The Roitfelds At Prism Gallery Opening

After Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's recent show presenting Nicolas Pol, he and his mother Carine traveled west to attend the opening of the latest venture of his friend (and client) PC Valmorbida: the Prism Gallery in Los Angeles. The debut exhibit is titled "Mind the Gap" and kicks off the opening of this new art space on Sunset Strip pioneered by Australian "It boy" Valmorbida. Regarding his vision for the new gallery, Valmorbida says, “We are trying to close the gap between blue chip art and street art and make it accessible to everyone.” The street artists featured are Philip Frost and Barry McGee and the show is curated by PM Tenore, who founded RVCA. DJ Nick Cohen played to the arty crowd which included Anthony Kiedis, Margherita Missoni, Brody Jenner, Elizabeth Richards, Brandon Davis, and Stavros Niarchos. "Mind the Gap" runs through 20 February 2010 so be sure to check it out if you are in Los Angeles.

Photograph of Prism Gallery © 2009 Fairchild Fashion Group. All rights reserved.
Photograph of Carine Roitfeld at Prism Gallery opening courtesy of style.com

I Want To Be Your Superhero

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Giovanna Battaglia photograph courtesy of jezebel.com
Carine Roitfeld and Jean Paul Gaultier photograph courtesy of mrnewton.net

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Presents Nicolas Pol

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld's latest show opened at 80 Essex Street with a private party last night and it looks like a wild scene as usual. Vladimir partnered with RVCA to present Nicolas Pol's work for the first time in America in a show titled "The Martus Maw." The space for the show sounds amazing, a converted meat market with many of the meaty aspects still intact, "It took us seven months to find the space, and get the city to approve it. It's the perfect setting for Nicolas' historical but anarchic aesthetic." explained Vladimir.

Guests were invited to dinner at Indochine after the opening. Why here? Vladimir responds, "Indochine is my favorite restaurant in New York City. I love the food, I love the lighting, I love the atmosphere." Guests for the event included Vladimir's parents, Carine Roitfeld and Christian Restoin, Giovanna Battaglia, Jean Paul Gaultier, Genevieve Jones, Olivier Zahm, Kelly Klein, Byrdie Bell, Fabiola Beracasa, George Wayne, Erin Wasson, Starvos Niarchos, Olympia Scarry, Daphne Guinness, Andre Balazs, Vito Schnabel, Garance Doré, Scott Schuman, Nur Khan, and Lauren, Andreas, and Tatiana Santo Domingo. The sad news is that it looks like Julia Restoin-Roitfeld did not make it to her little brother's opening, quel horreur ! Maybe she really is moving to London as I've been reading lately... Say it isn't so! Check the gallery for lots of photos from the Nicolas Pol opening.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Presents Nicolas Pol Opening photograph © 2009 Patrick McMullan
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Presents Nicolas Pol photograph courtesy of artobserved.com

Indochine Now In Print

J'adore the cover of the newly published Indochine: Stories, Shaken and Stirred, a beautiful book that captures the beautiful people celebrating, merrymaking, moving, and shaking in this hallowed fashion hangout over the last quarter of a century. Notice I didn't actually say eating... Look at all the special occasions the Roitfelds have spent at Indochine as proof of its goodness: birthdays, graduations, art opening afterparties. Contributors to the book include Julianne Moore, Patrick McMullan, Moby, Tom Sachs, Salman Rushdie, Narciso Rodriguez, Patrick Demarchelier, Francesco Clemente, Helmut Lang, Julian Schnabel, Roxanne Lowit, and many other notables. T Magazine held a fascinating interview with Jean-Marc Houmard about the 25th anniversary of Indochine and the publication of the book; Houmard joined forces with Huy Chi Le and Michael Callahan to buy Indochine in 1992.

Indochine: Stories, Shaken and Stirred cover image courtesy of Amazon

Restoin-Roitfeld Curates Pol's "Martus Maw"

Only a few days now until the opening of the next exhibit curated by art dealer Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld, "The Martus Maw" featuring the interesting art of Nicolas Pol. Clearly influenced by graffiti, Pol's work is a perfect choice to follow Vladimir's most recent exhibit, "Richard Hambleton—New York," tying the old school street art to the new. I just read that Carine is flying in from Paris to help Vladimir set up the show, what a mom! Vman conducted an excellent interview with Vladimir on Pol's work, I love that the space is a converted meat market.

Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld and Nicolas Pol photograph courtesy of vman.com
Puaka almond [mixed media and silkscreen on canvas 132 x 217 cm]  © 2009 Nicolas Pol. All Rights Reserved.