Art Box
Out of all the cities on our crazy global tour, Paris probably feels most like home to us after New York. We’ve been there countless and countless of times, sampled every macaroon there was to sample, and visited practically every museum at least once. So the four-hour visit on Friday morning made us believe that the finish line and home was that much closer and realistic.
Gagosian on Rue de Ponthieu couldn’t be in a better location. It’s just steps away from the Grand Palais, neighbors with French Christie’s, and we still hold their recent Richard Prince show close to our hearts. A grand Parisian staircase and lots of natural light complement the vast three-floor space. The spots felt very serene here and the second floor mini-library of Damien’s dominance was fun to flip through as well.
We had to time to see other art but a stroll through the Tuileries led us to our second Kusama park installation of the trip (Beverly Hills was the first). We also had nice morning Meurice tea with fashion friends still in town for Paris Fashion Week (Givenchy and Galliano shows were scheduled for Friday night) and a champion’s breakfast at Angelina next door. Then listening to Kanye and Jay-Z’s Ni**as in Paris we took a cab to Gare du Nord…one step closer to the English finish line!
We like to pay attention to the Maison & Objet Creator of the Year prize every year. Usually, its recipients wind up museum halls (if they aren’t already!) and influence the creation of some of the great art spaces in the world. Édouard François, the last year’s recipient is one of most renowned green art designers on the planet, and this year’s victor is…Tokujin Yoshioka who’s even more renowned.
Yoshioka’s works are already in the collections of Musée d’Orsay, MoMA, Centre Georges Pompidou, and Cooper Hewitt. The Japanese great is celebrating winning the prestigious prize by putting on a “Crystalized Project” show that showcase his key pieces that draw relationship between “power of nature and human beings”. The highlights of the exhibition will include his astounding “Venus- Natural Crystal Chair” among other coveted pieces.
