Photography
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Donna Karan’s Second Act at Urban Zen
Earlier this month, HEW attended Urban Zen grand new opening in Americana Manhasset. The elegant evening was hosted by owner and fashion raven Donna Karan. The cocktail reception, and book signing also featured a special preview of esteemed photographer Elizabeth Jordan ‘s thought-provoking artwork.
Urban Zen is located at Americana Manhasset, 2072 Northern Blvd. Manhasset, NY.
A view of exterior at the Urban Zen store opening in Americana Manhasset hosted by Donna Karan on June 1, 2016 in Manhasset, New York. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Donna Karan)
A copy of Donna Karan’s book at the Urban Zen store opening in Americana Manhasset hosted by Donna Karan on June 1, 2016 in Manhasset, New York. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Donna Karan)
Details of a necklace designed by Haitian artisans for Urban Zen, Manhasset, New York. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Donna Karan)
Elizabeth Jordan’s works illuminate how a “woman communicates with herself, versus how the world communicates with her and her culture. Early on Jordan’s photographs were most often taken in difficult settings intended to capture the beauty and dignity of people living in extreme circumstances in underdeveloped regions, such as Africa, Haiti and India. Her work expresses the hardships exaggerated by her subject’s lack of political representation and cultural value, leaving them more vulnerable to financial and medical hardship. Her work has evolved to include light installations using fiber optics and LED as it continues to address gender equality and poverty. Earlier this month, Jordan completed a highly successful show at Scenario Gallery, Miami’s newest contemporary fine arts gallery, making her commercial début following numerous and acclaimed philanthropic shows”.
“Elizabeth Jordan’s works speak to my soul which is buried deep in forgotten underprivileged cultures. Her ability to capture the dignity of the people and illuminate the brilliance of the textures, fabrics, and patterns of so many of these countries is in complete synergy with my designs and mission at Urban Zen. From a larger perspective her work transmits the inner strength, will, compassion, dignity and love they represent for women around the world.” Donna Karan on Elizabeth Jordan
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Editor’s Top Picks of The Year: Part I of III
FOR THE HOME
THE WATCH HOUNDS
“_To mark its 85th birthday, we wished to offer a new vision of the Reverso, so that each individual can immediately recognise the collection that matches their own character and the model destined to become theirs.” Daniel Riedo, CEO Jaeger-LeCoultre.
THE ART LOVERS
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A New Way To Look at Photography
Highlights of the 35th annual AIPAD Photography Show New York included several collections of contemporary, modern, and 19th-century photographs, as well as photo-based art, video, and new media. Cig Harvey‘s Cut Apple and Gingham Dress, Self Portrait (above) was certainly one of the photographs that brought social media to his heads, and created an incredible amount of renewed interest and admiration for the British artist. The fine art photography show was held at the Park Avenue Armory from April 16-19. Presented by The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD), the show is the longest-running and foremost exhibition of fine art photography.
