Louis Vuitton's Visual Image Director Talks 200 TRUNKS 200 VISIONARIES Exhibit

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Louis Vuitton’s 200 TRUNKS 200 VISIONARIES: THE EXHIBITION heads from Los Angeles to Manhattan, marking the final stop of its global journey.

Initially conceived to celebrate Louis Vuitton’s bicentennial birthday, the New York stop is an ambitious end to an equally bold project.

Occupying the landmark Barneys York building, the exhibition offers a stage for the Visionaries’ trunks to be viewed as an ongoing tribute to Louis’s innovative legacy.

The initiative brings together a mosaic of talents and friends of the House – spanning arts and culture, the sciences, sports, global causes, and more – who were invited to personalize the emblematic trunk, according to the release.

Faye McLeod, Louis Vuitton’s Visual Image Director, states, “This project has always been about creativity — a real tribute to Louis’s ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit. We get to see how such a cross-section of talents answered the same brief while also taking a moment to appreciate the man himself.

The “Residency” concept, newly developed for this final stop, is also a real gift of creativity — bringing the artistic expression at the heart of this project to the city of New York.”

The release discloses, The exhibition 200 TRUNKS, 200 VISIONARIES will revive Freds, the iconic lunch location frequented by New Yorkers, for the full duration of the exhibition.

Working with the original Freds team, Freds x Louis will offer the most iconic items from the original menu in celebration and partnership of all this eatery once brought to New York City.

Freds x Louis, located on the 9th floor, will be open for lunch through the late afternoon and aperitifs and small bites until 8:00 pm daily for the month of October with a reduced schedule to follow November–December.

Guests can secure their reservation to Freds x Louis via the exhibition booking site.

The wider LV200 project remains a fully philanthropic undertaking, an enduring gift on a grand scale.

The first phase raised 2 million euros from the visionaries who directed 100 percent of their fees to one of 15 charitable organizations across 13 countries, selected for their focus on uplifting young people through their creative endeavors.

Details of the second phase are to be announced in due course. Ultimately, both phases of LV200 will support young and talented creatives as they continue their learning journey and careers.