Verso Hamptons.
Photo: Brooke Holm
The Artful Life: 6 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week
From Dries Van Noten's first beauty and fragrance boutique to design gallery Verso's takeover in Bridgehampton
Dries Van Noten's new flagship in Paris. Photo: Jean-Pierre Gabriel; Courtesy of Dries Van Noten
Dries Van Noten's new flagship in Paris. Photo: Jean-Pierre Gabriel; Courtesy of Dries Van Noten
1. Dries Van Noten Opens First Standalone Store Dedicated to Fragrance, Makeup, and Small Accessories in Paris
Already boasting two stores in the City of Lights, Belgian fashion Dries Van Noten has officially set up its third location. The new boutique, a stone’s throw from the Beaux-Arts school on Quai Malaquais—an area known for its arts and antiques—is dedicated to the brand’s fragrance and beauty products, a category the brand launched in 2022 to much success. Located alongside its renowned menswear store, which was one of the first immersive, art-centric fashion stores when it opened in 2009, it also sits a few doors down from its women’s boutique. For the distinctive design, Gert Voorjans incorporated antique furnishings to pop against white marble flooring and brass details alongside statement pieces such as a Venetian chandelier and 17th-century Flemish tapestry. — Shelby Black
A work at Archipelago. Photo: Courtesy of Upstate Art Weekend
2. Upstate Art Weekend Returns to the Hudson Valley for Fourth Edition
From July 21–24, New York’s Hudson Valley will be home to a slew of art events and exhibitions, taking over almost every corner of the tranquil region, with some 60 new galleries, collectives, and institutions taking part. Highlights include “Archipelago,” a new arts and research institution devised by Mendes Wood DM devoted to “spirituality, thinking, and healing” in Germantown. The non-commercial project will be officially launching during the weekend, after a soft launch last fall. On view is a show titled “Cheese Moon Nights” by Argentinian painter Santiago de Paoli, on view through August 27. Magazzino Italian Art in Cold Spring is celebrating Michelangelo Pistoletto’s 90th birthday with an exhibition dedicated to the Italian master and Jack Shainman’s The School in Kinderhook is presenting a show by Michael Snow. NADA is also returning for its second edition in the Catskills, New York, with a weekend-long festival that takes over Foreland’s 85,000 square foots arts campus and three historic mill buildings with over forty participating galleries and more than sixty artists in a collaborative exhibition. — Lucy Rees
Xavier Veilhan, Manfredi, (2019). Photo: Courtesy Artsa Consultancy
3. Perrotin Takes Over Bodrum Loft For Special Pop-up Exhibition in Turkey
Offering sweeping views of the Turkish Riviera, luxury resort Bodrum Loft is doubling as a blue-chip mega gallery this summer. Running through September 1o, Perrotin will be showcasing 18 select works from 12 artists amongst the property’s picturesque backdrop. Curated by art adviser Selcan Atılgan, the show features such heavyhitting artists from the roster as Takashi Murakami, Daniel Arsham, Jean–Michel Othoniel, Klara Kristalova, Laurent Grasso, among others. Titled “French Delights,” the show spotlights each of the artists’ distinct approaches on both a local and international scale. — S.B.
Second Serve, (2023) by Honor Titus. Photo: Jeff McLane, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian
Prosperity, (2023) by Honor Titus. Photo: Jeff McLane, Courtesy the artist and Gagosian
4. Honor Titus Opens His First Solo Exhibition with Gagosian
One of Galerie’s 2022 Emerging Artists, Los Angeles-based artist Honor Titus, opens his first solo exhibition with Gagosian at their Beverly Hills location. “Advantage In” features a series of new paintings and an installation by the rising star inspired by his profound interest of tennis and the experience playing with friends during the pandemic. “The implications of leisure and class draw me in, while, as a player, I know it to be an absolutely maddening endeavor. A well-dressed struggle for victory can be analogous to life itself,” said Titus. Timed between Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, Titus’s exhibition explores the ideas of class and race in environments of leisure and luxury and employs flat planes of rich color and bold forms that echo works by artist such as Alex Katz or his mentor Henry Taylor. His installation mimics a tennis court complete with artificial turf for visitors to become part of the artist’s game. “Advantage In” is on view from July 20 to September 2. — Stefanie Li
Bagatelle Saint-Tropez x Giorgio Armani. Photo: Courtesy of Bagatelle Saint-Tropez
5. Giorgio Armani Transforms Bagatelle Saint-Tropez into a Dreamy Mediterranean Oasis
This summer, there is a new reason to visit Saint-Tropez on the famed Cote D’Azur as Giorgio Armani has reimagined Bagatelle beach club with a Mediterranean-inspired elegance. Through August 31, visitors can immerse themselves in an oasis of style and sophistication as the sun-dappled lounge spaces are adorned with Armani’s Mare pattern, a mix of dreamy pale blues and a tropical palms. Not to be outdone, the gastronomic offerings have also received a touch of Milanese flair, as the menu now boasts a carefully curated selection inspired by the Emporio Armani Caffè. This fun summer collaboration promises an unforgettable Saint-Tropez experience that marries fashion, flavor, and beachfront bliss. —Ben Bonnici
Verso Hamptons. Photo: Brooke Holm
6. Verso Spotlights 26 International Designers in Bridgehampton
A collective show called “Bridge” is bringing an exciting mix of design to the Hamptons this season. The design gallery Verso, which Amauri Aguiar and Bryan Young opened last year in TriBeCa, has taken over Six Square House in Bridgehampton. The 3,500 square-foot indoor-outdoor gallery was conceived by Young’s Brooklyn-based practice Young Projects and showcases works by 26 designers from around the world—all loosely connected by their traditions of making and exemplary level of craft. Some highlights include iconic works by Pierre Chapo; an array of curated pieces by African, Caribbean, and African American designers such as Asmite, Peter Mabeo, and Garth Roberts; and a collection by Brazilian designer Estudio Rain. Open daily by appointment only. — Jacqueline Terrebonne
Cover: Verso Hamptons.
Photo: Brooke Holm
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