Virgil Abloh Has Collaborated with the Louvre—Here’s Why He Vibes with Leonardo da Vinci

remembers the first time he visited the Louvre. Just after graduating college, he took a trip to Paris by himself, stayed in a hostel, and, as he recalls, spent time “wandering the city for days on end.” The designer calls his introduction to“the first time seeing things that I only saw in art history books. It was and still is a surreal experience knowing that those exact walls housed civilizations of art and ideas long before the present day.

It’s the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death. To pay homage to the Renaissance great, Abloh put his own signature stamp on the artist’s canvas with a mash up of hislogos and da Vinci’s work. The first painting is titled “Virgin and Child With Saint John the Baptist and an Angel,” better known as “Virgin of the Rocks,” and the second is “Saint Anne, the Virgin Mary, and the Infant Jesus Playing With a Lamb,” better known as “Saint Anne.

Abloh’s idea was “to work with pieces that a wider audience perhaps has not been exposed to.” It was a strategic choice. “In doing this, I hope to inspire people to go on their laptops and do some research to find out more about what they’re seeing and wearing. To incite people to learn more about what they see here, to open this world up to them.” Abloh has long been an advocate for democratizing art and fashion, and this project underscores that passion.

Here’s an exclusive first look at the new collection from Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh and the Musée du Louvre.

virgilabloh OffWht How can the Louvre and this amazing creator. Creates something so boring

virgilabloh OffWht Self-portrait with self-portrait

virgilabloh OffWht I really really wish you put Naomi Campbell on the Vogue U.S.. she does a lot!

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