Life Imitates Art: 4 Unexpected Pairings
Daemon, a 2007 painting by Damien Hirst, features a dazzling kaleidoscope of butterfly imagery. The Cactus de Cartier bracelet—a cluster of chrysoprases, emeralds, carnelians, and diamonds threaded with 18K yellow gold—captures the vibrant beauty of a desert bloom.
Photo: Courtesy of Gagosian, Damien Hirst and Science LTD. All rights reserved / DACS, London/ARS, NY 2017 (left); Vincent Wulveryck, courtesy of Cartier (right)
Continually pushing the dimensions of sculpture, Richard Serra debuted Cycle in 2011, a maze like structure of interlocking sheets of sandblasted steel. Ribbons of silver-leafed iron form the lyrical base of Bernhardt’s marble-top Maribel side table.
Photo: Courtesy of Bernhardt Furniture (left); Lorenz Kienzle, courtesy of Gagosian, 2017 Richard Sera/ARS, New York (right)
Céline's Mini Clasp bag in vivid red lizard infuses a timeless shape with a bit of rock ’n’ roll glam. Known for her hypnotic patterns and psychedelic hues, Yayoi Kusama conjured this imaginative painting, Red Nets, No. 19, in 1960.
Photo: Joshua McHugh (left); Courtesy of Christie's Images LTD (right)
Haute Pursuit Blue Green, an embroidered fabric by Kravet, depicts the beguiling chrysanthemum bloom, Japan’s imperial flower and one that symbolizes longevity and rejuvenation. The resplendent chrysanthemum pattern of a geisha’s kimono illuminates Morning Hair, a 20th-century wood-block print by Torii Kotondo that is in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Photo: Courtesy of Kravet (left); Museum Associates/LACMA (right)
