The latest display of Hermès bags as high art? OmerTirocheArt's The Art of Hermès exhibit.
in Mayfair, showcases 10 luxury handbags—namely, Birkin and Kelly Hermès bags—alongside 10 artworks by world-renowned artists including Andy Warhol, Christo, and Yayoi Kusama. The bags themselves aren’t painted, nor changed in any way to reflect the artists—showing them alongside modern artworks from French abstract painter Pierre Soulages and Italian avant-garde modernist Lucio Fontana links exclusive accessories to influential artworks.
As the world’s most in-demand luxury handbag, Kelly and Birkin bags could easily be considered high art because of their craftsmanship—but also, due to their exclusive access. “The number of hours that goes into the craftsmanship, the decades of experience before a craftsman can make a bag is incredible, about 30 years,” said Tiroche. “There are waiting lists, buyers are told ‘no.
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