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Hermes Spring 2013 Advertisement CampaignPhoto credit Nathaniel GoldbergHermès latest Advertisement Campaign
Have you seen them? They’re on the pages of Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, all the usual publications that target the affluent. Last month, Hermes released its latest advertisement campaign for their Spring-Summer collection with the motto “Sporting Life.” The popular model, Iselin Steiro stars in the photo shoot which was taken by photographer Nathaniel Goldberg.
Hermes – A Sporting LifePhotos by Nathaniel Goldbergvia Dustyburrito.blogspot.com
Fashion in Motion: Hermes Spring 2013 CollectionCourtesy Hermes
Hermes: A Sporting Life! - Awards, MOMA, Park Avenue Armory, Photography, Robert Farber, The Metro Show, The Metropolitan Pavilion, Winter Antiques Show
For The Love of Art
Frank Stella, Zane Bennet Contemporary ArtThe Metro ShowThis Week’s Hottest EventsThe METRO Show is among several shows this week which will officially kick off New York City’s art fairs. This much anticipated five-day run will start on January 23 at New York’s Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea. When the doors open for the second edition of the METRO Show tomorrow evening, visitors will get to admire an array of fine and decorative arts from which to choose from. If it’s anything like last year, then it promises to be a veritable one-stop mecca for both seasoned and novice collectors and design aficionados.
As I pointed out earlier, the Opening Night is on Wednesday, January 23 from 6-7 by by invtiation only. Public preview starts from 7-9 pm, and the tickets are $75, either online or at the door. To obtain their hours of operation, visit their official website.Le Petit Festival du Theatre
Le Petit Festival du Theatre 2010My readers in Dubrovnik would be pleased to learn about the Le Petit Festival 2012, which will open with the opening of a photo exhibition by my all time favorite Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto at the Museum Marin Drzic. This year, the theme of Le Petit Festival 2013 will be the Beauty of the Woman. The festival will be open with the exhibition of iconic American photographer Robert Farber at the Museum of Art. Le Petit Festival du Theatre is a small but unique and popular cultural event held annually in historical Dubrovnik, one the most beautiful cities in the world. The backbone of this soulful festival is theatre in its many forms, from ballet to modern dance, classical to modern stage performances, Opera to Fado, collaborating all of the creations in its simplest and yet still magical form.
The Museum of Art in Dubrovnik
Le Petit Festival du Theatre 2011
Le Petit Festival du Theatre 2009
Le Petit Festival du Theatre 2007
Le Petit Festival du Theatre 2012Winter Antiques Show
Established in 1876, The Fine Art Society (one of the dealers who is showing at the fair), specializes in 19th and 20th century British art and designPhoto via Faslondon.comThe 59th Annual Winter Antiques Show will take place at the Park Avenue Armory. This fair has long been branded as THE institutional art + design show for decades on end. The Show provides curators, established collectors, dealers, design professionals and first-time buyers with opportunities to view and purchase exceptional pieces showcased by 75 experts in American, English, European, and Asian fine and decorative arts. he opening night party is on Thursday, January 24th, and the show opens to the public from January 25th until February 3, 2013. To purchase tickets visit www.winterantiquesshow.com.Interiors Awards.jpg?resize=528%2C640)
On Friday, January 25th, a number of fantastic architectural interiors will be honored, a Designer of the Year will be named, and Michael Graves, FAIA, will be recognized with the Legend Award at the 34th Annual Interiors Awards presented by Contract. The who’s who of the design world will gather at Cipriani 42nd Street to celebrate the Interiors Awards. Contract—the leading magazine for commercial architecture and interior design—will recognize projects worldwide in 13 market segments. Contract Editor in Chief John Czarnecki, Assoc. AIA, will emcee the event and will present the 2013 Legend Award to Graves—the first Designer of the Year (1981) to also receive the Legend distinction.
