“FRAMING GREY AREA FURNITURES”

Men’s Fall-Winter 2021 Show in Seoul with House Ambassadors BTS | LOUIS VUITTON

Fashion

Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh™ Fall Winter 2021 collection show titled “Laboratory of Fun”

Fashion

LV SHOWNOTES 1~7

Fashion Printed Matter

Virgil Abloh x LCF: The Death of the Designer

Interview

#BoFLIVE with Tim Blanks and Virgil Abloh: Diversity and Creativity in Fashion

Interview

LVMH Prize 2020 winners Q&A with Virgil Abloh

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FASHIONING AFRICA’S FUTURE WITH VIRGIL ABLOH

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Virgil Abloh & Klaus Biesenbach MOCA Mornings Instagram Live

Artwork Interview

P9.IRMINGER⁣

Artwork Special project

Paris

Limestone marble of Pompignan⁣
0.8m x 0.9m x 6m⁣
©️2021

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ICA Boston Gala Honoring Virgil Abloh and Sterling Ruby

Interview

CHANGING THE GAME: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN VIRGIL ABLOH AND ANGELO BAQUE

Call

CAFA Academic Lecture

Lecture

An Evening of Relevant Conversations and Digital Mentoring with Achimota School and Mr. Virgil Abloh

Call

Our next session is a distinguished mentoring opportunity featuring Mr. Virgil Abloh, a Ghanaian-American creative, architect, engineer, and fashion designer. He is the artistic director of Louis Vuitton and the CEO of the Milan-based label Off-White. In addition to running major fashion brands and consulting, he DJs under the alias Flat-White.

Earlier this year, he unveiled his collaboration with Mercedes Benz, reimagining the company’s G-Class as a streamlined racing car. His artwork has also been the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, USA. In the near future, his Ikea collaboration will be released through the brand’s international stores.

Mr. Abloh is passionate about advancing pathways in art and design for young black designers and those from non-traditional backgrounds. His long-standing initiatives support individuals on the road to ownership of their ideas and brands.

Recently, Mr. Abloh has launched an organic platform for widespread access to information and mentorship through his Post Modern Initiative with the aim of the betterment of all- access knowledge.

This event will feature a moderated discussion by Mr. Emmanuel Addo, Old Achimotan, 2002 followed by a Q&A session.

New Spaces of Justice

Call

The immediate and improvised nature of the COVID shutdown in the spring of 2020 did not only bring to light systemic justice problems, but created new ones too. One such is the accelerated digitization of the judicial system. This session of the New Spaces of Justice workshop addresses real-time challenges faced by the courts and its users and rethink analog and virtual court infrastructures, buildings, symbols and artifacts through a human-centered lens.

Part 1 The Case for Law, Architecture & Paradisciplinary Design

Part 2 Five Case Studies

Part 3 Virgil Abloh in conversation with Clemens A. Landau, the presiding judge of Utah’s Salt Lake City Justice Court

New Spaces of Justice multidisciplinary workshop between Nóra Al Haider (the Legal Design Lab at Stanford University), Oana Stănescu (OS Studio) and Virgil Abloh.

REBELLION IN DESIGN: DEVELOPING A BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE

Call

Fashion Our Future 2020

Fashion

BREAKING BAUHAUS: REDEFINING ITS PRINCIPLES 100 YEARS LATER

Interview

LVMH’s Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Conversations with Virgil Abloh

Call

“A LECTURE ON POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS” IDEAS ON RACE IN AREAS OF ART, DESIGN AND CURRENT CULTURE BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCES.

Lecture

Miami Off-White™ flexible flagship store – designed with AMO

Architecture Fashion

Miami

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“A LECTURE ON POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS”

Lecture

THE ADVENTURES OF ZOOOOM WITH FRIENDS

Exhibition Fashion

LV SS21 INVITATION

Fashion Special project

Paris

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VIRGIL ABLOH AIR JORDAN 4 WHITE

Fashion Womenswear

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MAKING THE ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY “OFFICE SUPPLIES” C/O VIRGIL ABLOH & JACOB & CO.

Fashion

New York City

MAKING THE ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY “OFFICE SUPPLIES” C/O VIRGIL ABLOH & JACOB & CO.

