Louis Vuitton is teaming up with auction house Sotheby’s to offer a unique selection of the fashion house’s artist-designed Artycapucines handbags.
Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
The Artful Life: 6 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week
From an auction of Louis Vuitton’s Artycapucines handbags to Phyllida Barlow’s new installation at City Hall Park
Lemon: A Rooftop Culinary Experience Inspired by Krug at the Ned NoMad. Photo: Courtesy of Krug
1. Krug Champagne Launches Lemon-Inspired Cookbook and Dinner Series
Wine connoisseurs often speak about “notes,” those individual flavors that can harmonize or create tension to form the overall profile of a vintage. Krug, the Champagne house known for its attention to the individuality of each of its plots of vines, expands upon that concept by singling out and celebrating one distinct ingredient that can be detected in its cuvees each year. For 2023, the maison has chosen the lemon and is rolling out a series of dinners and its first cookbook ever to exalt its role in the Champagne’s profile. The Zest Is Yet to Come features 112 chefs from 25 countries, who serve as Krug Ambassade Chefs, and their recipes that showcase this citrus’s role when paired with the latest editions of Krug Grand Cuvée and Krug Rosé, its 171st and 27th respectively. Among the culinary luminaries are Anne-Sophie Pic, Time Raue, and Hélène Darroze—and of course, Krug cellar master Julie Cavil. Plus, they will host a series of dinners utilizing a multitude of lemon varieties in concert with the Champagnes, including ones in New York at The Ned NoMad curated by chef Brian VanderGast on June 21, June 24, June 27, June 28, and June 29 with reservations available through OpenTable. —Jacqueline Terrebonne
Arne Quinze, Chroma Lupine Sparsiflorus, (2019). Photo: Dave Bruel
Arne Quinze, Lupine, (2023). Photo: Dave Bruel
2. Meneghetti Wine Hotel & Winery Debuts New Sculpture Garden with Artworks by Arne Quinze
Tucked away in the scenic yet unassuming area of Bale, Croatia, Meneghetti Wine Hotel & Winery has added yet another reason to book a stay this summer. Starting on June 20, the five-star hotel unveils its new sculpture garden, where a series of large-scale works by Belgian artist Arne Quinze are scattered among the property’s 30 acres of vineyards and olive groves. The open-air showcase, titled “Lupine,” was curated by Berlin–based art consultant Reiner Opoku and marks the first of numerous exhibitions to be held on the grounds in upcoming years. The exhibition runs until December 2024. —Shelby Black
Photo: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
3. Collection of Louis Vuitton Artycapucines Handbags Comes to Auction with Sotheby’s
While auctions featuring blue-chip art and hard-to-come-by examples of collectible design continue to astound with staggering sale prices, auctions dedicated to luxury fashion and accessories has increasingly become equally compelling. Kicking off on June 28, Louis Vuitton is teaming up with auction house Sotheby’s to offer a unique selection of the fashion house’s artist-designed Artycapucines handbags, with proceeds going to a charity or NGO of the artist’s choosing. Featured in the online sale, which runs through July 12, will be top-handle bags remarkably reimagined by Urs Fischer, Donna Huanca, Peter Marino, Beatriz Milhazes, Ugo Rondinone, Tschabalala Self, and Kennedy Yanko, among others. The 22 selections, signed by the artists and offered in a Monogram-covered Louis Vuitton Boîte Chapeau, a modern hat box based upon a 1924 design, will be on view in Sotheby’s Paris flagship on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré July 1 through 5. —Jill Sieracki
Belgravia Suite, designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon, at The Dorchester in London. Photo: Mark Read Photography for Dorchester Collection
Belgravia Suite, designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon, at The Dorchester in London. Photo: Mark Read Photography for Dorchester Collection
4. Pierre-Yves Rochon Reimagines Suites at The Dorchester in London
After unveiling the first stage of its Pierre-Yves Rochon renovation this winter, The Dorchester in London is now welcoming guests into its redesigned suites. Visitors to the stylish Mayfair landmark can choose between 19 different styles with the most artfully appointed accommodations boasting elements of luxurious British design, including hand-painted headboards by de Gournay and Colefax & Fowler fabrics. (The majestic Oliver Messel Terrace Suite was of course preserved, remaining just as the visionary set designer envisioned it in 1953.) In a nod to the hotel’s prime location near Hyde Park, the palette draws inspiration from an English garden with leafy greens, heather blue, lemon yellow, and tea rose pink. This latest chapter comes on the heels of the debut of Rochon’s reimagining of the hotel’s public spaces, jazzy Artists’ Bar, and decadent Cake & Flowers boutique, featuring the award-winning confections of chef Michael Kwan. Other recent introductions include the Martin Brudnizki-designed Vesper Bar and the reimagined Spa, which opened in April. —J.S.
antic, one of the seven steel and fibreglass sculptures that make up PRANK. Photo: Asya Gorovits, courtesy Public Art Fund, New York; courtesy of the artist’s estate and Hauser & Wirth
5. Phyllida Barlow Installation Unveiled at City Hall Park in Manhattan
Brought to life by Public Art Fund, Phyllida Barlow’s new installation “Prank” stands as a refreshing spectacle in City Hall Park in lower Manhattan. True to the late artist’s innovative approach, the series of seven sculptures disrupts our typical understanding of art and space by employing a palette of unconventional materials such as plywood, fabric, and cement to create monumental yet seemingly weightless forms. Rendered in muted colors, the diverse structures resonate with the park’s ambiance while wittily challenging its scale. As Barlow’s first outdoor installation in New York, “Prank” marks a significant addition to the city’s artistic landscape. Simultaneously imposing and playful, the pieces invite passersby to engage with their artful manipulation of materials and form. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience the enthralling dichotomy of humor and thought-provoking insight that only Barlow’s genius can manifest. —Ben Bonnici
Nobuyoshi Araki, Sentimental Journey, 1971. Collection MEP, Paris. Photo: © Nobuyoshi Araki, Courtesy of Taka Ishii Gallery
6. The International Center of Photography Opens “Love Songs: Photography and Intimacy”
The International Center of Photography’s latest exhibition, “Love Songs: Photography and Intimacy,” tackles all facets of love by bringing together projects by 16 international lens-based artists, including emerging talents such as Clifford Prince King and Karla Hiraldo Voleau. The show explores the history of love in photography with a large display of Nobuyoshi Araki’s seminal series “Sentimental Journey” and Nan Goldin’s “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency.” Both artists share a visceral and raw display of love, where the camera’s lens becomes a window into the photographers’ deeply personal stories and emotions. Two-hundred and fifty images, taken between 1952 and 2022, tell stories of all types of relationships and heartbreak, bringing visitors on a journey of the heart. “Love Songs” is on view until September 11. —Stefanie Li
Cover: Louis Vuitton is teaming up with auction house Sotheby’s to offer a unique selection of the fashion house’s artist-designed Artycapucines handbags.
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