访谈录 2008-11-14&11-15 香奈儿之屋

Now to an exhibit where work art meets the high fashion world --the house of Chanel is celebrating its signature quilted handbag with an art exhibit traveling all over the globe. The show takes three weeks to assemble. Currently it’s in New York central park, its only stop in the US. Andrea Canning, went to check it out.

“hey, Hollywood!”

“hi, you!!”

 For the chic¹ women of Sex and the City, Chanel purses are a ‘must-have’. And now in the city where the famous double C symbol -- status, the Mecca of all handbags exhibits has landed.

This unique design may look like a spaceship but it's actually a traveling pavilion filled with contemporary art work, artwork  inspired by Chanel 's quilted-style chain-handbag, first made famous in 1955.

Some of the exhibits are obscure, like this video that shows handbags being used as target practice. Inside these cardboard boxes, naked men and women are lining² up for the bags. Other pieces are more vintage Chanel with the signature quilting. This is a replica³ of Coco’s original staircase.

‘Tell me what you thought of the exhibit.’

‘hm, you know, I wasn’t expecting ,such a sense of wonderments. I think the Chanel brand you know, it’s just, it is so appropriate that it has so much like mystique and sex appeals.’

‘make you wanna buy a Chanel bag?’

‘reminded me that I cannot afford to buy a Chanel bag.’

‘it’s really interesting when you think about contemporary art and advertising⁴ have been coming closer and closer together over the last, you know, several decades and this was er,  you know, it seems very in that theme.’

The 7,500 square foot pavilion was designed by a renowned⁵ London architect Zaha Deed, and packs up into 51 containers that can be transported and put back together like a jigsaw⁶ puzzle. And just like a jet setting luxury bag, the traveling exhibit will be just heading next to London, Moscow and Paris.

Andrea Canning, ABC News, New York.

1 chic   

n./adj.别致(的)，时髦(的)，讲究的

参考例句：

• She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
• The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。

2 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

3 replica   

n.复制品

参考例句：

• The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。
• The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。

4 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

5 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

6 jigsaw   

n.缕花锯，竖锯，拼图游戏；vt.用竖锯锯，使互相交错搭接

参考例句：

• A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.一副拼图就能让我沉醉几个小时。
• Tom likes to work on jigsaw puzzles,too.汤姆也喜欢玩拼图游戏。