Artists For Peace and Justice Reveal Fierce Creativity

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Artists For Peace And Justice Producing Four-Day Exhibit

Artists For Peace And Justice Producing Four-Day Exhibit

The second edition of Fierce Creativity benefitting Artists For Peace And Justice will assemble with a four-day selling exhibition at PACE Gallery located at 32 E 57th Street beginning October 21-25. PACE Gallery will feature work from over 45 leading contemporary artists including Chuck Close, Jessica Craig-Martin, Rita Ackermann, and Kara Walker. Curated by Chuck Close and Jessica Craig-Martin 100% of the proceeds from the exhibition will benefit Artists for Peace and Justice. “It would not have been possible for me to ask people to contribute if I did not believe in the effectiveness of Artists for Peace and Justice and in the new template it brings to the charity world, “ noted Jessica Craig-Martin. “These artworks are the fuel for a simple but powerful weapon: education. It is a cause that I believe all artists should be involved in, as there are none of us who could refute every child’s right to a good and free education.” Artists for Peace and Justice is a non-profit organization originated by filmmaker Paul Haggis. Through its effort to encourage peace and social justice around the world, APJ’s goal is to serve the poorest communities in Haiti with programs in education and healthcare through the arts, providing full scholarships to students. To learn more about Artists for Peace and Justice please visit www.apjnow.org

Let's Party by Jessica Craig-Martin

Let’s Party by Jessica Craig-Martin

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Garage Magazine Issue No 7 Features Jeff Koons Virtual Sculpture

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Garage Magazine Hits Newsstands With Latest Issue

Garage Magazine Hits Newsstands With Latest Issue

Garage Magazine, the biannual publication that showcases raw collaborations between art, fashion, and literature hit newsstands on September 4 with its No 7 Issue. The 268-page copy debuts alongside the Garage Mag App, allowing users to access exclusive content embedded in the magazine. This is done by scanning over the cover and selecting pages denoted by the Garage “G” including Jeff Koon’s virtual sculpture “Lady Bug”. Users can also view “Lady Bug” from their mobile devices in 360 degrees. Inspired by Jeff Koons’ “Lady Bug” photographer Sølve Sundsbø shot three covers remaining Anja Rubik, Binx Walton and Cara Delevingne as Koons bunny sculptures. “GARAGE has always aspired to push the physical limits of a magazine. We are inspired by the infinite possibilities of the digital realm and look forward to exploring new media in this issue and beyond”, noted not Dasha Zhukova, editor-in-chief of GARAGE. “We are excited to have collaborated with Jeff Koons on his first virtual sculpture.” Click here to purchase GARAGE.

Garage Magazine Hits Newsstands With Latest Issue

 

Garage Magazine Hits Newsstands With Latest Issue

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Cindy Cho & SJP Create A Dancer’s Dream: The Ballerina Butterfly

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On Pointe: The Ballerina Butterfly

 

On Pointe: The Ballerina Butterfly

Contemporary fine jewelry artist Cindy Cho and actress/philanthropist Sarah Jessica Parker co-designed an extraordinary jewelry piece to be auctioned at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in October benefitting the New York City Ballet. The “Ballerina Butterfly” brooch, the 6thdesign from the Black Label Masterpiece Butterfly Collection was inspired by the poise and elegance of the ballet. It is made of titanium and 18-karat gold body, and features a cushion-cut brown diamond weighing 26.27 carats, three rough brown diamond slices weighing 47.71 carats, and three pieces of conch pearls weighing 7.25 carats, surrounded by 4,698 diamonds en mass weighing 98.09 carats. The Ballerina Butterfly brooch was completed over the course of two years combining Chao’s workmanship with Parker’s insightfulness on style and design. The two met in 2011 during Chao’s Masterpiece Exhibition in Beijing. “I have had the great pleasure of knowing Cindy and her work for several years, and it has been an incredibly special experience to collaborate with her,” articulates Parker, “I am so pleased to partner with her on this project, which benefits the wonderful work of the New York City Ballet, an organization that is close to my heart.”

The Ballerina Butterfly brooch will be unveiled July 7-10 during Paris Haute Couture Week. It will then travel throughout Asia and make an appearance in New York on September 23rd at the New York City Ballet’s Fall Gala, where Chao and Parker will serve as co-chairs and then arrive Hong Kong in October, prior to the auction.

 

Photo: Cindy Chao The Art Jewel

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