Interview with Pharrell Williams Art 40 Basel 2009

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At Art 40 Basel, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin presented a 6-foot Takashi Murakami sculpture, made in collaboration with the U.S. record producer and designer Pharrell Williams. The object is titled The Simple Things. It features a glass-fiber, steel and acrylic head based on Murakami's cartoon-inspired signature character Mr. Dob. In its mouth you find objects which are the essentials in Pharrell Williams' everyday life: A can of Pepsi, a cup cake, a sneaker and bottle of Johnsons baby lotion. These objects are encrusted with 26'000 diamonds and gems.

In this interview with Ute Thon (Art Magazin), Pharrell Williams talks about how cooperation came about, the idea behind the sculpture, his interest in art and design, the artists and designers he admires, and his own design works.

Art 40 Basel 2009, VIP Preview, June 9, 2009.

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[GurlCaa]

PHARELL LOOKS LIKE 17!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hes PETER FUCKIN PAN!!

Love U Pharell...dont age ever!!!

[baybiewillz]

I love Pharrell and all,

BUT WTF IS HE WEARING!?!

LOOOOOLLLLLLL.

[TheStfu1000]

@MultiRipper88 no he just seems thoughtful talking about his art.

[mrlnrnn1]

@DonEdHardyDesign i guess she inspired the authors of 'how i met your mother' to come up with the robin 'but am'-drinking game

[DonEdHardyDesign]

is it me or does she say ummm too much... Say the damn sentence ladie!

[manwithouthat44]

did it just seem that way, or was the woman very rude. She seemed very uninterested and arrogant. She didnt even really listen to him it seems.

[concretethemc]

This bitch didn't listen to anything he said, and did not know who he was until her network told her to interview him. She's also fucking retarded.

[musicmaj18]

I don't get why this is so confusing to people. This man is a muli-millionaire and is saying that these items that ANYONE can afford are precious to him. It's clear that the guy loves life - HE'S TALKING ABOUT CUPCAKES. You can't see the beauty in that? The items in the sculpture are things that we take for granted & the jewels help to illustrate this point by giving us a different perspective. Stop looking at what you see and think about what it means.

[MultiRipper88]

pharell is strange ... why isn't he happy at the interview ... he's so emotionless :0

[YUZO2kxx]

because its fun

[cocoabutter146]

I'm sorry but I feel kind of embarassed for him, he seems to be really un sure of what he is saying, and I think he has kind of cheapened art by including a condom, and pepsi and covered it in diamonds. It makes it look tacky, you see this kind of stuff in the tate modern (london gallery) and I think people try to justify turning it into art, by just making a meaning up for it

[DazOr95]

stupid white bitch tried talkin bout bling nd my dawg pharrell put her in her place