Artist, LaoluNYC who created NYCMayor Adams’ MetGala look, addresses the criticism that it caused and more.
Acknowledging how the Met Gala is “one of the biggest platforms in terms of fashion and art,” Laolu said Adams wanted to make a statement and “felt that I would be able to lend my artistic voice. I’m not new to that. Given my background as a human rights lawyer, I like to do activism in the arts,” he said amid screeching sirens.
As for the criticism that Adams received from his jacket’s message given his job is to end gun violence, the artist said, “To be honest, people are allowed to have their own opinions. Criticism is all part of democracy. It’s expected. The mayor’s a politician and he knows how to handle that. I am a visual artist and I just create and also lend voices to causes that I feel from the heart. People are allowed to criticize. I don’t have any problem with that. I don’t see why not.
In terms of whether Laolu designed the art on the back of the tuxedo for Adams for free, he piped up, “He paid for the piece. He paid for the whole piece,” declining to discuss specific fees. With a few pieces on display in his Brooklyn studio, the creative is scheduling studio visits with potential clients and the media by appointment only. A show is being planned for some time in the next month or so, and an album is in the works. The aim is to stage a show in Europe and in Los Angeles.
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