threeasfour

threeASFOUR
Privately held
Industry

Consumer Goods

Fashion Design Label
Founded 2005
Headquarters New York City, New York
Key people
 Gabriel Asfour[1]
Angela Donhauser
Adi Gil
Website www.threeasfour.com

threeASFOUR is a trio of transnational artists based in New York City who use fashion as their primary form of expression. Founded in 2005 by the designers Gabriel Asfour (b. Lebanon), Angela Donhauser (b. U.S.S.R) and Adi Gil (b. Israel), the collective has built a legacy of fusing cutting-edge technology with traditional craftsmanship to create clothing at the intersection of fashion and art.

Recently threeASFOUR’s 3D printed dresses were featured in the Met Costume Institute's Manus x Machina exhibition (2016) and in Boston’s Museum of Fine Art’s #techstyle exhibition (2016). In 2015 they were the recipients of the Cooper-Hewitt/Smithsonian Museum's National Design Award. Their work has been the subject of multimedia exhibitions at the Mint Museum in North Carolina (2014) and the Jewish Museum in New York (2013). threeASFOUR have collaborated with numerous artists and musicians including Björk (2011), Yoko Ono (2009) and Matthew Barney (2007), as well as brands such as the GAP (2007) and Kate Spade (2005). Their designs are in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Met Costume Institute in New York and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

Group exhibitions include The fantastic journeys of energy, (2016), Kappatos Gallery, Athens; Fashion Underground exhibition (2016), Museum at F.i.T, New York; Dream Weavers exhibition (2015), Beit Hatfutsot Museum Tel Aviv; Killer Heels exhibition (2014), Brooklyn Museum; Folk Couture exhibition (2014), American Folk Art Museum; Arnhem Mode Biennale installation (2011), Netherlands; New York Minute exhibition (2011), Garage Gallery, Moscow; Superheroes exhibition (2008), Costume Institute, Met Museum New York. Solo Exhibitions include TOPOGRAPHIC exhibition (2015), Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus, Ohio; As FOUREVER exhibition (2002), Deitch Gallery, New York threeASFOUR has curated the exhibition Insalaam Inshalom (2011), at the Beit Ha’ir Cultural Museum, Tel Aviv. Video installations include tree of life video installation (2016), solo exhibit, Mana Contemporary Art Center Jersey City; Meet D3 video installation (2015), group exhibit. Design District, Dubai UAE, juliaSET video installation (2012), group exhibit, White Columns Gallery, New York. Performance art pieces include FEST performance (2013), The Jewish Museum, New York and Interwoven performance (2011), Textile Museum, Washington DC

Drawing their core aesthetic from the universal languages of sacred geometry, threeASFOUR is devoted to the creative exploration of themes of consciousness and cultural coexistence.


Museum exhibitions and recognition

Adi, Ange and Gabi won the Ecco Domani Fashion Grant -given to innovative designers in the fashion industry- in 2001.[2][3] Their work has been acquired by numerous prominent museums throughout the world. Because of their avant garde designs, and unique approach to presenting their work, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London acquired pieces for the exhibit "New York Fashion Now".[4] threeASFOUR has been featured multiple times in special exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 2005 works were displayed in the exhibit "Wild: Fashion Untamed" that presented "[...] an extensive exploration of man's ongoing obsession with animalism as expressed through clothing."[5] In 2008, the Metropolitan Museum of Art displayed works in the exhibit "Superheroes: Fashion and Body", stating threeASFOUR "[... has] gained [a] reputation for challenging the "beautiful people" aesthetic.[6] The Costume Institute at Metropolitan Museum of Art has also acquired a several pieces for their permanent collection.[7][8][9][10][11] Their works have also been featured in the Cooper-Hewitt Museum located in New York, and Musee de la Mode et du Costume Galliera in Paris .[12][13] threeASFOUR were also finalists in the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue Magazine fashion fund award that is given to next generation of American fashion designers.[14] Notably, artist Björk claims to be their number 1 fan.[15]

Collaborations

threeASFOUR collaborated with Kate Spade in 2005 on a collection of clothing and accessories, fusing two different approaches to design.[16] In 2007 threeASFOUR collaborated with Gap on a limited edition of white poplin shirts.[17][18] threeASFOUR have also collaborated with numerous artists and musicians including Björk (2011), Yoko Ono (2009) and Matthew Barney (2007).

References

  1. ↑ Colman, David Orchestras Get in Tune With Modern Black-Tie New York Times. March 22, 2016
  2. ↑ Jargol.
  3. ↑ "About the Ecco Domani Fashion Grant". Eccodomani.com. February 25, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ "New York Fashion Now". Vam.ac.uk. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ Wild:Fashion Untamed Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Superheroes: Fashion and Body Archived March 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "The Costume Institute: threeASFOUR Circle Purse". Metmuseum.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Costume Institute: threeASFOUR Ensemble". Metmuseum.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  9. ↑ "The Costume Institute: threeASFOUR Knapsack". Metmuseum.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  10. ↑ "The Costume Institute: threeASFOUR Bodysuit". Metmuseum.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  11. ↑ "The Costume Institute: threeASFOUR Jacket". Metmuseum.org. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Victoria and Albert Museum". Vam.ac.uk. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  13. ↑ Metropolitan Museum of Art Archived June 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ "CFDA-Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists". Cfda.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  15. ↑ http://www.bjorkbrasil.verandi.org/secoes/especiais/moda_bjork/asfour14.jpg
  16. ↑ "Vogue". Katespade.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Designer Fashion Label:threeASFOUR". Nymag.com. September 15, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  18. ↑ Press Release threeASFOUR Collaboration Archived June 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
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