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Vogue
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- Entertainment
- Vogue
Gallerist Daniella Luxembourg on René Magritte's Phantom Landscapes
Luxembourg + Co., a tony gallery that's been putting on museum-like shows in New York and London since 2011, has outdone itself in their 57th Street space in Manhattan. The Luxembourg part is a powerful mother-daughter team—Daniella and her daughter Alma—and this time, they're introducing us to the idea of Magritte as a landscape painter. 'René Magritte: The Phantom Landscape' (through July 12) asks us to put aside pipes, bowler hats, green apples, and clouds when we think of the Belgian Surrealist painter, and to consider Magritte as a landscape artist of a different kind—one for which landscape and psychology and fantasy and emotion all play in the same sandbox. (When I tell George Condo about the show, he says: 'Nice angle on Magritte. Nobody ever zooms in on that.') René Magritte with his wife, Georgette Berger, circa 1937. Daniella Luxembourg, one of the most innovative and far-sighted dealers-slash-art advisors working, is also a top-notch collector. When in New York, she lives in Pierre Matisse's house on the Upper East Side (she bought it in 2001), and a couple of weeks ago she sold 15 of her important works installed there—works by the likes of Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alexander Calder, Claes Oldenburg, and other post-war masters—at Sotheby's in New York. Bare walls, not a problem: She's already brought in paintings by Domenico Gnoli, another Fontana, and two kinetic sculptures from the '50s by Jean Tinguely, all from her vast private collection, to replace them. Born in Lódz, a city in central Poland known for its great number of palaces and villas and its National Film School (Roman Polanski went there), Luxembourg is a tastemaker who challenges convention. After moving to Israel when she was only a few months old, she grew up in Haifa, studied the history of art (with a focus on early medieval Jewish art), and started at Sotheby's in Tel Aviv in 1984, when she was in her early 30s. Then, in 1989, she left the auction house to found the Jewish Museum of Vienna. She looks at art as an intellectual but presents it so everybody can see it in ways we perhaps hadn't thought of before. In 'The Phantom Landscape,' 14 well-curated works, most of them little known, tell a three-part story, divided into three rooms. The first, 'Frames of Reference,' looks at views outdoors through some kind of a frame. The second room, 'The Sky is the Limit,' is all sky. And the third room, 'A Human Landscape,' features work that uses the human body and the world around it, or 'the morphing of human bodies and natural elements into one another.' In the airy, sixth-floor space, Luxembourg walked me through the show a few weeks ago.
Daily Mail
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- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
10 must-try adventures around New York City
Published: Updated: New York isn't just a city – it's a never-ending playground of art, food, and offbeat fun. Whether it's sipping cocktails in a subway station, diving into ancient pyramids without leaving Midtown, or soaking up sea breeze at a vintage amusement park, there's something unforgettable around every corner. Here's a rundown of what to do right now in NYC – thanks to the editors at Time Out – because you don't want to miss a single moment. 1. Ride the nostalgia wave at Coney Island Sandy beaches, a classic boardwalk, and vintage rides make this seaside escape feel like a time machine with funnel cake. From fireworks to freak shows, there's no better place to spend a weirdly perfect NYC summer day. 2. See the Met's Rockefeller Wing in a whole new light The Met's newly revamped galleries spotlight 1,800 stunning pieces from Africa, the Ancient Americas, and Oceania. It's a world tour in a few museum rooms – with plenty of never-before-seen treasures. 3. Watch a movie among the clouds at Rooftop Cinema Club Catch cult favorites and new hits while perched above the city skyline with a drink in hand. With themed nights and skyline sunsets, it's the ultimate summer date night. 4. Get deep (and leafy) inside the Guggenheim 5. Eat your way through Smorgasburg Over 70 food vendors sling outrageous global bites, from Ethiopian stews to poutine to deep-fried dreams. It's the kind of place you show up hungry – and still somehow leave hungry. 6. Peek inside the once-private corners of The Frick 7. Go subterranean for cocktails, coffee, and surprise pizza 8. Take a VR trip inside the Great Pyramid 9. Climb aboard the USS Intrepid for a slice of history This WWII-era aircraft carrier turned museum is stuffed with fighter jets, fascinating relics, and heroic stories. A must for history nerds, plane lovers, or anyone who likes a deck with a view. 10. Go behind the scenes of Friends
Forbes
2 hours ago
- Automotive
- Forbes
This $90,000 Ferrari Testa Rossa Sculpture Is Ready For Your Wall
As well as electric replicas, Hedley Studios now sells scaled-down Ferrari bodywork as wall-mounted ... More art. Hedley Studios, the company best known for producing electric scale replicas of some of the world's most beautiful cars, has now got into the sculpture business, with stunning results. The British company has taken the aluminum body of its 75 percent scale Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa J (for Junior), finished it in bare, hand-formed and polished metal, and made it available for wall hanging. The sculpture includes the full car body, along with Ferrari's official prancing horse badges, front and rear lamp lenses, and hood straps. Just 19 examples will be produced, matching the number of so-called 'Pontoon Fender' versions of the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa race car of the late-1950s. Made of hand-polished aluminum, the sculpture features genuine Ferrari badges, plus light lenses and ... More hood straps. Hedley Studios suggests how the car body could be mounted on the wall of a garage, lounge or, my personal favorite, alongside the glassware of your home bar. Wherever you decide, you'll need plenty of space, since the aluminum sculpture measures 122 inches long, 43 inches wide and about 28 inches tall. The company says each body takes over 300 hours to create, with the metalwork shaped using traditional panel beating techniques. After that, the sculpture undergoes a two-week hand machining process to create the polished finish. Hedley Studios is best known for producing electric scale replicas of cars like the Bugatti Type 35, Bentley Blower, and Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. I drove the latter in track-honed Pacco Gara specification back in 2023. Powered by a 19 horsepower motor, the miniature car has a top speed of over 50 mph, a leather interior, authentic wire wheels, and is priced from around $100,000 plus tax. Limited to 19 examples, the sculpture is available to order from Hedley Studios in Bicester, ... More England. Ben Hedley, founder and CEO of Hedley Studios (formerly The Little Car Company), said of the sculpture, 'The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa is a car steeped in history and magic, and with our stunning wall sculpture, we've aimed to capture the spirit of the original icon's creation. 