Best known for his eponymous fashion label, fashion designer Ashish has created a new photographic book for House of Voltaire, the latest in their exclusive collaborations. Featuring 62 original photographs printed in full colour, the work is an intimate and often provocative document celebrating queer longing. Released to coincide with Studio Voltaire’s ‘Beryl Cook / Tom of Finland’ exhibition – all sales support the not-for-profit’s world-renowned artistic and public programmes.
Ashish explains his subject matter as, ‘full of joy, humour, longing, desire and more than a little feeling of tenderness about sex and sexiness. It’s also about exploring images of sexuality and masculinity, but not just the type of images that we tend to see in the mainstream of gay culture.’
About Ashish Gupta
Ashish (b. 1973, Delhi, India) is a designer whose eponymous London-based fashion label has been going for over 20 years. Synonymous with glamour, maximalist design and painstaking craftsmanship, Ashish is a pioneering voice in the fashion industry whose work challenges stereotypes and foregrounds equitable representation, exploring the role that clothing can play in the politics of optimism and inclusion. Known for working in bold, joyful colours and creating clothes which are hand-
embroidered in sequins and beads, Ashish’s designs have been worn by global icons, including Beyonce, Debbie Harry, Rihanna, Charli XCX and Taylor Swift. In 2023 Ashish was subject to the major survey exhibition Fall in Love and Be More Tender at William Morris Gallery, London.
Looking for now will launch on Saturday 27 July 2024, 4-6pm at Studio Voltaire, where Ashish will be signing copies. The first few lucky buyers will also receive an original polaroid taken by Ashish.
Looking for now is available via House of Voltaire with global shipping or from House of Voltaire’s permanent store in Clapham, London.
Ashish Gupta
Looking for now, 2024
60 pages
Softcover
235 x 165 mm
£20
©2024 Ashish Gupta
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