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  • Jonah Freeman + Justin Lowe Performance – The Miami Beach EDITION

    Jonah Freeman + Justin Lowe Performance – The Miami Beach EDITION

    One of the highlights of Art Basel Miami Beach happened this past Thursday, December 4th,  when Marlborough Chelsea presented Shadow Pool: A Natural History of the San San International, a performance by Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe featuring Black Bananas, at The Miami Beach EDITION


    Guests included Ryan McGinley, Bill Powers, Waris Ahluwalia, Marilyn Minter, Jordan Wolfson, Devin Troy Strother, Leo Fizpatrick, Will Cotton, Glenn O’Brien, Nick Jonas, Daniel Heidkamp, Jules de Balincourt, Lucy Chadwick, Tripoli Patterson, Carter Cleveland, Alban de Pury, Sebastian Errazuruiz, David Zwirner, Laurence Chandler, Anne Huntington, Nathalie Karg, Pierre Levai, Capucine Milliot, Shamim Momin, Darren Romanelli.

    Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe create immersive environmental installations that play on ideas of drug culture, psychedelia, architecture and film. Shadow Pool employs a mix of theatrical genres ranging from the slide lecture, the fashion show, the sculptural display, and the live musical act as a means to illustrate the fictional parallel world of the San San International, a “hallucinatory mega-convention of staggering proportions”. Conceived in 2008, this multisensory extravaganza has traveled to sites ranging from MOCA Los Angeles to Ballroom Marfa.

    Freeman and Lowe’s exhibition Floating Chain (High-Res Toni) is currently on view at Marlborough Chelsea through December 20th, 2014.

  • Dom Pérignon – Art Basel Miami Beach Dinner and W South Beach After Party

    Dom Pérignon – Art Basel Miami Beach Dinner and W South Beach After Party

    Last night, Thursday, December 4th, Dom Pérignon with Alex Dellal, Stavros Niarchos, and Vito Schnabel hosted its annual Art Basel Miami Beach after party at The Wall – Metamorphosis – following an intimate dinner hosted by Aby Rosen & Samantha Boardman at The Dutch.

    Guests at the dinner included:
    ARTS:   William & Donna Acquavella, Maria & William Bell, Nicolas Berggruen, Klaus Biesenbach, Peter M. Brant, Thomas Campbell, China Chow, Michael Chow, Leonardo DiCaprio, Todd Eberle, Yvonne Force, Larry Gagosian, Jeanne Greenberg-Rohatyn, Laura de Gunzburg, George Lindemann Jr., Peter Marino, Tobey Maguire, Alberto Mugrabi, David & Libby Mugrabi, Daniel Neidich, Enoc & Carole Perez, Jean Pigozzi, Lola Schnabel, Barry & Mimi Sternlicht, Bernard & Almine Ruiz-Picasso, Diana Widmaier-Picasso, Owen Wilson
    FASHION: Peter Dundas, Archie Drury, Tommy Hilfiger, Adam Kimmel, Heidi Klum, Tamara Mellon, Vera Wang
    SOCIAL: André Balazs, Leon & Debra Black, Peter Brant, Simon & Michaela de Pury, Eric & Lisa Eisner, H.R.H. Princess Firyal of Jordan, Jose Pepe, Jr. & Lourdes Fanjul, David & Danielle Ganek, John & Susan Hess, Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Nellee Hooper, Wendi Murdoch, Michael Ovitz, Anthony Rodriquez (A-Rod), Aby Rosen & Samantha Boardman, Alex Rodriguez, Allison Sarofim, Bob & Eva Shaye, Judy Taubman, Steve Tisch, Dasha Zhukova

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    Guests at the Dom Pérignon Metamorphosis event listened to music by Alexandra Richards and DJ Jus-Ske, while experiencing Dom Pérignon’s latest Limited Edition by Iris van Herpen.

