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Ye and Bianca Censori Recreate Mannequin Challenge at Art Basel Event

A viral TikTok clip shows the couple frozen in a staged social-media performance that highlights fashion, art and deliberate image-making.

Overview

  • A TikTok video posted by Bianca Censori over the weekend shows Ye, Censori and attendees frozen as a camera moved through a room in a classic Mannequin Challenge setup during a birthday event tied to Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland.
  • Stylist Gadir Rajab hosted and filmed the moment and is credited by coverage for shaping Censori’s public wardrobe and staging the gathering.
  • The clip circulated widely and drew online attention to outfits from the VIP preview, including Censori’s white satin and lace ensemble and a jacket of Ye’s that internet sleuths traced to a vintage eBay listing.
  • Censori also appears in a Vanessa Beecroft installation inspired by the Persephone myth, framing the outing as both fashion spectacle and contemporary art performance.
  • The moment arrives while Ye promotes his album Bully and continues to face scrutiny for earlier controversial remarks and concert plans, and the staged revival of a 2010s trend underscores how public performance and fashion are being used to shape the couple’s image.