Fond of arts and mathematics, Daniel Arsham attended the Design and Architecture High School and was awarded a full scholarship to The Cooper Union in New York City.
20 Facts About Daniel Arsham
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Daniel Arsham received the Gelman Trust Fellowship Award in 2003, and he won the 37th GNMH Award.
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Soon thereafter Daniel Arsham was invited to create stage design and tour with choreographer Merce Cunningham's Dance Company leading to ongoing stage design practice and a sustained collaboration with choreographer and former Cunningham dancer, Jonah Bokaer.
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In 2014 Daniel Arsham established a film company called Films of the Future.
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Daniel Arsham's most recent film series entitled Hourglass is a trio of films created in collaboration with Adidas.
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In 2014, Daniel Arsham was named as one of Hypebeast's HB100 list, and has continued to remain on the Top 100 list to date.
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Daniel Arsham's work has been shown at PS1 in New York, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami, The Athens Biennale in Athens, Greece, The New Museum in New York, Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, Cincinnati CAC, SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah GA, California and Carre d'Art de Nimes, France, among others.
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In 2005, Daniel Arsham was commissioned by fashion designer Hedi Slimane to design the fitting rooms for Dior Homme's Los Angeles shop.
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Bokaer and Daniel Arsham collaborated on "REPLICA," a piece that incorporates built space, objects, and lighting in an exploration of memory loss, pattern recognition, and perceptual faculties.
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Daniel Arsham did the runway set design for the show, created ad campaigns, and released a 'Future Relics' capsule of iconic Dior collectibles.
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One of the more popular pieces is a female robot arm made by Sorayama holding hands with Daniel Arsham's eroded crystal arm.
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Longtime friends Ronnie Fieg and Daniel Arsham have collaborated on numerous projects.
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October 2017 marked the opening of the Daniel Arsham Fieg gallery located inside KITH New York.
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In May 2019, Daniel Arsham collaborated with Rimowa on a 500 piece limited edition series of eroded suitcase sculptures contained in functional Rimowa attache cases.
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Daniel Arsham himself was the primary inspiration behind a trainer who battled Ash Ketchum in the opening scenes.
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In November 2020, Daniel Arsham was appointed as the first-ever Creative Director of the Cleveland Cavaliers, marking a historic first for an artist in the NBA.
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Daniel Arsham's role extended to other franchises owned by Cavaliers chairman Dan Gilbert, such as the Cleveland Monsters, Canton Charge, and Cavs Legion.
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Daniel Arsham's contributions included redesigning the team's logo in 2022, simplifying it to reflect a 1990s-inspired aesthetic, and creating the logo for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, featuring the city's Terminal Tower.
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Daniel Arsham designed City Edition uniforms and led efforts to renovate the team shop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, incorporating his 2019 site-specific installation, Moving Basketball.
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Daniel Arsham aimed to elevate the Cavaliers' brand internationally, drawing on his experience with collaborations like Porsche and Dior, while highlighting Cleveland's cultural heritage.