Abloh-isms

abloh-isms is a collection of essential quotations from american fashion designer, dj, and stylist virgil abloh, who was a major creative figure in the worlds of pop culture and art. abloh began his career as kanye west’s creative director before founding the luxury streetwear label off-white and becoming artistic director for louis vuitton, making abloh the first american of african descent to hold that title at a french fashion house. defying categorization, abloh’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at museums and galleries, most notably in a major retrospective at the museum of contemporary art chicago. gathered from interviews and other sources, this selection of compelling and memorable quotations from the designer reveals his thoughts on a wide range of subjects, including creativity, passion, innovation, race, and what it means to be an artist of his generation. lively and thought-provoking, these quotes reflect abloh’s unique perspective as a trailblazer in his fields.

select quotations from the book:

• “i believe that coincidence is key, but coincidence is energies coming towards each other. you have to be moving to meet it.”
• “life is collaboration. where i think art can be sort of misguided is that it propagates this idea of itself as a solo love affair—one person, one idea, no one else involved.”
• “black influence has created a new ecosystem, which can grow and support different types of life that we couldn’t before.”