From street fashion to high culture, the work of Virgil Abloh, a celebrated multihyphenate artist, is showcased in this book.
For Abloh, the museum catalogue is another opportunity to "question everything." This monograph, produced in close collaboration with the artist himself, explores his creative output in a three-books-in-one format. The catalogue section offers an overview of Abloh's interdisciplinary practice by Michael Darling and features essays and interviews with key voices in art, fashion, design, and architecture, including Taiye Selasi, Lou Stoppard, Michael Rock, Samir Bantal, Rem Koolhaas, and Anja Aronowsky Cronberg. In the archives section, more than 1,800 never-before-seen images pulled from the artist's personal files reveal the remarkable breadth of his influences and collaborations. And the index cross references the catalogue plates--Abloh's works--with his projects and process, using a vocabulary of themes developed by Abloh. This book is designed with Swiss binding. When opened the front cover lays completely flat and is not attached to the front pages of the book. The binding also intentionally exposes the spine of the bound book and the raw boards used for the case (cover).
Published with Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
¡á Virgil Abloh Special Edition "Unboxing" Video | Prestel Publishing
For Abloh, the museum catalogue is another opportunity to ¡°question everything.¡± This special-edition monograph, produced in close collaboration with the artist himself, explores his creative output in a three-books-in-one format. The catalogue section offers an overview of Abloh¡¯s interdisciplinary practice by Michael Darling and features essays and interviews with key voices in art, fashion, design, and architecture, including Taiye Selasi, Lou Stoppard, Michael Rock, Samir Bantal, Rem Koolhaas and Anja Aronowsky Cronberg. In the archives section, more than 1,800 never-before-seen images pulled from the artist¡¯s personal files reveal the remarkable breadth of his influences and collaborations. And the index cross references the catalogue plates with his projects and process, using a vocabulary of themes developed by Abloh. In addition to unique packaging, Abloh, founder of the fashion brand Off-White¢â and Men¡®s Artistic Director at Louis Vuitton, has created a unique recording exclusively for this book.
¡á Virgil Abloh Explains Why Streetwear Is an Art Movement | HYPEBEAST
HYPEBEAST Magazine Issue 20: The X Issue, prominently featured Virgil Abloh on the cover. Arguably the most important figure in streetwear today, Abloh sat down with us for our DIARIES series to talk more in-depth on the current state of streetwear, comparing it to an art movement where ¡°essentially I¡¯m just an assistant to the people that came before me trying to add to go forward for the next generation.¡±
The Off-White¢â designer and architect says, ¡°more than anything I feel like I¡¯m a descendant of everyone from Kanye West to Pharrell Williams to Basquiat or Warhol,¡± when asked about he labels himself. In terms of the bigger picture for streetwear, Virgil says he doesn¡¯t want the larger fashion community and ecosystem to view it just as a trend that comes and goes ? streetwear as an art movement that inspires other industries hasn¡¯t been realized yet but it has started to show. Most importantly, Abloh says it¡¯s important for him to stay true to himself, wearing Jordans and a T-shirt to the Met Gala and playing Migos at his fashion show.
You can listen to the rest of the interview above and check out the full spread in Issue 20 of HYPEBEAST Magazine. Be sure to keep an eye peeled for our full Virgil Abloh documentary coming soon.
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