Vytenis Jankūnas Lithuanian, b. 1961
The End of Fancy Shopping – Empty Shelves at The Celine Store, NYC, 2020
C-print
90 x 142 cm
Dimensions variable
Dimensions variable
Edition of 6 plus 2 AP
€ 3,550.00
My project is a visual story of 'The End of Fancy Shopping,' as I call it. Due to NYC lock-down a most stores closed, or went out of business. I...
My project is a visual story of "The End of Fancy Shopping," as I call it. Due to NYC lock-down a most stores closed, or went out of business. I focused on fashion industry meltdown during the quarantine. Most of the boutiques removed their products and left stores empty with the lights on, thus creating this new appearance of the clean geometry of empty shelves and total abandonment at the same time. Nobody knew what's next...y project is a visual story of "The End of Fancy Shopping," as I call it. Due to NYC lock-down a most stores closed, or went out of business. I focused on fashion industry meltdown during the quarantine. Most of the boutiques removed their products and left stores empty with the lights on, thus creating this new appearance of the clean geometry of empty shelves and total abandonment at the same time. Nobody knew what's next... This is only a small part of the material I shot, so it is a continuing project. Next phase is called “Summer of the Plywood.”