Gucci Podcast

Exploring the radical musical movement that originated in Detroit in the 80s, Jenn Nkiru’s ‘Black to Techno’ documentary opens with a series of vignettes of long-forgotten archive film paired with original shot footage. The film explores the roles played by history, technology, geography and race that lead to the creation and emergence of techno as a sound in an industrial birthplace city. In this episode of the Gucci Podcast, artist and filmmaker Jenn Nkiru talks to Frieze Studio’s Senior Editor Matthew McLean about ‘Black to Techno’, the fourth and final film commissioned as part of the Frieze and Gucci ‘Second Summer of Love’ series. ‘Black to Techno’ screens alongside the first three films of the series directed by Wu Tsang, Josh Blaaberg and Jeremy Deller at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 17th. Discover more on: on.gucci.com/_FriezeTechnoMusic

In this episode, Florence Welch talks about ‘Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry’, her first book which is available at the new Gucci Wooster Bookstore, with a special edition cover designed by Alessandro Michele. Together with writer and poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, the singer songwriter talks about the craft of writing poetry and lyrics. The episode continues with an introduction to the recently opened Gucci Wooster Bookstore and its curator David Strettell—owner and founder of Dashwood Books—who is interviewed by journalist Alix Brown. The two discuss talents who have collaborated with the House, including Petra Collins, Ari Marcopoulos, Ryan McGinley and Florence Welch—whose works are available on the Bookstore’s shelves alongside 2000 curious, rare and inspiring titles. Read more about Gucci Wooster: on.gucci.com/63Wooster Discover more about the Wooster Bookstore: on.gucci.com/GucciWoosterBookstore

Actress Hari Nef, one of the faces of Gucci Bloom, talks about her struggle of being misunderstood and non-conventional beauty in the third episode of ‘Growing Pains’, a video and podcast series in collaboration with Dazed Beauty to celebrate the Gucci Bloom fragrances. Read more: on.gucci.com/GrowingPainsHariNef See the video series: on.gucci.com/GucciBeauty Discover the fragrances: on.gucci.com/GucciBloomCapsulePage

Dancer and choreographer Holly Blakey’s work spans stage and screen including collaborations with Florence + The Machine and Mica Levi. For the second episode of ‘Growing Pains’ the video and podcast series on three young women passing from youth to adulthood, Holly remembers the difficulties she faced growing up as a young professional dancer. The series is created in collaboration with Dazed Beauty to celebrate the Gucci Bloom fragrances. Read more: on.gucci.com/GrowingPainsHollyBlakey_ See the video series: on.gucci.com/GucciBeauty Discover the fragrances: on.gucci.com/GucciBloomCapsulePage

‘Growing Pains’, a podcast and video series produced by Gucci Beauty and Dazed Beauty to celebrate Gucci Bloom fragrances, features young women talents talking about the emotional difficulties of adolescence. The first episode introduces classically trained cellist Kelsey Lu, who has worked with international artists including Solange Knowles and Dev Hynes. During the interview, Kelsey remembers her childhood in North Carolina where she overcame isolation with music. Read more: on.gucci.com/GrowingPains_KelseyLu See the video series: on.gucci.com/GucciBeauty Discover the fragrances: on.gucci.com/GucciBloomCapsulePage

Contemporary artist Wu Tsang talks to Frieze Magazine’s Editor-at-Large Dan Fox on the house music genre in New York’s underground scene explored in her documentary ‘Into a Space of Love’, the first film in a four-part series on the ‘Second Summer of Love’ tracing the rise of electronic music and rave culture around the world. ‘Into a Space of Love’ will be screened at the Frieze Art Fair in London on Sunday, October 7. Discover more about the documentary: on.gucci.com/FriezeDocumentary_NY Watch the prelude by Adam Coska Keller: on.gucci.com/FriezePrelude_NY

Talking about the documentary ‘Everybody in The Place’ the director Jeremy Deller, and Matthew McLean, Frieze Studio’s Senior Editor. Part of ‘Second Summer of Love’, a four-part series in collaboration with Frieze, the film focuses on the acid house genre in London and, based on a real-life lecture given to a class of students, it explores the social history of the UK between 1985 and 1993 through the lens of acid house and rave music. ‘Everybody in the place’ will premiere at the Frieze Art Fair in London and it will be screened on Sunday, October 7. Discover more about the documentary: on.gucci.com/Fireze_AcidHouse Watch the prelude by Adam Coska Keller: on.gucci.com/FriezePrelude_London

