The discovery of the Lascaux cave, in 1940, had a profound influence on the artists of the time. For Georges Bataille, it represented the dawn of the human race. The power with which animals are depicted (deer, horses, oxen) takes us back to the infancy of man- kind and its relationship to nature, as well as the invention of art. In 1951, Christian Dior appropriated these rock paintings, making a
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To mark the arrival of the spring-summer 2017 collection, Maria Grazia Chiuri’s debut for the house, Dior is opening a string of pop-up stores around the world alongside installations in a selection of key concept store locations including Maxfield in Los Angeles. In her first collection, Maria Grazia Chiuri revisited the House codes and icons: the cannage of the Lady Dior bag appeared in a studded form accompanied by new
