TIME&PLACE

Bold, Innovative, Timeless, Unique. These are just a few words used to describe the stimulating work of distinguished interior designer Steven Gambrel.

This April marks the release of Steven's first book, Time & Place. Featuring ten of his favorite projects, Time & Place illustrates Gambrel's approach to interiors. Reflecting, supporting, and enhancing the lifestyle of his clients, while embracing the history of each individual home. His scintillating color palette and keen sense of aesthetic are sure to inspire.

Published by ABRAMS and available for pre-order. 

ANDY WARHOL : PHOTOGRAPHER
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE HEDGES COLLECTION
MARCH 1 - APRIL 21, 2012

Given how much he is still with us, it is hard to believe that Andy Warhol died 25 years ago. Yet the quarter of a century since his death has only affirmed his artistic genius and prescience. With his paintings now iconic emblems of twentieth century art and his aphorisms and insights now a part of the vernacular it would seem there are few stones in Warhol's oeuvre left unturned – yet his photography remains one of the least known aspects of his work.

This is ironic given how much of Warhol's work was photo based. And as Warhol told an interview in 1963, "The reason I'm painting this way is because I want to be a machine". In Warhol's photography – he became the machine. His photographs present an opportunity not only to see how much he experimented with medium and form, but to understand the vast range of his interests – from the biggest stars to the handsomest boys to the most mundane objects.



© Andy Warhol


The exhibition Andy Warhol: Photographer comprised of 143 unique prints is the first gallery show to focus on all the varieties of Warhol's photographic output.

FASHION, LUXURY
MONEY & POWER

Beginning March 24th, The Grand Palais in Paris is set to hold a major exhibit of legendary photographer Helmut Newton’s life work. Since Newton’s death in 2004, there has been no retrospective of his photography in France, though he did much of his work there, particularly for French Vogue. This major retrospective will feature more than 200 photographs, mostly originals and vintage prints made under the photographer’s direct supervision.

“Provocative, sometimes shocking, Newton’s work tried to capture the beauty, eroticism, humor, and sometimes violence that he sensed in the social interaction within the familiar worlds of fashion, luxury, money and power,” the museum informs.

Aside from his more recognizable work, other realms of his art will also be featured, as well as a documentary film entitled, Helmut by June, made by the late artist's wife June Newton, also a photographer and the designer of this exhibition. For a preview for what's in store at The Grand Palais click more below.

EMPRESS OF
FASHION

Tracing the history of American fashion it is hard to miss the trails of Eleanor Lambert. Renowned American publicists and founder of Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), The Costume Institute, Fashion Week, and The Best Dressed List. Lambert is the ultimate small town girl who made it big, not only for herself but notably for the American industry of fashion and art. Due to her passion for fashion, interior design, philanthropy and contemporary art, her endeavors made her a groundbreaking pioneer that brought international fame to American fashion and designers alike.

Eleanor Lambert: Still Here is a remarkable biography written by her assistant and fashion historian, John Tiffany. From being appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to the National Council of the Arts , to organizing events in America and Europe, and being involved in directing and founding Museums, Eleanor Lambert accomplished beyond her dreams. In this book, the author depicts her signature styles, skills, and business savviness that are all still emulated today and marked by her indelible footprint traced from history to today’s fashion.

Interesting and unexpected Pina pays tribute to German dancer Philippina Bausch, a visionary among the contemporary dance community who recently passed in 2009. Bausch, the artistic director of Tanztheater Wuppertal, was known for blending art forms, provoking her dancers with enigmatic statements and abstract questions, and brought dirt, water, and rocks onto the stage.

Directed by Wim Wenders, and creatively captured in 3-D, Pina is a collage of dance, unconventional interviews, archival footage and words that manage to describe Bausch and her very essence. Though the 3-D aspect of Pina may seem easy to dismiss, once engaged it soon seems like the only logical way to showcase each dance performance by creating depth so the dancers can fully inhabit the onscreen world. In turn we no longer simply observe but are embedded in Bausch's imagination.

Arresting, spectacular, heart rending and thrilling. This film is one that just begs to be experienced.

PATRICK BLANC
VERTICAL GARDENS

Famed French botanist Patrick Blanc, renowned for his lush gravity defying gardens, has made his way to the New York Botanical Garden this Spring to design a series of horticultural walls that showcase an array of brilliant tropical orchids.

Will Ryman's latest exhibition Anyone And No One on view at both of Paul Kasmin’s Chelsea locations continues to serve us an over sized portrait of our everyday world. Ryman’s work plays with scale, huge flowers, massive ants and in this instance, in part, a giant man.  

The exhibition emerges from an accumulation of nails, paint brushes, bottle caps, shoes and other familiar materials. Combined, Ryman scales up a reclining man and gives us a wandering labyrinth to navigate and not far off, a giant bird made of nails. Equal parts Pop and Surrealism, Ryman's work takes us to a strange place on the coattails of the everyday.