Well, well, well, Paint it Black week has come to an end. What did you think? Would you like to see more black on the blog or shall we stick to white?
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The art world descends on Miami this week for a variety of art fairs and events anchored by the mammoth and super-glam Art Basel: Miami Beach.
There are numerous additional art fairs and cultural events happening around the city simultaneously including Design Miami. Now in its sixth year, the fair has become one of the trendiest venues for selling (super) high-end contemporary and 20th century design.
This year David Adjaye was awarded the designer of the year and was commissioned to construct a site-specific work for the show grounds. Below is a selection of Adjaye’s creations, celebrity visitors…and, of course, great design being exhibited.
Genesis by David Adjaye at Design Miami
Chainsaw Lounge Chair by Charles de Lisle, Hostler Burrows
Craig Robins and Pharrell Williams
For more information, check out Design Miami’s great blog about the show, the exhibitors, designers, and more.
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It is not often that one can find a child’s gift that is cool enough for an adult to keep. However, A Colouring Book: Drawings by Andy Warhol is a prime exception.
As the title implies, the 24-page book contains Warhol’s whimsical drawings (sans colour) from the late 1950s.
Originally created in 1961 for on of Warhol’s clients (at the time Warhol was working as a commercial illustrator) the book was re-released in 1990…only to go out of print shortly after. Well, as Warhol mania continues in the art market, the colouring book has been made available again.
$17, Amazon
A charming stocking stuffer for the little creative types in your life…or a cheap & chic idea for any Warhol aficionados.
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Would you hang an all black art work in your home (or fantasy museum)? What if we said it was a work by Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Kara Walker, Richard Serra, or Robert Mapplethorpe?
Reconciliation Elegy, 1978, Robert Motherwell (at the National Gallery, Washington DC)
Sky Cathedral, 1958, Louise Nevelson (at the MoMA)
Kara Walker, 2008 (from an installation at the Whitney)
Untitled, 1973, Richard Serra (from the Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum, 2011)
Parrot Tulips, 1988, Robert Mapplethorpe
Images courtesy of Spencer Alley, Art in the Studio, June Joon Jaxx, The New Yorker and Me, Christie’s.
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Fiona Chan is Caviar20‘s hard-working, tireless, charming, and clever intern. An interior design student at Ryerson University, Fiona had a lot of great ideas for Caviar20’s “paint it black” week on White Cabana. She alerted us to this sensational sculpture, located in London, by British artist Ian McChesney.
Titled Out of the Strong Came Forth Sweetness, the 72-foot high (!!!) sculpture resembles the upside-down form of tar dripping off of a spoon. Made of carbon fibre by a company that does ship building, the base is actually a leather-covered round seating area. Wild!
Images courtesy of the Contemporist.
Dear Readers: Do not adjust your computer screens. Troy is taking over White Cabana this week and, as you can see, he has really shaken things up around here! Enjoy. – Jordana