Univers, one of the country’s top fashion retail stores, announces a beautiful new project: The Univers Foundation! With the establishment of its very own foundation, the brand is launching Art Project, their first ever in-store exhibit for the benefit of Univers Foundation’s Art Fund.
Founder of multi-brand concept Univers, Jappy Gonzalez is proud to launch their first exhibition (Art Project) under Univers Foundation. They are slated to show a highly curated set of limited edition prints of photographs from a handpicked group of local creatives. The exhibit opens 13th November, and currently on display are photographs by: Francisco Guerrero, Renzo Navarro, Rachel Halili, Karen Dela Fuente, and Geric Cruz. You can expect to see works by Carina Altomonte, Christian Halili, Veejay Villafranca and Eric Bico in the coming weeks!
Jappy tells me that this first run will feature prints of photographs in limited edition sets – editions of three to be exact. “These are limited to three and the artist cannot release more than that after this. These works are made just for this exhibit” Jappy explains. There will be five to six pieces of art on the show every week starting 13 November until around mid-December. Every week, a new set of artworks by new artists, guided by a new theme, will be on display. On Art Project’s first week you will view a series of works inspired by the word: “Alive”. In the following weeks they will launch shows titled: Forces; Untitled; Memories; Wander I and Wander II. Thankfully, “the art that was taken down will still be available though it just won't be hanging anymore,” says Jappy.
Univers Foundation has done all the hard work so that you don’t have to: from proofing to printing and framing. They were meticulous and detail-oriented; the team made sure to frame each print uniquely. No two sets of prints have the same look, making each work of art all that much more meaningful. “We chose unique and specific frames that lent themselves best to the art. If we did the same frame for everything it just would not bring out the best of the print. Each print is so different so they needed the right frames. Even the paper varies, colour and matting too” Jappy elaborates enthusiastically, adding that the prints are even printed on archival paper.
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