Jacques Jarrige and Gio Ponti, George Nakashima, Charlotte Perriand, at the exhbition co-curated by Valerie Goodman and Helena Barquet at
Sebastian + Barquet 601 West 26th Street until May 24. 10-6
Photos ©Karin Kohlberg
The first picture from our photo shoot at Valerie Goodman gallery by Karin Kohlberg of the Incredible furniture-art by Jacques Jarrige and brilliant composition and light by Karin
Great visit at Pryor Callaway’s studio: fantastic environments of straws, beads and mannequins: architecture + Fashion + design
Great bowl by Cristina Salusti for Valerie Goodman Gallery
Textured Clay with stone fragments and lustered with Platinum and Gold inside
I love this hand-hammered Fiori chandelier by Jacques Jarrige at
57-year-old Mississippi native Mark Landis is a quirky man with a big secret he’s been able to hide for almost three decades. Landis is a “master art forger.”
Beginning in 1987, Landis donated his forgeries, which he passed off as the real thing, to dozens of U.S. museums in 20 states.
Though Landis’ deceit was finally uncovered in 2010, he never financially profited from his ruse, which often involved his dressing up as a Jesuit priest, since all the works were donated in the memory of relatives.
Why did he do it? It’s not exactly clear, but he offers us a peek at his psyche when he says, “I’d been hearing about great families giving away pictures in memory of their loved ones. I wanted mother to be proud of me … sure I had done something in dad’s memory.”
The life and journey of Mark Landis is one of the stranger tales that The Avant/Garde Diaries has profiled, but you have to admit it’s a fascinating story.
Jean Arp in his studio
I want to walk there
Naiju Community Center and Nursery School by Shoei Yoh
Latticework of bamboo is bent under heat to form a structure that is raised in the centre and covered with reinforced concrete.
