Kanye West's Yeezus Tour had quite the impressive production element, featuring elaborate sets, amazing visuals and accompanying performance art models. Kanye West's tour performed across the United States, hitting sittings from late 2013 into early this past year.
Many fans agree that the Yeezus Tour was one of the most impressive tours in recent memory, and without any openers or supporting acts, it was hours of West flexing his extensive catalog and talents.
Until yesterday, the masterminds behind the elaborate and unique set design were kept secret; however, it was announced via Instagram that the New-York based firm, called Family, was responsible for the work. The company finally shared that they had worked alongside Virgil Abloh, Italian artist Vanessa Beercroft and international stage designer Es Devil all worked to complete Kanye's vision. They also mentioned that West was very involved in the design process and vision.
Family shared a few photos via Instagram that detailed their work and planning, including a tour study that featured an extra sun.
A caption detailing "Let's goooo 2015" hints that perhaps the design firm will be collaborating with West again for future tours, perhaps even one to be announced this year.
West, in an exclusive interview with the NY Times, spoke about Yeezus and his inspirations for the album, as well as a bit about how he was inspired by architecture. The inspiration he drew from architecture and design elements was reflected in the set design for his Yeezus Tour.
"Architecture - you know, this one Corbusier lamp was like, my greatest inspiration. I lived in Paris in this loft space and recorded in my living room, and it just had the worst acoustics possible, but also the songs had to be super simple, because if you turned up some complicated sound and a track with too much bass, it's not going to work in that space. This is earlier this year. I would go to museums and just like, the Louvre would have a furniture exhibit, and I visited it like, five times, even privately. And I would go see actual Corbusier homes in real life and just talk about, you know, why did they design it? They did like, the biggest glass panes that had ever been done. Like I say, I'm a minimalist in a rapper's body. It's cool to bring all those vibes and then eventually come back to Rick [Rubin], because I would always think about Def Jam."
West was also named the Most Stylish Man of 2014 by GQ, which proves his forward-thinking lifestyle is reflected in not only his music and set design but also his wardrobe.
What do you think of the set design for Yeezus? Did you attend any shows? What do you think 2015 will bring for Kanye?
Yeezus Tour, 2013-14. Let's goooo 2015. #025YEZ
A photo posted by @family_newyork on Jan 1, 2015 at 10:25am PST
Yeezus Tour study 2013-14. With an extra sun. #025YEZ A photo posted by @family_newyork on Jan 1, 2015 at 10:28am PST
A photo posted by @family_newyork on Jan 1, 2015 at 10:30am PST
