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Virgil Abloh : "figures of speech"

Title
Virgil Abloh : "figures of speech" / edited by Michael Darling.
Publication
Munich ; New York : DelMonico Books·Prestel, 2019.

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Additional Authors
  • Darling, Michael
  • Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago, Ill.), sponsoring body, host institution.
Description
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color); 31 cm
Summary
Virgil Abloh's story is both quintessentially and subversively American. Born to Ghanaian parents in Rockford, Illinois, he launched his career as a member of Kanye West's creative team in 2002. Ever since, his diverse professional and artistic endeavors have spanned work at Fendi, art directing musical albums, launching a sports-inspired fashion label, developing a multi-platform brand, starting a furniture collection, launching a collaborative exhibition with Takashi Murakami, publishing a song, and forming a partnership with Nike. Most recently he was named artistic director at Louis Vuitton and performed at Lollapalooza. This multi-faceted and vibrant book accompanies the first retrospective of his work, which is being presented in his hometown of Chicago in 2019. Images of his creations in the world of fashion, furniture, graphic arts, architecture, and collaborations with other artists are accompanied by essays that view his work through the lens of the African diaspora and explore his remarkable fluidity between high and low culture. At the core of this book is Abloh's deep interest in empowering young people, an optimistic stance that reflects his generous energy and willingness to turn the status quo on its head.00Exhibition: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, USA (08.06 - 22.09.2019).
Alternative Title
Figures of speech
Subjects
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • "This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition Virgil Abloh: "Figures of Speech" organized by Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Exhibition itinerary: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, June 10-September 22 2019; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, November 9 2019-March 8 2020; Institute of Contemporary art/Boston, July 1-September 13 2020; Brooklyn Museum, New York, Winter 2020-Spring 2021."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Museum. Virgil Abloh: "Figures of Speech" / Michael Darling -- After architecture / Rem Koolhaas -- Plates -- How to be both / Taiye Selasi -- Fashion is the messenger / Lou Stoppard -- The edge of the center / Michael Rock -- Enter the prototype / Samir bantal -- Virgil Abloh: A hundred percent, as told to Anja Aronowsky Cronberg -- Checklist of the exhibition -- 2. Index -- 3. Archives.
Call Number
JQG 19-1077
ISBN
  • 9783791358574
  • 379135857X
  • 9783791359007
  • 3791359002
LCCN
2019000773
OCLC
  • 1083175835
  • 1083175835
Title
Virgil Abloh : "figures of speech" / edited by Michael Darling.
Publisher
Munich ; New York : DelMonico Books·Prestel, 2019.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Darling, Michael, editor.
Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago, Ill.), sponsoring body, host institution.
Research Call Number
JQG 19-1077
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