Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech – Special Edition

Name: Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech - Special Edition
SKU: 9783791359007
Price: 140.00 EUR

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From street fashion to high culture, the work of Virgil Abloh, a celebrated multihyphenate artist, is showcased in this special edition book.

Pages

496

Language

English

Release date

November 2019

Size

230x305x50 mm

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Material

Harcover

Publisher

Prestel

Weight

2500 grams

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This special-edition monograph is produced in close collaboration with the artist himself, and comes in a cloth slipcase with “Personal Copy” silkscreened on the book’s fore edge. The book also includes a flexidisc printed with a Juergen Teller photograph, containing an archival audio interview compilation with Virgil Abloh discussing his inspiration and Carti ad-libs. The book mark is an actual tape measure.

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More than 1,800 never-before-seen images pulled from the artist’s personal files

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.

About Virgil Abloh

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.

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. It comes in a cloth slipcase with "Personal Copy" silkscreened on the book fore edge, a measuring tape ribbon marker, and a flexi disc printed with a Juergen Teller photo that includes a recording of Virgil Abloh discussing his inspirations.

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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).

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