03.16.2018 Perfumes of the sixties
Perfumes of the Sixties are characterised by originality, the increased use of synthetic ingredients blended with wonderful natural ingredients, classicism and sensuality.
Perfumes of the Sixties are characterised by originality, the increased use of synthetic ingredients blended with wonderful natural ingredients, classicism and sensuality.
“Muretti di Stracci laid one of the first stones in what art critic Germano Celant would dub Arte povera. ” (Paul Nyzam)
“Scented powder was all the rage.” (Annick Le Guérer)
“This ambiguous effigy wearing a hat and string of pearls already had a name: Rrose Sélavy.” (Marcel Duchamp)
Graphic artist Leslie David designed the illustration of Rose Delight.
Young girl combing her hair (1894) of Auguste Renoir, by writer and exhibition commissioner Pascal Bonafoux, also a Professor Emeritus of History of Art at University Paris VIII.
Jouy fabric created by Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf became all the rage because the prints were designed as if they were real paintings. The illustrations of Rose Delight were inspired by the original toiles de Jouy.
“Hantaï’s paintings, where pliage (folding) is utilised as a genuine method, found an echo with Didi-Huberman.” (Soko Phay)
“Cy Twombly’s work feeds on historical references, literature and art.” (Etienne Sallon)
“The first blackness is that of night… ” (Annie Mollard-Desfour)
” Thomas Ruff cancelled out any resemblance to reality and broke with the traditionally more emotional representation of the subject.” (Elodie Morel)
“Visibility is the key for public recognition on a grand scale.” (Julia Kerninon)
Usury and the Stars by writer and art historian, Pascal Bonafoux, about stars in the fresco of Giotto in the chapel of Santa Maria della Carità all’Arena.
Constellations of Joan Fontcuberta, presented by Nathalie Parienté, an art historian and exhibition curator, and notably «Joan Fontcuberta. Ad Litteram».
La Nona Ora (the ninth hour) was created by Maurizio Cattelan in 1999. This installation is presented by contemporary art expert at Christie’s Paul Nyzam.
diptyque questionnaire: Philippe Baudelocque. Reknown for his giant stellar fresco, the artist has illustrated ditpyque Collection Hiver 2017.
« There is no line, there is no modelling, there are only contrasts » (Lawrence Gowing)
Interview with artists Florentine and Alexandre Lamarche-Ovize, as guests for the fifth edition of Private Choice, envisioned by Nadia Candet.
Birds in the Nordic design, by Ásdís Ólafsdóttir, an historian of Design and Director of Maison Louis Carré.
“Accident and creation are therefore not in opposition.” (Catherine Malabou)
The photography was was blurred and the main subject matter had barely made it into the frame.
“The American of Paris is what America does best.” (Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1925)
“From its origins to today, perfume has continued to induce practices and gestures.” (Annick Le Guérer)
“Drawing is even more important because it is at the origin of a piece of work.” (Pascal Bonafoux)
“This novel by Patrick Süskind is primarily the story of a Nose called Jean-Baptiste Grenouille” (Julia Kerninon)
“Smell acquires its pedigree via the art that expresses the beauty and power of fragrances. ” (Chantal Jaquet)
With « Preserved for a better day », artist Morvarid K. recalls the daily lives of people living in Tehran.