The striking work of Helmut Newton, most notably his black and white nudes, no doubt left a lasting impression on the imaginations of fashion photographers, past and present. A new exhibition curated by June Newton, “Three Boys From Pasadena: A Tribute to Helmut Newton,” pays homage to the late photographer as seen though the work of three of his protégés, Mark Arbeit, George Holz and Just Loomis. June Newton chose the three for their closeness to Helmut; they first crossed paths with Newton in 1979 while students at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and spent the next 25 years cultivating personal and influential relationships with the artist.

An excerpt from the book, “Three Boys From Pasadena: A Tribute to Helmut Newton.” (click to enlarge)

The exhibition’s accompanying book showcases the fruits of these unique bonds: rare photos, notes and personal journal entries supplement the individual work of the three photographers, whom, by now, have published photographs in Interview, Harper’s Bazzar, Vanity Fair and Vogue. Through collages of these mementos, the book captures a moving creative journey between the three artists and their mentor. Below, excerpts from the exhibition and the book:

Atelier Sylvie Gaudin, Mark Arbeit. Paris 6eme, 10/15/1991.

Claire in the Ferns, George Holz. Woodland Valley, New York, 1992.

Blonde, Just Loomis. Hollywood Boulevard, 2009.

The book's cover.

“Three Boys From Pasadena: A Tribute to Helmut Newton” runs from December 5, 2010 through January 30, 2010 at Clic Gallery, 255 Centre Street, New York.

Bruno Frisoni, Roger Vivier's creative director, is debuting RENDEZ VOUS, a traveling accessories collection that, beginning in January, will make brief stops at seven Vivier boutiques (New York, Miami, Paris, London, Milan, Shanghai, and Hong Kong), one at a time. Comprising nine bag and nine shoe styles--only about 10 pieces of each have been produced--the line is designed with natural materials such as leather, wood, cord, and tea-dyed canvas and takes inspiration from artists Gotthard Graubner and Charley Harper. The art connection is apropos, since Frisoni likens the experiment to a gallery showing: "The collection arrives at a certain date, stays for a week, and when the edition is out, it's finished." Sounds like a catfight in the making. "I don't think so," the designer remarks, adding that eager customers can place preorders beginning in November. "We're too chic at Roger Vivier to fight in stores." Shoes from $995 to $10,300, bags from $1,275 to $8,600; rogervivier.com.

Photo courtesy of the designer.

Dan and Dean Caten have gone to the dogs. Their Dsquared2 canine collection--two sets of collars and leashes--pays tribute to Ciro, Wink, and Spark, their three furry friends, and designed for yoox.com, which will donate all proceeds to the Much Love Animal Rescue charity. "There is a glam-embellished set for petite breeds," says Dan, "and a heavy metal-inspired chains and stud combo for tough dogs." $350 per set; yoox.com in November.

Illustrations by Joanna Neborsky

"Esprit de Corps" by Rob Pruitt

Spirits were high at the opening benefit of NJ MoCA’s inaugural show, “It’s All American,” on Saturday night in Asbury Park. The good humor was due, perhaps in part, to the bottles of white wine (thank you, Marlborough Gallery) that were passed around the bus, shuttling guests (Olivier Theyskens and Rita Ackermann among them) from Manhattan’s West Village to the Jersey Shore.

Robin Parness Lipson and Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno

This was a decidedly artier Jersey Shore than the one we’ve all been seeing lately; guests included Arnold Lehman, Stacy Engman, Tim Barber, Donald Cumming, Kim Guadagno (the lieutenant governor of New Jersey) and several artists from the show. Most excited to toast the opening of New Jersey’s first contemporary art museum was it is founder, Robin Parness Lipson, who chose to host the first exhibition in Asbury Park’s historic Convention Hall, a massive space with sweeping ocean views built in 1927 by the same architects who constructed Grand Central Terminal. “There is no permanent building in the works yet,” said Lipson, explaining that her museum will instead have a nomadic, pop-up style programming with temporary exhibitions in various locations all over the Garden state. For the inaugural show, curators Alex Gartenfeld and Haley Mellin focused on an ever-evolving sense of Americana and ways in which contemporary perspective is shaped. “What does it mean to be an American artist at a point where American identity is supposed to have hit a peak and then declined?” asked Gartenfeld. “This is one of the core themes of the show.”

