NYFW AW15: Prabal Gurung
There was a newfound lightness to Prabal Gurung’s presentation – the bright prints, collaged cuts and wild textures of the past few seasons made way for something far more minimal, but also more interesting. Sh...
NYFW AW15: Derek Lam
Derek Lam approached the 1970s soberly, not unlike last seasons pastel offerings. Loose, luxurious tailoring and some really great outerwear were the highlights of yesterday’s New York presentation – while the ...
NYFW AW15: Joseph Altuzarra
For Joseph Altuzarra AW means lavishing layers upon the female form and not just your run-of-the-mill layers, from the tailoring down to the trim and even the tasseled handbags, these are seriously luxe CDFA aw...
NYFW AW15: Jason Wu
Jason Wu elevated the elegance he is becoming firmly renowned for among the Fifth Avenue set this season in New York. Presenting a collection to be remembered, Wu touted glam simplicity almost exclusively, prim...
2015 New Museum Triennial to open this February
The only recurring exhibition in New York that spotlights contemporary early-career artists, the 2015 New Museum Triennial will be open to the public on February 25. The Triennial provides a platform for an eme...
Local history – examining a pivotal intersection between three postwar artists
Dominique Lévy gallery is presenting Local History, a transatlantic exhibition that presents the moment of creative intersection between three distinct post-war artists. Spanning from the 1950s to the 1970s, th...
The subject of colour – Glass talks to New York artist Stanley Whitney who only has one concern
The subject of colour – Glass talks to New York artist Stanley Whitney who only has one concern Stanley Whitney’s work leaps out at you, sings even, with its combined influences of African roots and contempo...
Glass reviews Edgewise: A Picture of Cookie Mueller
Stylish decadence – Glass reviews the biography of Cookie Mueller, actress, 24-hour party person and raconteur who lived life on the edge Writer, actress and bon viveur Cookie Mueller first came on my radar...
A cry for peace at the UN General Assembly
Denise De La Rue will debut her film A Cry for Peace at today’s United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters. The three-minute film is set to an original score by Academy Award-winning composer Gustav...
NYFW SS15: J Mendel
J. Mendel unveiled a sleek, bold Spring collection designed by Giles Mendel in collaboration with artist Enoc Perez. Referencing Perez’s distinct paintings of architectural structures, an abstracted print of mu...
NYFW SS15: Monique Lhuillier
Inspired by the natural colours of a sunrise, Monique Lhuillier’s Spring Summer collection was a sea of glowing pastels. Already known for her ultra-feminine evening gowns, the designer shifted her focus to day...
NYFW SS15: Son Jung Wan
Referencing Yin and Yang, Son Jung Wan certainly designed her spring collection with duality in mind. The show began with a series of shift dresses in bold jewel tones of emerald green, magenta, navy, and cobal...
Painting ∞ at Dominique Lévy
In 1965, French-born Polish artist Roman Opalka (1931 – 2011) picked up a No. 0 brush in his Warsaw studio and painted the number “1” at the top left- hand corner of a canvas. This gesture marked the beginning ...
First Look presented by New Museum and Rhizome
First Look, an ongoing series of digital projects by the New Museum, New York, will now be co-curated and co-presented by Rhizome, an internet arts organisation. First Look began in 2012 with Image Atlas by ...
The image at breaking point
“My body is the intention, my body is the event, my body is the result,” said Gunter Brus, co-founder with Otto Mühl, Hermann Nitsch and Rudolf Schwarzkogler of a new art movement called Vienna Actionism. A...
Helen Frankenthaler at Gagosian Gallery
Organised in collaboration with the newly established Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Gagosian Gallery will present Helen Frankenthaler—Composing with Colour: Paintings 1962-1963. Curated by John Elderfield, t...
Monika Sosnowska’s Tower on view at Hauser & Wirth
Hauser & Wirth will present Monika Sosnowska’s Tower, a sculpture alluding to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s structures and the International Style, next month in NYC, Polish-born Sosnowska is known for her ...
Luxembourg and Dayan: That Obscure Object of Desire
Luxembourg and Dayan: That Obscure Object of Desire This August, Luxembourg and Dayan will present That Obscure Object of Desire. Titled after Luis Buñuel’s 1977 film, in which the protagonist’s lust for an ...
Hypothesis for an Exhibition. Giulio Paolini at Dominique Lévy, New York
The title Hypothesis for an Exhibition is a clear reference to Paolini’s 1963 work Ipotesi Per Una Mostra, which Giulio Paolini produced for his first exhibition for La Tortuga gallery in Rome but remained unre...
Nancy Rubins at Gagosian Gallery, New York
Gagosian Gallery will present Our Friend Fluid Metal, Nancy Rubins’ first major exhibition of sculpture in New York since 2006. Nancy Rubins is known for exploring the aesthetic possibilities of found objects, ...
The food of new America
The collection of tables between the Gramercy Tavern’s grand bar and its imposing entrance way are some of the most coveted in New York. It’s on East 20th street, amid a particularly beguiling sea of high...