Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs exhibition opens in Paris
The Arts Décoratifs museum in Paris is holding exhibition on two designers, Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs, narrating their parallel stories in the fashion industry.
The exhibition shows how, with over a century between them, both Louis Vuitton, founder of the house of Louis Vuitton in 1854, and Marc Jacobs, its artistic director since 1997 were able to fully discern their specific era and take advantage of all the possibilities offered.
The exhibition space, curated by Pamela Golbin and designed by Gainsbury and Bennett, is spread over two floors, each dedicated to the creators. The first floor, devoted to Louis Vuitton, explains how, under the Second Empire, he was able to develop his packing company in a rapidly growing district.
“The industrial revolution brought about new technical possibilities, while giving rise to affluent customers: an increasingly high number of aristocrats, bourgeois and rich tourists were beginning to travel more frequently, yet the expanding number of garments required made transportation more difficult,” reads a press release about the exhibition.
The second floor explains how, since 1997, US-born Marc Jacobs has adopted the Louis Vuitton cultural codes and added his own personal touch. “Marc Jacobs, who perfectly embodies today’s contemporary creator, called upon artists like Stephen Sprouse, Takashi Murakami and Richard Prince – associations between art and fashion that have become textbook examples for the industry,” continues the statement.
Preview footage of the exhibition, including the build-up to the exhibition and an interview with the museum curator, will be available from Friday 2 March, 2012. A virtual tour providing the first look at the finished exhibition will be available from Wednesday 7 March 2012.