- Architecture, France, French Correspondent, Hermes, Javita Coffee, La Rochelle, Photography, Sarah Boutinon Tharse
Inside The Alluring Seaside town of La Rochelle, France
Gallic City: La Rochelle, FranceOur Paris correspondent, and photographer, Sarah Boutinon-Tharse takes us on a wondrous journey to western France. La Rochelle is a city, and seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. Sarah not only enjoyed her time at the beach with her family, but during her holidays, she was intrigued once she discovered that this charming town became one of the French center for faience in the end of the 18th century. Bernard Palissy, French Huguenot potter, hydraulics engineer and craftsman, famous for having struggled for sixteen years to imitate Chinese porcelain, was born in the region and had some bearing in the development of French Faience. Follow Sarah on Instagram. She has a joyful and fresh eye for details, and a keen understanding of her beloved country. All of these attributes shine through her photographs.Sarah Boutinon-Tharse PhotosAll rights reserved - Decorative and Fine Arts Sourcing, Decorative Arts, Editorial, Galleries, Photography, Products, Textiles, Top 7, Wallpapers
This Week’s Featured Products
The Girls of Summer: Greg Lotus, Swimmer Cap, 2007,Robin Rice Gallery: Now through September 15, 2013Swimmer Cap by Greg Lotus emphasizes viewer eye movement through the use of hyper-realistic colors in vibrant swim head wear. A beautifully composed image that is influenced by fashion photography plays with a melodrama belied by the bright, animated color. Three young women pose in a retro gym, two of them distant and one up close captivating the viewer with intense regard that dares you to look further.Dining Options: Dining table in jacaranda with blue under painted glass top. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro Brazil, 1960s. Set of six “Cantu” chairs in jacaranda with tan leather seats. Designed by Sergio Rodrigues for Oca, Brazil, circa 1959.Making a Statement: Flock Star Stripe black and white wall paper from Graham & Brown. Inspired by the ‘mad, bad and dangerous to know’ Georgian poets who broke hearts with their rock ‘n’ roll Gothic poetry, read out in Regency striped salons to an audience of impressionable, swooning young women.Graham & Brown’s newest wallpaper collection, Casa Nova, an exclusive range of opulent wall coverings by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. Casa Nova is a deeply felt homage to the sensuality of hte decadent aesthetic behind some of history’s most luxurious designs.Home Graphics: KnollTextiles, Summer of 2013 first collection of interior fabricsdesigned by Alejandro CardenasCharacterized by its lively colors and graphic, modern imagery, the collection consists of theree upholstery designs: Soon, Glider and Biscayne. The textile papperns have diverse influences; Soon was inspired by a song of hte same name by one of Cardenas’ favorite bands, Glider’s repeating lines and shapes represent the feeling of gliding over a landscape, and Biscayne is named after Key Biscayne in Florida.Blue Magic: Simon Miller‘s limited run of indigo dyed beach blankets available at
The Surf Lodge in Montauk, NY.The indigo dyed, block printed beach blanket is made using hand-cut blocks that reference classic surf motifs. The plant-based indigo dyeing was done through Noon Studio using hand crafted and artisanal methods. The blanket will be available in the Surf Lodge shop, on their website (the-surf-lodge.myshopify.com) and in guest rooms through the end of September.Note: Photographs above the bed are by Max Snow, Photo courtesy Billy Farrell AgencySimon Furniture Design Credenza“What Light There Was” Collection, New England 2013, is inspired by two years that Simon Lowe have spent in Providence RI. Having arrived from the Caribbean, Simon realised that light and space are precious wherever there is a long winter. He designed and made three tables, a chair and a door which celebrate light, air, movement, gesture and the space between things. Each was crafted from locally sourced, sustainable materials, with the use of an innovative combination of the most modern computer assisted fabrication and exceptional hand skills.Nature’s Choice: Bamboo wall clock designed by J.P.MeulendijkThis big bamboo wall clock will catch your eye by changing shape when you walk around it. When you stand in front of the clock: the numbers are clear and visible. When you walk around it: numbers slowly dissolve, and seem to fall apart in little floating white balls. This optical illusion results in a striking and intriguing piece of wall-art. Inspired by “MOTION CAPTURE” technique used in movies such as “Lord of the rings” + “Avatar” click here to watch clock-movie -
The Grand European Tour: 1st Destination – Art Basel
Saul LEITER, Cap, c.1960 3/10Chromogenic printFirst Time in Art BaselExhibiting for the first time at Art Basel, Howard Greenberg Gallery of New York City will present an important exhibition of iconic and captivating work by leading photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries. The wide-ranging selection will include photographs by Eugène Atget, Richard Avedon, Edward Burtynsky, František Drtikol, Bruce Davidson, William Klein, Saul Leiter, Arnold Newman, Edward Weston, and Edward Steichen, among others, at Art Basel in Switzerland, June 13-16, 2013. The Gallery has shown at Art Basel Miami Beach for more than eight years.The premiere of a new photograph by Edward Burtynsky, an artist known for his documentation of humanity’s impact on the planet, will be one of the highlights of the exhibition at Howard Greenberg Gallery. The large-scale image depicting a gushing Chinese dam on the Yellow River in HenanProvince, will also be the cover image for a new book on Burtynsky’s series about water, to be published by Steidl this fall. In addition, Watermark, a feature documentary film will be released in September 2013. Coinciding with the book and the film will be an exhibition entitled WATER of Burtynsky’s photographs from 2007 to 2013 at Howard Greenberg Gallery from September 19 through November 2, 2013.Among the 20th-century masterpieces of photography will be the work of the celebrated French photographer Eugène Atget, who brought a poetic and meditative tone to his landscapes. Saint-Cloud, a park with spectacular gardens in the Western suburbs of Paris, inspired him enormously, and several of his photographs taken there in the 1920s depict his transcendent vision.
