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Installation view of “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech” at MCA Chicago THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CHICAGO is presenting the first museum exhibition dedicated to Virgil Abloh. The fast-rising designer and inveterate collaborator is the head of menswear design at Louis Vuitton and founder of the “streetwear” label Off-White. A traveling survey spanning two decades, “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech” explores the products, partnerships, and creative processes of the artist, architect, and designer. The exhibition opened on June 10 and last month MCA Chicago announced it was extending its run by one week, “due to popular demand.” Now the show will remain on view until Sept. 29, and then it will travel to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. A spokesperson for MCA Chicago told Culture Type that 100,000 people had visited the Abloh exhibition during the first two and a half months of the show. By comparison, MCA reported its annual attendance for the entire museum was 317,000 in 2017, an institutional record, and 278,000 in 2018. While the lines between art, fashion, and design, have long been blurred, the contemporary nexus across the disciplines is quickly becoming the norm. Abloh, 38, is among the most visible […]
MCA Chicago's 'Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech' is an Exhibition Experience Dedicated to the Fast Rise of the Artist/Designer - Culture Type
It will be the artist's first posthumous retrospective.
A Virgil Abloh exhibition is opening at the Brooklyn Museum this summer
quot;The Brooklyn Museum presents Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech”, a sweeping exhibition tracing two decades of the late artist and designer’s visionary work. 'Figures of Speech' is the first museum exhibition devoted to Abloh and was originally developed by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The Brooklyn Museum presentation features important objects from his multifaceted career, including collaborations with artist Takashi Murakami, musician Kanye West,…
Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech” at Brooklyn Museum, July 1, 2022 – January 29, 2023 – Arts Summary
Curator Antwaun Sargent details the late designer’s process to create staff uniforms for his Brooklyn Museum retrospective, in celebration of the workers who make museums tick.
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Virgil Abloh's "Figures of Speech" merch drop at the Brooklyn Museum releases with the Off-White™ and Louis Vuitton designer's new exhibit.
Virgil Abloh's Figures of Speech Merch: Brooklyn Museum Exhibit
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Virgil Abloh Figures of Speech Brooklyn Museum
It’s been almost five months since Virgil Abloh passed at the age of 41. Since November 28th, 2021, several unreleased footwear projects have been linked
Off-White x Nike Air Force 1 Low Green Brooklyn Museum