Now up at Colette is the Chicle Bomba installation by Julie Ansiau. Her amazingly colorful hand sewn felt “pop quilts” will be featured in the front window and are also for sale on the Colette site. Check out Mr. T’s felt muscles!

Thanks to Julie, when I was in Paris I discovered the work of artist Lionel Estève, with colorful flipbooks, electrostatic charges, colorful intricately made lotus flowers, and lace leaves, his work is surprising and imaginative with small interesting details.
Lionel Estève “How to Lie”
Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
10 impasse Saint Claude Paris
on view until May 16th.

Beautiful fable-like watercolor tales by Donna Huddleston. last one from the new Lula.

While in Paris I stopped by OFR and saw these wonderful drawings and dioramas by Swedish artist Malin Gabriella Nordin. I of course love the flags too.

This was so much fun, a whole 12 hours of fun actually I can’t believe I was able to even move the next day. A big thanks to Todd and all of his awesome friends and all the new friends who came out that night too. It was so crowded it was INSEINE haha. I even spotted Christian Louboutin and Pierre Hermé, and Olivier Zahm while I was there. Wish I had not had so many vodkas at the time of spotting Monsieur Louboutin so that I could have taken a photo to share.
The party afterwards at Le Baron was crazy! There was a special performance by Duotard and Todd and Mark are a pretty hillarious dj duo. I guess Bill Cunningham was right about the french loving mickey mouse, how amazing is that guys sweater! and I love the Charles Anastase dress that I spotted on the Heimstone girl, she had on the perfect outfit that night. which was also not shot so well due to the same reasons Monsieur Louboutin is not seen here.
For even more photos check out Paris Breakfasts, the Selby and the Cobrasnake’s photos.
images above from the Selby, Cobrasnake and me.

Installations by artist Lisi Raskin. Interview with her from Rhizome here.

“I Am So Excited To Be Talking To You!” is a group show a friend of mine is part of. If you’re in LA go check out the opening tonight!

OPENING: FRIDAY APRIL 3rd, 6-9PM
Denizen Design Gallery
8600 Venice Blvd
Culver CIty, CA 90034

Show Pony among other shops in my old building in Echo Park are closing their doors after so many years and so many first Saturday night of the month block party art openings. Last night I had a very bittersweet evening reconnecting with old neighbors and friends and saying goodbye to an era. Sadly to say, it’s definitely a part of the times right now and at least Kime is an amazing artist who really doesn’t need a store to hold her back, but what a crazy goodbye party it was! A group of guys showed up rapping from the back of a big truck putting on an entertaining show that was unbelievably not shut down by the police, the block was more crowded than ever and you definitely had the feeling that no one was going away or going to stop creating, they were just closing some doors that will remain a legendary part of that neighborhood’s past for years to come.

While in Paris I was able to see some works by French husband-and-wife artists François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne at JGM gallerie, and I left so inspired! I haven’t come across many books on them except for one that I wasn’t able to check out of the library this weekend, so I snuck some images back with me. Their works have lived in the homes of Yves Saint Laurent, Coco Chanel, Valentino.. and are so imaginative and beautiful with that touch of craziness that I love.
“The supreme art is the art of living.” -François-Xavier Lalanne

The best art/design bookshop and place to get fashion magazines in Paris, AND a great gallery space with exciting upcoming shows (including Mark Borthwick!) is OFR. Alex of ofr also put out an amazing little map of the Marais, along with other great Paris guides, and previously used to publish the incredible AGENDA magazine. I love it so much I am plotting my return already!

brilliant collages by ana laura perez

A clever installation by Thomas Voorn at b store London, which is one of my favorite shops in London.

some works by my friend Zoë Mendelson that were on view at galerie schleicher + lange in Paris while I was there. View more images here.

Dans la nuit, des images was a free event hosted for 14 nights, from December 18-31st at the Grand Palais. screenings of over 140 different artists works were shown from 5 pm late into the night. It was such an incredible space, also kind of exciting to know that this is where the Chanel shows take place.

The Palais de Tokyo seems to be doing something with little marc jacobs, there was this amazing little old fashioned room set up inside a super modern room. This is one of my favorite museums, although this time it was not a very cohesive exhibit, it’s always worth a visit to such a beautiful space.