Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of Modern Art

Diego Rivera. Agrarian Leader Zapata. 1931. FrescoDiego Rivera was the subject of MoMA’s second monographic exhibition which run from December 22, 1931, to January 27, 1932. MoMA brought Rivera to New York six weeks before the exhibition’s opening and gave him studio space within the Museum,...

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Chanel, the luxury book

Chanel Luxe, by François Baudot and François Aveline, éditions Assouline, traces the history of the most famous French fashion house. It's a beautiful item and would make for a nice Christmas present ! But you will have to be patient because it's already out of sto...

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Coming Soon: The Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum

Certainly megalomaniac but also interesting: the new virtual Valentino Museum should "open" soon. It will feature all the collections ever made, advertising posters, press coverage, intimate pictures... A fascinating insight into Valentino's world. I look forward and maybe one day a real museum will...

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Cézanne at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris

A remarkable exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg gathers 77 works by Paul Cézanne.  Until February ...

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Quote of the week: Karl Lagerfeld

"I think they should make a tax so that when you earn a certain amount of money, you have to spend a certain amount on shopping. To buy whatever … And that way, we create tons of jobs. I think it’s a good idea. What I hate is people with a lot of money who don’t spend it."Karl Lagerfeld to&nbs...

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Yayoi Kusama at the Pompidou Centre in Paris

Yayoi Kusama is one of my icons. Her universe and the visual language she's developed are fascinating.The Centre Pompidou is presenting the first French retrospective dedicated to the Japanese artist and I hope to see it asap. Following her career through 150 works created between 1949 and 2001, the...

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The Calouste Gulbenkian Cultural Centre opens new headquarters in Paris

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has unveiled on 17 of October, the new headquarters of the Calouste Gulbenkian Cultural Centre in Paris, located in a 1869 building at number 39 Boulevard de la Tour Maubourg in the area of ​​Les Invalides. Since 1965 the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has been developing...

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I love this Marc Jacobs' Spring 2012 collection dress

"Dear all,The Marc Jacobs PR team is sorry to inform you that our press day tomorrow in the Marc Jacobs store is canceled, due to the theft of the spring/summer 2012 collections during its transfer from Paris."... said the unfortunate press relea...

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The latest Benetton ad campaign rocks !

The campaign is called ‘Unhate,’ and features images of world leaders kissing each others - the Russian way. There’s one of Barack Obama with Chinese leader Hu Jintao, France’s Nicolas Sarkozy with German chancellor Angela Merkel, the European tandem, and most controversially, in Rome, an image of the...

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France: the first mobile Museum dedicated to kids features works by famous artists

Very interesting initiative by former “be contemporary” editor and friend Ingrid Brochard. She’s created a mobile museum which is currently touring France and next year in Africa to make primary schools kids aware of contemporary art. It features some amazing artists such as Mc Carthy, Buren, Huyghe,...

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Kate Moss on the cover of Dazed

The December issue of Dazed & Confused boasts 20 different covershots by co-founder Rankin, featuring the likes of Kate Moss, Chloe Sevigny, Eva Green and Alicia Keys. I like Kate's...

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Twin Parallel is a film written and directed by Justin Anderson

Twin Parallel is a film written and directed by Justin Anderson showcasing the Jayne Pierson S/S 2011 collection. Premiered at London Fashion Week it features two girls caught in the Twin Parallel- a parallel time shift of the twin paradox theory- with still life, a cuckoo clock and the golden goose...

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Viktor & Rolf - Fairy Tales

Needless to say that Viktor&Rolf are some of my favourite fashion designers ever. What impresses me the most is the innovative and artistic approach. I've always praised them in the past and invite you to read again my previous post (link here) which was actually shared with them, at the time it...

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Save Keith Haring's mural in Melbourne

While Comme des Garçons releases a capsule collection of Keith Haring's t-shirts, a more serious issue arises in Australia. Keith Haring traveled Down Under in 1984 and painted a mural in Collingwood as a gift to the city of Melbourne.  The mural is currently in a sorry state and we should...

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Prince at the Versace for H and M presentation

The PR effort of Versace and H&M is a total success ! The presentation took place yesterday in New York and their collaboration is featured everywhere on the web today... Maybe because Prince performed and was looking totally awesome as usual...

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Turner prize 2011 contenders: George Shaw - video

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Thank you so much !

I just wanted to say thank you to all my followers and readers ! I appreciate your amazing support ! Expect more from Art is Alive in the next few weeks...

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Maurizio Cattelan retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum of NY

This figure from Mr. Cattelan’s “Daddy Daddy” was previously displayed at the museum floating face down in the rotunda’s fountain."I've never thought about my works as something that I wanted to see again. Now I am forced to relate to them. It's a chance to see myself from a different perspective. The...

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Madonna’s new fragrance is called truth or dare

For years, Madonna refused to launch her fragrance unlike many cheap stars, but she now feels time has come to release "a unique blend of narcotic florals, balanced with addictive woods and vanilla, creates a scent that is timeless, yet contemporary, simultaneously dark and light."She also feels it's...

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Happy 62th birthday Anna Wintour !

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Olympics 2012 posters by famous UK artists

The official posters for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, designed by some of the UK's leading artists, have been unveiled today. Here is my selection of the best...

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Fashion must-have: the Daria sweater

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Exclusive interview with fashion pioneer Diane Pernet

Diane Pernet needs no presentation but for those who don't know her, she is a world-renowned fashion critic and video journalist based in Paris. Previously a photographer and designer in New York, fashion editor of Elle.com and Vogue Paris.com amongst other responsabilities, she recently reinvented...

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Another Bowie obsession

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Quote of the week: Amanda Lear on Claudia Schiffer

"There was a time Hollywood was considering making a film of Dali's Life, with Claudia Schiffer in the lead. Claudia said: "I love your book! Who wrote it for you?" I said, "I did, Darling. Who read it to you?"..." Amanda Le...

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