23 Apr 22 May 2021 at Modern Art in London, United Kingdom
30 April 2021
Sanya Kantarovsky and Camille Blatrix, Will-o’-the-wisp, Modern Art Bury Street, exhibition view. Courtesy of the artists and Modern Art, London. Photo by Robert Glowacki
If there is one quality which more than another marks the demand of the present day it is the requirement
of novelty. In every direction the question which is asked is not, Is this fresh thing good? Is it appropriate
to, and well-fitted for, its intended uses? but Is it novel? And the constant change of fashion sets a
premium upon the satisfaction of this demand and enlists the commercial instinct on the side of perpetual
‘Life in beauty: From Business to Art and Philanthropy,’ a conversation with Leonard Lauder
The leading skincare, makeup and cosmetics company Estée Lauder was founded in 1946. Estée Lauder’s son, Leonard Lauder, joined the company in 1958. He created one of the industry’s first research and design laboratories. Lauder acquired many brands including Mac, Bobbi Brown and Aveda, gaining a reputation as one of the world’s greatest marketers. In the panel “A Life in Beauty: From Business to Art and Philanthropy,” Leonard Lauder said the lasting lesson he gained from his mother Estée Lauder was the importance of the quality of a product.
More to the Picture
Portraits reveal many truths about the human condition â how we present ourselves to the world. Bey explores the dialogue between sitter and subject.
Dawoud Bey (b. 1953) is an International Center of Photography Infinity Award winner. He has received grants from The National Endowment for the Arts, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and the MacArthur Fellowship (aka a âgenius grantâ) and has exhibited at the George Eastman House, the Walker Art Center, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Indianapolis Museum of Art and many more. His latest show is
Art exhibition shines a âLens on Black lifeâ
Art exhibition shines a âLens on Black lifeâ
Papillon & Company will host a Kamoinge Workshop exhibition, âFrom Harlem to Metuchen: Lens on Black Life.â
The members of this African American photographers collective will be sharing their experiences, conducting a photography workshop and exhibiting their work May 8 through June 30 in Papillonâs Metuchen store, located at 418 Main St.
âArt can build bridges and bring people together,â Edna Epelu, owner of Papillon & Company, said in a prepared statement. âI am delighted to bring the work of the Kamoinge Workshop to Metuchen.â
Kamoinge means âworking togetherâ in the language of the Kikuyu people of Kenya. The Kamoinge Workshop was established in New York City in 1963 and, since then, has been credited with changing the narrative of Black lives in the mainstream media, according to the statement.