Kering Japan Co., Ltd. Kering asks artist Marika Favre to create a work for International Women’s Day 2025

[Kering Japan Co., Ltd.] Kering asks artist Marika Favre to create a work for International Women’s Day 2025 ​
Kering Japan Co., Ltd. Press release: March 6, 2025 Kering commissions artist Marika Favre to create a work for International Women’s Day 2025 Since 2019, Kering has commissioned a female artist to create a piece of art each year to commemorate International Women’s Day, always with a common theme: #NotJustToday. This year, artist Marika Favre, who regularly collaborates with publications such as The New Yorker and Vogue, was chosen to create an original piece for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2025.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/55433/26/55433-26-e96e99f4f5530224a36aaeacd932df42-605×179.jpg Marika Favre’s graphic works focus on reducing the strokes and colors in her work to capture the ‘essence’. Through the undulating connections between positive and negative space, the composition is pared down to two-dimensional blocks of color that appear to interlock, contrasting minimalism and boldness and creating a dialogue between the women depicted. Here, shades of indigo blue bring to life this piece, which focuses on ‘women’s solidarity’. Each painting depicts a series of women exchanging glances and intertwining gestures, ending with a bird symbolizing a white dove. This is a reminder that women’s rights are the result of a continuous struggle for symbolic peace. Marika Favre said: “In 2025, as always, it is important to celebrate International Women’s Day. Despite the incredible progress we have made over the past decade, we are still far from a world of equal equality between men and women. Today is a day to celebrate our women. It’s a day to celebrate suppleness and, above all, our deep sense of togetherness. I’ve experienced this firsthand throughout my life and my career as an artist. Let’s toast to each and every day of our lives.” Kering’s commitment to women is a long-standing priority. It is based on three pillars: “Women’s Empowerment”, an internal policy that promotes the upskilling of talented women; “Women in Motion”, a program that has been running for 10 years and spotlights women in culture and the arts; and “Kering Foundation”, which was founded in 2008 and focuses on building a world free of violence against women and children. These efforts are also reflected in our group’s participation in
International Women’s Day, calling for sustained action for everyday women through the hashtag #NotJustToday. Over the past six years, a number of prominent female artists have taken part in this free creation, including Soledad Bravi (2019), Charlotte Le Bon (2022), Lou Doillon (2023) and Catherine Meurisse (2024). About Marika Favre Marika Favre, a French national born in 1982, moved to London in 2004 to pursue a career as an illustrator after graduating from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Appliques et des Metiers d’Art (ENSAAMA) in Paris. Currently living and working in Barcelona. All works by Malika Favre can be found here here. About Kering Kering is a global luxury group that includes fashion, leather goods and jewelry houses, as well as Kering Eyewear and Kering Beauté. The brands under its umbrella are Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo, Kielin, and Ginori 1735. With creativity at the heart of Kering’s strategy, Kering allows its brands the freedom to express their creativity while building the future of luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. This belief is reflected in the Kering signature: “Empowering Imagination”.