Category: Art
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James Cameron to dive to ocean’s deepest point
A new age of exploration Oscar-winning filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence James Cameron set the record for the world’s deepest solo submarine dive. The Academy Award winning director will now travel to the depths of the Mariana Trench in a matter of weeks. “When you’re making a movie, everybody’s read the script and they know…
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Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs exhibit: They’re both visionaries, though they would be the last to admit it
Louis Vuitton: The Exhibition “Whatever you try, clothes never really can live in the past. They are worn now so they are modern, with a modern take. I’m not nostalgic,” designer Marc Jacobs said backstage of the fall-winter Louis Vuitton runway show that featured models in Edwardian hats and a reconstructed Orient-Express. The show completed…
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More Dior: Christian Dior launches DiorMag
Dior is yours For Dior house February 29th is not only a whole extra day, but a breach in the calendar, a door that opens onto another time. Thats why Dior have chosen to launch its new e-magazine on leap day that slips in between February 28th and March 1st. The new Diormag promises “fresh…
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The new £1.2million Hermès Birkin handbags double up as high jewellery
The new Hermès Birkin handbags, which double up as high jewellery, will go on sale for £1.2 million French retailer Hermes is taking luxury to another level by unveiling four new designs, each priced at €1.5 million. The bags represent miniature totes decorated with precious stones are designed to be worn as a bracelet. The…
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Top 10 Artists by auction revenue
Top 10 Artists: Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Xu Beihong, Wu Guanzhong, Fu Baoshi, Gerhard Richter, Francis Bacon, Li Keran Having emerged as the world’s strongest art marketplace last year, it comes as no surprise to find China’s two leading artists now holding the top two places in Artprice’s global ranking of artists by auction revenue.…
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Christian Louboutin’s red soles dance at Crazy Horse
Red soles French designer Christian Louboutin has taken his shoes to dance at the Paris cabaret Crazy Horse. He has helped choreograph four routines in the upmarket club’s new show which include a penitent naked nun number, a lesbian romp and an erotic dance to music composed by film director David Lynch. For Louboutin this…