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YSL Dragon Armchair goes for $28 million at Christie’s

10.11.2009 von admin.

THE ‘DRAGONS’ ARMCHAIR, EILEEN GRAY, CIRCA 1917-1919

In the form of unfurling petals, upholstered in brown leather, the frame in sculpted wood, lacquered brownish orange and silver and modelled as the serpentine, intertwined bodies of two dragons, their eyes in black lacquer on a white ground, their bodies decorated in low relief with stylised clouds.

The unique and remarkable ‘Dragons’ armchair was acquired from Miss Gray by Suzanne Talbot, the first patron to provide her with an opportunity to create a complete environment. The exotic, symbolist character of the piece situates it conceptually within the first phase of Miss Gray’s creative cycle. It aligns with the figurative panels and screens that can be traced to her first public exhibit in 1913 and the first published feature on her, in British Vogue, of 1917; it has an altogether different spirit from that evidenced in reductionist features such as the ‘brick’ wall panelling and screens that gave the Suzanne Talbot apartment so radically modern a character. The armchair distils all that was so personal and so magical in the first, intimately expressive phase of Miss Gray’s career — surprising, imaginative, subtly sculpted and crafted, it is a masterpiece of invention and execution.

SOURCE_www.theglamazondiaries.com/2009/02

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colophon 2008

9.11.2009 von admin.

THE REEDANDSIMON PARTNERSHIP CONSISTED IN EXPOSING DESIGN FURNITURE AND TO PARTICIPATE

AT THE ARTIST INSTALLATIONS LIKE VOLUME MAGAZINE@GALERIE BEAUMONT..

Colophon 2011 should:

- Become “Colophon 2011 – 3rd International Independent Magazine Biennale of Luxembourg”

- Will a programme divided in three parts :
a three day symposium for experts, professionals and students including talks, markets and networking
a tour of magazine-related exhibitions on show for several weeks and months
a « Night of the Magazine » on the opening night of the symposium

- Make Luxembourg « The international gathering for the independent magazine industry »

- Invite Luxembourg’s main cultural institutions to become permanent and co-producing partners of the Biennale

- Invite international cultural institutions and organisations to become co-producing partners too
Colophon needs

- to become a permanent organisation linked through a convention to both the government of Luxembourg and the City of Luxembourg

- strong partnerships with private companies, embassies, organisations, etc.

SOURCE COLOPOHON2009.COM