No. 52: Angela Hill
Six days of musings from the London-based photographer and co-founder of IDEA.
Angela Hill is a photographer and the co-founder of IDEA, the adored London-based rare bookstore and publishing house. Before founding IDEA, Angela worked for Comme des Garçons and Browns, launched a magazine, and pursued her photography career. Along the way, her natural affinity for collecting rare books and magazines led her to open IDEA with her husband, David Owen. It’s a haven for stylists, designers, writers, and more—not just for inspiration, but also for the pleasure of lingering over coffee and conversation. The collection includes a range of books and notably always includes fashion gems. Angela has a special place in her heart for fashion – she regularly shares her latest looks with pieces from Miu Miu, Celine, Hermès, and more on Applied27. In this special 52nd issue of Affection Archives, Angela shares six days of musings and details of note. From Angela –
I. Wednesday, August 21
minimal music with ‘interference’
Seeing opera alone
PURCELL
Supreme Skate and Sean Pablo
My CELINE silk blouse
The MIU MIU ladylike black coat with PRADA pewter grey bag
Rolex
Cartier Tennis bracelet
My PRADA navy school coat
II. Thursday, August 22
Supreme and Palace track pants
Why don’t I like BEETHOVEN?
My novel and thinking about my characters’ conversations
Track pants with my CELINE heels
Lambert Wilson and the films DIVA and SUBWAY
III. Friday, August 23
Wore burgundy
Didn’t wash hair
Thought about naive art
And Philip Glass ‘Dance’
Ate grilled salmon but wanted pizza
Had a heart scan
A guy stopped me in the street and asked me about RIMOWA suitcases - I was walking along with one of mine. This was PERCY ST. A street I used to go to quite a lot in the late 80s. I ate CRANKS quite a lot. I got food poisoning from a Greek restaurant there and have never eaten taramasalata since
IV. Saturday, August 24
CALANDRE Rabanne
PRADA beige cashmere cardigan
FRITHA
THE SNOW GOOSE
BACH REWORKED Vikingur Olafsson
Green Post It notes
Palace Track Pants
Violetstate hoodie
Pizza
Hydrangeas
V. Sunday, August 25
Where do I want to live?
Today Scotland, tomorrow Richmond and Cornwall or Norfolk and Provence
Thomas Tallis
Washed hair
Grey raincoat
Organic peppermint hand hygiene spray
Cleaning out, clearing out every room, futon and white linen sheets
No possessions
Preppy yacht pastels
VI. Monday, August 26
Edward Fox and his facial scar in The Go Between
Edwardian dresses, Harold Pinter Screenplays
Julie Christie
Roses pale yellow
Bach sonata 4 adaptation by Vikingur Olafsson
Hermes track suit in cream with tan and blue pattern
The smell of Frankincense
A fine very English afternoon. Tea on the lawn. Falling asleep in the sun. Reading Martin Amis.
PRADA white shorts with miu miu cream polo or miu miu polo shirt and jeans and belt
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los angeles
On view: Andrew Cranston’s One Day This Will be a Long Time Ago at Karma. Ed Ruscha’s Now Then at LACMA. Antone Könst’s Singles at Castle Gallery. Izzy Barber’s There is No Time at James Fuentes (closes on Saturday).
new york
On view: Group show Yours Truly at Nahmad Contemporary featuring works by Danielle McKinney, Salman Toor, Wolfgang Tillmans, Issy Wood and more. Meredith Rosen Gallery’s show Skulptual — the first exhibition of the late Hannah Villiger’s work in New York since 1991. Group show Meet Me at The Lake at CLEARING. Vivian Maier: Unseen Work at Fotografiska. Matinee: Dike Blair at the Edward Hopper House. Jenny Holzer’s Light Line at Guggenheim.
london
On view: Roe Ethridge’s Happy Birthday Louise Parker II at Gagosian. Raphaela Simon’s Phantom at Michael Wener. Fragile Beauty – a collection of images from 140 photographers on loan from the collections of Elton John and David Furnish – at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Group show Shades of Grey at Skarstedt featuring works from Robert Mapplethorpe, Georg Baselitz, Christopher Wool and more.
Affection Archives is a weekly look into the archives of yours truly (Arielle Eshel) and people I admire. Follow on Instagram @AffectionArchives.
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