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Dior Lady Art #7

Dior has launched the 7th edition of the Dior Lady Art project, where artists from around the world reinterpret the iconic Lady Dior bag in a unique work of art. This year, two artists are from the Arab world: the Qatari artist Bouthayna Al Muftah and the Egyptian Artist Ghada Amer.
From left: Bouthayna Al Muftah | © Marion Berrin, Ghada Amer © Harry Eelman.

A timeless icon perpetually reinvented, the Lady Dior has enjoyed an extraordinary destiny. With its architectural lines exalting the Cannage pattern, it encapsulates the very essence of Dior style, its audacious elegance. Season after season, this emblem's aura shines on, at the crossroads of modernity and excellence. It has become, more than ever an object of art and desire revisited by artists from around the world. Through the most fascinating detour, the Lady Dior is thus transformed into a unique oeuvre, merging heritage and creative visions.

 

For the seventh edition of the Dior Lady Art project, Ghada Amer, Brian Calvin, Sara Cwynar, Alex Gardner, Shara Hughes, Dorothy Iannone, Mijung Kim, Khenya Machneva, Bouthayna Al Muftah, Françoise Pétrovitch and Wang Yuyang - from Egypt to the United States, From Qatar to China - have each risen to the challenge of reinterpreting and transforming the iconic bag.

Françoise Pétrovitch | © Marion Berrin
Bouthayna Al Muftah | © Marion Berrin
Dorothy Iannone | © Ulrike Rindermann
Zhenya Machneva | © Marion Berrin
Brian Calvin | © Pat Martin

Alex Gardner | © Harry Eelman

Sara Cwynar | © Harry Eelman

Sara Cwynar | © Harry Eelman

Minjung Kim | © Marion Berrin10

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Shara Hughes | © Tiffany Nicholson
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Ghada Amer | © Harry Eelman

A meeting between Dior and the cultures of the world, this new inspiring carte blanche showcases virtuoso techniques and craftsmanship, driven by a spirit of innovation and limitless inventiveness. Each detail, thought out with infinite meticulousness by the eleven artists, is a tribute to singularity and savoir-faire, opening the doors of the imagination. As a final touch, each of the exceptional reinventions extends the artistic expression to the inside of the bag, revealing several poetic surprises. A celebration of joy and freedom.