Still a few days left to check out the PUMA Kehinde Wiley exhibition in Cape Town

PUMA has teamed up with renowned artist, Kehinde Wiley, for an art exhibition featuring portraits of some of Africa’s top football stars. The ‘Legends of Unity’ exhibition is taking place at Studio One in Cape Town until Saturday 3 July 2010. One of the footballers featured in the portraits, is Ghana’s John Mensah. He’s played a starring role in the superb Ghana team, who are making Africa proud at this year’s World Cup.

Check out the details of the exhibition below. There’s also a PUMA mobile store at the exhibition, which has Kehinde Wiley products on sale. And well done to PUMA, for getting behind African football.

PUMA Kehinde Wiley pop up gallery now open in Cape Town

The PUMA Kehinde Wiley: Legends of Unity exhibition, featuring portraits of African soccer stars Samuel Eto’o of Cameroon, John Mensah of Ghana and Emmanuel Eboue of Ivory Coast opened in Cape Town this week.

Internationally acclaimed artist, Kehinde Wiley, collaborated with PUMA to create four original works of art: three individual portraits of each player wearing PUMA’s Africa Unity football kit, and then a fourth Unity Portrait featuring all three players and symbolising the united countries of Africa.

The portraits were unveiled in Berlin in January 2010 and travelled as an exhibition beginning in Paris and ending in Cape Town. The Cape Town gallery also showcases the PUMA Kehinde Wiley fashion collection and a documentary entitled Of the Same Earth.

The artist, Kehinde Wiley, attended the invite only launch party on Wednesday June 24, which attracted Hollywood actor and model Djimon Hounsou and his wife, American TV celebrity and fashion director Kimora Lee Simmons.

Local celebrities such as actress Vanessa Haywood, cricketer Makhaya Ntini, rugby player Corne Krige, athlete Elana Meyer, radio personality Shado Twala and former beauty queen Michelle McLean also came out to show their support.

The exhibition is located at 186 Bree Street, Cape Town until Saturday July 3. The gallery includes a pop up PUMA store, bar, coffee shop and sandwich bar. Open to the public from 10am to 6pm daily. Contact 021 790 9911 for further information.

PUMA Mobile Store:

PUMA fans can now purchase the latest Kehinde Wiley gear at the PUMA mobile retail unit situated outside the Kehinde Wiley exhibition in Bree Street, Cape Town.

The mobile store, which stocks limited edition Kehinde Wiley products, is open for trade to the public throughout the duration of the exhibition from 10am till 6pm.

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