Fascinated by the intersection of art and fashion, Comme des Garçons' founder Rei Kawakubo commissioned Alison Berger – among a select group of artists – in 1997 to interpret her ethos through her art. Berger, who saw a connection between the layers of transparency and translucency in her work and the layering of Kawakubo's clothing, built an elaborate architectural intervention inspired by Giacommetti's 1932 sculpture The Palace at 4 a.m. Berger created large glass cages that jutted out into the busy sidewalk in front of Comme des Garçons' Tokyo store. Inside, she placed glass vessels, like plants in a greenhouse. Condensation collected in the cages, creating a sense of atmosphere and nature, in this otherwise entirely urban environment.

Fascinated by the intersection of art and fashion, Comme des Garçons' founder Rei Kawakubo commissioned Alison Berger – among a select group of artists – in 1997 to interpret her ethos through her art. Berger, who saw a connection between the layers of transparency and translucency in her work and the layering of Kawakubo's clothing, built an elaborate architectural intervention inspired by Giacommetti's 1932 sculpture The Palace at 4 a.m. Berger created large glass cages that jutted out into the busy sidewalk in front of Comme des Garçons' Tokyo store. Inside, she placed glass vessels, like plants in a greenhouse. Condensation collected in the cages, creating a sense of atmosphere and nature, in this otherwise entirely urban environment.

Fascinated by the intersection of art and fashion, Comme des Garçons' founder Rei Kawakubo commissioned Alison Berger – among a select group of artists – in 1997 to interpret her ethos through her art. Berger, who saw a connection between the layers of transparency and translucency in her work and the layering of Kawakubo's clothing, built an elaborate architectural intervention inspired by Giacommetti's 1932 sculpture The Palace at 4 a.m. Berger created large glass cages that jutted out into the busy sidewalk in front of Comme des Garçons' Tokyo store. Inside, she placed glass vessels, like plants in a greenhouse. Condensation collected in the cages, creating a sense of atmosphere and nature, in this otherwise entirely urban environment.

Fascinated by the intersection of art and fashion, Comme des Garçons' founder Rei Kawakubo commissioned Alison Berger – among a select group of artists – in 1997 to interpret her ethos through her art. Berger, who saw a connection between the layers of transparency and translucency in her work and the layering of Kawakubo's clothing, built an elaborate architectural intervention inspired by Giacommetti's 1932 sculpture The Palace at 4 a.m. Berger created large glass cages that jutted out into the busy sidewalk in front of Comme des Garçons' Tokyo store. Inside, she placed glass vessels, like plants in a greenhouse. Condensation collected in the cages, creating a sense of atmosphere and nature, in this otherwise entirely urban environment.