He’s a superstar singer-songwriter, producer, and fashion designer, and now, Pharrell Williams is dipping his toe into the fine art world with a new exhibition at the Galerie Perrotin in Paris.
The 41-year-old musician teamed up with his friend of seven years, gallery owner Emmanuel Perrotin, to co-curate the inaugural show for Perrotin’s new art space, Salle de Bal, at his Paris gallery.
The show, G I R L, features around 40 works either curated or commissioned by Pharrell and Perrotin, many of which feature likenesses of Pharrell and his splendid vintage Vivienne Westwood hat.
portrait of pharrell and helen – dance, 2014
acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on board (photo by terry richardson) / φ 1500 mm
© 2014 takashi murakami/kaikai kiki co., ltd. all rights reserved / courtesy galerie perrotin
Among the works created specially for the exhibition are a large circular painting by Takashi Murakami (a tribute to pharrell and his wife in her wedding gown) a sculpture by daniel arsham made of broken glass (in which a full body cast of the artist was made) a laser portrait of marilyn monroe by gregor hildebrandt, a new work on canvas by KAWS of lucy van pelt from the popular ‘peanuts’ series and special projects with guerrilla girls, rob pruitt and JR, for whom pharrell created the soundtrack of his latest film.
‘wanting you’ 2010
neon / 37,44 x 44,33 inches / 95,1 x 112,6 cm
courtesy of the artist and lehmann maupin gallery, new york and hong kong
- Rob Pruitt
studio loveseat (pharrell), 2014
markers and pens on canvas couch, chromed feet / 27 x 58 x 30 inches
photo by claire dorn / courtesy of the artist
