FIGURES OF SPEECH by Virgil Abloh

Size: 235 x 310mm

hardcover

496 pages

color

Published by DELMONICO BOOKS

A collection of works by American designer Virgil Abloh. This book was published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in 2019 . After that, the first exhibition will be held at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston in Massachusetts in 2021, and the Brooklyn Museum in New York in 2022. was printed.

For the artist, this exhibition catalog is also another opportunity to 'QUESTION EVERYTHING' based on the philosophy he guided. Produced in close collaboration with the artist himself, this book is a monograph that introduces three "books" of the author's creative activities. In the Catalog section, Michael Darling, Chief Curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, provides an overview of the author's interdisciplinary activities, and British-American writer and photographer Taiye Selasi. ), British writer and curator Lou Stoppard, American graphic designer Michael Rock, AMO director Samir Bantal, Dutch architect It features essays and interviews by leading figures in art, fashion, design and architecture, including Rem Koolhaas, editor of fashion critic Anja Aronowsky Cronberg . there is The Archives section features over 1,800 never-before-seen photographs and idea sketches from the author's personal files, revealing the incredible breadth of his influences and collaborations. It is The Index section provides a tabular index of previous projects and processes. This book is bound in Swiss binding (separate bookbinding), and is tailored so that when the cover is opened, it lies completely flat. Also, using this binding method, the spine of the book itself, which is normally hidden, and the board used for the cover are intentionally exposed. The design of this book is handled by the design studio "OK-RM", which presides over the British publisher "InOtherWords", and the creative studio "PlayLab Inc." in Los Angeles.