Tickets for this premier event are available for purchase at www.contractdesign.com/interiorsawards2013
Cipriani New York
Iconic:Graves designed Alessi Electric Blue Bird Kettle
Majestic: Michael Grave’s St. Coletta School, Washington, D.C.photo via Providence Journal.jpg?resize=622%2C640)
Michael GravesPhoto credit Barry Johnson - Art, Contributors, de Kooning, Drawings, Durer, Morgan Library, Photography, Polly Guerin, Polly Talk, The Metropolitan Museum
Autumn in New York
Rich cultural venues drive the wealth of museum openings to keep New Yorkers and tourists busy in the world’s most fascinating city, fueling inspiration on a broad scale from historical to modern. Here’s the scoop!!! CROSSING BORDERS: Manuscripts from the Bodleian Libraries. For a rare glimpse into antiquity when books were unique works of art as well as repositories of knowledge, head uptown to The Jewish Museum for Crossing Borders, the meeting place of medieval cultures, where illuminated manuscripts from England’s Bodleian Library, established by Thomas Bodley in 1602 are on display. Renowned for its great treasures, this exhibition features over 60 works, Hebrew, Arabic and Latin manuscripts, the majority of which have never been seen in the United States including the splendid Kennicott Bible, the most lavishly illuminated Hebrew Bible to survive from medieval Spain.
In addition to viewing the actual illuminated manuscript, visitors will be able to look at digital images of every page in several of the bibles and examine details on touch screens. At The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd St., through February 3, 2013, T-212.423.3200.
DURER TO de KOONING: 100 Master Drawings from Munich marks the first time such a comprehensive and prestigious selection of works has been lent to a single exhibition. The Morgan Library & Museum hosts an extraordinary exhibition of rarely-seen master drawings from the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich, one of Europe’s most distinguished drawings collections. Durer to de Kooning occupies the Morgan’s principal galleries containing more than 60 Italian, German, Dutch, French drawings of the 15th through the 19th centuries with celebrated artists Rubens, Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Titian while the second gallery features late-nineteenth-century and modern contemporary works. Through January 2013. 225 Madison Ave.
FAKING IT: Manipulated Photography Before PhotoshopFAKING IT: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop While digital photography and image editing software have brought about an increased awareness of the degree to which camera images can be manipulated, the practice of doctoring photographs has existed since the medium was invent. Featuring some 200 visually captivating photographs created between the 1840s and 1990s in the service of art, politics news, entertainment and commerce, this exhibition offers a provocative new perspective on the history of photography. The photographs in the exhibition were altered using a variety of techniques including multiple exposure, photomontage, over painting and retouching on the negative or print. The Metropolitan Museum of Art through May 2013. 1000 Fifth Avenue. SAGA SITES, Landscapes of the Icelandic Sagas. The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) presents a unique exhibition tracking the great, medieval narratives of Iceland, known collectively as the Sagas of Islanders, through the 19th century watercolors of British artist W. G. Collingwood and the contemporary photographs of renowned Iceland artist Einar Falur Ingolfsson. The first of its kind in the U.S., the exhibition explores the inimitable visual dialog forged between Collingwood and Ingolfsson and highlights the significance of the sagas within Ireland’s literary heritage and their enduring cultural inspiration. Free Admission. ASF, 58 Park Ave., @38th St., through January 2012.Ta Ta darlings: Don’t miss an opportunity to see breathtaking treasures in the Jewish Museum’s rare illuminated manuscripts.Written by Polly Guerin, Polly Talk New York
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A Glamorous Past
Now that Fashion Week is slowly coming to an end, let’s rendez-vous at Bernheimer Fine Art Photography and Trinity house Paintings. Here’s why. This season most fashionable art exhibition will take center stage from September 13th until the 29th. The show highlights Beauty Endures: Studies of Glamour and Intrigue. The memorable, and glamorous images which you’ll discover while you there, are from Paul Cesar Helleu and Cathlenn Naundorf.
