DIOR LADY ART

As one of the twelve international names taking part in the sixth edition of Dior Lady Art, the British—Liberian conceptual artist, painter and performer Lina Iris Viktor reinvents the Lady Dior bag, which she renamed “Constellations” after an eponymous work. Earth and sky combine as subtly lush landscapes in leather are illuminated with handmade gold—finish metal elements in keeping with the artist’s signature gilding technique. Evoking world cultures with rich histories of sacred rites, these precious talismans appear on four different versions of the iconic bag in black, blue, or green featuring matte lettered charms.

‣ Constellations

produced in collaboration with Dior.

 

About This Project


The British-Liberian conceptual artist, painter, and performer Lina Iris Viktor lives between London, Italy, and New York, where she studied. Her multidisciplinary approach, an interweaving of ancient and contemporary arts, leads her to combine painting, sculpture, performance and photography with a gilding technique using 24-carat gold. Dark canvases enhanced by “layers of light” are her signature; they question the symbolic, socio-political and philosophical significance of the color black and gold.


That universe finds its full expression in the artist’s reinterpretations of the Lady Dior, which she renamed Constellations after her emblematic work: in the manner of a starry sky, a lush landscape, like a subtle weave, is punctuated by multiple handmade gold metal elements in keeping with delicate goldsmithing techniques. Precious talismans, they evoke world cultures – African, Egyptian, aboriginal, pre-Columbian – with rich histories of sacred and ancestral rites. The ornaments are available in four different models – in black, blue or green – creating a unique visual mythology, an ode to an essential heritage that must be preserved, that is more priceless than ever.

a limited edition of 100 bags across four sizes available exclusively at Dior.

Video & Image courtesy of Dior.

Edition details

4 designs | 100 Bags Produced

Release date

December, 2021