LEFT: Channeling the frenetic energy of the Milan nightclub scene with dancing figures, splashes of neon, and boisterous patterns, Keith Haringu2019s Untitled (1984) recently soldnat Sothebyu2019s London. Haringu2019s exuberant style is currently on display at The Broad, with the first-ever museum exhibit in Los Angeles of the artistu2019s work, u201cKeith Haring: nArt Is for Everybody,u201d open through October 8. RIGHT: Drawing inspiration from Sappho, the Greek lyric poet known for her artistic spirit and feminine power, Gabriela Hearst presented a spring/summer 2023 collection that included hand-crocheted pieces with hypnotic swirls of colorful cashmere.u00a0
Photograph by LEFT: Keith Haring artwork © Keith Haring Foundation, Courtesy of Sotheby’s. RIGHT: Greg Kessler for Gabriela Hearst
LEFT: To craft Piagetu2019s heavenly Altiplano Moonphase watch, which features the mythological guardian Azure Dragon, master enameler Anita Porchet set a constellation of precious stones in translucent blue enamel. A gold dial with radiant beams of diamonds, sapphires, and garnets finishes the starry timepiece. RIGHT: Although not widely known in her time, Hilma af Klint gained wide acclaim for her radically abstract canvases, which celebrate the mystical with kaleidoscopic shapes, after the Guggenheim Museumu2019s 2018u201319 blockbuster show of her works, u201cPaintings for the Future.u201d Her mesmerizing The Large Figure Paintings, The WU/Rose Series, Group III No 5, The Key to All Work to Date (1907) is now on view at New Yorku2019s Museum of Modern Art.
Photograph by LEFT: Courtesy of Piaget. RIGHT: Moderna Museet-Stockholm, Courtesy of The Hilma af Klint Foundation
LEFT: Designed by Atelier Ou00ef for Louis Vuittonu2019s Objets Nomades collection, each exquisite Origami bowl is crafted from ansingle piece of leather precisely folded into a billowing, cloudlike vessel. RIGHT: One of the 20th centuryu2019snmost prolific photographers, Irving Penn snapped high-fashion portraiture and evocative still lifes, such as Three Poppiesnu2018Arab Chief,u2019 New York (1969), which showcases his incredible talent for capturing rich colors and textural details.u00a0
Photograph by LEFT: Philippe Lacombe, Courtesy of Louis Vuitton. RIGHT: Irving Penn, Vogue © Condé Nast
LEFT: A rippling water pattern dances across the patent leather weave of Christian Louboutinu2019s Meduzette platform sandal. RIGHT: While David Hockney brings Southern Californiau2019s sprawling landscapes, modernist architecture, and swimming pools to life in works such as Lithograph of Water Made of Lines and a Green Wash, which recently sold at Christieu2019s, a new immersive experience at Lightroom in London, entitlednu201cDavid Hockney: Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away),u201d allows visitors to become truly enveloped in the artistu2019s color-saturated environments.
Photograph by LEFT: Courtesy of Bergdorf Goodman. RIGHT: CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LIMITED 2023