Pictured: Homage to Horst P. Horst, Coco Chanel’s Apartment at rue Cambon, Paris, 2008
Valentino en rose – HC Winter 2007, Atelier d’artiste, cite Jandelle, Paris 2007,_Dior_by_John_Galliano,_Les_ateliers_du_Style,_Paris,_2009.jpg?w=960)
La fille en plâtre IV, Dior by John Galliano, Les ateliers du Style, Paris, 2009The Crying Game I, Dior – HC Summer 2008, Atelier d’artiste, cite Jandelle, Paris 2008This show is a collaboration between Bernheimer Fine Art Photography and Trinity House Paintings. It brings together the work of painter Paul César Helleum and fashion photographer Cathleen Naundorf for a special exhibition dedicated to two elements which this city is well-known for: glamour and fashion. The collection of works on paper and photography, spanned over 100 years of haute couture, and it celebrates beauty, glamour and all things fabulous from two of the western world’s most captivating artists. So arrange your plans in order to attend this fabulous exhibition which runs from September 13-29, 2012 at Trinity House, 24 East 64th Street. The famed photographer herself, Cathleen Naundorf, will meet guests and sign copies of her book Haute Couture -The Polaroids of Cathleen Naundorf (Prestel, $60.00) at the preview which takes place today, Wednesday, September 12th from 6-8PM. - 1stDibs, Art, Calendar of Events, Elsa Schiaparelli, Galleries, Georffrey Bradfield, Haute Couture, HEW Hotels, Liz O'Brien, Miuccia Prada, Photography, Robin Rice Gallery, The Metropolitan Museum, Todd Burris
This Week 5 Hottest Events
The show brings together five examples of Swing’s iconic coin furniture, and will serve as the debut of his most recent and ambitious work to date, Murmuration. A fully illustrated catalogue showcasing each of the works from the series, with essays by David Collens, Judd Tully and James Zemaitis, will accompany the exhibition.Johnny Swing, Murmuration, 2012May 3, 2012 – June 29, 2012Opening Reception hosted by Geoffrey Bradfield
The opening reception hosted by Geoffrey Bradfield. Monday May 07, 2012. 6:30 – 8:30pm. Sebastian + Barquet – 601 West 26th Street, 3rd flr. New York NY 10001.Born in Connecticut in 1961, Johnny Swing lives and works in rural Vermont, though set up his first studio in 1986 in an abandoned gas station on the corner of 2nd street and Avenue B on New York’s Lower East Side. Space 2B served as both workshop and showcase for his and other artists and designers work, and was the venue for his initial experiments with repurposed found objects and furniture. Central to his practice is the importance of his materials, exposing their inherent nature with a witty detachment from their intended utility. Nothing is taken at face value.
Todd Burris, Corso Sienna, 1989The opening reception for the spellbinding photographs of Todd Burris will take place on Wednesday, May 9th, from 5:30-8:30pm at the Robin Rice Gallery. The exhibition will be at the gallery until June 17th. This is the second collaboration between the artist and Robin Rice, so expect to see a series of beautiful photography which are like a visual dance of contractions. The exhibition is from May 9th to June 17th, 2012. Robin Rice – 325 West 11th Street, New York, NY 10014.
Liz O’Brien, Editions – Vintage-inspired FurnitureAntiques dealer Liz O’Brien debuts her first collection of newly designed, vintage-inspired furniture, lighting and accessories at 1stdibs on Wednesday, May 9th. The pop-up shop opens with a reception at NYDC from 6 to 8 PM. The collection will be on view and for sale from Wednesday, May 9th until Monday, June 4, 2012 at 1stdibs at the New York Design Center, 200 Lexington Avenue, 10th Floor.The Editions Collection offers a sophisticated, refreshing alternative at exceptional value featuring thoughtfully selected designs inspired by Liz O’Brien’s keen eye and passion for 20th Century art and design. These unique pieces are priced competitively to attract those seeking high style at an accessible price. With her ability to bridge the gap between historical design and contemporary interiors, Editions captures the essence of the great designers of the past with an updated, elegant and practical interpretation. Liz O’Brien is considered one of America’s leading experts in modern design and has forged her reputation as a premier furniture dealer catering to the most respected architects, interior designers, museum curators, and private collectors.
NYC Tribal Art Week® 2012Traditional arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas take center stage in New York City during the 3rd Annual NYC Tribal Art Week®. Historically, New Yorkers have been among the foremost collectors of tribal art. New York politicians, artists, business leaders, professionals, fashion moguls and celebrities such as Helena Rubinstein, Nelson Rockefeller, Andy Warhol, John Friede, Armand Arman and Robert Mapplethorpe have solidified the international tribal art market rumored to now only exist in Paris. This year NYC Tribal Art Week® has reached a pinnacle and features three major tribal art auctions at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams as well as a wealth of gallery exhibitions and events focused on tribal art. NYC Tribal Art Week will take place from Thursday, May 7 until Wednesday, May 13, 2012 in New York City.Participating Galleries include: Cassera Arts Premiers, La Conner, Throckmorton Fine Art, Luz Miriam Toro, Corso Gallery, David Norden African Art, Antwerp Belgium, Oumar Kiende, Wormhole to the Past Gallery, Hemingway African Art. Regular Show Hours – Friday, May 11th, Saturday, May 12th, from 11am – 6:30pm. Sunday, May 13th, from 11am-4:30pm. NYC Tribal Art show VIP Preview To Benefit Miracle House is on Thursday, May 10th from 5:00 -9:00pm at The Bohemian National Hall: 321 E 73rd St New York, NY 10021. Tickets available through Eventbrite. The Official NYC Tribal Art Week and Art Week and After Sotheby’s Auction Roof Terrace Celebration is on Friday 11th May Open 4:00PM – 12:00AM at the Bohemian National Hall, Roof Terrace, 321 E 73rd St New York, NY 10021 (3 blocks from Sotheby’s). Tickets available through Eventbrite.
Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations, The Metropolitan Museum of ArtLeft: Elsa Schiaparelli. Right: Miuccia Prada, photographed by Guido Harari in 1999.Photos: Hoyningen-Huené/Vogue/Condé Nast Archive and Guido Harari/Contrasto/Redux“Fashion is instant language,” Miuccia Prada has said. That gives curators Harold Koda andAndrew Bolton plenty of material for the conversations they’ll imagine between Prada and Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973) for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2012 Costume Institute exhibition. Opening in May, “Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada: On Fashion” will explore the affinities between the two Italian designers from different eras. “Given the role Surrealism and other art movements play in the designs of both Schiaparelli and Prada, it seems only fitting that their inventive creations be explored here at the Met,” said museum director Thomas Campbell in a statement announcing the exhibition. “Schiaparelli’s collaborations with Dalí and Cocteau as well as Prada’s current Fondazione Prada push art and fashion ever closer, in a direct, synergistic, and culturally redefining relationship.” From Media Bistro. Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations at The Metropolitan Museum is on view from Thursday, May 10 through Sunday, August 19, 2012. -
The Weekender: Todd Burris
MODERN NOSTALGIAThe opening reception for the mesmerizing photographs of Todd Burris will take place on Wednesday, May 9th, from 5:30-8:30pm at the Robin Rice Gallery. The exhibition will be at the gallery until June 17th. This is the second collaboration between the artist and Robin Rice, so expect to see a series of beautiful photography which are like a visual dance of contractions. Each one of his muse is whimsical, sophisticated, stylistic and simple – but at times, studied and carefree. His work challenges the traditional symmetry of beauty.Todd Burris, Look Away, 1990
“In ‘Mercer Street, NYC’ we are taken back to the darker days of Soho in 1992. A woman is shot from behind, walking down the gravel filled street in a long white flowing cloak, There is a patina of glamour set in the grit of real life. This sense of asymmetry threads throughout the exhibit.”Photos courtesy Todd BurrisAll rights reservedThis is not surprising since the artist takes a photojournalist approach to most of his work. Todd Burris worked as a fashion photographer, and became a fine artist by instinct. His early career was spent working with fashion photographer Bill King. This exhibition explores a collection of black and white images which conveys a sense of effervescence and Élan, which includes photographs from Burris’ time in Los Angeles as well as earlier experimental work in Milan and New York City. Some of his prints have a purposefully grainy and soft contrast, reminiscent of a newspaper photo. Burris manipulates the film during developing to create an “un-reproduced” effect. Prices range from $600 to $2,200. To view the exhibition, please visit http://www.robinricegallery.com.
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Google Doodle marks Robert Doisneau’s Centenary Birth Today
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Robert Doisneau, Le velo et les chaussures de patinage, Paris
Robert Doisneau, Les Freres, 1934Robert Doisneau (1912-1994) would have been 100 years old today. The famous French photographer behind the Google Doodle today, Saturday, April 14, 2012. The beloved photographer documented the French people while living in the city of lights. His camera sought the surreal in everyday life; the amusing juxtaposition, the faibles of human nature, all captured by an artist who was charmed by his subjects.