    After Party Guests Included:
    THE ARTS: Alia Al-Senussi, Abdullah Al-Turki, Daniel Arsham, Lil Buck, Jennifer Chaplin, Enrico Marone Cinzano, Carter Cleveland, Will Cotton, Paula Crown, Joe Jonas, Wiz Khalifa, Baz Luhrmann, Miguel, Tony Salame
    FASHION: Waris Ahluwalia, Jourdan Dunn, Riccardo Ferragamo, Kate Foley & Max Osterweis, Toni Garrn, Chanel Iman, Mia Moretti
    SOCIAL: John & Judy Angelo, Derek Blasberg, Alexandra Chemla, Michael & Jane Eisner, Isaac Ferry, Bethenny Frankel, Nellee Hooper, Omer Karacan, Leandra Medine, Alexander von Furstenberg, Venus Williams.

    The Power of Creation: Dom Pérignon
    This year Dom Pérignon, always a vintage champagne, announced its exclusive new Power of Creation collaboration with Haute Couture Designer and guest member of the prestigious Parisian Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, Iris van Herpen. The limited edition collaboration is inspired by metamorphosis: signifying the closure of one period and the birth of another, and a powerful symbol of evolution, transformation and renaissance.

    Dom Pérignon has long collaborated with some of the greatest creators of their time within art, fashion and design. The Power of Creation is inspired by a mutual goal to push the boundaries of their art, exploring new territory and reinventing the language of their discipline without betraying it.

    Previous Power of Creation partnerships include limited editions with Jeff Koons and David Lynch, a collection designed with Marc Newson, an homage to Andy Warhol, a collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld and creative projects withRobert Wilson, Lang Lang, John Legend and Alexandre Desplat.

    Dom Pérignon:
    Dom Pierre Pérignon was the procurator of the Abbey of Hautvillers in Champagne from 1668 to 1715. His life’s work was guided by the single aim to create what he named: the “best wine in the world”. Today, each new vintage of Dom Pérignon is inspired by the same quest. For every vintage is a new beginning, a reinvention. Always a vintage wine, the Dom Pérignon commitment to vintages is absolute: Dom Pérignon is made from only the best grapes and is declared only in the most exceptional years, from a single year’s harvest only. Each Vintage has three Plénitudes, and is a true act of creation that is constantly renewed by Chef de Cave Richard Geoffroy. www.domperignon.com

    Dom Pérignon Limited Edition by Iris van Herpen:
    Iris van Herpen, guest member of the prestigious Parisian Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, is an award-winning Dutch fashion designer and couturier renowned for her futuristic, darkly fantastical aesthetic. In 2014 she was the recipient of the coveted ANDAM Fashion Award.

    Dom Pérignon Metamorphosis by Iris van Herpen also marks the end of Dom Pérignon Vintage 2004 as we know it in its first Plénitude and celebrates its pending metamorphosis into P2, or Second Plénitude of Dom Pérignon. All that we know may disappear for a time, but it will rise again – transformed and reinvented.  Van Herpen has designed two limited edition bottles and gift boxes, for the Dom Pérignon Vintage Blanc 2004 and 2003 Rosé respectively.

    The Dom Pérignon Limited Edition by Iris van Herpen is available at fine wine purveyors in America.

  • SCOPE Miami Beach 2014

    SCOPE Miami Beach 2014

    Coolness:       SCOPE Miami Beach Pavilion
    Location:        Ocean Drive at 9th + 10th St Miami Beach, FL 33139

    This year SCOPE Miami Beach shows again why it is more than just your average Art Basel Miami Beach satellite art fair with its over 120 international exhibitors, new exhibitors program, collaborations with VH1 and Juxtapoz Magazine and special projects with the Galleries Association of Korea and the Dean Collection.

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    A definite “must-see” this week!

    *All images courtesy of SCOPE Miami Beach 

  • THE ART OF SELLING A BAG AT SPACEBY3

    THE ART OF SELLING A BAG AT SPACEBY3

    To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Brandina, the Italian brand of handbags and
    accessories crafted from beach lounger and deck-chair canvas, its founder and designer Marco Morosini shows his artworks during Art Basel Miami, this year for the first time ever at SPACEBY3, a 1920’s complex of warehouses converted
    into blank-canvas events venue at 2105 North Miami Avenue in Wynwood Art District.

