Whereas alleged artistic director bulletins nonetheless stay up within the air, installations and activations proceed to maneuver alongside. This April, Dior will stage a complete retrospective in Seoul. Titled “Christian Dior: Designer of Desires,” the exhibit initially debuted in Paris in 2017 to honor the home’s seventieth anniversary and has since been proven everywhere in the world. The present celebrates all issues Christian Dior, together with an in-depth have a look at the couturier’s wealthy historical past and the long-lasting Girl Dior purse.
Staged on the metropolis’s Dongdaemun Design Plaza, designed by the legendary late architect Zaha Hadid, April’s retrospective will characteristic a number of new installations. Curated by Florence Müller, the galleries will embrace works by Korean artists Zadie Xa, Kim HyunJoo, and Soo Sunny Park. Elsewhere, Shohei Shigematsu, a associate at OMA company, has designed rooms surrounding the home’s celebrity-driven fragrances, together with model ambassadors Natalie Portman and Rihanna.
The retrospective isn’t Dior’s first time in Seoul. In late 2023, the model kicked off Seoul Frieze with its well-liked “Girl Dior Celebration,” that includes 24 artists displayed inside its Seongsu-dong idea retailer. This time round, Dior will even renew its partnership with Ewha Womans College, an all-women’s college, and the present house for Maria Grazia Chiuri’s pre-fall 2022 vacation spot runway.
“Christian Dior: Designer of Desires,” will probably be open from April 19 to July 13. Within the meantime, take a look at protection from the home’s newest runway present.
