Art is transformative, groundbreaking and seductive. Something as delicate as a drawing of a butterfly or imposing like large sculptural columns dripping in gold; historic as a tiny carved animal from ancient Greece or a glittering contemporary glasswork, art transports the viewer to a shared vision and moment in time with the creator, a glimpse inside the often inscrutable human mind. There we find beauty. Once again New York City is privileged to host a veritable consortium of the most trained eyes in the art world during the annual Salon Art + Design. The premiere event showcases world renown galleries…
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In J. Lohmann Gallery’s first ever pop-up exhibition you can explore the Illustrious Movements. Also in a continuation of celebrating premiers, this will be the first time Copenhagen’s Sandra Davolio and London’s Merete Rasmussen, two of Europe’s foremost ceramic artists, will be exhibited in a show in the United States. Building on already accomplished international careers, Davolio and Rasmussen are taking design and craftsmanship to an even higher level creating some of the most innovative and fascinating new sculptural forms. Both artists will be present at the opening reception. Opening reception Thursday, October 13, 6-8 pm 156 Orchard Street, New…
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This year’s THE SALON: ART + DESIGN show held at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City was a feast for the eyes. Here under one roof art enthusiast were invited to savor the best of the creative world. A world where Salvador Dali and Stickler were the gracious neighbors of a monkey hanging from a chandelier by Barnaby Barford. Where French institutions such as Goyard and Kraemer were comfortable among Wei Ligang’s deconstructed Chinese calligraphy poems. Even the colorful pop art of Evelyne Axell and that of the emotional Lucio Fontana joined the party. If you closed your…