Here’s All the Culture News You Missed This Week
Virgil Abloh announced a Paris exhibition
Off-White designer and Louis Vuitton menswear artistic director Virgil Abloh has a lot on his plate but that isn’t holding him back from making another foray into the art space. (Figures of Speech, a retrospective of the designer’s work, was presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago this past summer and the designer is currently in the midst of setting up an installation in the Miami Design District.) This week, he announced another project: in an Instagram post, he revealed that he will be presenting an exhibit titled “Efflorescence” at Galerie Kreo, a contemporary store in Paris, next year. According to British Vogue, the entire show revolves around a single element: concrete. “Namely, how humans and the environment can change the rigid blocks that form the foundation of cities, such as graffiti adding decorative flair, or foliage filling the cracks.” Abloh is slated to appear at the show’s reception on Rue Dauphine on 14 January 2020.
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just signed to @galeriekreo ~ exhibition of new work titled “efflorescence” come january ©2020
The final season. January 7th on @CBC. pic.twitter.com/z9dkS5NUaK
— Schitt’s Creek (@SchittsCreek) November 18, 2019
gonna tell my kids this was the last supper by leonardo da vinci pic.twitter.com/bMFMVm4zGk
— grey’s ladies (@greysIadies) November 21, 2019
Prince Andrew gave an ill-advised interview about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
Earlier this week, Prince Andrew—Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip’s second son—spoke to the BBC about his long friendship with alleged pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. According to CNN, the interview was “disastrous,” and was very poorly received by the British public. “Prince Andrew’s lack of regret over associating with a convicted sex offender was one thing, but it was his apparent lack of empathy for the victims that has drawn the most criticism,” reports CNN. It led to Prince Andrew announcing that he would be retreating from public duties. “It has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstances relating to my former association with Jeffrey Epstein has become a major disruption to my family’s work and the valuable work going on in the many organizations and charities that I am proud to support,” he said in a statement. “Therefore, I have asked Her Majesty if I may step back from public duties for the foreseeable future, and she has given her permission.” New reports claim that the Prince has since been ordered to move his private office out of Buckingham Palace.
Prince Andrew Is Forced Out of Buckingham Palace and Resigns From His Own Charity https://t.co/wlAoxkCvbb
— E! News (@enews) November 22, 2019