The new “Office Supplies” collection brings together the visionary talents of Jacob Arabo, founder of Jacob & Co., and Virgil Abloh.
Deciding to reimagine the paperclip highlights the subtle significance of an everyday item and transforms it into a contemporary piece of fine jewelry.
A simple yet modern representation of nostalgia, the paperclip is reminiscent of youthful creations when paperclips became chains, bracelets, and more. Through the “Office Supplies” collection, Mr. Arabo and Mr. Abloh transform simplicity into luxury by reinterpreting a universal past time through high craftsmanship and exceptional materials such as white and yellow diamonds.

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Jazz Hours

DJing Video

Comparing notes on creativity between Virgil Abloh Shabaka Hutchings for “Jazz Hours”

Video

“Dream Car”

Set Design

Paris

Off-White ™ “Slightly Off” Set Design

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“Clear Canvas” how to install video

Design Video

Fashion

Paris

LOUIS VUITTON AUTUMN-WINTER 2020 PARIS FASHION WEEK RUNWAY SHOW

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH 2020

2:30 PM

JARDIN DES TUILERIES CARRÉ DU SANGLIER PARIS 8ÈME

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Exhibition

Paris

Efflorescence: the collection’s name seems paradoxical for what appears at first to be solid blocks of reality to sit, gather, and look at oneself. Beyond the sharp fact that it is always fruitful to deal with paradoxes, this botanical term reflects the production method of the pieces. Like these wildflowers that fit into the interstices and corners of urban space, the holes, formal accidents, and graffiti that cover and personalize— in different ways each time—the concrete surface offers a visual and emotional texture to recharge our immediate environment: a landscape where the rigidity of structures and urban planning meets the randomness of organic growth and human appropriation and mark-making.

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FW20 men’s Off-White™ runway collection titled “Tornado Warning”

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Off-White™ c/o Nike “Dunk Low”

Special project

Design exercise c/o Off-White™ for Nike to celebrate the history and cultural importance of the “Dunk Low” while drawing a link to current times. The external lacing and updated details falling under the 3% logic presented in the “Figures of Speech” book released earlier in ©2019.

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“Dollar a Gallon” III, 2019

Artwork

Miami

Virgil Abloh
American, born 1980
“Dollar a Gallon” III, 2019
Mixed media, Corten Steel Coated
Private collection

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Nike “Vapor Street”

Design

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IKEA MARKERAD

Design

In collaboration with Virgil Abloh, IKEA presents MARKERAD, a collection of contemporary items designed to make a statement in your first home. The limited-edition collection consisting of 15 products.

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“12-Inch Voices”

Video

Paris

Virgil Abloh

American, Born 1980

“12-Inch Voices”

KALEIDOSCOPE MANIFESTO

Lafayette Anticipations
– Fondation d’entreprise Galeries Lafayette
9, rue du Plâtre F-75004 Paris

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Listen in on a phone call between Virgil Abloh and Arthur Jafa

Press

“MCA “”Figures of Speech”” (Trade Edition)

Printed Matter

Chicago

The official catalog for Virgil Abloh’s retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. This catalog covers the last fifteen years of Virgil Abloh’s career, including an in-depth analysis of his work and inspiration.

Hardcover. Linen. 496 pages.
9.25in x 12.25in (23.5cm x 31.1cm)
Weight: 5.1 lbs (2.3 kg)
Published in 2019 by DelMonico Books • Prestel
ISBN: 978-3-7913-5857-4

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“MCA “”Figures of Speech”” (Special Edition)

Printed Matter

Chicago

The official catalog for Virgil Abloh’s retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. This catalog covers the last fifteen years of Virgil Abloh’s career, including an in-depth analysis of his work and inspiration.
This special edition comes in a cloth slipcase with “”Personal Copy”” silkscreened on the book fore edge. It also features a measuring tape ribbon marker as well as a flexi disc printed with a Juergen Teller photo that includes a recording of Virgil Abloh discussing his inspirations.

Hardcover. Linen. 496 pages

12.75in x 9.5in (32.4cm x 24.1cm)

Weight: 6.5 lbs (2.95 kg)

Published in 2019 by DelMonico Books • Prestel

ISBN: 978-3-7913-5900-7

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the making of Time Flies®

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“A Team With No Sport” Pyrex Vision Flip Book

Printed Matter

This collectible flip book “lookbook” features Virgil Abloh’s designs from his 2013 video showcasing his original brand, Pyrex Vision.

Paperback. Flexi-cover. 124 pages.
6in x 7in x 0.5in (15.25cm x 17.75cm x 1.25cm)
Weight: 1.0 lbs (0.45 kg)
Published in 2019 by DelMonico Books • Prestel
ISBN: 978-3-7913-5899-4

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The New York Times – 23, August 2019

Press

New York City

EXHIBITION REVIEW
Can Virgil Abloh Fit in a Museum?
“Figures of Speech” in Chicago tries to capture the essence of a prodigious fashion designer. It’s an endeavor with radical juxtapositions, clever products and some missed opportunities.

