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THE VIRGIL ABLOH CODES. THE BRILLIANCE OF HIS IDEAS

THE VIRGIL ABLOH CODES. THE BRILLIANCE OF HIS IDEAS

The monumental celebration of Virgil Abloh’s work, opening on his birth date, September 30, will remind everyone, if need be, of his enormous influence not only on fashion, but also...
GEORGES DE LA TOUR, MASTER OF LIGHT

GEORGES DE LA TOUR, MASTER OF LIGHT

Georges de La Tour. Le nouveau né. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes. Fame can be slow. It can take years for an artist’s work to be rediscovered and appreciated. In...
PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE MYTH OF SAINT LAURENT

PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE MYTH OF SAINT LAURENT

Peter Knapp/Elle September 1965. Haute couture autumn/winter 1965Evening dress worn by Violeta Sanchez, haute couture autumn/winter 1982. Yves saint Laurent. Yves Saint Laurent was the world’s most famous fashion designer...
MICHAEL KENNA PHOTOGRAPHY AS HAIKU

MICHAEL KENNA PHOTOGRAPHY AS HAIKU

Torii, Study 1, Takashima, Honshu, Japan. 2002Mountain Tree, Study 1, Danyang, Chungcheongbukdo, South Korea. The marriage of Michael Kenna, the master of black & white landscape photography, and Guimet, the...
RICHARD AVEDON’S AMERICAN WEST MONUMENT

RICHARD AVEDON’S AMERICAN WEST MONUMENT

Photograph by Richard Avedon, The Richard Avedon Foundation. Sandra Bennett, 12 years old, Rocky Ford, Colorado, August 23, 1980   Richard Avedon, The Richard Avedon Foundation. Boyd Fortin, 13 years...
THE BEAUTY OF THE BLURRY AND THE FUZZY

THE BEAUTY OF THE BLURRY AND THE FUZZY

Hans Hartung, T1982-H31, 1982 Miriam Cahn, Das Schöne Blau. What if the out of focus, the blurry, the fuzzy was a better way to depict reality ? This is the...
BEAD TABLES AND ANGRY ANIMALS: THE WORLD OF HELLA JONGERIUS

BEAD TABLES AND ANGRY ANIMALS: THE WORLD OF HELLA JONGERIUS

Alexandra de Cossette courtesy Galerie Kreo Stepping into the Galerie Kreo, you don’t know what you are looking at, you are slightly disoriented, but you are instantly under a spell....
LUCAS ARRUDA’S DREAMTIME AND MONET’S SENSE OF LIGHT

LUCAS ARRUDA’S DREAMTIME AND MONET’S SENSE OF LIGHT

© Lucas ArrudaCourtesy the artist, David Zwirner and Mendes Wood DMPhotography by Anna Arca © Lucas ArrudaCourtesy the artist, David Zwirner and Mendes Wood DMPhotography by Anna Arca It’s an...
TYLER MITCHELL AND THE DREAM LIFE

TYLER MITCHELL AND THE DREAM LIFE

Tyler Mitchell. The Root of all that lives, 2020. Photo Khashyar Javanmardi Since his arrival on the scene in 2018, barely 23 years old, Tyler Mitchell has changed the way...
PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ ANTHEM TO WOMEN

PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ ANTHEM TO WOMEN

Claire Dorn Thandiwe Muriu, A constellation of power, 2025 The friendship between Pharrell Williams and French mega gallerist Emmanuel Perrotin goes back to a meeting in Miami, during Art Basel,...
WES ANDERSON THE ENCHANTER

WES ANDERSON THE ENCHANTER

Paul Schlase, Tony Revolori, Tilda Swinton et Ralph Fiennes in The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014) François Truffaut, the great Nouvelle Vague film director, once said that every French person had 2...
SAATCHI GALLERY: FLOWER POWER

SAATCHI GALLERY: FLOWER POWER

Sharon Core, 1634 It’s probably the biggest celebration of flowers ever put together. The Saatchi Gallery in London is exploring “flora in contemporary art & culture” through the lens of...