Aurel Schmidt

Artists Polly Apfelbaum, Robert Melee, and Ryan McGinley are among several of the more established artists represented in “It’s All American.” “About half of the works we selected are by well-known names and the other half are young, emerging artists,” explained Mellin. “Several of the artists included are just out of school and have only been in one or two shows.” One example is Grayson Revoir, a recent Cooper Union graduate with four pieces in the show. “I start with this public object- the picnic table- and the general experience that people have of this thing,” says Revoir. Revoir’s wooden tables have been variously altered, changing the public’s experience of them (hundreds of nails and screws into the surface of one, the other collapsed onto itself). “I’d be happy if someone saw these and then, when passing by a picnic table in the park, always saw it differently. Its sort of like a small surrealist gesture, having an effect on your organized perception of a thing.”

Before the electropop-dance-party-video-performance began in the theater and the real revelry commenced, the curators reflected on their project. “It’s pretty brave to start a new museum in 2010 and this notion of optimism, of do it yourself perseverance is really central to the show,” said Mellin. “It’s a very positive show that looks toward the future.” Adds her co-curator, “There are alternate ways to structure artistic behavior and that’s the lesson of this museum: you can do it in an original, really energetic, kind of low-key way all across the board- and in this case- all across the state.”

"TICTACTOE" and "THIS IS IT" by Rita Ackermann

"Concern's End" and "Becoming Home" by Les Rogers

Les Rogers and Robin Parness Lipson

“It’s All American” at Paramount Theatre and Convention Hall, 1300 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, NJ. Through November 15.

Photos by Annie Powers

Those still doubting the magical powers of hair oil might be convinced by Alterna’s Bamboo Smooth Kendi Pure Treatment Oil. Derived from the kendi nut (not harvested, but picked from the ground—hello, sustainability!), it’s packed with essential fatty acids, and just one drop in damp hair can truly transform a dull mane. $24; sephora.com.

Illustrations by Joanna Neborsky

The hottest French gastronomic import is a platter piled with steak, fish, chicken, or eggs and a sprinkling of oat bran—the menu for the “Attack” phase of the Dukan Diet. Created by French nutritionist Pierre Dukan, the diet is quickly gaining converts (who call themselves Dukanians) for its rapid pound-shedding results. Despite its Atkinsean undertones, Dukan is different. No bacon here; all protein must be lean, and after the aforementioned “Attack,” the “Cruise” phase allows veggies into the mix. “Consolidation” preps for the resumption of a balanced diet, and the final leg, “Stabilization,” is the return to menu normalcy—or as normal as life can be with every Thursday being “Attack” day for the rest of your life. dukandiet.co.uk.

Illustrations by Joanna Neborsky

Paper face masks that stay soaked with problem-solving ingredients until their sealed packets are torn open have no downside. They’re less messy and need no rinsing off—and they make a great last-minute Halloween costume. Brands such as Myfaceworks and Karuna offer them in a wide variety of issue-specific formulas. myfaceworks.com; karunaskin.com.

Photo by Hannah Wittaker

Tonight another installation grows under the High Line. Through the fall, architect Spilios Gianakopoulos and BOFFO, a noprofit arts organization, is putting on a series of one-off collaborations between comers in architecture and fashion called Building Fashion at HL23, under the highly contemporary Neil Denari-designed structure towering above the High Line. (We’ve already seen the likes of a stark module COLLECTIVE created for menswear designer Simon Spurr.) The newest installment (the fourth of five planned) pairs Snarkitecture with designer Richard Chai. “I didn’t want something that felt straightforward,” says Chai. “There’s something sentimental about clothes; I’m just trying to capture a little of that.” When he met with artist Daniel Arsham and architect Alex Mustonen, who together make up the Snarkitecture firm, he felt their vision was simpatico with his own. “A lot of Daniel’s artwork is really inspiring to me,” Chai admits.