By Jon Caramanica

PDF: THE NEW YORK TIMES – 23, AUGUST 2019 (C11-C-12)

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𝓛𝓸𝓾𝓲𝓼 𝓥𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓸𝓷 “Endless Runner” video game

Special project

Lecture in Chicago with Hamza Walker

Lecture

Chicago

Lecture in Chicago with Hamza Walker for 3rd year Master of Fine Arts course at the Art Institute Chicago. Topics centered around the mode of art production irrelevant to final space.

Drawing lines from Detroit Techno to Miles Davis and Travis Scott, while using my exhibition titled “Figures of Speech” as the backdrop for the discussion.

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LOUIS VUITTON SPRING SUMMER 2020 COLLECTION

Fashion

OFF-WHITE™ SPRING SUMMER 2020 COLLECTION

Fashion

Edition design for Vitra

Design

Basilea

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“Crystal Clear” set of objects

Design

Miami

FLUTED CHANDELIER
FLUTED DRINKING SET – GLASS Vessel, LID, and STRAW

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“Figures of Speech”

Special project

Chicago

In large part, “Figures of Speech” is an art exhibition rooted in advertising and “the projected image”.

⁣⁣⁣Anytime an idea hits a particular surface; a photo print, a screen, a billboard or canvas, it seems like fact. This exhibition demonstrates myself wrestling with this concept within the freedom of mediums while finding personal solutions.⁣⁣⁣⁣

This 15-year study is looking for a way to transform from consumer to producer. This is an intersection where the tourists and purists cross paths. The atmosphere is literal and figurative.⁣⁣⁣⁣
-Virgil Abloh⁣⁣
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various exhibition views series ~ exhibition book and catalog link in bio.⁣
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“Figures of Speech” @mcachicago. ⁣⁣⁣
open to the public June 10th ©2019

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Cindy Sherman tote

Special project

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Power move

Design

Paris

Creative polymath Virgil Abloh on flexing his design muscle, and furniture against climate change
PHOTOGRAPHY: MARVIN LEUVREY
WRITER: ALICE RAWSTHORN

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Time Flies®

DJing

USA

Coachella, California

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Gilles Peterson with Virgil Abloh

Lecture

Tracklist

Tiga & The Martinez Brothers – Blessed (Virgil Abloh FutureJazz Remix) [Turbo]
Boys Noize & Virgil Abloh – Orvnge [Boysnoize Records]
Virgil Abloh Feat Serpent With Feet – Delicate Limbs [White Label]
The Roots – Push Up Ya Lighter [Geffen Records]
The Roots – Clones (Instrumental) [DGC]
Octavian – Party Here [White Label]
Dizzee Rascal – Seems 2 Be [XL Recordings]
Mura Masa – Wave [Anchor Point]
Kanye West – Say You Will [Roc-A-Fella Records]
Matty – Verocai [Matty Unlimited]
Virgil Abloh – Blush [White Label]
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Peter Seville Interview ShowStudio excerpt with Lou Stoppard
BadBadNotGood “Untitled” recorded live in Paris France opening song of Virgil Abloh Louis Vuitton show 2018
Peven Everett – Feelin You In And Out (Shelter Mix) [Symple Soul]
Tiga & The Martinez Brothers – Blessed (Virgil Abloh FutureJazz Remix) [White Label]
Mafia Boyz – Bhengi Yokhalpiha [White Label]
Colta x Patrick Brian – Grunt [Terrorhythm Recordings]
Tin Man – Viscocity Acid [Global A]
Frankie Knuckles – Baby Wants to Ride [D.J. International Records]
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\\Dondi White Interview//
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas – Adam Nana”Extract of David Shrigley interview “Advice to the Young [White Label]
Gesaffelstein – A Pledge [Parlophone France]
James Blake – Love Me In Whatever Way [Polydor]
Virgil Abloh – Blush [White Label]
Extract of JOHN BERGER “WAYS OF SEEING” episode 1 (BBC4, 1972)
Jazzanova – Hanazono [Jazzanova Compost Records]
BadBadNotGood “IV” recorded live in Paris, France – closing song of Virgil Abloh Louis Vuitton show 2018
Virgil Abloh featuring Serpent With Feet – Delicate Limbs [White Label]