Pharrell’s astronomical success of 2014 seems to be unwavering, with smash single “Happy” huge sales for his sophomore effort G I R L, an upcoming ‘social book’ entitled Inspiration. As well as his “i am OTHER” collection with Uniqlo. Skateboard P will be curating a new art exhibition bearing his album’s name, “G I R L”.
The project “G I R L” will focus on femininity — celebrating the liberation of women and their “boundless imagination” according to the event’s press release.
The exhibition will consist of about 40 artworks — 10 of which will be created specifically for the show — by 34 artists, 16 if which are women. The specially produced pieces will consist of a large tondo as a tribute to Pharrell and his wife by his long time friend Takashi Murakami, a sculptured crafted from broken glass by Daniel Arsham, a laser portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Gregor Hildebrandt, a piece by Laurent Grasso entitled Studies into the past – Single Cover of “Lost Queen” by Pharrell Williams which features Pharrell as Napoleon, and a canvas piece by KAWS who is also reportedly designing the bottle for Pharrell’s upcoming G I R L fragrance.
Pharrell’s G I R L art exhibition is set to ope May 27th at 11 a.m. at the Galerie Perrotin in Paris.
SOURCE: The Source