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The Arts Intel Report

Virgil Abloh: "Figures of Speech"

July 3 – Sept 26, 2021
25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston, MA 02210

Virgil Abloh’s mother was a seamstress. He has a degree in engineering and a masters in architecture. He interned at Fendi, where he met Kanye West, also an intern, and the two were soon collaborating. So he has interdisciplinary chops. In 2013 Abloh founded his fashion brand Off-White, and today he’s also Louis Vuitton’s artistic director of menswear. “I’m trying to stand for a generation,” he recently told GQ. This exhibition examines Abloh’s still-growing career through its defining moments. —L.J.

“Been Trill” group DJing, including Virgil Abloh, Matthew Williams, Florencia Galarza, Heron Preston, Justin Saunders, 2013. Photo: Matthieu Genre.