Purple Magazine
— The Essence of Fashion Issue #41 S/S 2024

bárbara sánchez-kane

“Cuca” coat and sculptural pin Sánchez-Kane Bárbara Sánchez-Kane, look 3, 2023

Suit shirt and mask Sánchez-Kane Bárbara Sánchez-Kane, look 2, 2023

“Slap strap” crop blazer Sanchez-Kane “Payaso de rodeo” suit Sanchez-Kane

IDENTITY

interview

by OLIVIER ZAHM

art direction by ALEPH MOLINARI

portraits by DORIAN ULISES LÓPEZ MACÍAS

 

ALL ARTWORK COPYRIGHT BÁRBARA SÁNCHEZ-KANE,

COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND KURIMANZUTTO, NEW YORK

 

Enfant terrible of the Mexico City art scene, Bárbara Sánchez-Kane blurs the line between art and fashion. Her work reconnects art and life in unexpected forms, from clothes and shoes to sculpture, painting, and performance. Her latest solo show at kurimanzutto New York, “New Lexicons for Embodiment,” establishes her as a rising star.

OLIVIER ZAHM — Let’s start with your love of fashion, and…

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