STUDIO VISIT - GIANPIETRO CARLESSO

Last weekend we were in Cormons, near Trieste (North East Italy) to visit the studio of Gianpietro Carlesso. ARTNESIA is working very closely with Gianpietro on a major book project that will be released mid 2012 and will be a monograph of his works since the late Eighties. It is always a pleasure to visit this amazing, yet undiscovered part of Italy and monitor the progress of Gianpietro's works.

Entrance to the studio

Work in progress

Gianpietro with one of his new marble sculptures. They just get better and better.

And another one

Studio door: hommage to Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg

View from the studio

The maestro needs his fare...

Beautiful morning right on the border between Italy and Slovenia

SEPARATED AT BIRTH

HARRY BLAIN vs RICHARD PRINCE vs MIKE KELLEY

LIZ-A-DAZZLE

Lots of oohs and wahs at the highlights from the collection of Elizabeth Taylor @ Christie's London - spectacular!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k14RAB_dprc

Mwaah from Andy

Van Gogh; Vue de L'Asile et de la Chapelle de Saint-Remy

Degas; self portrait

Kees Van Dongen; Promenade on Horseback

Versace; "The Face"

Versace; "Queen Elizabeth" Bolero Jacket

Valentino

WOW

Oooh

Aah

Wooah

Yeeah

Mmm

"My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked." - Elizabeth Taylor


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THE FUTURE IS CONTEMPORARY

It turned out to be a dry and lovely evening, the crowd at the annual Serpentine Future Contemporary party decided to conjure outside the Peter Zumthor pavilion, listening to Razorlight's Johnny Borrell live performance  sipping the delicious passion fruit martini catching up with - what did you do in the summer!?

Katherine Holmgren, Roxy Farboud

Sandra Soriano, Danielle Sheridan

Jason, Leila Farshad, Kamiar Maleki, Carlo, Roxana Afshar

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SEEING DOUBLE

Banksy; Petrolhead, 2003

Ahmed Mater; Evolution of man, 2010

LET IT BEGIN -

So, summer is over and a new art season is in full swing! We finally decided to start a blog to document all art related events we attend.  We are not sure how long we can keep this going but in the meantime we hope you like it!

MINDFUL

Tonight we were delighted to support our good friend Stuart Semple for a great exhibition at the Old Vic Tunnels, followed by a star studded gala dinner at the Imperial War Museum in aid of the charity - Mind. It was a great night!

http://mindfulofart.com/gal/

Mind Gala Dinner @ the Imperial War Museum

stepping down: Lord Melvyn Bragg

successor: Stephen Fry, Mind President
http://twitter.com/#!/STEPHENFRY

Stephen Fry; Victoria Hervey

Sothebys' Melanie Clore

Stuart Semple, Jason, Chiara Scotto; new director of Aubin Gallery

Carlo, Friedrich Grafling, Johanna Stemmler

Elena of the new Top Floor gallery

Johanna, dancer, Carlo

no dress code, literary

Bunker

Johanna and Friedrich

homage to Mona Hatoum

Mindful

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