Sportswear company Nike has created the Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture exhibition at Miami Art Week, which showcases the collaborations between the designer and the brand.
Open in Miami's Rubell Museum, The Codes c/o Architecture showcases the hundreds of sneakers that Abloh created during his partnership with Nike on pedestals and in a large central lightbox, alongside his other designs including stereos and turntables.
Nike has opened the Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture exhibition in Miami
"Virgil and Nike thrived together because he understood the brand's role as a cornerstone of culture while Nike understood the importance of truly supporting creatives and their visions," said CEO of Virgil Abloh Securities Shannon Abloh. "This beautiful four-day experience at Miami Art Week will honor their legacy together and champion both Virgil's open-source methods and his genuine commitment to collaborating with and inspiring others."
Hundreds of Abloh's designs for Nike are included
Co-curated by Alessio Ascari of Architecture ? a division of Nike created by Abloh ? The Codes c/o Architecture shows work organised over six different sections of designs Abloh carried out with Nike over his four-year collaboration with the brand.
"This exhibition explores the ways in which sneakers were the quilting point for Virgil's formal studies in architecture and design as well as his obsessive involvement with subcultural forms like hip-hop, gra...