Nowness, LVMH‘s editorial reincarnation of retail site eLuxury, has made few waves since its launch on February 25.
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Mulberry Men's Messager Bags, People & Parties Nowness Presents Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child at MoMA By Lauren Sherman Wednesday, Apr 28, 2010 / 4:30 PM GMT -5
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That was until last night, when the site hosted a screening of Tamra Davis’s documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child at MoMA. Britt and I were lucky enough to attend,
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LVMH has hired a CEO to run the company, which means it’s taking it seriously as a business. If it continues to create quality content (under the quiet direction of Jefferson Hack) and produce once-in-a-lifetime events, monetization could be a part of Nowness’ future.
But as wrapped up as we were in the film–and the fact that we were sitting directly behind Chris Rock–we couldn’t help but ponder what Nowness has up its sleeve next.
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