Howard Greenberg Gallery is well known for its specialization in Czech photographers, who pushed the boundaries of the medium to modernity beginning in the 1920s and into the 1950s. Among them were František Drtikol and Josef Sudek, whose moody nudes will be on exhibition.
Arnold Newman photographed many famous artists in the 1940s and ‘50s, and a number of his portraits will be on view including those of Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keeffe, Max Ernst, and Willem de Kooning. Of particular note will be an extraordinary oversized image of the legendary composer, pianist, and conductor Igor Stravinsky. The only one of its kind, the portrait was made for a museum exhibition in 1951, and is known as the photographer’s signature work.
An enchanting 1930 Edward Steichen portrait of Anna May Wong, the first Asian American actress to gain international recognition, will also be on view. A number of rare still-lifes by Steichen, Edward Weston, and Brett Weston show the masters’ remarkable ability to find exquisite beauty in simple objects.
A 1940 photographic collage by the American artist Herbert Bayer, who was the last surviving member of the Bauhaus, projects a quality of surrealism its integration of images of figurative sculpture with lines of perspective. Born in Austria, he was an influential graphic designer, painter, photographer, sculptor, and architect, whose work was represented in a number of important exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.Photographs by William Klein, one of the leading photographers of the postwar era as well as an influential filmmaker, painter, and graphic artist, will be exhibited following a critically acclaimed exhibition this spring at the Gallery in New York. A long-time resident of Paris, William Klein began his career as a painter, first studying with Fernand Léger. On view will be his early black and white fashion photographs taken for Vogue in the 1960s, and his painted contacts — enamel painting on blown-up contact sheet outtakes from the 1960s through 1990.
Art Basel
June 13-16, 2013
Hall 2.0/Booth D4Eugene ATGET, Saint-Cloud, 1922Gold chloride printing out paper print; printed c.1922Frantisek DRTIKOL, Nude, c.1927-29Pigment print; printed c.1927-29William Klein, Smoke + Veil x 3, Paris (Vogue), 1958 (painted 2004)Hand-painted gelatin silver print; printed later, 19 5/8Berenice ABBOTT, Fifth Avenue Houses, Nos. 4, 6, 8, 1936Gelatin silver print; printed c.1936Edward WESTON, Egg and Bone, 1930Matte-surface gelatin silver print; printed c.1930Walker EVANS, Main Street, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1931Gelatin silver print; printed 1930sArnold NEWMAN, Willem de Kooning, New York, 1959Gelatin silver print; printed c.1959Herbert BAYER, Study of Perspective, The Measure of Man, 1940Images Courtesy Howard Greenberg GalleryAll Rights Reserved -
Experience Some of the Most Extraordinary Photographs by Ahae at the Versailles Orangerie!
Ahae PhotographyJune 25th to September 9, 2013, Paris, FranceHigh End Weekly will be attending Ahae’s second major exhibition of photographs in France. This exhibit will be presented throughout the gardens of the Orangerie at the Palace of Versailles from June 25 through September 9, 2013. On view for the first time, THE EXTRAORDINARY WITHIN THE ORDINARY includes works in which all the languages of nature are explored by the photographer’s watchful eye: animals, movement, shadow and light. All of the photographs are taken from the same window… a radical challenge. From this unique viewpoint, Ahae aims to arouse our ability to be amazed by the simplest things and to perceive the primal messages they express. He urges us to open our eyes, see the natural world around us, and do whatever we can to protect it before it is too late.
