Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld In French

In February 2009, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld organized a show titled "The Works of Three Photographers" that included his friends PC Valmorbida, David Mushegain, and Salim Langatta. Housed at Collective Hardware on the Lower East Side and sponsored by Louis Vuitton, the exhibit ran for only four days but someone had the fortitude to capture the spirit of the opening on video. Check out this Facebook video in which Vladimir (along with sister Julia) appears at 1.19; though we hear only Vlad he speaks in French which I had not yet heard, c'est magnifique.

As an aside, pop over to see the latest Giovanna Battaglia photo from The Sartorialist, bellissima...

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photo still courtesy of Facebook.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld In SPREAD

The latest issue of SPREAD ArtCulture Magazine includes a brief interview titled "Star Child" with Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld in which he discusses his motivation for dealing art. "The whole thing came very naturally to me," confesses Vladi, "I love all the angles of the project: The human side of working so closely with the artist, the creative side of putting on the show, and the business side of promoting and selling the art."

Does Monsieur Restoin-Roitfeld offer any advice for aspiring art dealers? "When you start in this business, artists are not running after you. So you need to seize opportunities when you can, and then it is your job to prove that you can actually be good at it."

Notice that in the photo above, he is posed in front of a painting from the "Shadowman" series by his client Richard Hambleton. At the zenith of his popularity, Hambleton commanded fees and fame for his art that far exceeded that of his contemporaries Basquiat and Haring; Vladimir has clearly proven that he is great at this. I look forward to many provocative exhibits in this curator's future as he continues to shake up the conventions of the art world.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photograph © 2010 SPREAD ArtCulture Magazine. All Rights Reserved.

Roitfeld Love

I don't know about you but I feel warm and sunny when looking at these images of the Roitfelds at Cannes so in lieu of something newsworthy I figured — just smile.

Carine Roitfeld, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld, Giovanna Battaglia, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Robert Konjic photos by wwd.com.

The Roitfelds In Cannes: She's A Rainbow

The Rolling Stones seem to set the tone for the festivities in southern France of late, so let's wrap up the 63rd Cannes Film Festival with a colorful collage of photos of the Roitfeld family and friends to the tune of "She's A Rainbow":

Have you seen her all in gold
Like a queen in days of old 

She shoots colors all around 

Like a sunset going down 

Have you seen the lady fairer

She comes in colors everywhere; 

She combs her hair 

She's like a rainbow 

Coming colors in the air 

Oh, everywhere 

She comes in colors

Photographs courtesy of Getty Images, Giampaolo Sgura, Stefano Gabbana, Giovanna Battaglia, and 10magazine.com. Enhanced and color coded by Kellina de Boer.
"She's A Rainbow" lyrics © 1967 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. All Rights Reserved.

The Roitfelds At Cinema Against AIDS Gala

The amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden Roc is one of the most prestigious parties at Cannes each year. Carine Roitfeld often chairs this special charity event that benefits the research of AIDS; the honors for this year's gala go to Alan Cumming. Among the numerous luminaries on hand to support amfAR were Carine Roitfeld, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld (wearing Mark Fast), Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld, Giovanna Battaglia (wearing Armani Privé), Giorgio Armani, Mischa Barton, Kate Beckinsale, Malgosia Bela, Rachel Bilson, Fan Bingbing, Naomi Campbell, Roberto Cavalli, Georgina Chapman, Kenneth Cole (chair of amfAR), Marion Cotillard, Russell Crowe, Benicio Del Toro, Peter Dundas, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Ford, Fawaz Gruosi, Dree Hemingway, Constance Jablonski, Mick Jagger, Grace Jones, Karolina Kurkova, Diane Kruger, Karl Lagerfeld, Margherita Missoni, Eugenie Niarchos, L'Wren Scott, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Michelle Williams. Apparently it was another fabulous party provoking Giovanna Battaglia to remark, "AmfAR was so much fun!! The best I ever been... Mary J. Blige and Patti Smith were fantastic."

Carine Roitfeld, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia photos © 2010 Getty Images.