September is a very special month. Not only because it’s my birthday, mind me, but because it’s a month that seems to celebrate all things related to Art, Fashion, Culture and more… A lot of Cultural happenings… The month of September is the true beginning of the year as regards to the Fashion Calendar, representing the end of Summer and the beginning of a new Fashion season and school year. Fashion Weeks kick off in New York on Sept. 7th presenting Spring/Summer 2018 Collection and ending in Paris on Oct. 30th. Here is a fraction of all the wonderful cultural events happening in the most exiting and cosmopolitan Cities for your exquisite delight…
New York
Rodin at the Met; Sept 16 through Jan. 15
On the centenary of the death of Auguste Rodin (1840–1917), The Metropolitan Museum of Art will celebrate its historic collection of the artist’s work. Nearly 50 marble, bronze, plaster, and terracottas by Rodin, representing more than a century of acquisitions and gifts to the Museum, will be displayed in the newly installed and refurbished Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Gallery. With a selection of drawings, prints, letters, and illustrated books, as well as photographs of the master sculptor and his art.
VISIONARIES: CREATING A MODERN GUGGENHEIM Closes on Sept 6.
An exhibition featuring over 170 modern works from the Guggenheim’s collection.
New York City Ballet: Swan Lake from Sept. 19 to Oct. 1st
“A stunning romantic tragedy, this seminal ballet is shaped by Tschaikovsky’s heartbreakingly beautiful score and the central role of Odette/Odile, an interpretation that is both technically and emotionally demanding.” NYCB
uptown: nasty women/bad hombres through November 5 2017
An in the spirit of speaking out against sexism, racism, homophobia and the rest of nasty things, El Museo del Barrio presents an exhibition of artists living or working in El Barrio, Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood. The artists explore these issues through poetry, symbolism, and metaphor or by exploring particular forms of artistic practice associated with rupture or bearing witness as a form of social protest.
Galerie Buchholz presents Eliza Douglas Anne Imhof
Ann Imhof is a German artist living in Frankfurt who won the Golden Lion prize at Venice Biennale 2017. Galerie Buchholz is exhibiting “Eliza Douglas Anne Imhof”, an exhibition of new collaborative paintings by Douglas and Imhof, as well as new works produced by both artists individually.
Saul Gallery: Maira Kalman, The Elements of Style through Sept 16
” The beloved artist, author and illustrator takes up both the gallery’s main room and its project space to present two bodies of original works conceived for publication: “The Elements of Style” fills the larger space with the 57 paintings that were included her 2005 book of the same name..” SG
L.A.
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Sept. 2017 – January 2018
There will be differing opinions. There will be art. PST:LA/LA is a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Led by the Getty, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is the latest collaborative effort from arts institutions across Southern California. Exhibitions will contain a variety of thought-provoking themes. Curate your own itinerary by exploring the themes that interest you most.
Manolo Blahnik Documentary: Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards
The documentary directed by the fashion journalist Michael Roberts is an in-depth portrait of master shoe designer Manolo Blahnik and a behind-the-scenes look into the world of the fashion icon. It opens Sept. 15 in New York City and Sept. 21 in Los Angeles. You can watch the trailer here.
Paris
Paris Design Week September 8-16
The sixth annual PARIS DESIGN WEEK is a design event uniting 250 participants that all proudly promote first-rate design in Paris. For eight days, the event invites French and international professionals and the general public to discover the best showcases of design, art, fashion, interiors, craft and food in Paris, while the leading talents in the discipline gather in the Now! Le Off exhibition, Les Docks, Cité de la Mode et du Design.
The event coinsides with Maison et Object Paris. The lifestyle show brings together a 360°product offering. Decoration, design, furniture, accessories, textiles, fragrances, the world of children, tableware… The styles coexist in a multifaceted way, throughout the inventive show design which enlivens the spaces.
La Biennale Paris September 11-17 at Grand Palais
For art and antiques lovers the Biennale des Antiquaires has been a must-attend event for more than half a century and quintessentially representative of the French « art de vivre ».
Paris Garden Festival
Imagine Paris in Autumn… During one weekend the city’s parks and gardens invite you to celebrate the beauty of nature during the Fête des Jardins. Over 150 palaces will be open to the public while special events will aim to raise awareness among children and adults about the issues linked to the environment and ecology.
London
Open House London Sept 16-17
An annual celebration of London’s architecture and design, which allows access to 800-odd venues not normally open to the public – private homes, government buildings, historic sites, educational establishments.
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