Director Josh Blaaberg recounts the untold story of Italo Disco to Frieze Studio’s Senior Editor Matthew McLean. Together they uncover the real characters of the scene such as fans and club owners and traces Italo’s hidden legacies in today’s sounds. Part of ‘Second Summer of Love’—a four-part series produced with Frieze which explores acid house’s enduring impact on international contemporary culture. ‘Distant Planet: The Six Chapters of Simona’ will be screened on Sunday, October 7 at the Frieze Art Fair in London. Discover more about the documentary: on.gucci.com/FriezeDocumentaryIT Watch the prelude by Adam Coska Keller: on.gucci.com/FriezePrelude_Italy

Anders Christian Madsen, Fashion Critic at British Vogue, interviews the men who quickly became creative soul mates after meeting at an Oscars party three years ago. Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele and Sir Elton John talk about their latest collaboration, the stage wear designed by Alessandro for the showman’s upcoming Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour and their love for beauty, fashion, collecting objects and music. Read more about the tour on: on.gucci.com/Elton_John_QA Discover the Gucci Elton John collection: on.gucci.com/Gucci_Elton_John More on Elton John’s archive looks reinterpreted for the Spring Summer 2018 collection: on.gucci.com/Elton_John_TheShowman

Creator of one-off outfits for a host of hip-hop stars, street legends and athletes, Dapper Dan built up a cult following from his original Harlem shop on 125th Street in the Eighties and early Nineties. In the new episode of the Gucci Podcast, Vestoj Editor-in-Chief and publisher Anja Aronowsky Cronberg interviews the designer about his ongoing collaboration with the House, from the reopening of his Atelier in Harlem to the special Gucci–Dapper Dan collection, now available on gucci.com More on: stories.gucci.com/DapperDanCollection Discover the collection at: capsule.gucci.com/DapperDan Read more about the Atelier at: stories.gucci.com/DapperDanAtelier

Exclusively on the Gucci Podcast, DJ, record producer and songwriter John “Jellybean” Benitez talks to author and music critic Nelson George about his music residency at the Gucci Wooster space. Recalling the past, present and future of SoHo—from the rise of Nu Disco and Hip Hop to what visitors will experience at the eclectic Gucci space on 63 Wooster street. Throughout this episode you will hear a series of tracks John has selected to transport us back to the energy and vibe of New York in the 80s. More on.gucci.com/GucciWooster_ Discover more about Gucci Wooster on.gucci.com/GucciWooster63

Female friendships, coming of age and the metamorphosis a girl makes into becoming a woman and her authentic self. The themes behind fragrance Gucci Bloom Acqua di Fiori inspired 15 young female creatives to design and write original works for Gucci’s Instagram. Inside their drawings and images are texts that together tell a story which is sometimes personal, comical and intimate. In this episode, produced in partnership with Man Repeller and their podcast Monocycle, host Leandra Medine sits down with three artists from the project in an eccentric Brooklyn apartment to talk about their work. The artists convey their ideas in diverse ways. Emma Allegretti’s character wants to be like everyone else so she concocts a Acqua Di Fiori potion. She transforms, only to realize her own self is unique and beautiful. Joy Miessi was inspired by her favorite park Hampstead Heath for her series of drawings and words that tell a story about herself and her friends spending time there. Amber Vittoria’s illustrations represent

On the first episode, you’ll find yourself inside the Palazzo della Mercanzia, a 14th century Renaissance style building in Florence. Between the ornate walls of this palace is Gucci Garden. The multi-sensorial, multi-functional space opened its doors earlier this year. Curator of the Gucci Garden Galleria, Maria Luisa Frisa talks to some of the artists whose work features inside the Guccification room including Trevor Andrew, Ignasi Monreal, Coco Capitan and John Yuyi. For this episode Maria Luisa Frisa is translated from Italian. For further reading: About the Garden: https://on.gucci.com/AboutTheGarden Trevor Andrew: https://on.gucci.com/TrevorAndrew Ignasi Monreal: https://on.gucci.com/IgnasiAndGucci Coco Capitan: https://on.gucci.com/CoCoQandA John Yuyi: https://on.gucci.com/TFWGucci_

In the second episode of the Gucci Podcast, curator Maria Luisa Frisa takes us into the other rooms of Gucci Garden Galleria. She also interviews Jayde Fish. The artist from San Francisco tells the story behind her “the Stories of Creation,” her mural featured on Gucci Garden’s wall and talks about the characters she drew that appear on products exclusive to gallery’s store.   For further reading: About the Garden: https://on.gucci.com/AboutTheGarden Jayde Fish: https://on.gucci.com/JaydeFish_