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After seven successful editions in Brussels, COLLECTIBLE Design Fair made its New York City 🗽debut from September 5 to 8, bringing together over than 100 exhibitors from 25 countries in the heart of the Financial District. I am proud to have supported this groundbreaking launch in New York, where we showcased unique and avant-garde pieces, bespoke commissions, limited editions, and newly produced pieces that truly inspire and push the boundaries of contemporary design. We are deeply grateful for the warm welcome from the design community! A huge thank you to the team and press agencies for their unwavering support.  Clélie Debehault, Liv Vaisberg, Emily Marant, Scyler van der Wal Klein, Lisa Meijer, Alexandra Lyudkovskaya, Carlo Hoekerd, Sonya Tamaddon, Cultural Counsel, Armance Communication, Romain Mangion, Charles Mouliès We eagerly anticipate continuing this journey with COLLECTIBLE Brussels in March 2025! Credits photos: Simon Leung & Lisa Meijer #Design #ContemporaryDesign #CollectibleDesign #NewYork #Brussels #COLLECTIBLE

EDGLRD just released AGGRO DR1FT (ft #TravisScott)! Read about the film's disruptive distribution strategy and what's next for the design collective led by #HarmonyKorine. Stream the film (edglrd.com) today. https://lnkd.in/gAxcuZEe PR & Marketing collab by Cultural Counsel (Adam Abdalla Ali Rigo) + Digital Counsel (Marcella Zimmermann Ethan Halpern)

Join us for the exhibition preview of ‘Frank Auerbach: Starting Again’ at Palazzo da Mosto in Venice, tomorrow, Wednesday, 17 April, 9–11 am. Presented by art dealer Max Levai, the exhibition brings together a curated selection of 11 rarely-seen paintings spanning five decades of Auerbach’s career (1960s to the 2010s), providing a succinct overview of his hermit-like artistic practice and favorite subjects. The exhibition will take place at the historical Palazzo da Mosto, a magnificent 17th-century private residence that will be open to the public for the occasion. ‘Starting Again’ marks Frank Auerbach’s grand return to Venice after his participation at the 1986 Art Biennale and will be accompanied by an essay by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hilton Als. Address: Calle dei Muti S. Polo, 1866, 30125 Venezia VE, near Rialto Bridge. 📸: Frank Auerbach, Reclining Head of Julia III, 1993. Copyright the artist. Courtesy of Frankie Rossi Art Projects, London. https://lnkd.in/ew3Fj6jB

If in Venice, be sure to stop in and see “Starting Again” by Frank Auerbach at Palazzo da Mosto on view April 18 – June 28, 2024 as featured in CULTURED Magazine. The exhibition marks Auerbach's first return to Venice since winning the Biennale’s Golden Lion with his 1986 presentation. https://lnkd.in/eihbhVeA

In showing Paloma Contreras Lomas and Ines Doujak together, the Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA) has created opportunities to examine hierarchies of race, class and gender in new ways. Read more on the Observer: https://lnkd.in/eeGjqNG8

Thank you Anny Shaw for talking to Max Levai about his historical exhibition of works by #FrankAuerbach in Venice to coincide with the Biennale. Read more on The Art Newspaper.

After establishing his reputation in the 1990s with his monumental watercolor paintings of wild animals, American artist Walton Ford continues to produce grand works inspired by true or legendary stories of dramatic encounters between humankind and nature. Fascinated by the perception of wilderness in the collective imagination and by the consequences of human behavior—from colonialism to climate change—for the future of wildlife species, Ford develops complex narratives that have renewed the genre of animal painting. “Walton Ford: Birds and Beasts of the Studio,” on view at The Morgan Library & Museum from April 12–October 6, 2024, celebrates the artist’s recent gift of sixty-three studies and sketches to the Morgan, shown publicly for the first time alongside large-scale paintings on loan from private collections and their respective studies. The show also includes a selection of animal drawings and prints by earlier artists, from Rembrandt and Dorothea Maria Gsell to Eugène Delacroix, Antoine-Louis Barye, and John James Audubon, selected by Ford from the Morgan’s collection. 📸: Charlie Rubin

This past Sunday, the Dallas Art Fair closed out its sixteenth edition in splendid fashion! This year, the fair was marked by energetic collectors, strong sales, and enthusiastic exhibitors.One of the highlights of this year’s fair was the continuation of the Dallas Art Fair Foundation Acquisition Program, an annual gift from the Dallas Art Fair Foundation that places works from the fair into the Dallas Museum of Art’s permanent collection. The works chosen were by Ailbhe Ní Bhriain , JooYoung Choi, and Thania Petersen. Congratulations to all who participated on another excellent fair! We’re looking forward to next year.

This week, the Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA) announced the recipients of the 2024-2026 CARA Fellowship, honoring the transformative work of multidisciplinary artist Napoleon Jones-Henderson and the Valerie J. Maynard Foundation. The CARA Fellowship, now in its second year, is designed to honor mid-career artists and artists' legacies recognized for their profound cultural impact. With unrestricted $75,000 grants and tailored support, this recognition underscores both pioneers, Jones-Henderson and the legacy of Valerie J. Maynard, and their indelible influence on our arts ecosystems and their dedication to centering Black identities. 

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