After debuting at Atlanta's High Museum of Art during mid November of last year, Virgil Abloh's Exhibition "Figures of Speech" created quite the buzz on the streetwear scene. Fans of the Louis Vuitton artistic director lined up to see the display of Abloh's design work and some understanding into his creative process. After a few days of constantly seeing my peers posting about the exhibit, I knew this wasn't something I'd want to miss out on. Accompanied with my boyfriend, Rashgmaal, I made the trip down to Midtown a few weeks ago to check it out myself.

One of the first things I noticed were the black & white personal excerpts spread all over the walls that gave insight on the different avenues of work Abloh's ventured into. It was really interesting getting background on his history with not only fashion and art but also design ideas from furniture to brand labels that I had no idea he's worked with.


The center of the room presented a bright blue clothing display of a select few pieces from previous Off White collections. Being able to see these pieces firsthand and knowing they once graced the runways of New York and Paris fashion week was definitely one of the most exciting moments of the exhibit for me.



I had always heard of Abloh's first fashion brand, Pyrex Vision, but the exhibits installment dedicated to the brand really helped me understand the foundation of his work and how he's able to implement his architectural background into almost everything he creates.



Here are my personal images of a few other installments in the exhibition:









The exhibit ended in a customary "exit through the gift shop" fashion. The gift shop seemed to be a work of art itself with strategically placed clothing & books to posters and other Virgil Abloh memorabilia. I even ended up buying a "Figures of Speech" tote bag exclusively designed for those visiting the exhibit.




"Figures of Speech" overall was very visually enticing as I found myself gazing at some of the installations for longer than expected. It was like taking a look into Virgil Abloh's mind and it being exactly as one expects - busy, creative, and nonstructural genius. If you find yourself around the Atlanta area before March 8th, I'd completely recommend a stop at the High Museum of Art to experience it all for yourself!