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Canada Goose In Residence with Kimberly Drew Words by Matthew Burgos

Mural by Bianca Nemelc

Artist, Activist and Writer Kimberly Drew
As winter turns to spring in New York City, three artists resurrect the life and vigor of The Big Apple through the Canada Goose Hauv Residence program. For this project, the brand has commissioned three artists to curate various murals around its flagship SoHo store in New York City. It has tapped the author, activist, and critic Kimberly Drew to curate the project, nws element and guidance remind the participating ntawv ua yeeb yam to set their muaj tswv yim boundaries free. The artists conquer the challenge by fashioning interactive, joyful, and disruptive murals and installations, much like the ambiance and zog of the city they live in. The results encourage anyone who passes by their artworks ncua los ntawm hustle thiab bustle, kho lawv ob lub qhov muag ntawm lub ntuj-inspired creations, thiab puag qhov nkag ntawm lub caij paj tawg.
Drew qhia Blanc qhov kev xyiv fab uas nws xav tau noj ib feem hauv qhov project raws li tus curator lub caij no. "Kuv zoo siab heev uas muaj lub sijhawm los ua haujlwm nrog Canada Goose los qhia txog peb tus kws ua yeeb yam zoo nkauj thiab coj lawv txhua tus cwj pwm txawv rau txoj kev ntawm New York.. Nyob rau hauv ib lub nroog uas paub txog nws txoj kev kos duab thiab kab lis kev cai, txhua lub sijhawm los ua kev kos duab nkag mus tau yooj yim yog ib txwm kho rau kuv,"Nws hais. "Kuv zoo siab heev los ntawm kev ua li cas peb txhua tus ua yeeb yam - COV, Bianca Nemelc, thiab Indie 184 - coj lawv tus kheej style rau qhov project. Peb tsis xav kom dhau-kho lossis txwv lawv lub peev xwm muaj tswv yim, thiab nws yog dope mus saib lub qhov kawg tshwm sim."



Lub interwoven zaj dab neeg ntawm kev muaj sia nyob nrog xwm permeates tus kws kos duab piav qhia: cov duab xim av txav tau ywj pheej zoo li Niam Ntiaj Teb; lus ntawm kev cia siab, kev ywj pheej, thiab kev thaj yeeb nyab xeeb hauv cov xim pleev xim thiab cov xim neon; thiab lub hnub peeking los ntawm wrinkles ntawm lengthy nplooj. Tag nrho cov no nthuav tawm nyob rau hauv kev sib koom tes ntawm cov kws ua yeeb yam thiab Drew, nws txoj kev hwm thiab kev hlub rau kev kos duab yog los ntawm nws txoj kev loj hlob. “Kuv tau loj hlob hauv ib tsev neeg uas ib txwm nyiam kev kos duab. Qhov tseeb, Nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm kuv thaum yau uas kuv ib txwm mob siab rau caw cov neeg tuaj koom hauv kev ua yeeb yam hauv txhua txoj kev uas muaj rau lawv,"Nws hais.
Drew paub nws lub siab xav ua haujlwm hauv kev kos duab tom qab qhov nws xav txog kev ua haujlwm hloov pauv lub neej ntawm Lub Tsev khaws puav pheej Studio hauv Harlem. “Tom qab ua tiav lawv txoj haujlwm thiab kawm ntxiv txog lub tsev kawm keeb kwm, Kuv tsis tuaj yeem xav txog kev muab kuv lub zog rau lwm yam tshaj li kev ua haujlwm ntawm kev kos duab thiab kos duab,"Nws hais. Rau Blanc, nws qhia nws txoj kev xav txog yav tom ntej ntawm kev kos duab kos duab los ntawm kev cuam tshuam ntawm kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev nom kev tswv hauv kev lag luam xyoo dhau los. “Kev kis thoob qhov txhia chaw, kev tawm tsam, thiab kev sib tham tom qab ntawd tau hloov txoj hauv kev uas peb txhua tus saib txhua yam. Kuv xav tias nyob rau hauv ntau txoj kev cov kws ua yeeb yam xav tau qhov tsawg kawg nkaus tso cai rau npau suav txog yav tom ntej. Nyob rau lub sijhawm uas peb coob leej xav tias nyuaj siab thiab tsis paub meej tias yav tom ntej yuav muaj dab tsi, kev kos duab tuaj yeem yog qhov chaw rau kev tsim lub ntiaj teb thiab hloov peb txoj kev xav ntawm leej twg thiab peb tuaj yeem ua li cas,"Nws hais.

Los ntawm nws curation, lub ci ntsa iab essence ntawm kev kos duab raws li ib tug purveyor ntawm kev sib tham thiab kev sib raug zoo undertones thiab cov teeb meem yuav siv sij hawm lub hauv paus theem, ntau li ntawd los ntawm kev ua yeeb yam ntawm cov neeg ua yeeb yam los ntawm ntau yam keeb kwm. "Kuv ua siab ncaj tsis tuaj yeem xav txog ib qho laj thawj vim li cas cov tuam txhab loj thiab cov tuam txhab lag luam yuav tsis ua qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev txhawb nqa thiab ua kev zoo siab rau cov suab nrov.,” hais tias Drew. “Yog tias koj xav tau ntau tus neeg siv khoom, koj yuav tsum ua haujlwm nrog ntau pawg neeg ua haujlwm, Ambassadors, thiab muaj tswv yim coj koj lub hom phiaj mus rau theem thoob ntiaj teb. " Raws li ib tug ntawm cov heralds thiab saib xyuas ntawm kev kos duab thiab kev lag luam muaj tswv yim, Kimberly Drew muaj nws ob lub qhov muag, siab, thiab lub plawv cog nyob rau hauv tsis tu ncua amplifying thiab diffusing tej hauj lwm ntawm kos duab, txuj ci, thiab kev txawj ntse ntawm ntau haiv neeg, twb yog cov neeg ua yeeb yam ntawm cov xim thiab cov poj niam dub muaj tswv yim.

