Only the Shadow Knows
coming in a glass bottle with opaque finishes instead of a furry teddy bear. Golden details as the fashion house's name in relief and a gold ring at the bottom of the cap complete the design.
The fragrance will be available in three formats, retailing at 52 euros, 74 euros and 96 euros for the 30-ml., 50-ml. and 100-ml. sizes, respectively.
In addition, a namesake bath line comprising a perfumed bath For the first time in nearly 40 years, Andy Warhol's “Shadows” (1978–79) will be back in Manhattan next month in a streetfront space at Calvin Klein Inc.'s headquarters.
The single painting in multiple parts will be unveiled at 205 West 39th Street starting Oct. 26 and running through Dec. 15. Warhol fans will find a series of abstract canvasses stretching edge-toedge around the room. The timing will overlap with the upcoming exhibition “Andy Warhol — From A to B and Back Again” at the Whitney Museum of American
Art. That retrospective will get under way on Nov. 12 and will run through March. After its Midtown viewing at Calvin Klein, “Shadows” will be installed on a long-term basis at Dia: Beacon in Beacon, N.Y., next year.
That Duchess County town is where the conservation of “Shadows” is under way, compliments of Calvin Klein Inc. To draw in more people to the company's headquarters, there will be a series of public programs focused on Warhol. All the anticipated foot traffic to the West 39th Street location will also serve as some branding reinforcement. The Raf Simons-designed collection carries the Calvin Klein 205W39NYC label.
Fittingly, “Shadows” was first presented in New York by Dia in 1979. The year before the artist set to work on the piece at his Factory. The end result was 102 screen prints, and the canvasses are installed edge-to-edge as space allows, depending on the exhibition space. The arrangement follows the order that Warhol's assistants Ronnie Cutrone and Stephen Mueller originally hung them. The intent is to reflect the continuity of a filmstrip, and reference Warhol's filmmaking practice as well as create an immersive experience for viewers
Last fall Calvin Klein Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp., unveiled a partnership with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc., that gives the Calvin Klein brand access to the artist's works. While Calvin Klein is still involved in the four-year agreement with the foundation to license Warhol's art across its collections and activations, this presentation is not tied to that work directly, according to a Dia spokeswoman.
Art is intrinsic to the Belgianborn Simons' work at Calvin
Klein. Artist Sterling Ruby has lent a hand to in-store design and the showroom in the brand's headquarters among other things. In addition to the Warhol alliance, the designer Simon will be honored at the American Folk Art Museum's annual benefit on Oct. 2 for infusing American quilts into Calvin Klein's collections, advertising campaigns and specific design projects.
— ROSEMARY FEITELBERG