Collectors may have tightened their belts, but the crowd thronging the
gallery Haunch of Venison last night was happy to loosen them to sample the
mouth-watering art on display. Thrown by Kreemart and American Patrons of
Tate, the event showcased commissioned cakes by four artists,
each of whom designed a delectable work in collaboration with a leading
pastry chef.
Leandro Erlich teamed with Guido Mogni of Sant Ambroeus to
produce “You Can’t have Your Cake and eat it too,” which took the form of a
lifesize chocolate sofa, while Rob Wynne made “Cake, Cake” (the word ‘Cake’
spelled out in letters made of cake, as shown above) aided by Lidia Bastianich and Brooks
Headly of Del Posto.
Mickalene Thomas, meanwhile, sent topless beauties (above) into the fray, bearing
trays laden with cakes that they hand-fed to anyone eager to take a bite. (Thomas' treats came via Bob Spiegel of
Creative Edge) And artist Marina Abramović, working with Daniel’s Dominique Ansel, kept
herself busy conducting the “Abramović experiment,” wherein participants
were invited to don lab coats and smear gold leaf over their lips before
gathering in a cluster to form a symbolic cake with their bodies. Cakes,
naturally, were their reward for all that hard work.
Marina Abramović
Among those who attended the opening of Urs Fischer's mega-show "Urs Fischer: Marguerite de Ponty," at the New Museum earlier this week were Chuck Close, Tony Shafrazi, Gavin Brown, Cindy Sherman, Jeffrey Deitch and Matthew Higgs. Among those who didn't: the 36-year-old Swiss artist himself. Whatever the reason, the attendees seemed more than satisfied with the array of works on exhibit, including, on the 2nd floor, the dazzling optical maze of
Service a la francaise (2009), composed of fifty chrome boxes onto which the artist silkscreened a dizzying array of images, from a Balenciaga shoe to a giant pear.
Photos by
Ryan James MacFarland.
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HERE to see our previous Gallery Go-Round coverage, including openings for Juergen Teller, Anselm Reyle and Kehinde Wiley.
Last Thursday, while shoppers and gawkers clogged New York stores for
Fashion's Night Out, a select group of the city's fashion and art set gathered at Lehmann Maupin's 26th Street gallery for the opening of Juergen Teller's new exhibition of photographs,
Paradis. Photographers Inez and Vinoodh rubbed shoulders with models Lily Cole and Hannelore Knuts, while Elizabeth Peyton, Terry Richardson and Nate Lowman admired Teller's works. And when a low-key Björk and Matthew Barney showed up with their daughter, Isadora, in tow, even this too-cool-for-school crowd seemed a little star-struck. The show, which captures subjects Charlotte Rampling and Raquel Zimmermann in a late-night exploration of the Louvre, runs through October 17.
Juergen Teller
Nate Lowman
Elizabeth Peyton
Photos by
Ryan James MacFarland.
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HERE to see our previous Gallery Go-Round entries.
This week, Gallery Go-Round escapes the confines of Manhattan for the leafy acres of the Berkshires.
Made in the USA is a wide-ranging group show of contemporary art installed in a former car dealership in Great Barrington, MA. Pete's Motors, which closed in the fall, used to sell Ford and GM vehicles. Through August 2, it's home to work by such artists as Haluk Akakce, Darren Bader, Elizabeth Neel, Yasue Maetake and Leo Fitzpatrick. The non-profit public exhibition was co-curated and produced by Philip "Pip" Deely (director of New York's Rental gallery), Cathy Deely and Kalika Farmer. The opening on June 27 drew a mix of Berkshires arts patrons and New Yorkers, and featured a performance by Michael Portnoy. Later, Cathy Deely hosted a bash at her family's storied estate, Ingleside, which was once a favorite retreat for artist Fairfield Porter.
Special thanks to Christos Katsiaouni, who took these photographs for us.
The show is free and open to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Click
HERE for more information.
Daphne Guinness
Carine Roitfeld, Olivier Bialobos, Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld
Tom Sachs and Aby Rosen
Genevieve Jones and Carlos Mota
From left: Adam Lippes; Fabiola Beracasa
Byrdie Bell (right) and friend.
