From June 28 to July 12, 2023, Louis Vuitton and Sotheby’s are collaborating for an auction offering 22 handbags from the haute couture house. Articapuccine Collection, Unique bags designed by the artists, signed and presented at Louis Vuitton Boit Chapeau. Proceeds will benefit a variety of charities and NGOs
There Articapuccine Collection Offers leading contemporary artists the opportunity to bring their unique visions to Louis Vuitton’s timeless and feminine classic: the handbag Capucines, It takes its name from Rue Neuve-des-Capucines, the street in Paris where Louis Vuitton opened its first store in 1854. The distinctive design of the Capucine has provided an ideal canvas for the creativity of 24 international artists in the four annual ArtiCapucine collections published. From 2019 onwards. All the limited edition bags in the collection are further proof of Louis Vuitton’s unique ability to blend the creativity of artists with its own traditions.
The 22 Artycapucines bags featured in this exclusive auction, which saw a collaboration between Louis Vuitton and Sotheby’s, are all new, extraordinary and unique pieces created using the same materials as the original limited edition versions, a process that requires careful analysis of the materials. Careful research and a wide variety are required. About the meticulous and time-consuming craft techniques.
Each bag is signed by the artist under the flap and will be presented in the Louis Vuitton Boîte Chapeau, a modern hat box based on a design first launched by the maison in 1924. Each of these unique boxes will be ‘signed’ by the artist. ,
Louis Vuitton will donate the net proceeds from the sale of each of these exclusive Artycapucines to a specific charity or NGO of the artist’s choice, including UNICEF and NGOs working for poverty alleviation, disasters, education and refugee rights .
, The 22 participating artists are: Amelie Bertrand, Daniel Buren, Sam Fowles, Urs Fischer, Gregor Hildebrandt, Donna Huanca, Huang Yuxing, Alex Israel, Liu Wei, Peter Marino, Beatriz Milhaz, Vic Muniz, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Park Seo-bo, Paola Pivi, Ugo Rondinone, Shabalala Self, Josh Smith, Jonas Wood, Kennedy Yanko, Zeng Fanzi and Zhao Zhao.
The Artycapucines collection continues Louis Vuitton’s close relationship with the arts that began nearly a century ago when Gaston-Louis Vuitton, grandson of the maison’s founder, began commissioning artists to create showcases and artwork for Louis Vuitton boutiques Was. In the spirit of these public commissions, all 22 bags will be displayed in a public exhibition at Sotheby’s Paris headquarters, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, from 1 to 5 July 2023. This exclusive collaboration with Louis Vuitton is a first for Sotheby’s bags and accessories department, but is in line with its continued support of emerging and independent artists and designers. This is illustrated by a series of dedicated and curated luxury sales such as Quartet and Brilliant & Black, two jewelery sales exhibitions recently organized in support of independent goldsmiths and emerging black jewelers.
Here’s where the proceeds will go:
Amelie Bertrand – UNICEF
Daniel Buren – Médecins Sans Frontières
Sam Falls – World Central Kitchen
Urs Fischer – Core Reaction
Gregor Hildebrandt – Opperdorf Africa
Dona Huanca – We Are Family
Huang Yuxing – Red
Alex Israel – Baby 2 Baby
Liu Wei – Teach for China
Peter Marino – Public Art Fund in NYC
Beatriz Milhajes – Spectaculu
Vic Muniz – Escola Vidigal in Rio de Janeiro
Jean-Michel Othoniel – UNICEF
Park Seo-bo – Médecins Sans Frontières
Paola Pivi – Safe Route Project
Ugo Rondinone – John Giorno Foundation
Shabalala Self – The United Negro College Fund
Josh Smith – Medecins Sans Frontieres
Jonas Wood – Public Art Fund in NYC
Kennedy Yanko – women who make
Zeng Fanzhi – UNICEF
Zhao Zhao – UNICEF
www.sothebys.com