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HDI Exhibition Tip: “A Universe of Things: Micky Wolfson Collects” at The Wolfsonian, Miami Beach, FL
Mitchell “Micky” Wolfson, Jr. pocketed a single hotel key as a child and that act launched the love of collecting and a collection that connects across time and cultures. “A Universe of Things: Micky Wolfson Collects” at The Wolfsonian examines Wolfson’s life of collec… Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “Deco: Luxury to Mass Market” at The Wolfsonian, Miami Beach, FL
Welcome to the Twenties! We love the 1920’s and the Art Deco movement that emerged from that decade. Now a 100 years later, we can look back and be fascinated by every single piece that came from this time and how it still holds it’s place in time very strongly. We love Art Deco and we had the m… Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China” at LACMA, Los Angeles
Back in LA, a visit to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is always in order. It’s fascinating to see what’s on and see new things. It was interesting to see the “The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China” exhibit and see how contemporary Chinese artists work with mater… Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500–1800”, LACMA, Los Angeles
Before heading back to New York, we enjoyed one more amazing exhibit at LACMA in Los Angeles: “To Rome and Back: Individualism and Authority in Art, 1500–1800”. Assembled entirely from LACMA’s permanent collection, the works exhibited reveal the depth of Rome’s impact from t… Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “KING TUT: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh”, California Science Center, Los Angeles
While in LA, we also headed to the California Science Center to see the KING TUT: TREASURES OF THE GOLDEN PHARAOH exhibition. We love ancient artifacts and we enjoyed the dramatic presentation of King Tut’s artifacts and opulent jewelry.
We hope you enjoy some of our favorite images. For mo… Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “Outliers and American Vanguard Art” – Quilts, LACMA, Los Angeles
In our previous Musings post we showed favorite images, mainly paintings and sculpture from the “Outliers and American Vanguard Art” exhibition currently on view at LACMA. A whole section in this exquisite exhibition is devoted to quilts and we wanted to highlight photos in a separa… Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “Outliers and American Vanguard Art”, LACMA, Los Angeles
Another wonderful exhibition currently on view at LACMA is “Outliers and American Vanguard Art”, the first major exhibition to explore key moments in American art history when avant-garde artists and outliers intersected.
This spectacular show illustrates how the early history … Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “Rauschenberg: The 1/4 Mile”, LACMA, Los Angeles
If you follow our Musings, you may have noticed that we love LACMA in LA. We never come to LA without visiting this amazing institution and this time we were especially smitten (we always say that!). Follow us along as we highlight our favorite exhibitions at LACMA. To start, a spectacular exhibition … Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art”, MOCA, Los Angeles
We were in love with the work of Manny Farber when visiting MOCA in Los Angeles recently. We really loved the exhibit “One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art” and it is an interesting and very ambitious exhibition of Manny Farber’s work and a group-show highlighting the sp… Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “Andy Warhol— From A to B and Back Again”, Whitney Museum New York
We were lucky to get a sneak preview of the Andy Warhol retrospective “Andy Warhol— From A to B and Back Again” that is opening at the Whitney on Monday, November 12th. This exhibition, the first Andy Warhol retrospective organized by a U.S. museum in 31 years looks at his work as one of the … Read More
Summer at The Carlyle
Summer in the City is special. Weekends are quieter, the streets are emptier and the park is one gorgeous oasis. Even though going to the beach or the country is always enticing when the heat is up, summer in the city can be very special and it becomes even more special at The Carlyle. The beautiful and ex… Read More
HDI Museum Visit: “The Ragghianti Foundation”, Lucca, Italy
Even though we are back in New York, we are still thinking about all the fascinating museums and foundations that we had the pleasure of visiting while in Italy. Another must see gem that we wanted to share with you is The Ragghianti Foundation in Lucca, Italy. We were lucky to see the exhibition … Read More
HDI Museum Visit: The British Museum, London
In addition to visiting the Rodin Show at The British Museum (see our earlier Musings post), we always very much enjoy viewing the permanent collection and taking everything in the British Museum has to offer. Their collection is absolutely wonderful and a “must do” when you are in L… Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “Rodin and the art of ancient Greece”, The British Museum, London
In 1881 the French sculptor Auguste Rodin visited London for the first time. On a trip to the British Museum, he saw the Parthenon sculptures and was instantly captivated by the beauty of these ancient Greek masterpieces. Like many archaeological ruins, the Parthenon sculptures had been broken an… Read More
HDI Museum Visit: Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan, Italy
Another wonderful museum to visit is the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, also in Milan, Italy. The foundation was established in 1995 and was created to be a place of study and debate over the major issues and greatest contemporary avant-garde figures, and to act as a real cultural center, offering ex… Read More
HDI Museum Visit: Fondazione Piero Portaluppi, Milan, Italy
Another fun outing in Milan was the fascinating Fondazione Piero Portaluppi. Portaluppi was a Milanese architect, who was active from the 1910s to ’60s, Piero Portaluppi designed the Italian Pavilion for the Universal Exposition in 1929. After World War I, he went on to restore several of M… Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “Osvaldo Borsani” RETROSPECTIVE AT TRIENNALE DESIGN MUSEUM, Milan, Italy
While in Milan, we also visited the Triennale Design Museum. They currently show the first retrospective exhibition of the life and work of architect, designer and visionary Osvaldo Borsani, co-founder of TECNO . The exhibition, which runs until September 16th is curated and designed by Norman F… Read More
HDI Museum Visit: The Bass, Miami
Another museum in Miami Beach that should not be missed is The Bass. The Bass focuses on international contemporary art by mid-career and established artists. If you can’t immediately find the museum, look for Ugo Rondinone’s Miami Mountain, which follows his iconic mountain series and is … Read More
HDI Exhibition Tip: “Julius Klinger: Posters for a Modern Age”, Wolfsonian-FIU, Miami Beach
We really enjoyed the “Julius Klinger: Posters for a Modern Age” at the Wolfsonian in Miami Beach. Born in Vienna in 1867, Julius Klinger became one of the leading graphic artists of the modern age. His poster designs, book and magazine illustrations, campaigns, brand and typographi… Read More
HDI travels: India, Jaipur and Agra
Oh glorious, beautiful India! We recently travelled to India to visit Jaipur and Agra. We were mesmerized by the Taj Mahal and the architecture in Jaipur! There is so much to see and take in and we enjoyed the whole experience. We wanted to share a few of our favorite images of the Taj Mahal and the archi… Read More
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