This Spring on 4 April, Louis Vuitton’s 200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries: The Exhibition will arrive. Making its first worldwide cease right here in sunny Singapore, and following the debut in Asnières on the Maison’s Paris residence, the exhibition will likely be travelling to Beijing, Tokyo, New York and London all through 2022.
The progressive LV200 mission was initially conceptualised in celebration of Louis Vuitton’s bicentennial birthday. As a tribute to the acclaimed founder, the exhibition options 200 imaginative trunks realised by 200 visionaries.
Marking the milestone birthday of 4 August, a mix of abilities and pals of the Maison had been invited to personalise the emblematic trunk — together with these from sectors of arts and tradition, the sciences, sports activities, international causes and extra. The result’s a tasty array of vessels “transmitting goals and wishes, summary ideas and inventive expressions”. Among the many selects are acquainted names and famend manufacturers likes BTS, Supreme, Hypebeast, Lego, Liu Wei, Peter Marino, Cao Fei and Fornasetti.
Every visionary began with a metaphorical clean canvas measuring 50 x 50 x 100 centimetres, approximate dimensions of the unique trunk conceived by the eponymous founder within the 1850s. Based on Louis Vuitton’s Visible Picture Director Faye McLeod, the LV200 mission “has at all times been about creativity, an actual tribute to Louis’ ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit. We get to see how such a cross-section of abilities answered the identical transient whereas additionally taking a second to understand the person himself.”
Purely a philanthropic enterprise as properly, the artists additionally centered on uplifting younger individuals via their inventive endeavours and raised a complete of €2 million for 15 NGOs throughout 13 nations. Moreover, in the direction of the tip of the travelling exhibition, all 200 trunks and derivatives will likely be auctioned off in December 2022 by Sotheby’s. Likewise, the proceeds will go to a scholarship program that bridges inequality gaps with the aim of guaranteeing entry to inventive research and abilities improvement.
In Singapore
The impressed homage will likely be positioned at Marina Bay Sands Occasion Plaza, adjoining to one of many 4 Louis Vuitton shops in Singapore. Admirers can anticipate to “expertise an ephemeral presentation area and uncover the creations up shut”.
The expertise begins in a room panelled with LED screens. The primary area remembers a warehouse the place unique artwork items are juxtaposed ‘Magic Trunks’ on the display screen and a robot-trunk, Monsieur Louis himself — symbolic of a futuristic transfiguration of object and creator. Consistent with the Maison’s round creativity efforts, the trunks are stacked randomly atop their assigned delivery crates the place they’ll proceed their international journey in.
Then, guests will enter an open dreamscape panorama earlier than ending with two devoted rooms. First, an immersive space that includes BTS’s trunk the place every member contributed to at least one facet. For extra interactivity, the designs have been reproduced on the partitions for guests so as to add their very own spin to the long-lasting trunk. Lastly, an audio speakeasy that includes a functioning 200-track jukebox trunk by British DJ and producer Benji B. After, guests can select to remain in a life-style area the place video interviews and books can be found to discover.
The 200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries exhibition launches from on 4 April and will likely be open until 27 April 2022. The exhibition is open to the general public and guests can register their curiosity at ap.louisvuitton.com from 1 April 2022.
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