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Mercedes-Benz has released a short documentary chronicling the wholly unique (and just as wholly innovative) creative process behind the Project Maybach collaboration, which saw the late Virgil Abloh working alongside Gorden Wagener. What began as merely a sketch of a concept ultimately grew to include several celebrated facets, each of which fell under the guiding […]
Issey Miyake, the inventive and influential designer whose work was celebrated worldwide, has died. As the Associated Press reported, citing a Miyake Design Office statement on Tuesday, the designer died on Aug. 5 due to liver cancer. Noted in a separate report from Women’s Wear Daily is that Miyake was “surrounded by close friends and associates” […]
A Memphis mural dedicated to late rapper Young Dolph, who was fatally shot in November, was defaced last week ahead of its officially scheduled unveiling. As reported Memphis’ Commercial Appeal, the mural was defaced by two unidentified men who tossed paint on it on July 21. Surveillance footage of the shopping center where the art was located, which is also where […]
Possible YZYSPLY physical retail stores are mentioned in recent trademark filings from Kanye West. As first spotted by TMZ on Monday, one of the new YZYSPLY-centered filings from Ye’s Mascotte Holdings Inc. does indeed mention “retail stores” and “retail store services.” As fans will note, YZYSPLY—i.e. Yeezy Supply—has been operating for some time now in […]
Brooklyn Museum has released official merchandise for Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech, a retrospective exhibit that highlights Abloh’s undeniable impact on contemporary culture. The collection consists of everything from Champion pullover hoodies and trucker hats to short-sleeve tees and canvas totes—most of which were conceptualized by Abloh in 2019, about two years before his death. There’s also a handful of home goods pieces […]
The FBI raided the Orlando Museum of Art on Friday and seized 25 paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat following questions about their authenticity. The New York Times reports investigators obtained a search warrant to access Basquiat’s “Heroes and Monsters” exhibit, which opened in February and had been set to close on June 30. The feds claim […]
If you belong to an immigrant community, you’re likely familiar with the oft-unspoken understanding that art is a luxury pursuit best left to those who can afford it. But Toronto’s Alexis Eke is an interesting study in what can happen when those unspoken rules fall away, and talent gets the spotlight it so often deserves. […]
ASAP Rocky and Jerrod Carmichael, who both have new projects either on the horizon or fresh in the rear view, linked up for a well-worth-the-read Interview magazine discussion this week. At one point in the conversation between the two celebrated artists, Rocky reflected on his assessment of why rap is currently (in his opinion) “stuck” in a place […]
A man allegedly told authorities that he broke into the Dallas Museum of Art Wednesday night and damaged more than $5 million worth of art pieces because he “got mad at his girl,” NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reports. Brian Hernandez, 21, was arrested shortly after he got into the museum around 9:40 p.m. by using a metal chair […]
A 36-year-old man who masqueraded as an old woman has been arrested after he smeared cake across the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris. As the Associated Press reported, the French capital’s prosecutor’s officer confirmed the man’s arrest following the incident on Sunday, and he has since been taken to a police […]