'The legends of Maranello that masterminded and crafted the 250 Testa Rossa were meticulous and delicate in their technique, and our team of engineers have emulated this focus and dedication in their hours spent crafting our wonderful Testa Rossa J sculpture.' The sculpture is priced at $91,000 plus tax and shipping from Hedley Studios' headquarters in Bicester, England. For something truly unique, the company says bespoke customization options are available on request.
The Guardian
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Ordinary people enjoying themselves': Beryl Cook exhibition to open in Plymouth
She was a seaside landlady who left school at 14 and who, without any formal training, became one of Britain's most popular artists. Now, 17 years after Beryl Cook's death, her home city of Plymouth will this week announce a major exhibition that will include previously unseen works as well as much-loved humorous paintings with larger-than-life characters. Cook was chronically shy and avoided her exhibition openings – and would probably have stayed away from the show at The Box from January 2026. Spanning her entire career, it will feature loans from private and public owners, including her family. It will explore her significance in portraying 'ordinary people enjoying themselves', with both comedy and compassion. Among the paintings that have not been publicly exhibited before is Bingo, in which a woman in a bingo hall has just won a game, raising her hand in glee as a nearby woman gives her a classic Cook side-eye. It was acquired last year by The Box, whose collections include a film and television archive, on which its curator, Terah Walkup, has drawn, linking Cook's images to actual places. She has, for example, identified the Plymouth bingo hall and the exact moment of inspiration for Bingo: 'It was from a news clip on local television about the popularity of bingo. In one scene, a woman throws her hands up in the air celebrating a winning card, while women behind her cast a side-eye … 'Beryl had a notoriously photographic memory, so it could have been that she remembered this particular scene or seeing it on the local television. It changes the way that we might think about this classic humorous work. 'This particular film clip wasn't just about bingo halls. It was actually about the sociability of older women. It was about how women found space in order to meet each other, socialise, spend money and have a sense of independence in the 1980s.' The artist had in fact worried that her caricatures would offend the real-life people who had inspired them, according to her daughter-in-law, who in the early 1970s lived in the basement of Cook's modest terrace house on the Hoe. Teresa Cook told the Guardian: 'She did worry to start with. She was nervous. Actually, that's why the fan letters helped so much. People can recognise themselves or they feel they've seen somebody that looks like that … Beryl realised that there was no offence in the art and people were genuinely so happy to see her art.' Sophie Cook, the artist's granddaughter, said that because the caricatures were never cruel, 'people loved being in the paintings.' Recalling an earlier exhibition, she said: 'The major comment from every staff member was the laughter that everyone could hear … You can be having a bad day, you go and have a look at a Beryl Cook exhibition and I guarantee your day just got better.' She spoke of a new fanbase for Cook's art, that the family receives correspondence from people – particularly young people – who love it. The family hopes it is only a matter of time before the Tate shows her properly. Despite her popularity with the public, the gallery's former director declared in 1996 that 'there will be no Beryl Cooks in Tate Modern,' although she was in a 2010 group show at Tate Britain. Sign up to Art Weekly Your weekly art world round-up, sketching out all the biggest stories, scandals and exhibitions after newsletter promotion Julian Spalding, former director of galleries in Sheffield, Manchester and Glasgow, criticised modern art museums 'who wouldn't go near Beryl with a barge pole, even though part of their job is preserving art history'. In his 2023 book Art Exposed, he argued: 'Beryl's work merits a place in any public collection.' He was among her earliest fans, after seeing her painting of two weary middle-aged women in a museum cafe, 'easing their sore ankles out of the pinching heels of their shoes, with blissful relief spreading across their faces'. He observed: 'No troubling art to look at any more, just a cup of tea and a seat. What an earthy response to a gallery visit … She was, I thought, a genuine artist of our time.' Teresa Cook said: 'She did a few paintings of me, and I loved them all.' They include Elvira's Café, about which Cook once said: 'This is a picture of my son and daughter-in-law's cafe, in which they serve sausage sandwiches, amongst other things … Here you see one about to be tackled by the lady in front, with Teresa enjoying the view she had of one of the many handsome marines who frequent the cafe, for they are stationed in barracks just around the corner. In the summer they sometimes arrive in sporting gear, like this vest and tiny shorts.' Walkup noted that the Tate had been supportive of this exhibition: 'This is the most extensive exhibition of Beryl Cook's work to date, a landmark show. 'It's all about recasting Beryl's career and showing that she's quite radical, particularly to do with identity and representation. Beryl was painting those who have been overlooked by society.' The exhibition draws on Cook's previously unpublished letters. In one, she wrote: 'Instead of doing housework, I go upstairs and start painting.'
