For this year's group exhibit, we tasked our designers to identify a source of inspiration and create something original in its wake. In anticipation of The Knockoff Show, we will share artists's whose work has reverberated for generations in beautifully unexpected ways. RSVP to the May 18th opening reception here.
We’ve all worn Prince songs like diamonds down the street. That feeling when the sidewalk becomes a catwalk. Prince innately understood and embodied the profundity of art, knowing it to be inseparable from life. An androgynous provocateur who lived his truth before it was a hashtag to do so, his lyrics were so shocking to Tipper Gore, then Senator Al Gore’s wife, that the Parental Advisory Label was born. His transgressive catalog is a testament to a trailblazing career, spent chasing the high of experimental genesis. Gone too soon, his work is an inspiring engine of individualism and touchstone to would-be rebels everywhere.
Image Credits:
Portrait, The Prince Estate photo by Jeff Katz
Performing "Baby, I'm a Star" at the 27th Grammys, CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images, 1985
Prince on Tour for Purple Rain, The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock, 1985
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MAY 18 | 6-9 PM
TRACES OF
Vanguards in their own right, we think Prince would feel right at home with these three artists...
Lil Nas X
Country Rap artist Lil Nas X is known for his show stopping looks and the provocative videos accompanying his genre-blurring hits.
Janelle Monáe
A protege of Prince himself, Monáe's R&B style is futuristic, playful, and at times, fiery.
Olivier Rousteing
As creative director of Balmain for over a decade, Rousteing brings resplendence to ready to wear.