20 – 30 October 2021
* 4WD x CANARY—YELLOW VIDEO
“Act 2, Track 1” Is An Ongoing Collaboration Between Virgil Abloh Of Canary Yellow And Aaron Bondaroff Of 4WD. This Project Is An Exploration Of New Beginnings And Creative Discovery, A Multimedia Body Of Work Blurring The Edges Between Art, Media, Design And Retail, Rooted In The Avenues Of Streetwear And Commerce. The Virtual Selling Exhibition Debuts One Hundred Never Before Seen Paintings On CD Paperstock With An EP Album, One-of-a-kind Ceramic Mugs, T-shirts, As Well As Video.
The One Hundred Paintings Were Created To Make Each CD Cover Packaging A Unique Object And Work Of Art. The Digital EP Which Accompanies These Paintings Is Produced By Paperwater, An Avant-garde Production Duo Of Daygee Kwia And Eddy Samy, And Takes Audio From An 2017 Date Interview Between Artists Virgil Abloh And Aaron Bondaroff.
Act 2, Track 1 Also Includes The Premiere Of If I Had A Resume, A Video Featuring Archival Footage Of Downtown New York From 1996-2010, And Artwork By Aaron Bondaroff. If I Had A Resume Is A Continuation Of Autobiographical Themes, Originating From A Painting By The Same Name And Which Has Been Reproduced As One Of The 4WD X Canary Yellow T-shirts Included In This Exhibition Along With, Copped And My Life In T-shirts Again, Act 2. .
Further Exploration Of New Mediums In This ‘second Act’ Is Seen In The Ceramics, Which Bondaroff Began Experimenting With In 2020. The Exhibition Includes 27 Mugs, All Made By Hand. All Works Are For Sale On Canary Yellow And 4WD, With The T-shirts Made To Order From 20 – 30 October 2021.
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27 November – 5 December 2020