Forbes
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
This Ceramic Artist Started At The Table, Now She's Lighting Up Rooms
Erin Hupp's tabletop lamp was inspired by an egg cup. Kelly Puleio Erin Hupp was inspired by her work with Michelin-star chefs to create a new lighting collection. Kristen Loken Ceramic artist Erin Hupp has created custom tableware for chefs at renowned restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond including Californios, Nightbird, Sons and Daughters, and Pasta Bar. Now, she's applying her reverence for clay to a new venture: a lighting collection called Solum, Latin for 'of the earth.' Hupp wanted to expand her practice into another realm, while continuing her goal of creating custom art objects that are also functional. Much like she works with chefs, she's now also collaboration with interior designers to create the perfect mood and ambience for a room. 'Working alongside other creatives allows me to immerse myself in their vision and reinterpret it through my own artistic lens,' Hupp says. 'There's a unique synergy that emerges when two creative perspectives come together, resulting in something truly special.' Erin Hupp's pendant lamps are inspired by bowls she created for restaurants. Kelly Puleio Hupp first gained attention for her collaborations with restaurants, where she created handmade ceramics that enhanced the look and feel of the dining experience. 'My ceramics provide the architecture for the chef's menu and how it will exist within the restaurant space,' she told me in 2022. That same sense of storytelling and collaboration drives Solum, which includes table lamps, pendant lamps, and sconces—each made to order and customizable. 'Lighting requires specific parameters—size nuts, bolts, shrinkage rates. Art is a lot of math, but those constraints spark creativity and ingenuity. It's the same as when a chef asks me to design a plate with very specific dimensions and functionality. I love the problem solving.' She draws inspiration from everyday objects as well as previous restaurant collaborations. For example, one of her porcelain table lamps is inspired by an egg cup. 'There's something incredibly charming and sweet about a porcelain vessel used to serve French-style soft boiled eggs, where the top of the shell is delicately removed like a hat. I wanted to translate that sense of delicacy and design work into lighting.' Erin Hupp's tabletop lamp was inspired by an egg cup. Kelly Puleio Similarly, her pendant lamp is inspired by a simple bowl, and the wall sconce is inspired by a sauce pourer she created for Pasta Bar in Los Angeles, and the wall light echoes a caviar dish she created in collaboration with The Caviar Company. 'By replacing the caviar with a beautiful Tala porcelain light bulb the form takes on a completely new feel and purpose.' Erin Hupp's wall sconce was inspired by a sauce pourer she created for a restaurant. Kristen Loken More than decor, Hupp views lighting as an intimate part of daily life—an object you interact with emotionally. 'Artful pieces in your home inspire you to be more connected and present in your day-to-day living,' she says. In a world of mass production, a personal connection is part of what makes a hand-made lighting fixture special and investment worthy. 'They tell a story in your home,' Hupp says. 'Storytelling, intention, and the hands that make it—that's what gives art its soul.' Hupp's interiors work also includes a collection of vases and mirrors. Erin Hupp designed and created bespoke tableware for San Francisco brunch restaurant Hilda & Jesse. Adahlia Cole The lighting launch does not mean she plans to give up creating dinnerware. 'My art practice starts with—and will always include—my collaborations with chefs for restaurants,' she says. 'It's about understanding their vision for color, texture, and the atmosphere they want to create. When we collaboration we're speaking the same language through different mediums.' Her latest restaurant project is with Chef Philip Tessier, who's launching Understudy, a culinary destination in Napa featuring a patisserie, butcher, teaching kitchen, and a culinary museum. Hupp's miniature cake stands and ceramic pedestals will be featured at the patisserie counter, supporting the creations of master pastry chef Frank Vollkommer. Hupp first experimented with jewelry design via a collaboration with San Francisco's Fiat Lux, and she's planning a capsule collection with San Francisco brand Goldstories. The pieces are inspired by her Fold Texture Plate, which was originally part of a two-piece caviar server created for The Caviar Co. She's reimagining it as a statement ring, necklace, and earring set. 'It's thrilling to see something I created in clay become wearable,' she says. Solum pieces are primarily available to interior designers, but she is open to commissions outside of the trade as her schedule allows.
