Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld Celebrates Ouattara Watts' Vertigo

Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld hosted a celebration for the latest NYC exhibition of Cote d'Ivoire-born artist Ouattara Watts. Titled Vertigo, the show is the largest solo exhibition of Watts' work in the last five years with fifteen large-scale paintings. Integrating traditional North African painting, native emblems and everyday materials, his Citizen of the World painting is a metaphor for the artist himself as a truly global artist. Watts has a particular bond with Manhattan, as he spent his first time here with artist Basquiat in 1988. Notable art-world guests to the celebration included Carine Roitfeld, Brice Marden, Sante D’Orazio and Glenn O’Brien.

RICHARD HAMBLETON: A RETROSPECTIVE

Richard Hambleton, an artist best known for his "Mass Murder" installations of the 1970s, and his "Shadowman" series of the 1980s, is brought to light with the exhibition Richard Hambleton: A Retrospective presented by Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld and Andy Valmorbida in collaboration with Giorgio Armani to show at Phillips de Pury & Company. The exhibit will feature 50 of Hambleton's most iconic works from 1982 to the present along with 20 captivating images of the artist's works captured by photographer Hank O'Neal. The viewing will be the last exhibition of an international series put on by Roitfeld and Valmorbida in collaboration with Armani. Opening September 9th, the show will be open to the public September 10th through the 13th to coincide with fashion week.

Nicolas Pol: Sick Atavus of the New Blood

For his second New York solo show, artist Nicolas Pol presents Sick Atavus of the New Blood. Curated by Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, the exhibit showcases a series of new paintings and sculptures by the Paris-based artist. Check out how the show came together in this time-lapse video by Joel Fitzpatrick, and be sure to stop by the exhibit at 560 Washington Street before it closes on May 22nd.

'Richard Hambleton - New York' in Milan

Last night, Giorgio Armani hosted an evening preview of Richard Hambleton's solo show, "Richard Hambleton - New York", at the Armani Teatro in Milan. Curated by Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld and Andy Valmorbida, the exhibition previewed 15 of Hambleton's newest works along with a collection of his earlier paintings. As a true East Village street artist of the 1980s, Richard Hambleton drew quite the crowd. Guests at the gallery and at Armani Privé included Tom Sachs, Clive Owens, Roberta Armani, and Lola Schnabel. Images courtesy of Armani Archives and artist Hank O'Neal, Art Feedback Ltd. / Valmorbida & Co.

Nicolas Pol: The Martus Maw

From Jean Paul Gaultier to Larry Gagosian, and Mary Kate Olsen to Tom Sachs the worlds of fashion and art came together Monday night over champagne and David Bowie to celebrate the open of emerging artist Nicolas Pol's The Martus Maw. Curated by Valdimir Restoin Roitfeld, and presented by Feedback Ltd. in association with the RVCA Artist Network Program the showcase debuts sixteen new paintings and mixed media compositions in the French artist's first U.S. solo show.