07/02/2026
I’m back in London 😃
I attended the Indüstria – Glamour and Graphic Imagination private view at 45 Park Lane
The first gathering of works by Brad Branson and Fritz Kok since the 1980s.
I’m an Angeleno, now also a Londoner. This exhibition brought me back to my own —
Less Than Zero moment — beyond nostalgia, these images continue as living vectors of a cultural moment where glamour, club culture, and visual invention intersected to create art and culture.
Branson’s portraits are refined and elegant, yet also edgy and playful. These images incorporate old noir Hollywood glamour and subcultural energy.
Kok’s work evokes Man Ray, Dada, and Art Deco. He bridges continents and scenes, from Los Angeles to Amsterdam to London. This exhibition doesn’t just revive a visual archive; it reanimates the creative exchange that shaped how we see icons today.
Seeing these portraits in person — of Vivienne Westwood, Boy George, Basquiat, Linda Evangelista — feels revelatory: aesthetic history reconfigured through sharp composition and unabashed presence. Indüstria reminds us that the image isn’t just a picture; it’s cultural currency.