THE EXTRAORDINARY WITHIN THE ORDINARY, an installation of monumental and large photographs, is part of the Palace of Versailles’s 2013 tribute to André Le Nôtre, the creator of the Versailles gardens. Admission is free.About The Exhibition: Subject Diversity
Though taken from the same window, Ahae’s works embrace a surprising diversity of subjects. Nature is out there, present and mobile. Its variations and nuances are the subject of a wild, moving quest—the permanent wonder offered by this landscape world, with its spaces and its inhabitants. Indeed, an impressive bestiary inhabits Ahae’s photographic world. The animals are the source of simple amazement in their dialogue with the elements, sky, earth and water.The Poetic Span of a Landscape
If every morning, winter and summer, Ahae manages to capture all the flavor of the landscape he sees from his window, it is because he understands its intricacies. From sunrise to the chiaroscuro of the moon, this microcosm is arranged around shared time. In succession, visitors traverse all the key moments of a day of the photographed landscape: a dreamed day, where we see the same subjects and events at the same time across the seasons. Variations in climate, like different times of the day, are a matrix in which the banal becomes exceptional. And focusing our gaze on “practically nothing”, the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Dialogue is established.The Languages of NatureThrough his photos, Ahae’s intent is to spur visitors to adopt a curious and attentive focus on that which speaks the language of nature. Those who know how to listen already understand the words of silence. In a world of familiar noises, Ahae’s photographs are an invitation to learn once more how to look and listen. The gray wagtail, the water deer, the azure-winged magpie and the black-naped oriole provide a plethora of characters for an open-air theater. Under the dome of the changing skies, nature is a breviary whose alphabet is written in the fleeting impressions captured by the photographer in every moment.
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Superlative Photography as Fine Art
Valerie Belin, French b. 1964, Edwynn Houk GalleryPhotography has a sure way of placing you “in the moment”. And there’s lots of “moments” to be had when you visit the Aipad Photography Show at the Armory over the next few days. While attending the opening on Wednesday night, I thought of how fine art photography has grown through the years, and how my taste in this type of artwork hasn’t really changed. I still love the great black and white photographs by Irving Penn, Robert Doisneau’s photojournalism, and Robert Mapplethorpe’s graceful lines. At the same time, I enjoy the rawness, as well as the dreamy, romantic look that artists continue to portray in their work. All these elements certainly make it more alluring.The AIPAD Photography Show New York is open now until Sunday, April 7, 2013, at the Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street in New York City. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information, contact AIPAD at 202-367-1158 or info@aipad.com or visit aipad.com.Hendrik Kerstens, Cosy, 2012 from Danziger GalleryStaley-Wise GalleryCharles Negre (French, 1820-1880) Hand Study/The Artist’s HandJames Hyman, UKMalick Sidibe (Mali, 1936), Nuit de Noel (Happy Club), 1963Fifty One Fine Art PhotographyTruman Capote, New York City by Irving Penn, 1976Scott Nichols GalleryThrockmorton Fine Art, IncBryce Wolkowitz GalleryHeidi Specker, Piazza di Spagna 31 VI, 2012Photos by High End Weekly™ -
The AIPAD Photography Show at the Park Avenue Armory
William Klein, Muhammad Ali, Miami, 1964, painted XXXHand-painted gelatin silver contact print; 50 X 60 cm© William Klein/Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New YorkTHE AIPAD PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW NEW YORK
APRIL 4 – 7, 2013
PARK AVENUE ARMORYThe AIPAD Photography Show is one of the world’s most important annual photography events, presented by The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD). The fair is the longest-running and foremost exhibition of fine art photography. This year, my expectations for this exhibition are running high, and I’m particularly looking forward to attending the show, and getting acquainted with more than 80 of the world’s leading fine art photography galleries that will present a wide range of museum-quality work including contemporary, modern, and 19th-century photographs, as well as photo-based art, video, and new media. The 33rd edition of the show will commence with an opening night gala on April 3, 2013, to benefit inMotion, which provides free legal services to low-income women.
