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By TheArtGorgeous, 28.06.2024

Hello, Gorgeous!

A weekly wrap up of art, fashion and pop culture

Welcome to the Friday Weekly Wrap-Up newsletter, where we explore the intersection of Art, Fashion, and Pop Culture.Hugs and stay sane,The Girls

1. MIA’s Fashion Line for Privacy in the Digital Age

Singer MIA has launched OHMNI, a tin foil clothing brand designed to protect wearers’ brains from 5G. In an era of smart cities, digital crypto, AI, Neuralink, hackable humans, zero privacy, internal body data harvesting, indiscriminate surveillance, mind data mining, social media overload, augmented reality, and social credit systems, OHMNI offers a revolutionary future of fashion.

2. Muji Unveils New Minimalist Retreat on Teshima Art Island

Muji has launched an Airbnb on Teshima, an art island in Kagawa prefecture. Following the success of its Ginza flagship hotel’s design, Muji has been creating smaller, intimate retreats called Muji Base. These are set in repurposed traditional houses, offering minimalist Airbnb-style accommodations.

3. H&M’s New Basquiat Clothing Line

H&M recently launched a new clothing line in collaboration with the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and rising fashion label Who Decides War. This partnership stemmed from the 2022 “King Pleasure” exhibition, organized by Basquiat’s sisters, showcasing rare paintings, drawings, and related ephemera.

4. Imagining Chanel’s Future: AI-Generated Visions of Potential Successors

As Chanel grapples with the departure of artistic director Virginie Viard, joor.co stepped in conceptually with a digital twist. Last Friday, the digital wholesale platform released AI-generated images imagining potential successors for the French luxury brand. This creative exercise, titled “What Would Karl Say?”, nods to Chanel legend Karl Lagerfeld, Viard’s predecessor.