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HDI Exhibition pick: “Ettore Sottsass Design Radical” at the Met Breuer

The Met Breuer just opened an exhibition on the the Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007). It’s an absolutely wonderful show that we highly recommend that evaluates Sottsass’s career in a presentation of key works in a range of media—including architectural d… Read More

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: “Manus x Machina” at the Met

If you follow our Musings, you probably have already seen our entry for the spectacular “Manus x Machina” exhibit currently at the Met. The show is closing on August 14th and we had to visit again…..we just loved it so much! We are smitten with everything in the exhibition, but esp… 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

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: “Lisa Sotilis: The Power of the Greek Myth”, Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City

We recently made our way to Mexico City to see the amazing exhibition of our dear friend Lisa Sotilis entitled “Lisa Sotilis: The Power of the Greek Myth” at the Franz Mayer Museum.

This spectacular exhibit has been fully and beautifully realized by the Franz Mayer Museum under the dire… Read More

HDI Exhibition Pick: “Isaac Mizrahi: An Unruly History” at the Jewish Museum

We recently made our way to the Jewish Museum to see their current exhibit “Isaac Mizrahi: An Unruly History”. And wow, what a tour de force this exhibition is. It is a wonderful retrospective highlighting 30 years of Isaac Mizrahi’s career. The show features an array of Mizrahi… Read More

HDI Exhibition pick: “Jacqueline de Ribes The Art of Style” at the Met

Jacqueline de Ribes is a style icon and has been on the Best Dressed list since 1962. The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is currently exhibiting sixty ensembles of haute couture and ready to wear from the personal archive of the de Ribes’s collection. You will fi… Read More

HDI Exhibition Pick: “Picasso Sculpture” at the Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art in New York will open Picasso Sculpture, a sweeping survey of Pablo Picasso’s innovative and influential work in three dimensions on September 14th. We were lucky to get a preview and wanted to share a few of our favorite photos of this spectacular exhibition. Picasso Sculpt… Read More

“Diamond” Anniversary Celebration at the Beverly Hilton

The Beverly Hilton celebrated their “Sweet 60” this last Friday, August 21st. The “Diamond” Anniversary was hosted by Neil Lane, L.A. Jewelry Designer to the Stars. Many of his spectacular diamond ensembles were featured along side photos of the stars flaunting them o… 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

HDI Exhibition pick: “Thomas Hart Benton’s America Today Mural Rediscovered” at the Met

Thomas Hart Benton’s
America Today Mural Rediscovered

September 30, 2014–April 19, 2015, The Metropolitan Museum New York

Another wonderful exhibit currently on view at the Met that shouldn’t be missed is Thomas Hart Benton’s America Today Mural Rediscovered. Benton (188… Read More

“Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century” Denver art museum

Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century,

November 16, 2014 – March 17, 2015, Denver Art Museum

The Cartier exhibition, Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century currently on view at the Denver Art Museum is a spectacular exhibit not to be missed. If you are a jewelry aficionado or a connoisseur of all thi… Read More

HDI Exhibition pick – Reimagining Modernism: 1900-1950 at the met

The Metropolitan Museum of Art reinstalled galleries that showcase modern art from 1900 to 1950 throughout nine galleries of the Wallace Wing. The new ongoing installation entitled Reimagining Modernism: 1900–1950 reinterprets the holdings of the Met’s modernist paintings, sculptur… Read More

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