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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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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

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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.

ISBN

9783791358574
379135857X
9783791359007
3791359002

LCCN

2019000773

OCLC

on1083175835
1083175835
SCSB-9567864

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries