New-York rime avec bouillonnement créatif. Ce printemps nous offre de nombreuses surprises artistiques. Je suis captée par la magie – la féerie de New-York. Parfois obsolète, souvent surprenante – cette ville nous fascine par son impertinence, son essence et sa façon bien à elle d’être tellement intense. Oh New-York … TEFAF – Spring Tout…
French version (click here) The name Sergey Poliakoff, for me, evokes a family with strong ties to art that have lasted many generations. Alexis, Polyakoff’s artist son, has created characters such as Pixi; the grandchild Marie-Victoire, a gallerist who thought all men were painters; and today the young Sasha, a student at the Ecole Nationale…
Version française « I’m working on a show about Eugénie Grandet for The Maison de Balzac in Paris. I love that story. It could be the story of my life. I feel for Eugénie Grandet. Like her, my mother was my best friend and protector. When my mother died, I feel apart. My father wanted to…
Author : Isabella Luksh The Brooklyn Museum’s Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art commits itself to displaying works that celebrate women, women artists, their triumphs, and their struggles.Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party (1974-1979) was first displayed in the Brooklyn Museum in 1980, and is now on view again. Chicago explains that she produced the…
“From the earliest period of European contact with China in the 16th century, the West has been enchanted with enigmatic objects and imagery from the East, providing inspiration for fashion designers from Paul Poiret to Yves Saint Laurent, whose fashions are infused at every turn with romance, nostalgia, and make-believe,” said Andrew Bolton, Curator in…
Author : Isabella Luksh The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, located on Vassar College’s campus in Poughkeepsie, New York, has a strong permanent collection and frequently puts on temporary exhibits as well. Currently, visitors can enjoy an extensive collection of daguerreotypes in the exhibit titled: Through the Looking Glass: Daguerreotype Masterworks from the Dawn of…
Author : Isabella Luksh David Weiss: Works, 1968-1979 December 11, 2014 – February 22, 2015 SoHo’s Swiss Institute is currently exhibiting David Weiss’ eclectic and colorful sketches and paintings in “David Weiss: Works, 1968-1979.” 1968- 1917 were important years for Weiss as an artist as they mark the last years he worked by himself, before…
Author : Isabella Luksh (version française à la suite) The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is always at the center of New York City’s most popular expositions and this season everyone is flocking to see “Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs,” curated by Karl Buchberg, Jodi Hauptman, and Samantha Friedman. Upon entering, you are immediately released into…
Garry Winogrand (14 octobre 2014-8 février 2015) JEU DE PAUME « Parfois c’est comme si… » Garry Winogrand. Nous étions dans la série Mad Men au bras de Don Draper, pourquoi pas, qui serait notre guide dans les rues de New York des années 50-60. On retrouve les hommes rafinés dans leurs costumes, cravates et chapeaux partant…