Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech
Figures of Speech
$109.91
- Hardcover
496 pages
- Release Date
9 August 2022
Summary
The essential volume on the great fashion designer, entrepreneur, and Louis Vuitton artistic director, back in print.
Published with Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
This authoritative Virgil Abloh compendium, created by the designer himself, accompanies his acclaimed landmark 2019–23 touring exhibition and offers in-depth analysis of his career and his inspirations. More than a catalog, Figures of Speech is a 500-page user’s manual to Abloh’s genre-bending work in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781636810744 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1636810748 |
| Author: | Virgil Abloh, Michael Darling, Madeleine Grynsztejn, Samir Bantal, Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, Rem Koolhaas, Michael Rock, Taiye Selasi, Lou Stoppard, George Condo |
| Publisher: | Distributed Art Publishers |
| Imprint: | DelMonico Books/D.A.P. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 9 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 2.30kg |
Critics Review
A celebration of the work of a prolific creator who succeeded not just by bringing his own visions to life but by sharing the blueprint for others to do the same for themselves.
Attests to Abloh’s ability to combine the classic with the zeitgeist of the here and now. – Alice Godwin * Artland *
Bears witness to the dizzying expanse of Abloh’s work and creativity. – Cady Lang * TIME *
A celebration of the work of a prolific creator who succeeded not just by bringing his own visions to life but by sharing the blueprint for others to do the same for themselves. – Alison S. Cohn * Harper’s Bazaar *
The show’s hefty, excellent catalog […] deploys a titillating level of detail. – Jon Caramanica * New York Times *
…The object that is really worth coveting is the book. More than a simple catalog it’s a 500 page User’s Manual to his career. – Craighton Berman * Core77 *
Expect it to fly off the shelves like freshly baked cookies * AIROWS *
Figures of Speech is packed with 1,932 images and a number of essays which discuss race, contemporary art history, streetwear and more. Altogether, [it] spans 496 pages and features a fittingly minimalist hardback cover. – Eric Brain * Hypebeast *
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