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The Virgil Abloh Art Basel Tribute Will Be Headlined By Travis Scott

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In honor of the late Virgil Abloh, Travis Scott has been chosen to serve as the opening act at the inaugural Art Basel event On December 3 at the FPL Solar Amphitheater in Bayfront Park in Miami, the Mirror Mirror Music Festival, coordinated by Benji B and produced by Virgil Abloh Securities, is scheduled to take place. All proceeds will go to the Virgil Abloh Foundation, which debuts the following year. The CEO of Virgil Abloh Securities and the wife of the fashion designer, Shannon Abloh , remarked that “Virgil had the capacity to bring everyone together to create magic.” “With the help of his close associates, we wanted to gather everyone to honor Virgil-his legacy, his enthusiasm, and his concern for others. He felt that helping others was his true calling, and with the establishment of the Virgil Abloh Foundation in 2023, we will carry on his support of young people in the arts. Benji B and Skepta are among the headliners. Here, on November 23, at 10 am ET, tickets go on ...

Virgil Abloh Called Fat Joe Two Days Before His Death To Do Terror Squad Off-White Collab

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The Virgil Obloh’s Off-White brand was in talks to work with self-described “sneaker king”  Fat Joe   in 2021, according to the Bronx rapper. Joey Crack said the Louis Vuitton designer contacted him two days before his death in 2021. He asked him to put together a Terror Squad-Off-White Nike Air Force 1 collaboration. “Virgil contacted me two days before he passed away,” he said to Complex. “And he was interested in doing an Off-White Air x TS Force 1. Virgil was interested in designing the concept. As you mentioned, Me, Bobbito, [DJ Clark Kent] was the first to be chosen — and you could even add Mayor to the list. He was keen to be Mayor however the day he died, he passed away just two days later.” Virgil Abloh passed away on November 28, 2021 in Chicago in the midst of an intimate fight with cardiac angiosarcoma A rare form of cancer. Fat Joe defended his claims in the Complex comments section as he reacted to thos...