Robert Doisneau, Le Basier de L’Hotel de Vilne, 1950
Robert Doisneau, Les Enfants de la Place Hebert, 1957
Robert Doisneau, Fernand Leger Dans Ses Ouevres, 1954The world remembers this genius and the beautiful gift he left us – his inspiring legacy. Doisneau has been the subject of major retrospectives at the bibliotheque National in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY.NOTE: Please notify us directly, if you believe that certain images on this post are alleged to infringe upon the copyrights of others, according to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Thank you. -
The Weekender: Young Collectors
Lillian Bassman: Portrait of a LadyWhat component of a photograph makes it beautiful to the viewer? Is it its sense of fantasy, mystery, or can it be its lucidness? For me, a great photograph lies in its significant form. Lines and colors combined in a particular way in order to create and stir aesthetic emotions. The photographs of Lillian Brassman evoke all these emotions, In truth, her photography is conceptional, which means that her subject matters are real, but it is strictly abstract. That is a good thing if you’re considering collecting art and willing to start with photography.Artists like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jeffrey Conley, and Martine Franck blend in very well with her work. Lillian Bassman is considered one of the last great women fashion photographers. A breed of geniuses, which I hope one day won’t become extinct. Her work is all about high contrasts between light and dark, the graininess of the finished photos and the geometric placement and camera angles of her subjects. Starting a photography collection is certainly a great start for any young collector, and usually, the price point isn’t prohibitive. The Peter Fetterman Gallery in Santa Monica offers a wide variety of some of the most renowned artists, and now, you can view a number of their collections when you visit them at the Winter Antiques Show which is still open to the public at the Park Avenue Armory. The show ends on Sunday, January 29th. Last night, I had the opportunity to go to the Young Collectors Night which offered guests a private viewing of one of the world’s most prestigious antiques, from English, European, and Asian fine art, to decorative arts dating from antiquity through the 1960s. Starting an art collection may not be an easy process, but thankfully, one has many choices to select from, when you visit a fair such as this one.Lillian Bassman, It’s A Cinch, Carmen, Harper’s Bazaar, New York, 1951, gelatin silver print
Peter Fetterman Gallery
Lillian Bassman Photos (including Ms. Bassman herself, holding a camera)
Cover: Lillian Bassman, Charles James Dress, 1960, gelatin silver print
Lillian Bassman, The Cost of Living: Barbara Mullen in a Dress by Omar Kiam for Ben Reig,New York, 1950, gelatin silver print
Lillian Bassman, Margie Cato, Junior Bazaar [White Dress and White Gloves], c. 1950,gelatin silver print
Lillian Bassman, Anne Saint –Marie, Chanel Advertising Campaign, New York, 1958,gelatin silver print
Lillian Bassman, Barbara Mullen, Flat Hat, Bare Back, c. 1950, gelatin silver printAbove images from Peter Fetterman GalleryAll rights reserved - Art, Celebrities, Design, Life and Style, Modern Art, Museums, Park Avenue Armory, Photography, The Weekender
The Weekender: The Winter Antiques Show & The Bard
The Importance of Being FashionableA couple of days before I went to a Press Preview at the Bard Graduate Center, I had no idea who Jane Harding was. Although the actress was not so well known here in the United States, back in France, she was all the rage. It is said that during her lifetime, Ms. Harding was one of the most photographed women in the world. Enter Staging Fashion, an “absolutely required” exhibition for fashionistas, and those who are so enthused by the celebrity culture.Woman’s Hat by Joseph G. Darlington and Co. Philadelphia, circa 1908 – 10.Straw, silk flowers and leaves.
The show is mostly about how celebrities like Jane Harding, Lily Elsie, and Billie Burke dominated the fashion scene back in the early 20th Century. They managed to do so by one important medium – Photography. Carefully staged photographs represented a vital self-promotional tool by which the actresses asserted their status as Fashion Arbiters. Sound very much like our current culture right? Back then, the images by Harding emphasized an image of an attractive, elegantly dressed, and poised woman, who offered herself for admiration and at the same time, scrutiny. A close collaboration between photographers and actors was crucial back then as it is today. The promotional interest between the media to its public is phenomenal and is ever increasing. In this sophisticated exhibition, Fashion and Theater came together beautifully to form a brilliant and lasting marriage.January 18 – April 8, 2012The Bard Graduate Center18 West 86th StreetNew York City
Left: Reutlinger Studio (French, 1850-1937). Postcard of Jane Hading in La Pompadour, ca. 1901. Hand-colored photograph with glitter. Private collection. Photographed by Bruce White. Right: Foulsham & Banfield (English, 1906–1920). Postcard of Lily Elsie in The Merry Widow, ca. 1907. Private collection.
