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HDI Exhibition Tip: “Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach” at LACMA

A recent visit to LACMA lead us to the spectacular exhibit: “Renaissance and Reformation: German Art in the Age of Dürer and Cranach”. The exhibitions marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and shows some of the greatest work from the German Renaissance Art. The exhibition co… Read More

A perfect day on the Upper East Side with HD Jewels

It’s the holiday season and New York is shining bright! We love the season for all the festivities and how festive the City is in general. There are many places that we like to go, but we also like to stay close on the Upper East Side and spend the holiday season in our neighborhood. Here is a perfect … Read More

HDI Exhibition pick: “Max Beckmann in New York” at the Met

The Met Museum is always worth a visit and we recently went to see the absolutely spectacular “Max Beckmann in New York” exhibit. The show features 14 paintings that Beckmann created while living in New York from 1949 to 1950, as well as 25 works, dating from 1920 to 1948, from New York col… Read More

HDI exhibition Pick: “Kerry James Marshall: Mastry” at The Met Breuer

Recently we made our way to The Met Breuer to see the current retrospective of the work of American artist Kerry James Marshall. This is the largest retrospective to date for Marshall and wow, what an amazing exhibit this is! The exhibition includes 72 paintings that span the 35-year career of the a… Read More

Celebrating 20th Century Art in the White House, 10/14/2016

We had the great honor to attend the wonderful event “Celebrating 20th Century Art in the White House” last week. It was a magnificent experience to visit the White House in person and be able to walk freely through the various rooms that are so rich in history and filled with spectacula… Read More

HDI Exhibition Pick: “Smith I Paley”, Kreeger Museum, Washington D. C.

Our last Musings post was about the spectacular Kreeger Museum that we so enjoyed visiting while we were in Washington D.C. The permanent collection is world class and we loved it! Currently the Kreeger Museum is exhibiting SMITH | PALEY, the first exhibition to feature a collaboration by internat… Read More

HDI Museum Visit: Kreeger Museum, Washington D.C.

It’s a beautiful autumn weekend and we made our way to Washington D.C. for a special occasion. While there we visited the impressive Kreeger Museum. The Kreeger Museum is a private, non-profit museum and the former residence of David and Carmen Kreeger. It was designed by renowned architec… Read More

HDI Exhibition Pick: “Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood” at the Milwaukee Art Museum

Another must see exhibition currently on view is the “Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood” show at the Milwaukee Art Museum. His love of movies and old Hollywood is so wonderfully depicted in the larger than life paintings by the renowned American painter Thomas Hart Benton. Benton was f… Read More

HDI Museum Visit: Milwaukee Art Museum

We are very big fans and supporters of the Milwaukee Art Museum and visit at least once a year. Last November we visited for the “Grand Unveiling” after their extensive renovation and the Milwaukee Art Museum is one spectacular, world class museum! Their permanent collection is very e… Read More

HDI Visits: The Neon Museum in Las Vegas

We recently spend a very hot weekend in Las Vegas. One place that has been on our radar is The Neon Museum and it was an absolutely fun and wonderful visit. The Neon Boneyard is a collection of vintage neon signs from years past and it is a such a great statement of time to see these historic signs. You need t… Read More

HDI Exhibition pick: “Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life” at the Broad in LA

You may have seen our last Musings post, which was all about our visit to the stunning new Broad museum in Los Angeles. The first special exhibition is a fantastic and very comprehensive survey of the work of the artist Cindy Sherman. The Broads started collecting the work of Cindy Sherman in the early … Read More

Gallery Visit: Hauser Wirth & Schimmel Los Angeles

We hope that you had a spectacular Fourth of July weekend and that you are enjoying the summer! We decided to leave hot and steamy New York for a few days and go to California. Hauser Wirth & Schimmel has been on our list for a visit, as well as the Broad Museum (a Musings post to come on that too). Hauser … Read More

HDI Exhibition pick: “Stuart Davis: In Full Swing” at the Whitney

Summer is officially starting today, but it has been in full swing already for a few weeks. We made the trek downtown and went to the New Whitney Museum to see the “Stuart Davis: In Full Swing” exhibition. Stuart Davis (1892-1964), one of the preeminent figures of American Modernism has … Read More

HDI Exhibition Pick: “Moholy-Nagy: Future Present” at the Guggenheim

So many great exhibits here in New York and so little time, but we didn’t want to miss the comprehensive retrospective of the work of László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946) to appear in the United States in nearly fifty years at the Guggenheim. Moholy-Nagy was an influential teacher at the Bauhaus an… Read More

HDI Exhibition pick: “Manus x Machina” at the Met

Special exhibits at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art here in New York are always very high on our list. Being in the decorative arts business, you have a very good understanding of the very labor intensive making of hand made couture and avant-garde ready to wear and you underst… Read More

Museum Visit: Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey, UK

As you may have noticed, we are also very passionate about cars, especially beautiful vintage cars. On a recent visit to London we made a stop in Weybridge, Surrey to visit the Brooklands Museum. The museum is the birthplace of British Motorsport and Aviation and there is so much to see and experience… Read More

HDI Exhibition Pick: Beauty – Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial & Thom Brown Selects

Beauty—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial is the fifth installment of the museum’s signature contemporary design exhibition series. With a focus on aesthetic innovation, Beauty celebrates design as a creative endeavor that engages the mind, body, and senses. We really enjoyed this exhibit and ho… Read More

Museum Visit: Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

It’s been a few weeks since our last post and we are back with lots of new and exciting HDI Exhibitions picks from around New York. Before we share our NYC picks, we wanted to share a few of our favorite images from the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach. We really enjoyed their current exhibit &… Read More

HDI Exhibition pick: “Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting” Guggenheim New York

The “Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting” has been on our NYC Exhibition pick list and we finally made it to the Guggenheim before the exhibit closes on January 6th, 2016. Burri (1915-1995) started his career in the 1950’s in Rome and New York and he was fascinated with the mater… Read More

HDI Exhibition Pick: “Noah Purifoy: Junk Dada” at LACMA

Another fantastic exhibit currently at LACMA that shouldn’t be missed if you find yourself in Los Angeles is “Noah Purifoy: Junk Dada”. Noah Purifoy (1917–2004) was an African American visual artist and sculptor and he lived and worked most of his life in Los Angeles and Joshua … Read More

HDI exhibition pick: “Frank Gehry” at LACMA

Architecture aficionados and design lovers will enjoy the grand retrospective of Frank Gehry’s work currently at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. LACMA is presenting a very comprehensive examination of Gehry’s extraordinary career spanning from the early 1960’s to th… Read More

Modern Rebels at the Milwaukee Art Museum

Van Gogh to Pollock: Modern Rebels, Masterworks from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery,
June 18th – September, 2015
Milwaukee Art Museum

While in Milwaukee a visit to the Milwaukee Art Museum cannot be missed. The brilliant Calatrava addition is thriving and the only accessible part of the mus… Read More

Victoria and Albert Museum London

No visit to London is complete without a visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum. The V&A is the world’s greatest museum of art and design and you can spend hours walking through the museum getting inspired by their permanent collection and their current exhibitions. We hope you get ins… Read More

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