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02Oct

Cultural Events: Fashion Exhibitions Around the World

I can’t believe October is here already and we are still experiencing warm days… Just last week we had days with temperatures in the 90’s… Although this weekend the fall weather is catching up with us.  I rather that to global warming… As it’s the norm in the cultural world, the colder the days the more museums exhibitions there are.  So this month is pretty booked with exhibitions especially Fashion ones.  Please read on…

Paris

The Musée Yves Saint Laurent  From Oct. 3rd – Sept. 9, 2018

yves saint laurent museum in paris

The Musse Yves Saint Laurent  Paris will open in an elegant 19th Century mansion in the city of light on October 3.  The Musse Yves Saint Laurent Marrakesh will follow soon this month…  The planning, design and execution of both museums took more than a decade.  The museum in Paris will exhibit Mr. Saint Laurent’s couture, including iconic pieces as the 1965 Mondrian dress and many other legendary pieces.  The fabulous Interior Designer Jacques Grange partnered the renowned exhibition-set designer Nathalie Crinière to refresh the decor of the galleries.  Jacques Grange had decorated the couture house in the 1980s.

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02Sep

Cultural Events Around The World: September Edition

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.

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01Jul

Public Art Installations, Cultural Events Around The World: July Edition

It’s summer and it should be enjoyed to the fullest a.k.a outdoors and perhaps enjoying one of these many public art installations and cultural events around the world taking place in your city.  We only get three months of Summer so let’s make good use of it.  In this month’s installment of Cultural Events to experience around the world, I’m mostly covering outdoor public installations, which are not only making Cities beautiful but they are mostly free to enjoy and inspire spectators.  Public art installations are one of my favorite things for many different reasons, apart from the ones stated above they are also a great way to burn some calories towards your daily goal and you won’t even notice.

Public Art Installation and Cultural Events Around The World

New York City

Bjorn Skaarup, Hippo Ballerina

Right across from The Lincoln Center is a whimsical outdoor sculpture by Danish artist Bjørn Okholm Skaarup.  The artist took inspiration for the 15-foot-high bronze sculpture from two different sources: a film and a painting.  Dante Park, W. 63rd St between Columbus Ave and Broadway,

 

public art installations cultural events around world A_Lumen_JennySabinStudio_moma installation via belle vivir

Jenny Sabin Studio, Lumen

This installation at the MoMA PS1 courtyard is most likely the coolest installation in the City right now.  Made of one million yards of robotically woven fabric and stretching across the open air courtyard, the woven structure also changes over the course of the day, displaying color in sunlight and glowing after sundown.  Museum’s visitors are able to interact with Lumen, which reacts to heat, sunlight, and density of bodies in its immediate environment. 

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27May

Cultural Events: Exhibitions and Lifestyle Events around the World, June Edition

The Netherlands

 

     Theo van Doesburg

The Netherlands:  De Stijl One Hundred Years Celebration 

De Stijl, “the style” in Dutch, was an artistic period born in The Netherlands in 1917.  The movement’s ideology is one of Universal Unification.  The artistic proposition of De Stijl is simplicity and abstraction in asymmetric rectangular and square planes where the only colors used were the primary colors, commonly red, yellow, black.  Cubism.
The Artistic Period’s centenary is celebrated throughout The Netherlands with many Museum exhibitions.  More information here.

Los Angeles Events


President Ronald and Nancy Reagan Living Room

Los Angeles: Jeremiah Goodman Retrospective 
Through June 9
The renowned Interiors Illustrator Jeremiah Goodman’s work is on display for the first time ever in Los Angeles, at Dessin Founder.  The exhibit showcases 55 original gouache paintings.

Basel, Switzerland

Basel: Art Basel
June 15 – 18
The art week which is by now the most renowned Modern and Contemporary art fair worldwide, supporting galleries and artists, takes place this month in Basel.  The International art fair shows in three different continents throughout the year, Hong Kong and Miami Beach.  Basel show brings the international art world together, with 291 of the
world’s leading galleries displaying the works of over 4,000 artists.  A
full program of art world talks takes place each day.  Exhibitions and
events are also offered by cultural institutions in Basel and the
surrounding area, creating an exciting, region-wide art week.

