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MCA × Virgil Abloh
EXPLORE: Fashion, architecture, music, and design
MCA × Virgil Abloh Design Challenge
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FROM JUNE 10–JULY 12
Youth Design Workshops
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In the summer of 2019, the MCA welcomed over 1000 youth from over 50 organizations for free design workshops inspired by Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech”. Created and facilitated by MCA Artist Guides, the workshops invited young people to design original styles using recycled clothing.
Virgil Abloh: "Figures of Speech"
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Off-White™ c/o Virgil Abloh, Spring/Summer 2018, Look 11; courtesy of Off-White™ c/o Virgil Abloh
Photo: Fabien MontiqueThe Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents Virgil Abloh: "Figures of Speech," the first museum exhibition devoted to the work of the genre-bending artist and designer Virgil Abloh (American, b. 1980). Abloh pioneers a practice that cuts across media and connects visual artists, musicians, graphic designers, fashion designers, and architects.