Art, Reality, Belonging
Musings from the ‘74 Community
TIMOTHÉE VERRECCHIA
Timothée Verrecchia is a Paris-born, New York-based creative strategist and surfer whose work bridges art, fashion, music and media. A Columbia University and Sciences Po graduate turned cultural catalyst, he co-founded Verrecchia & Partners with his brother Vassili Verrecchia, a consultancy firm whose client list includes Apple, LVMH and Sony Pictures. He was previously editor-in-chief of L’Officiel Hommes, a founding contributor for NOWNESS and Les Inrocyptibles and has shaped projects like Mr. Gainsbourg Revisited and Kode With Klossy And le baron nyc. He has collaborated with the likes of Hedi Slimane, Marianne Faithful and Sacha Baron Cohen.
Where are you now?
From Étretat, currently at Apple Park.
What are you working on recently?
Finishing art direction on a book with Robert De Niro, developing a men’s beauty line and supporting Coral Gardeners with their ocean restoration initiative.
A quote you live by?
“God is the deadline.” — Federico Fellini
A space you return to time after time?
Antonioni’s films.
Your goal for 2025?
To go back to Africa.
What does the word ‘real’ mean to you?
Shared experiences or individual ones that provoke pleasure or pain.
What defines your reality?
Humanism.
An illusion you’d like shattered?
Tik Tok.
Where is it that you most feel like you belong?
In the ocean.
Your favorite neighborhood?
New York’s Lower East Side.
What holds the most power to alter your perceptions?
Love.
Something for now obscure or intangible that you’d most like to know?
The Japanese language.
Tire relationship of art with reality, for you?
An attempt at interpreting or escaping it, depending on the artist.
Istanbul in three words?
Sexy, gritty, funky.
What’s the real deal?
Death.