Past Events
Saturday December 15th
6pm
Join us for a talk and wine tasting with author Filippo Bartollota
To celebrate the publication of
Di Che Vino Sei?
Come discover your wine archetype with wine journalist and Sommelier Filippo Bartolotta! Filippo will be presenting his book Di che vino sei as part of the Amazing Wine Journey American Road Show 2019.* After the presentation guests will have an opportunity to taste their wine archetype and the nine fine Italian wines taking part in the Road Show.
About the author: Filippo Bartolotta is a wine educator, speaker and professional sommelier.
*Presentation will be in English
A stunning tour of the work of internationally known architect Daniel Libeskind and an investigation of a master artist's creative process. Daniel Libeskind is one of the foremost architects of our time, a self-proclaimed rebel celebrated for innovative, site-conscious designs, including the Jewish Museum Berlin and New York's World Trade Center Redevelopment He has also emerged as one of architecture's most visible public ambassadors In Edge of Order, Libeskind opens the door to his unique creative process, guiding us through a selection of his projects never before collected--both built and unrealized, major commissions and unexpected favorites--and revealing how he arrived at their designs through text and a rich array of visuals, including drawings, plans, and photographs With a voracious appetite for culture and history, and an encyclopedic memory, Libeskind draws on everything from Greek mythology to Emily Dickinson to the Marx Brothers to explain the way he thinks about buildings and cities Far more than a monograph, Edge of Order is both an essential document of Libeskind's remarkable career and an intimate portrait of an artist that will encourage creative people in any field to discover new points of inspiration.
Today, with the advent of "millennial pink, " the color formerly associated with Barbie has acquired a new identity Nor is this the first time the symbolism of pink has been radically transformed In collaboration with a major exhibition at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, curator and fashion historian Valerie Steele explores the history and significance of pink in fashion, art, and culture from the eighteenth century to the present.Steele and her co-authors tell the whole story of this controversial color, emphasizing how its meanings changed throughout the centuries and across the globe, in cultures as diverse as France, India, Japan, Mexico, and the United States In eighteenth-century France, men and women alike wore pink, which was a fashionably "new" color A century later, however, pink had become feminized and eroticized in the West. Pink is beautifully illustrated, with images of stunning pink fashions given context by photographs, advertisements, and works of art It features essays by scholars across the disciplines, giving readers access to a wealth of research into subjects as diverse as Hollywood movies and the symbolism of the pink triangle This book will appeal to those interested in fashion and culture, as well as those who love pink.
A talk and book signing with Todd Merrill to celebrate Modern Americana Expanded Edition. An expanded edition of the successful Modern Americana, this new book will bring a new audience to some of the most American-designed and produced furniture in design history.
Monday, November 26th
6pm
The biggest and most comprehensive volume on Steve McCurry published to date and the final word on forty years of McCurry’s incredible work. Written and compiled by Bonnie McCurry, Steve’s sister and President of the McCurry Foundation, Steve McCurry: A Life in Pictures is the ultimate book of McCurry’s images and his approach to photography.
The book brings together all of McCurry’s key adventures and influences, from his very first journalistic images taken in the aftermath of the 1977 Johnstown floods, to his breakthrough journey into Afghanistan hidden among the mujahideen, his many travels across India and Pakistan, his coverage of the destruction of the 1991 Gulf War and the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York, up to his most-recent work. Totaling over 350 images, the selection of photographs includes his best-known shots as well as over 100 previously unpublished images. Also included are personal notes, telegrams, and visual ephemera from his travels and assignments, all accompanied by Bonnie McCurry’s authoritative text – drawn from her unique relationship with Steve – as well as reflections from many of Steve’s friends and colleagues.
Steve McCurry: A Life in Pictures is the complete, definitive volume on McCurry.
Join us to celebrate Congo Tales: Told by the People of Mbomo with photographer Pieter Henket. In this stunning photographic series, Pieter Henket presents images of the children of Odzala-Kokoua telling the oral history of the Congo. Shot over the course of a month, Henket documented the children of this remote region as they acted out a series of myths-- about their tribes, their landscape, and the animals and plants that they live among.
