Louis Vuitton Art Talk

Photography by Seth Browarnik, Justin Namon on September 9th, 2011 in Arts, Celebrity

Vik Muniz

Miami, Fl – August 31, 2011 – The Louis Vuitton Art Talk series makes its Miami debut on Sept. 7, with an intimate discussion between renowned Brazilian artist, Vik Muniz, and Gringo Cardia, Creative Director of SPECTACULU. Mr. Muniz is a frequent collaborator with SPECTACULU, a Brazilian non-profit institution that educates at-risk youths in art, design and photography. The Art Talk coincides with the display of Muniz’s art installation, Innumerable, at Louis Vuitton Aventura’s dedicated art space. As part of this inaugural exhibit at Louis Vuitton Aventura, Muniz has created a vibrant, wood and canvas sculpture inspired by Louis Vuitton’s iconic “LV” logo, in honor of Louis Vuitton’s longstanding relationship with contemporary art. Composed of 23 individual logos stacked upon a single base, the sculpture is covered in printed canvas, illustrated with colorful drawings and art work that Muniz created in collaboration with students from SPECTACULU. Launched in 2006 in the UK, Louis Vuitton Art Talks is an ongoing cultural program designed to provide invited audiences with a unique and exclusive personal insight into the life and work of the artist. Previous talks in the series have featured Xavier Veilhan, Ruben Toledo, Vanessa Beecroft, Dinos and Jake Chapman, Sam Taylor-Wood, Tracey Emin, Chris Ofili and Antony Gormley.