Abloh-Isms

A collection of essential quotations from the renowned fashion designer, DJ, and stylistAbloh-isms is a collection of essential quotations from American fashion designer, DJ, and stylist Virgil Abloh, who was a major creative figure in the worlds of pop culture and art. Abloh began his career as Kanye West's creative director before founding the luxury streetwear label Off-White and becoming artistic director for Louis Vuitton, making Abloh the first American of African descent to hold that title at a French fashion house. Defying categorization, Abloh's work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at museums and galleries, most notably in a major retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Gathered from interviews and other sources, this selection of compelling and memorable quotations from the designer reveals his thoughts on a wide range of subjects, including creativity, passion, innovation, race, and what it means to be an artist of his generation. Lively and thought-provoking, these quotes reflect Abloh's unique perspective as a trailblazer in his fields.Select quotations from the book: "I believe that coincidence is key, but coincidence is energies coming towards each other. You have to be moving to meet it." "Life is collaboration. Where I think art can be sort of misguided is that it propagates this idea of itself as a solo love affair-one person, one idea, no one else involved." "Black influence has created a new ecosystem, which can grow and support different types of life that we couldn't before."

Product details

• Authors: Virgil Abloh, Larry Warsh
• Assisted by: Larry Warsh (Editor), Warsh Larry (Editor)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780691213798
• ISBN: 978-0-691-21379-8
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 140 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Isms
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / Individual Artists / General, REFERENCE / Quotations, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), History of art / art & design styles, Fashion & society, Fashion & textiles: design, Individual artists, art monographs, Black & Asian Studies, Individual designers, Dictionaries Of Quotations, Quotations, proverbs and sayings, ART / American / African American & Black, Individual designers or design groups, Cultural studies: dress and society