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It's the last day of Frieze, the art fair on Randall's Island boasting collections from over 180 galleries. And it's certainly living up to its hype -- the ferries were packed with enthusiastic fans voyaging out to see the artful festivities. If you haven't checked it out yet, there's still time to hop on a ferry and do a walk-through (it's open until 6pm). Or, take a visual tour through this photo review of the fair's highlights.
[Image via Telegraph]
The current retrospective of this French-American nonagenarian at the Guggenheim, which has already been exhibited in London and Paris finally comes to New York, a city that Bourgeois has considered home for nearly the last seventy years. Bourgeois is the epitome of feminist art, a vocal leader in the empowerment movement for females (long before it was popular, as she often claims).
It is almost hypocritical that she favors materials which tend to evoke femininity in the conventional sense, from delicate glass jars and bottles to diaphanous fabrics and tactile yarn and string. Yet, Bourgeois finds art and beauty in the combination of that which confines the woman to home.
Vassili Verrecchia Shows Off His Favorite Things In His Paris Home
While his brother, Timothee, runs the NYC office, Vassili takes on the Paris-based side of things. To gain some insight to what inspires such a creative and entrepreneurial spirit, we asked Vass to show off some of his favorite worldly and sentimental possessions in his Paris home. See where Vass's travels have taken him...