de Castellane's “Fleurs d’excès”

PARIS - Opening March 2nd Victoire de Castellane will exhibit her new jewelry collection “Fleurs d’excès” (Flowers of Excess) with a show at Gagosian Gallery. Known for her candy-colored creations, the project mines all of the hallucinogenic allusions from her earlier work to create complete pharmacopeia that blurs distinctions between the real and the artificial, the beautiful and the grotesque. Inlaid with rubies, diamonds, jade and more, the intoxicating gold and silver pieces personify the romantic idea of women “under the influence.”

Marilyn Minter's Factory

Scenes from lunch at the new studio of the magnificent Marilyn Minter complete with custom ice cream cake!!

Livin' the Dream with Banksy

Infamous street artist Banksy has been popping up across LA this week. Following a stencil of a boy soldier armed with crayons in Westwood and a mischievous Charlie Brown in Hollywood, Banksy’s latest installment “Livin’ the Dream” portrays a strung-out Mickey and Minnie Mouse partying with a model advertised on a prominent Sunset Boulevard billboard. Or rather, we should say portrayed—unfortunately, the mural was torn down earlier today, and six-figures worth of art apparently ended up crumpled in the back of a truck. The photo above preserves the history!

Jason Phillips Sofas

Jason Phillips releases a chic collection of sofas guaranteed to glamorize your interior! Available in both Murakami colors and Classic Monogram, the couches are available as part of the Phillips Collection. Images courtesy of Freshome.com

RETNA: Hallelujah!

To kickoff the FW2011 presentation of New York Fashion Week Vladimir Roitfeld and Andy Valmorbida hosted an opening party for The Hallelujah World Tour. The first New York solo show of graffiti artist RETNA, the exhibition drew an attendance of over 2,000 from the worlds of art and fashion, including Carine Roitfeld, Sante D’Orazio, Francesco Vezzoli, and Olivier Zahm to name a few. Curated in collaboration with PM Tenore, the exhibition is the first of three sponsored by Bombardier Business Aircraft and VistaJet. Images courtesy of Billy Farrell Agency.

Moncler x NYFW

Beginning as an installation that channeled Vanessa Beecroft, Moncler's Grand Central Terminal presentation quickly broke out into a party to remember complete with dance squad fully outfitted in looks from the Fall / Winter 2011 collection!

Rachel Feinstein's Snow Queen

Rachel Feinstein’s installation “The Snow Queen” is now open at the Lever House in New York. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s 1845 fairy tale and spurred by her interest in architecture, rooms, and symbols of Old World culture, Feinstein creates her own magical universe through themes of fantasy, ruin, and beauty. The exhibit will remain on view through April 22^nd.