In designing the space, which will only stand for 10 days, Arsham and Mustonen were able to flaunt the usual tedium—like building codes or considerations of permanence. “We used this very dense Styrofoam-type material that I’ve used a lot in my art,” says Arsham. “It would never last longer than a week or two. In a way it’s much closer to the way I would work in a gallery. It’s total play.”

Chai agrees. “What’s great about this material is that things can be crafted along the way,” he says. “And mistakes can be charming.”

The project is also a sort of free trial for Chai’s first standalone store. “The only other time I could do this is if I actually opened a store,” he says. “But then I might spend all this money with someone who, in the end, just didn’t get it. It could be a nightmare.” Which is why Chai wouldn’t hesitate to work with Arsham and Mustonen on the real thing. “I don’t know what their schedule is like in the next year,” says Chai, “but I’d love to work together again in the future.”

Building Fashion at HL23 presents: Richard Chai x Snarkitecture opens tonight at HL23, 504 West 24th St under the High Line. It will run though October 31.

Top image: David Smith. All others, Lexie Moreland.

For the past seven holiday seasons, Revive Skincare has offered its Limited Edition Artbox, keepsakes painted by such artists as Donald Baechler and Melissa Dadourian. This year Charley Harper’s painting The Bug That Bugs No One graces the lacquered box. RéVive founder Gregory Bays Brown, himself an avid collector, is highly discerning when it comes to selecting the artists. “It can’t just be edgy art,” says Brown. “It has to be attractive enough to sell products.” $575, including four RéVive products; reviveskincare.com.

Photo by Hannah Wittaker

At art fairs, chatter often seems to be more about what's happening on the outside than the goings-on inside, and this past Frieze was no exception. Amongst the general obsessing over the $5.6 million Damien Hirst fish-in-formaldehyde piece that sold before the fair even opened, rumors were swirling that galleries often hold back their best work for the upcoming Art Basel Miami Fair in December. After checking out the fair itself I decided to explore some of London's complementary art shows and galleries:

Christian Marclay's killer new video work “The Clock”, at White Cube Mason's Yard (Hirst's gallery and winner of the big sale) was inspired: Marclay rummaged through 3,000 films for sequences that feature a clock or a character mentioning time and then weaved these sequences into a single film lasting 24 hours and flawlessly cut so that whenever a clock is shown on-screen, it corresponds exactly to the time in the real world.

Louise Bourgeois Fabric Works at Hauser and Wirth's new Saville Row space

Similarly, Louise Bourgeois's “Fabric Works” show at Hauser and Wirth's new massive 15,000 square foot Annabelle Selldorf-designed Saville Row gallery did not disappoint. Featuring more than 70 of Bourgeois' fabric drawings as well as four large-scale sculptures, the colors within the fabric are tremendously rich and work flawlessly within H & W's white-box space.

Louise Bourgeois Fabric Works at Hauser and Wirth's new Saville Row space

Another not to be missed show is Walid Raad's at the Whitechapel Art Gallery — he created videos and photographs that explore conflict in the Middle East. For work that documents violent and chaotic acts of terrorism in the Middle East, the show is remarkably clean and the installation precise. Raad researches and documents the contemporary history of Lebanon and tells us that there were 3,641 car bombs detonated in Beirut between 1975 and 1991. In seven collages titled “Notebook Volume 38: Already Been in a Lake of Fire”, a made up character named Dr. Fadl Fakhouri lays out pictures of cars and Arabic text. One image reads, "Silver Volvo; August 20, 1985; 56 killed; 120 injured; 100 kg of TNT; 24 cars burned; 11 buildings burned". In another work, Raad provides us with the serial numbers of engines that were blown from car bombs, how far each motor traveled and where it ultimately landed.

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