The Renowned Artist to Design and Curate
Upcoming Hong Kong and Las Vegas Festivals
LAS
VEGAS, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
ComplexCon announces its 2025 Global Artistic Director and
festival dates, with the pioneering festival of convergence culture
heading back to Hong Kong,
March 21-23, 2025 and
Las Vegas, NV, October 25-26, 2025.
For the first time, acclaimed contemporary artist
Daniel Arsham will step into
the role of the ComplexCon's 2025 Global Artistic Director
for the upcoming Hong Kong and
Las Vegas events. Designing the
brand identity of the festival and building upon ComplexCon's
history of working with the most prominent and innovative artists
such as Takashi Murakami and
Travis Scott, Arsham will weave his
iconic visual style across sculpture, architecture, drawing and
film into the overall aesthetic experience of the event, create
immersive experiences and installations and also release exclusive
merchandise available only at ComplexCon.
"I'm incredibly excited to join ComplexCon as the Artistic
Director in 2025. This role feels like a full-circle moment, as so
many people in this community have inspired me for years. Bringing
together creatives, innovators, and fans from around the world is
something I'm passionate about, and am honored to help shape that
experience," said Arsham. "In the upcoming year, we're making it
bigger than ever with special events in both Hong Kong and Las
Vegas. I can't wait to see everyone come together for what
will be an unforgettable moment."
Following a successful international expansion into these
markets in 2024 and a meteoric inaugural Las Vegas event, ComplexCon will once again
transform Hong Kong and the Las
Vegas Convention Center into epicenters of culture and
creativity. The renowned festival will return to both cities to
showcase the hottest brands in streetwear, unveil exclusive,
limited-edition product releases, and feature headlining
performances from the biggest names in music today alongside
thought-provoking live panel discussions.
"We are excited to continue our partnership with SV Vision and
Complex China to bring ComplexCon back to Hong Kong in 2025," said Aaron Levant, CEO of
Complex. "The region's rapidly evolving youth culture provides an
incredible backdrop for collaboration and inspiration and we look
forward to further connecting with the next generation of thinkers,
creators, and trendsetters who are shaping the future around the
globe."
ComplexCon is the epicenter of today's convergence culture,
redefining the boundaries of music, style, art, food, innovation,
sports and beyond. Established in Long Beach in
2016, ComplexCon has evolved into a global phenomenon,
attracting the biggest names in fashion, music and art. The event
is known for featuring exclusive releases from the likes of
Nike and Adidas and appearances by Pharrell Williams, Virgil Abloh, Nigo, J Balvin, Kid Cudi,
A$AP Rocky and Hiroshi
Fujiwara with artistic direction from globally acclaimed
artists such as Takashi Murakami,
Travis Scott and Cactus Jack,
Verdy and Cactus Plant Flea Market.
Hong Kong 2025 VIP tickets will
be available soon. For more information and to stay updated on the
latest festival news, follow @complexcon
on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram and
@complexchinese on Instagram for ComplexCon Hong Kong.
ABOUT COMPLEXCON
ComplexCon is a
groundbreaking global festival and exhibition that brings together
music, style, sneakers, pop culture, art, food and innovation. A
weekend where creative minds converge to celebrate the latest
trends and ideas shaping our culture, the festival features
immersive experiences, exclusive releases from the most influential
brands, headlining performances by the biggest names in music and
thought-provoking panel discussions from today's leading
creatives.
ABOUT COMPLEX
Complex is the definitive platform for
global youth culture and music lifestyle, seamlessly integrating
cutting-edge content, commerce and live experiences with
unparalleled scale.
Whether through video, long-form text, or social media, Complex
tells stories of streetwear and style, music, sports, art and
beyond. Its content engages in a dynamic conversation with the
audience, reflecting and shaping the zeitgeist of convergence
culture.
A powerful media juggernaut paired with a curated marketplace,
Complex is redefining the way fans interact with their favorite
brands and artists and reshaping the future of digital culture and
commerce. Complex's strategic partnership with Universal Music
Group will deliver unparalleled experiences and exclusive
collaborations to passionate music fans.
ABOUT DANIEL
ARSHAM
Daniel Arsham
is a New York based artist whose
practice spans fine art, architecture, performance, and film.
Arsham's iconic works meld the past, present and future, showcasing
the malleability and power of nostalgia, often through references
to moments of the late 20th century. Eroded casts of modern
artifacts and contemporary human figures, his works are crafted out
of geological material such as sand, selenite and volcanic ash.
These materials allow for the appearance and aesthetic of erosion
or archeological, future relics, as Arsham has dubbed them. Arsham
has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Orange County
Museum of Art, Musée Guimet, Paris,
France; UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Dune, China; MOCO Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; HOW Museum,
Shanghai, China; The Cranbrook Art
Museum, Detroit, Michigan; and the
High Museum of Art, Atlanta,
Georgia, USA; among others. Arsham's works have been
exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria Triennial,
Melbourne, Australia; The Athens
Biennale in Athens, Greece; Musée
Fenaille, Rodez, Carré d'Art de Nîmes, and Paris La Défense,
France; Frieze Sculpture,
London, U.K.; The Athens Biennale
in Athens, Greece; and Crystal
Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, SCAD Museum,
Savannah, Georgia, Museum of
Contemporary Art, Chicago, the New
Museum and MoMA PS1, New York,
USA; among others.
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