaboration. Here's a sneak peek at what you can expect to see.

Short-sleeve dress in First Date print and black, $39.99; miniaudiere in Nolita print, $34.99; floral necklace, $39.99; crystal teardrop pendant necklace, $19.99; wedge sandals in Apple red, $29.99

Blazer in Floral Crush print, $49.99; long-sleeve tee, $19.99; shorts in Floral Crush print, $26.99; crystal teardrop pendant necklace, $19.99; ankle-strap pumps, $39.99

Sleeveless dress in Meet The Parents print, $44.99; crystal stone tassel earrings, $16.99; crystal stone cutout bangles, $24.99 each; lace-up pumps, $39.99

Dress with full skirt in Floral Crush print, $49.99; ankle-strap pumps in Sulfur Spring, $39.99

Sleeveless dress in Dresden blue, $44.99; lace miniaudiere, $34.99; ankle-strap pumps, $39.99

Dress in First Date print, $34.99; miniaudiere in Nolita print, $34.99; floral earrings, $14.99; crystal teardrop pendant necklace, $19.99; crystal teardrop necklace, $39.99; flat sandals, $29.99

Peplum top in Floral Crush print, $29.99; ankle-strap pumps in Sulfur Spring, $39.99

Sweatshirt in First Date print, $29.99; pencil skirt in Dresden blue, $29.99; tote in Nolita print, $39.99; bangles, $16.99 each; wedge sandals, $29.99

Sleeveless blouse in First Date print, $26.99; pleated skirt with lace in Sulfur print, $29.99; lace miniaudiere, $34.99; floral earrings in Dresden blue, $14.99; bangles, $16.99 each; wedge sandals, $29.99

Lace-up pumps in black, Nolita print, and Apple red, $39.99 each

Wedge sandals in Apple red and black/gray/white, $29.99 each

Flat sandals in black and blazing yellow, $29.99 each

Ankle-strap pumps in Blazing yellow and Dresden blue, $39.99 each

Pointy-toe flats in blazing yellow, Nolita print, and black, $29.99 each

 Tote in Nolita print, $39.99

Lace miniaudieres in Sulfur Spring and black, $34.99 each

Crystal stone ring in silver, $14.99; crystal stone tassel earrings in silver, $16.99

Miniaudiere in Nolita print, $34.99

Crystal teardrop earrings in silver, $16.99; crystal teardrop necklace in silver, $39.99

 Bangles in First Date print/Dresden blue, Calypso coral print/black and Nolita print/Sulfur Spring, $16.99 each

Floral earrings in Dresden blue and Calypso coral, $14.99 each; floral necklace in multicolor, $39.99; floral ring in multicolor, $16.99

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Doug Aitken

"Doug Aitken was born in California in 1968. He lives and works in Los Angeles and New York. Widely known for his innovative fine art installations, Doug Aitken is at the forefront of 21st century communication. Utilizing a wide array of media and artistic approaches, his eye leads us into a world where time, space, and memory are fluid concepts.

Aitken’s body of work ranges from photography, sculpture, and architectural interventions, to films, sound, single and multi-channel video works, and installations. His work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions around the world, in such institutions as the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Museum of Modern Art, the Vienna Secession, the Serpentine Gallery in London and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. He participated in the Whitney Biennial 1997 and 2000 and earned the International Prize at the Venice Biennale in 1999 for the installation “electric earth”.

Aitken’s “Sleepwalkers” exhibition at MoMA in 2007 transformed an entire block of Manhattan into an expansive cinematic experience as he covered the museum’s exteriors walls with projections. In 2009, his Sonic Pavilion opened to the public in the forested hills of Brazil at the new cultural foundation INHOTIM. Continuing his work in innovative outdoor projects, Aitken presented his large-scale film and architecture installation, “Frontier”, on Rome’s Isola Tiberina in November 2009 and at Art Basel Unlimited in 2010. Recently, Aitken’s multiform artwork “Black Mirror” engaged a site-specific multi-channel video installation and a live theatre performance on a uniquely designed barge floating off Athens and Hydra Island, Greece."

West, 2008. Neon lit lightbox. 40 x 177 x 7 inches.

1968, 2011. High density foam, wood and mirror. 36 x 80 x 8 1/2 inches.

Sex, 2010. Living word. Clear PETG, white acrylic, moss, driftwood,various plants. 30 x 68 inches.

Sonic Pavilion, 2009.  Site Photos.

Migration, 2008.  Production still.

To Give It All Away, 2008.  Watercolors.

To Give It All Away, 2008.  Installation view.

99¢ dreams, 2007. Neon in glass case.

Sleepwalkers, 2007.  Installation view.

 Interiors, 2002.  Installation views.

i am in you, 2000.  Installation view.

Blow Debris, 2000.  Film still.

Eraser, 1999.  Installation view.

Diamond Sea, 1997.  Production stills.