Hirohiko Araki: An Exclusive Manga Exhibition in Florence
Hirohiko Araki: An Exclusive Manga Exhibition in Florence (HIROHIKO ARAKI AN EXCLUSIVE MANGA EXHIBITION IN FLORENCE) was an exhibit held in Florence, Italy from June 28 to July 14, 2013 at the Via delle Caldaie.[1]
Announced in July 2012, following the exhibits in Sendai and Tokyo, it was a collaboration between creative director Frida Giannini of Gucci and Hirohiko Araki. The event's main highlight was their second collaborative work, Jolyne, Fly High with GUCCI, a one-shot comic that was inspired by the Frid's Cruise 2013 Collection.[2] The collaboration also included window displays that were showcased at more than 70 boutiques around the world.
Summary
From early January to mid-February 2013, in a collaboration between creative director Frida Giannini of Gucci and Hirohiko Araki, special window displays were showcased at more than 70 Gucci boutiques worldwide. These installations featured illustrations from their second collaborative comic, Jolyne, Fly High with GUCCI, which was inspired by Gucci's 2013 Cruise collection.[3]
In July 2012, an exhibit at the Gucci showroom in Florence, Italy was announced at a press conference to be held from June 28 to July 14, 2013. At the press conference, Gucci Japan CEO Christophe De Pous mentioned that the exhibit would be a fusion of both Gucci tradition and manga, and that it would "give Florence a beautiful surprise." The exhibit in Italy was to be the final part following the two previous Araki exhibits in Sendai and Tokyo, which were held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.[4]
The venue for the exhibit was the historic Via delle Caldaie building owned by Gucci, which was built in the 15th century and was used by the company as a workshop when it was first established. The exhibit had free admission and notably gave a rare opportunity for the public to enter the interior of the venue of the building, which typically isn't open to the public. Approximately 60 pieces were exhibited, primarily focusing on color illustrations from Vento Aureo, Stone Ocean, Steel Ball Run, and JoJolion, as well as Jolyne, Fly High with GUCCI and Gucci's previous collaborative comic, Kishibe Rohan Meets Gucci.
Gucci Locations
- Italy, Florence (January 3)
- Japan, Ginza (January 8)
- Japan, Aoyama (January 8)
- Japan, Osaka (January 8)
- Japan, Shinjuku (January 9)
- Japan, Kyoto Isetan (January 9)
- Japan, Nagoya (January 11)
- Japan, Sendai (January 11)
- US, New York Fifth Avenue (N/A)
- US, Florida Bal Harbor (N/A)
- US, California San Francisco (N/A)
- US, California Costa Mesa (N/A)
- France, Paris (N/A)
- India, New Delhi (N/A)
- China, Hong Kong Central (N/A)
- China, Hong Kong Canton Road (N/A)
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