‘GARDENS, LANDSCAPE, WAR & REVOLUTION’
John Phibbs invites you to join him for a talk at Rizzoli Bookstore
1133 Broadway, New York Wednesday 14th November at 6.00 pm
After the American War of Independence came the French Revolution, and after that Napoleon Bonaparte. Somehow Britain emerged from these struggles to become a world power, but the landscapes that the great and good created around their country houses were anything but grandiose and a million miles away from the formality of Versailles. Instead they looked like creations of nature, untouched by human hand. In this talk John Phibbs MBE will explore the work of the two greatest landscape gardeners of the day: Lancelot 'Capability' Brown (1716-1783) and his successor, Humphry Repton (1752-1818), and the revolution that they in turn engineered. If Brown invented the English park, then to Repton falls the honour of the English Garden: from the vast forms that Brown revealed in parkland to the scents, sights and sounds of Repton's gardens of sensation - it was a time of rapid change and new thinking. Everything was possible - in the words of William Wordsworth 'Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive'.
Come and join us and bring a little Spring into the dark days of November.
6.00 pm Welcome reception
6.30 pm Talk
7.15 pm Questions, mixing & mingling.
8.00 pm Carriages
Please rsvp to johnphibbs@hotmail.com
Join us for a conversation between Steven Holl and Wendy Goodman to celebrate the publication of Steven Holl: Seven Houses. This book offers the reader unprecedented access to the thought processes and work of this groundbreaking, cutting-edge architect through his own words and watercolors--and more than 100 photographs.
A panel with author Tish Jett, Teri Agins, and Lesley Seymour to discuss Living Forever Chic: Frenchwomen's Timeless Secrets for Everyday Elegance, Gracious Entertaining, and Enduring Allure. A special drawing will follow the talk, featuring the French luxury goods and services featured in the book.
Illustrator and author Megan Hess presents her latest book Iconic: The Masters of Italian Fashion. Filled with Megan's stunning illustrations of some of the most well-known and fabulous outfits, from suits to swimwear to haute couture gowns, Iconic is a celebration of one of the world's most important fashion destinations.
Jane Ira Bloom soprano sax
Dawn Clement keyboard
Mark Helias bass
Deborah Rush spoken word
Award winning soprano saxophonist/composer Jane Ira Bloom presents “Wild Lines,” her project for jazz quartet and spoken word, inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson, which is featured on her latest album "Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson". Bloom’s reimagining of Dickinson was ignited when she learned that the poet was a pianist and improviser, reaffirming Bloom’s intuitive connection to the jazz-like quality of Dickinson’s writing. Bloom was inspired by the “extraordinary vitality” and “the felt improvisatory impulse” in Dickinson’s language, a transcendent bond linking the poetic art of Bloom’s 19th century muse with the lyrical saxophonist and composer’s own poetically imaginative, wild lines and creative 21st century music. “Even though I don’t always understand her, I always felt that Emily used words the way jazz musicians use notes.”
The performance will feature poetry recitation from actress Deborah Rush which will echo and intermingle with music performed by Jane Ira Bloom, Dawn Clement (piano), and Mark Helias (bass).
Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is sponsored by Mionetto Prosecco and curated by Mondo Jazz, the weekly Radio Free Brooklyn show dedicated to international jazz.
A talk and book signing to celebrate The Nature of Home: Creating Timeless Houses and American Originals. Jill Cohen will moderate a discussion between architect Jeffrey Dungan and photographer William Abranowicz.
Following in the tradition of populist architects Gil Schafer and Bobby McAlpine, Jeffrey Dungan designs new traditional houses for today—houses with clean lines, made with stone and wood, that carry an air of lasting beauty and that are made to be handed on to future generations.
Who are the American Originals? They are photographer William Abranowicz’s pantheon of extraordinary subjects—painters, poets, rock stars, designers, tastemakers, politicians, performers—for whom the home represents the ultimate canvas of self-expression. American Originals is sure to be an essential source of inspiration not only for interior design but also for ways of living authentically and creatively in the modern world.
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