Gallery Libby Sellers in London is hosting 8 Chairs by Clarke & Reilly, an exhibit with accompanying fragrances by Azzi Glasser…
Denyse Beaulieu at Aedes de Venustas
Aedes de Venustas in New York City is holding a cocktails + book signing event to celebrate the US edition of Denyse Beaulieu’s The Perfume Lover…
Les Christophs ICONOSMS ~ exhibit in New York City
Dillon Gallery in New York City will be hosting ICONOSMS:
Dillon Gallery is pleased to announce the second solo exhibition of avant-garde artist Christophe Laudamiel, a world-renowned perfumer at DreamAir LLC’s studios, this time joined by Christoph Hornetz, perfumery partner of 10 years, forming the team Les Christophs…
The Art of Scent 1889-2012 at the Museum of Arts and Design, NYC ~ exhibition review
“The Art of Scent 1889-2012,” the first exhibition organized by the Department of Olfactory Art at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, opened to the public on November 20. According to the press release, this exhibition, curated by Chandler Burr, “examines major stylistic developments in the evolution and design of fragrance, and provides unprecedented insight into the creative visions and intricate processes of the artists responsible for crafting the featured works.” I’ve attended the exhibition twice over the past few days, and my reactions are mixed and complicated; I’ll try to summarize them here, along with a few photos I’ve taken.
“The Art of Scent” is installed in the Museum’s fourth-floor galleries, in a spare, neutral space created by the design firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The main gallery’s matte white walls are punctuated by twelve curved recesses. From a distance, these niches resemble high-concept urinals or drinking fountains; upon closer inspection, they also suggest certain anatomical forms. Each recess houses a “scent machine” that releases a fine stream of fragranced air when its motion sensor is triggered. The accompanying “labels” are projections that fade in and out of view at timed intervals…
It takes a creative soul to make fragrances
“I do think it takes a creative soul to make fragrances,” she said, “but I don’t think it makes us artists.”
Nonetheless, she continued, “museums are filled with things that I don’t see as art.” And in an era where some of the most successful artists are those who are good at marketing, she added, “I do think Untitled is more interesting than a lot of the stuff you find in museums.”
— Perfumer Daniela Andrier, quoted in Fragrances as Art, Displayed Squirt by Squirt at the New York Times. The article is about the the new The Art of Scent exhibit at The Museum of Arts and Design in New York City.