TUCKED on the south side of Sotheby’s second floor is an all-white space that might as well be a gallery in the heart of Chelsea. Designed by Richard Gluckman, the New York architect who
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The New York Times
ART IN REVIEW
Lucy Dodd: ‘The Studio Before 54’
Lucy Dodd and David Lewis Gallery, New York
“And the cracks spoke of the ‘waters of chaos,’” a work from 2012 that measures 12 feet by 12 feet, by Lucy Dodd.
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BLOOMBERG
Faded Hotels, Swizzle Sticks, Gilbert & George: Hot Art
In Enoc Perez’s large-scale paintings, images of grand hotels seem to disintegrate amid accumulating paint.
In “The Good Days,” his second solo show at Acquavella Galleries, the New York-based … More
V MAGAZINE
SUBTEXT ART: MERCI MERCY
TEXT NATASHA STAGG
Text Art, the movement, feels very much behind us, and yet, it can’t possibly be. Text in art is as widespread as ever, and text-focused art more so than when it was at … More
GARAGE MAGAZINE
MERCI MERCY
At the reception for Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld’s Merci Mercy, held on a cloud of champagne at 980 Madison Ave., an Italian financier offered to buy me any work I wanted. I didn’t answer. I asked which he’d choose. … More
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Ouattara Watts’ New Paintings
Ouattara Watts is a futurist who foresaw “globalization” long before the word became trendy in pop culture. In fact, combining prophetic imagery with unusual cross-cultural symbology is necessary to Watts’ career, given his background. Born in
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HUFFINGTON POST
RUN to Merci Mercy: Presented by Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Christine Messineo
by Malcolm Harris
Posted: 01/30/2013 3:28 pm
Last week, I attended a press preview for the latest offering of Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld and his co-curator, Christine Messineo, via a
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Life + Times
Art Exhibit “Merci, Mercy” Opens In NYC
Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld and co-curator Christine Messineo recently unveiled their latest group exhibition titled “Merci Mercy.” Running through February 17th in New York City, the show focuses on the ay we interpret and
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STYLE.COM
Monsieur Vladimir Dit Merci
January 24, 2013 7:07 pm
He may be a fixture on the fashion-party-circuit, but Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld continues to make a strong case for himself as an up-and-coming art world contender. Following a successful show with Sotheby’s … More
GALLERISTNY
Read All About It: Roitfeld Shows Text Art at ‘Merci Mercy’
Kyle DeWoody does not have a favorite word, but she does have one she always uses for 20 Questions. (Hint: It’s smaller than a breadbox.) “Merkin!” she revealed with … More
Huffington Post: Congratulations! Jeffrey Deitch and Larry Gagosian Have a New Bundle of Joy: Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld
Posted: 10/11/2012 6:25 pm
Imagine if the art industry’s mega-mogul Larry Gagosian and great-guru Jeffrey Deitch gave birth to a bouncing baby boy. You must also imagine this bundle of joy being at least 28 years old and 6′ 3″ … More
Forbes.com “Giorgio Armani hosts ‘Richard Hambelton-New York’” in Milan, Italy
New York, NY – Elusive New York artist Richard Hambleton will be the subject of an exhibition featuring 45 works, 15 never before seen, by Hambleton at the Armani/ Teatro in Milan, following the highly successful New York exhibition in … More
NOWNESS at Frieze, Day Two
Curator Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld Hits London With Nicolas Pol
Few art impresarios have as much fashion world pull as the dashing Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld. His mother, Carine Roitfeld, is the editor of Vogue Paris; his father, Christian Restoin, brought men’s … More
The New York Observer: The Insurgents of 2010
December 23, 2009
The Insurgents of 2010-Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld, 25: Curator
While the silly rumors of French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld somehow dethroning our Queen Anna have quieted down, her darling son, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld, has been making himself into a … More
The Daily Beast: Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Curates Artwork and Celebrities
Nepotism does not necessarily facilitate creative prowess, but it can take a low-key art exhibition to full star-studded affair status like Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld’s recent Lower East Side opening. The son of French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld brought in big names
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Harper’s Bazaar: Fashion’s Finest Toast Nicolas Pol Exhibit
November 10, 2009 5:45 PM by Maura Kutner
A former Lower East Side meat market, 80 Essex Street, transformed into a chic urban gallery space last night as curator Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld presented “The Martus Maw,” a collection of graffiti-like … More
Vanity Fair: Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Curates Artwork, a Party Crowd
by Claire Howorth
2:07 PM, NOVEMBER 10 2009
“The Martus Maw” exhibition. From PatrickMcMullan.com.
Last night, New York City’s Lower East Side got a strong dose of international glamour atNicolas Pol’s art exhibition “The Martus Maw,” curated by Vladimir
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Art Info: Painter Nicolas Pol’s Armory Week Pop-Up Show Takes Over Former Salander-O’Reilly Gallery
Say what you will about Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, the young art dealer son of former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld. Though he has been criticized as a dilettante riding on a famous name, one thing is certain: the 27-year-old knows … More
ZIP MAGAZINE: INTERVIEW ON FILM WITH VLADIMIR RESTOIN ROITFELD AND OUATTARA WATTS `VERTIGO`
ZIP MAGAZINE IN AN INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH VLADIMIR RESTOIN ROITFELD TALKING ABOUT HIS CURRENT EXHIBITION IN NEW YORK WITH ARTIST OUATTARA WATTS `VERTIGO`.
ART SPHERE
It was Tuesday night February 7th in New York City. Like always Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld … More
Artnet: Head Over Heels: Ouattara Watts
Ouattara Watts
HEAD OVER HEELS
by Walter Robinson
Let’s start this review of “Ouattara Watts: Vertigo” by discussing the post-opening dinner, prepared for about 120 people by executive chef Mads Refslund at ACME at 9 Great Jones Street on Feb. … More
Coolhunting: Studio Visit: Ouattara Watts
The acclaimed artist offers us a rare glimpse inside his Brooklyn studio ahead of his upcoming mini retrospective
by Karen Day in Culture on 27 January 2012
While we all like to tap into an artist’s brain, find out exactly … More
The New York Times: The Young Gallerists
TO describe the retrospective of Richard Hambleton’s art that was recently held at the Phillips de Pury & Company galleries as a zoo doesn’t even take into account the woman who strapped a bug-eyed monkey puppet to her chest. About … More
The Observer: Look Ma, No Gallery!
AT AN OLD WAREHOUSE on Washington Street last February, the Los Angeles-based street artist RETNA stood in a dimly lit room with 20-foot ceilings surrounded by his black-and-white canvases filled with symbols that looked like hieroglyphics, illuminated sporadically by camera … More
ART INFO: 22 Questions for Art Dealer and Curator Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld
Name: Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld
Age: 26
Occupation: Art Dealer/Curator
City/Neighborhood: New York City
What project are you working on now? I’ve just opened a show with Nicolas Pol, “Sick Atavus of the New Blood,” in New York City, which runs … More