“AIPAD continues to be at the forefront of the photography market,” noted Catherine Edelman, President, AIPAD, and Director, Catherine Edelman Gallery. “Known for their scholarship and expertise, AIPAD galleries are shining light on extraordinary photographs by modern masters and emerging artists, images made in the past year by some of the most important artists working today, as well as relatively unknown work that is ripe for public exhibition. New and established photography collectors are anticipating another extraordinary exhibition.”Damion Berger, Untitled VII, 2010Pigment ink print on Baryta paper, Diasec mounted in aluminum frame,74 x 61 inches. Courtesy Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZFour panel discussions featuring leading curators, artists, dealers, and collectors will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2013. The panels, sponsored by Artnet, will be held at Hunter College in the Hunter West Building, Room HW615. (The entrance to the Hunter West Building is located on the corner of East 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, just one block from the Park Avenue Armory.) Each AIPAD panel is $10 per person. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are available for purchase at the Park Avenue Armory on April 4, 5, and 6 during Show hours. Tickets will not be sold on-site at Hunter College.Didier Massard, Underwater Cathedral, 2012. Chromogenic print,47 x 37 inches. Courtesy Julie Saul Gallery, New YorkWeegee, Easter Sunday in Harlem, c. 1940Gelatin silver print, 9 x 7 1/8 inchesCourtesy L. Parker Stephenson Photographs, New YorkNathan Benn, Drink Coca-Cola, Cape Charles, Maryland, 1982. Type of printCig Harvey, Scout and the Pomegranate Seeds, Rockport, Maine, 2012Chromogenic print, various sizes. Courtesy Robert Klein Gallery, BostonVik Muniz, Orphan Girl at the Cemetery, after Delacroix, from Gordian Puzzles, 2008Digital color coupler print, 87 x 71 inches. Copyright Vik Muniz/Courtesy Contemporary Works Vintage Works, Chalfont, PAJoshua Lutz, Hesitating Beauty, 2010Digital C-print, 30 x 40 inchesCourtesy Robert Koch Gallery, San FranciscoMatthew Brandt, Mary’s Lake, MT 11, 2012Chromogenic print soaked in Mary’s Lake water,72 x 105 inches, unique. © Matthew Brandt, Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New YorkYu Xiao, Nursery Rhymes 01, Going to School, 2012Epson Ultra Giclee, Size. Courtesy 798 Photo Gallery, BeijingThe AIPAD Photography Show New York will run from Thursday, April 4, though Sunday, April 7, 2013, at the Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street in New York City. Tickets will be available at the door. An opening night gala for The AIPAD Photography Show New York will be held on Wednesday, April 3, at the Park Avenue Armory to benefit inMotion, which provides free legal services to low-income women. For more information, contact AIPAD at 202-367-1158 or info@aipad.com or visit aipad.com.
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Paris in the Springtime
Capucine Café de la Paix, 1950The Art of Georges Dambier
One of the great things about photography, I think, is the fact that it places you in the “right here, right now” setting, no matter how long ago that setting was. It’s all about the scenes we are familiar with, places that we love to revisit. In this case, the place is Paris, and the photography is from Georges Dambier (1925-2011). During its cultural elevation – right at the end of the second world war, Dambier, then 20 years old, captured the city of lights, and all of its vibrant nightlife, glamorous celebrities, and the typical elegant Parisiens. After exploring all of his muses, and inspirations, with a penchant for graphic design and aesthetics, and his liking for refined mise-en-scene, he was lead towards the inevitable – fashion photography.Karen Blanguernon Montmartre, Magazine Elle, 1959Sophie Litvak bus stop, Magazine Elle, 1952Sophie Litvak and little dog, Magazine Elle, 1952Gunilla ParkingMarie Helene Arnaud the red fish, Magazine Elle, 1957Simone d’Aillencourt MG Girl, 1957Sophie Litvak Avenue Messine, Magazine Elle, 1953Sophie Litvak sac à mainCatherine Hotel Palace BiarritzPin up DeauvilleCatherine Surfboard BiarritzBettina MiroSuzy Parker Tour EiffelMarie Helene Arnaud Cap d’Antibes MirrorSuzy Parker with red tulipsDorian Leigh Cheminée, Magazine Nouveau Fémina, 1954Suzy Parker Casablanca Airport, Magazine Elle, 1953Images credited to Peter Fetterman Gallery