Photographed by Bruce White.
Advertisement for Rogers & Thompson’s Soirée Silk featuring Billie Burke. Photograph by Sarony Studio. From The Theatre (September 1916): 165. Private collection. Photographed by Bruce White.
Jane Hading: Paul Boyer. Jane Hading in Plus que Reine. Cover of Le Théatre (May 1899). Private collection.Photographed by Bruce White.
Postcard of the Théâtre du Vaudeville and the Boulevard des Italiens, ca. 1905. Hand-colored photograph. Private collection. Photographed by Bruce WhiteAll photos courtesy of the Bard Graduate Institute.© All Rights ReservedThe Winter Antiques Show 2012The illustrious Winter Antiques Show opens today at the Park Avenue Armory for the 58th Year in a row. This year, be prepared to get reacquainted with old dealers and meet new ones. Jonathan Boos is displaying an impressive collection of Alexander Calder’s standing mobiles.Originally gifted by the artist to a family who cared for his mother in the 1950’s, these pieces were kept there for over 50 years and now are ready to embrace a new home. Highlights from the show included a rare and important African-American Pictographic Plantation desk, ca. 1870, from Madison, Mississippi. This particular desk is attributed to “Willie” Howard, a favored slave at Kirkwood Plantation, owned by pre-Civil War Governor McWillie. Art Deco dealer, Maison Gerard, have several new acquisitions from Leuleu. They are exquisite and offer themselves as perfect additions to any art deco collector. Another exciting dealer to look for is Keshishian. Mr. Eddy Keshishian, a carpet dealer from London, is exhibiting a jaw-dropping Art Deco carpet made for the Maharajah of Indores palace. This magnificent piece demonstrates the widespread appeal of Art Deco design, which was originated in France and quickly spread as far as India. Go inside the show, by visiting us on Facebook, for more photographs. The Winter Antiques Show benefits the East Side House Settlement which was founded in 1891 to help immigrants and lower income families on the East Side of Manhattan. In 1962, it moved to the South Bronx where it serves 8,000 residents annually within one of America’s poorest congressional districts, the Mott Haven section of the South Bronx.
My Fair LadiesQuintessential Victorian fairies from the 19th Century
Clockwise: From Nicholas Grindley Works of Art, Ltd. A ceremonial fan of circular leaf shape made of three boards crudely joined together and carved on the face with radiating ribs with an incurved lip at the top. Thai, 18th – 19th Century. Egyptian gilded and painted cartonnage mummy mask. Ptolemaic Period, c. 4th – 3rd century BC, from Rupert Wace Ancient Art. Foreground – One of three remarkable series of Alexander Calder standing mobiles (untitled) from Jonathan BoosPhotos property of High End Weekly™ -
The Weekender: The Scar Project
I think back on the time I met my friend David Jay at one of those trendy restaurants downtown on September 11th, this year. The city was quiet. We started speaking about photography, and its power of communication. Then the conversation led to a photo of “Glee” star Heather Morris sporting a fake black eye, and how a message can be understood differently depending on the person.David has worked in fashion for major publications in New York and overseas. He has dedicated himself to having an impact on subjects that are quite often denied and he helped women deal with traumas that can be healed through understanding and acceptance. Ultimately our discussion went into his upcoming exhibit – The SCAR Project.My interest was piqued, so I decided to check this installation, before heading back home. I was taken by the fact that David Jay was thinking differently. After viewing one image after the next, it became clear that he had a mission, not solely a statement. He was not interested in showing in galleries per se but in museums. His message goes towards women who suffer from being labelled as ghosts because they had breast cancer operations. David’s work is about having an impact on people’s lives by creating a community and making them realize they are not alone, that they are human and dignity still exists even after surgery.The SCAR Project composes a ballet of compassion.Join them on their Facebook Fan Page where they have now reached over 20,394 “LIKE”.Connect yourself, LIKE IT & SHARE ITThe SCAR ProjectOpenhouse Gallery201 Mulberry StreetNew York CityOpens Friday October 28, 2011The exhibit runs through November 6th, 2011Tickets can be purchased for the opening night galagallery walks with SCAR Project photographer David Jay,and general admission (which is by donation)Reserve your ticket at EventbriteI encourage you to see this amazing exhibition in its intended scale and viewing experience.By Laurence Fayard