 

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29Apr

Cultural Events: Fairs and Exhibitions around the World, May Edition

The month of May appears to bloom in other forms than just Nature.  This month is full of interesting fairs and exhibitions around the world.  From New York Art Week, the height of New York’s art and cultural season to The Chelsea Flower Show in London.  Read on and enjoy art and beauty.

Fairs and Exhibitions around the World

New York Events and Fairs

Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2017

Image via The New York Times Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2017

From April 2nd to June 1st 2017 This year is the 45th year anniversary of Kips Bay Decorator Show House.  The lucky home to be transformed by celebrated Interior Designers this year is located on 125 East 65th Street.  Since living overseas for the past 5 years, in Brazil and then in Europe, I haven’t been able to cover any of the East Cost Decorator Show Houses, which I did consecutively since the year 2008.  But when in New York City this summer,
I’ll make sure to pay a visit to The Hampton Designer Showhouse, which stays open longer and get inspired by all these incredible designers.  All proceeds of this 45 year old design event benefit Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club, which currently reaches over 10,000 young people at nine locations throughout the Bronx.  Today, the club is proudly one of the most prominent and responsive youth development agencies in New York City.

NYC x DESIGN from May 2nd to May 24, 2017

Spanning all disciplines of design, NYCxDESIGN creates a collaborative platform for cultural and commercial opportunities, increasing awareness of and appreciation for design by all audiences.  NYCxDESIGN brings together all the disciplines of design, commerce, culture, education, and entertainment with a full, varied program, including exhibitions, installations, trade shows, talks, launches and open studios.  The event is a collaboration between New York City Economic Development Corporation, City agencies, the Mayor’s Office, City Council, and a steering committee composed of some of the City’s most renowned design
institutions, retailers, manufacturers, entrepreneurs, curators, educators, editors and—of course—designers. Under NYC x DESIGN umbrella there are many other different exhibitions and events throughout New York.  Ror a complete list of them go here.

International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) From May 21 to May 24th 2017.

ICFF is North America’s largest series of design events for interiors with more than 750 exhibitors from around the world showcasing what’s best and what’s next in contemporary design, luxury interiors and high end furniture.

Art New York and Context New York from May 3-7 at Pier 94

The two sisters fairs produced by Art Miami alongside each other will showcase artwork from more than 150 galleries representing nearly 1,200 artists from 50 countries.

 

Events in London

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01Apr

Cultural Events: Art and Fashion Affairs around the world, April Edition

March 30th to April 2th

This is particularly interesting for young and new collectors because the fair is dedicated to making contemporary art accessible to the widest possible audience, showing some 80 guided tours of the fair as well as a number of specific tools, in particular its elaborate yet eminently practical website.  Art Paris Art Fair is a springtime art fair focusing on discovery bringing together 140 galleries from some 20 countries at the Grand Palais to explore European art from the post war period to the present day as well as international emerging art scenes.

 

Balenciaga: L’oeuvre au noir

Through July 16th 2017
I made a reference about this exhibition in my post about the use of black in Interiors last Thursday.  The Palais Galliera pays a tribute to Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895 – 1972), the most “Couture” of Couturiers, with an exhibition at the Musée Bourdelle entitled “Balenciaga, l’oeuvre au noir”. The exhibition resounds with a black harmony of an Haute Couture alchemist.  Black motivated Balenciaga : the backbone of his work was inspired by the folklore and traditions of his Spanish childhood. Black was this exceptionally skilled tailor’s preference. Black was a monastic influence on the master, about whom Dior once said: “Clothes were his religion”. Balenciaga saw black as a vibrant matter whether it be opaque
or transparent, mate or shiny – a dazzling interplay of light, that owes as much to the luxurious quality of the fabrics as to the apparent simplicity of the cut
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