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    EXCLUSIVE: Jill Bokor & The Salon: Art + Design

    November 13, 2022 - By 

    Once again New York City is hosting the Salon: Art & Design, the premiere fine art event showcasing the best galleries and designers from around the world, specially curated by invitation to join together in this fascinating and highly anticipated event. Over two thousand five hundred people attended the grand opening. At the helm is Jill Bokor, her exceptionally trained eye and years of experience makes her the perfect Executive Director, calmly standing in the eye of the storm while orchestrating the year’s biggest event. We had the opportunity to chat with Ms. Bokor, about the special occasion and what…

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    GIFTS: Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

    February 3, 2021 - By 

    So, you are in love. Maybe it’s new. Or maybe it’s time tested and true. Cupid has done his job and now it’s up to you to fan the flames of romance, as such delicate things as hearts often need reminding just how precious they truly are. Luckily, the season of love is upon us and there is nothing that turns up the heat more than beautiful and thoughtful tokens of one’s affections. So, slip into something more comfortable and come along with us as we present our curated Valentine’s Day gift ideas. BOUQUETS Maybe it was Shakespeare or maybe…

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    JEWELRY: THE BODY TRANSFORMED AT THE MET

    January 10, 2019 - By 

    JEWELS, COAL, & GLUE AT THE MET MUSEUM Jewelry: The Body Transformed at The Metropolitan Museum has many royal gems even if it didn’t snag Marie Antoinette’s pearl and diamond pendant at Sotheby’s. Instead, the exhibition brings together innovative adornments from a range of centuries and cultures. An 1890s Tiffany Orchid brooch 4 ½” long combines an orchid’s delicacy with the glow of gold and diamonds. A bronze Celtic Northern Italy brooch from 600 B.C. is austere and elegant. It may be a model for a 1994 William Harper brooch Homage to Cy Twombly and Joseph Cornell. Both circular forms…

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    GALERIE DUMONTEIL: SHANGHAI

    December 18, 2017 - By 

    Galerie Dumonteil, known as one of the preeminent forces in the art market of  the twentieth century’s figurative sculpture is presenting the exhibition Gaston Suisse: Master of Lacquer, as the second part of Magnificence of Art Deco, devoted to the oeuvres of seminal Art Deco French artist Gaston Suisse (1896-1988) for the first time in China, until January 10, 2018. The exhibition is now presenting thirty-eight  important selections from his lacquered paintings and drawings in the theme of animal life, abstract to geometric style, which won the artist international recognition in the 1930s World’s Fair and International Exhibition of 1937. His…

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    A LOOK AT GALERIE DUTKO

    July 16, 2017 - By 

    The Parisian art dealer Jean-Jaques Dutko has long been a familiar face in the most prominent art exhibitions since the 1980’s with an eye for Art Deco. His galleries often feature fine art for large spaces, creating a sophisticated drama with a curated eye that balances color and texture to create an impactful statement. Participating in Art Basel Miami, PAD Paris, Masterpiece London, and The Salon Art+Design New York and more, each exhibition offers a elegant sense of place, a sophisticated movement and carefully chosen moments of playful whimsy. It’s a look that has become synonymous with the Dutko brand.…

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    AUTO: CLASSIC PORSCHE ASSETS

    November 1, 2016 - By 

    ACCELERATED ASSETS Indulge in exotic passions. A rare breed of horses live under sculpted aluminum and steel, the kind that stampeded in brilliant flashes across Targa Florio, Spa-Francorchamps, and Le Mans . Now there is a new and ever competitive race to bring these wild stallions into captivity. The thrill of the chase is felt on and off of the racetrack with pounding hearts battling it out at the world’s most exclusive classic and exotic car auctions. This year’s Artcurial Motorcars auction in Paris exemplifies this as the world’s most expensive car ever sold just went under the hammer for…

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    THE MARMARA PARK AVENUE

    October 13, 2016 - By 

    New York City is known around the world for their incredible boutiques where you can find luxurious treasures, art galleries, and shopping for anything from Chinese hand painted porcelain to vintage Hermes. They’re also known for their one of a kind boutique hotels. Scattered throughout the city in the small and richly cultured neighborhoods people with vision and a deep sense of graciousness have been locating and restoring remarkable buildings, breathing a new life into the villages they know and love to create welcoming environments for those who want to see the richer side of New York City life. The…