Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech

About this book

One of The New York Times Best Entertaiment Gifts of 2019 New York Magazines Most Giftable Coffee-Table Books of 2019 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 Ablohs 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 artists personal files reveal the remarkable breadth of his influences and collaborations. And the index cross references the catalogue plates--Ablohs 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