Across New York City, world renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has unveiled a city-wide public exhibition titled ‘Good Fences Make Good Neighbors’. The series of large and small scale installations address the international migration crisis and current global geopolitical landscape by using the motif of security fences as a powerful artistic symbol. In 2016 Ai Weiwei collaborated with Le Bon Marché for an in-store take over and window installation entitled “Childs Play”
As more and more brands cast wider visibility nets with collaborations the synergy between the window display and the traditional art gallery becomes increasingly important. We’ve begun to see all kinds of artistic integrations throughout the past couple of seasons which gives artists a new platform to share their work and give retailers the opportunity to make statements they otherwise wouldn’t have. Here are some highlighted artistic collaborations throughout the seasons:
“Child’s Play” Le Bon Marche and Ai Weiwei, January 2016
“The Sweet Dream” Fendi and Anke Eilergerhard, March 2017
“The Whitney Biennial” Tiffany & Company and Shara Hughes, March 2017
“Ceramic Balloons” Bergdorf Goodman and Sivan Sternbach, August 2017
“Safari” Louis Vuitton and Dinos & Jake Chapman, February 2017
“A Banquet/A Fashion Show of Body Parts” Barneys NY and Louise Bourgeois & Rei Kawakubo, May 2017
“The Horse” Hermes and John Lopez Studio, August 2016