Image from hedislimane.com/diary PH: Hedi Slimane
Hedi Slimane speculation and sightings have become a favorite media game in New York . Which is why when the Hiss Squad rang TI up to whisper that Mr Slimane is about to secure representation as a photographer our ears stood straight up. Rumors are rife that Art and Commerce is about to open a European office with Mr Slimane as one of the prized lens don. It would be a coup no?
Art + Commerce Europe sounds
Art + Commerce Europe sounds like deja vu, considering it once existed but no longer remains. I wonder if the powers-that-be at IMG can make it work this time, seeing as much of the directional control is out of the A+C founders' hands.
Coup Not Vu
Congratulations to Mr. Slimane, as that would be a great coup!
Not sure where the previous poster got their information from, but anyone in the industry knows the owners - not IMG - are driving the ship at Art + Commerce and are continuing to steer the agency in the right direction. Mr. Slimane's representation and a European expansion are evidence of such.