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NY Fashion Week: Kinetic art inspires Carolina Herrera collectionNEW YORK (AP) – Inspiration, says Carolina Herrera, is everywhere. For her last collection in February, the designer was inspired by a single piece of classical music. And for her spring 2014 collection, shown Monday at the Lincoln Center tents, it was art — kinetic art, to be specific, which basically means art that involves […]
Alexander Calder tapestries are taking off at auctionNEW YORK – In the 1960s, Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was ready for a new challenge. Having mastered kinetic sculpture and jewelry, he began working with some of France’s most renowned tapestry ateliers in Aubusson, not far from his home in Saché. He was no stranger to textile art, having already handcrafted several of his own […]
‘Protest furniture’ by Brazilian Jose Zanine Caldas featured at Wright March 28CHICAGO — A signature example of ‘protest furniture’ by Brazilian designer Jose Zanine Caldas (1919-2001) is among the starring lots in the Wright Design sale on Thursday, March 28. Previously in a collection in Sao Paulo, the Namoradeira tete-a-tete rocker dating to circa 1963-1967 was consigned by a vendor in New York and is estimated […]
Reginald Marsh originals unearthed at Akiba’s March 26 John Cassara estate saleDANIA BEACH, Fla. — John Victor Cassara (1934-2022) was an industry executive who created specialized insurance products for the Brownstone communities of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Boston Proper. Beyond the boardroom, he was a connoisseur of classical music, a skilled violinist since childhood, and an avid patron of the arts. And, it turns out, he was […]