    Morosini’s exhibition, The Art of Selling a Bag,  intends to explore the relationship between Design, Art and Business experimenting a new dimension of
    color, created to give the audience an experience that should be emotionally positive for the eye and regenerative for the soul. A 60-minute documentary and a 160 page photographic book are also a part of the project

     

     

  • BENTLEY ELEMENTS DEBUTS AT DESIGN MIAMI 2014

    BENTLEY ELEMENTS DEBUTS AT DESIGN MIAMI 2014

    Exhibition Dates: 1 to 4 December 2014
    Location: 25 NE 39th Street, Miami Design District
    Bentley presents Bentley Elements, a new series of art and design commissions conceived by creative directors Campbell-Rey debuting at Design Miami, 1–4 December 2014.


    As their press release about this innovative installation states:

    Each iteration of Bentley Elements will see an original commission from a craftsperson or artist representing a variety of disciplines including art, design and technology whose individual practices and techniques celebrate the diverse aspects of the Bentley brand. Taking a three-pronged approach, Bentley Elements bridges the physical and abstract elements of the car’s construction with the institutional values of the brand and the elemental features of the natural landscape that the car inhabits. The finished artworks will then be unveiled at cultural happenings around the globe with a new element and artist commission added annually.

    The first installment in the series celebrates the element of Light, as interpreted by artist Massimo Uberti, an Italian conceptual artist based in Milan, renowned for his sculptural light installations whose striking geometric structures suggest gravity and reality-defying 3D forms.

     

    It’s only here for a short time, so make sure to see this before the exhibit closes!

    Bentley Motors is a company at the pinnacle of British handmade performance; a marque with a storied history and a stridently modern outlook. The ultimate pairing of craftsmanship and technology, each Bentley is a driver’s car with a resolutely human touch. Exuding quiet confidence and strength, the Bentley brand embodies a powerful spirit, an innovative mind and a culture of dedication to excellence.

    Campbell-Rey is a creative consultancy founded by Duncan Campbell and Charlotte Rey specializing in cultural communication and visual storytelling for lifestyle and heritage brands. Their work spans the worlds of brand development, curation, design and image making, and is united by their sensitive approach and classical, elegant aesthetic.

    Massimo Uberti is an Italian light artist based in Milan, Italy, who creates structures that play with the notion of space using outlined geometrical neon configurations. Inspired by a broad range of influences from Arte Povera to classical geometry, his work focuses on reducing structures to their purest and most elemental forms.

  • GUCCI AND SPINELLO PROJECTS PRESENT SMELL THE MAGIC BY KRIS KNIGHT

    Tonight I was very fortunate to attend the exclusive preview of Smell The Magic,  a pop-up solo exhibition by Canadian artist Kris Knight hosted by the extraordinary GUCCI Creative director Frida Giannini at Spinello Projects in the Miami Design District.

    This private cocktail party was indeed a wonderful kick off for Miami Art Week 2014 and also coincided with the release of Knight’s first published catalog.

    Frida Giannini, who referenced Knight’s paintings as inspiration for Gucci’s Fall-Winter 2014 Collection, was joined by Kris Knight and other notable guests from the worlds of design, art and fashion at this private cocktail reception.

    Spinello Projects is a Miami-based contemporary art program founded in 2005 by Anthony Spinello. The gallery supports and promotes the work of artists with unorthodox and experimental practices. Its mission: to initiate fundamental changes in Miami’s visual landscape and to present new aesthetic challenges to a broader global viewership.

    Make sure to add this exhibition to your Miami Art Week “must see” list!

    Here are a few pics from this cool event…

    #SmellTheMagic // @Gucci // @KrisKnight

  • BISAZZA wears EMILIO PUCCI

    BISAZZA wears EMILIO PUCCI

    During Design Miami and Art Basel this year, luxury Italian mosaic company BISAZZA and legendary fashion house EMILIO PUCCI will showcase for the first time in North America BISAZZA wears EMILIO PUCCI, a new collection of BISAZZA mosaics inspired by historic EMILIO PUCCI prints. The collection will be on view in Miami at the BISAZZA (3740 NE 2nd Avenue), and EMILIO PUCCI (155 NE 40th Street) showrooms, both located in the Design District.

    As the BISAZZA press release states:

    Pioneering ahead of the fashion curve, the BISAZZA wears EMILIO PUCCI collection is the stunning result of a partnership in “prints” between the house of EMILIO PUCCI and BISAZZA. Through careful research and study of the “science of color,” this partnership showcases the artistic finesse, style and skilled craftsmanship of the two brands.

    A definite must-see !