Un voyage contemporain à travers une série de rencontres exceptionnelles se nourrissant d’autres pratiques culturelles (mode, design, architecture, lifestyle, cinéma, musique). L’Officiel Art ouvre ses pages en grand écran aux peintres, sculpteurs, photographes, architectes, designers, vidéastes, performers et à tous ceux qui les accompagnent dans cet élan. L’Art comme un style de vie et la vie comme art de vivre à fond son époque.

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EDITOR’S LETTER

300 Shades of Grey • In 2017, commissioned by the Flemish community he represented Belgium at the Venice Biennale: for this 57th edition, he dressed the Belgian pavilion unlike anyone else with his obscure, refined and monumental images. The Ghent photographer Dirk Braeckman still amazes, with his enigmatic, skilfully worked shots that brighten our daily lives.

Prada Mode Under Surveillance • Prada Mode’s fourth iteration has been at Maxim’s Club for the beginning of Paris Haute Couture.

Hugo Boss Asia Art Award Bodies and Genders • Created in 2013 by the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, the Hugo Boss Asia Art Award honours emerging Asian artists, especially those who are only at the beginning of their art practices. On November 6, for its fourth edition the jury – a mix of museum directors, curators and art critics – chose the Philippine dancer Eisa Jocson. The prize? 300,000 yuan… or 38,700 euros to be precise!

Roman Molds Under Siege • At the latest Design Miami, the Swiss studio Kueng Caputo displayed a collection of objects inspired by the architecture of the famous Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, the headquarters of the Fendi house in Rome.

Ali Banisadr, “My paintings are time machines.” • He was born in Tehran in 1976 but grew up in the United States: first in San Diego, where his family settled when he was 12 years old. Then he flew to New York where he opened his studio after studying art. Since then, the painter Ali Banisadr has been shining: rated Number 1 in the top 100 artists of 2011 in a list by Flash Art, his work has been exhibited from the Metropolitan to the British Museum. His sixth exhibition is on display at Thaddaeus Ropac. Ordered Disorders alludes to the representation of conflicts in art history, offering a reflection on the troubles which agitate the world.

Ruinart Conscious Wonderland • In 2029 we will pop champagne at Ruinart with great fanfare! And for good reason: the house founded in 1729 will celebrate its 300 year anniversary! Why wait? Artists are already commissioned to concoct a project, under the sign of sustainable development and artificial intelligence. Its name? Retour aux sources.

Max Mara Art Prize for Women Helen Cammock • Before winning the Turner Prize, along with three other finalists, British artist Helen Cammock was awarded the Max Mara Art Prize for Women, receiving an artist’s residency. She has produced works, presented during an exhibition, Che si può fare, at the Collezione Maramotti, in Italy.

Ryoji Ikeda seen by… • You might know the Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda for his amazing installations, all monumental, which feed on computer data transformed into clever sound and visual signals. Exhibited at La Villette, the Almine Rech Gallery, or the Center Pompidou, they all reveal the artist’s penchant for mathematics, the cosmos and the infinite. At the 58th Venice Biennale, we discovered his Data-Verse, an immersive installation put together with the support of the Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet, using data from NASA and the European Organization for Nuclear Research. During an “Beyond Watchmaking” exhibition the Swiss company revealed a new release. These specialists present Ryoji Ikeda, his journey and his unique work.

The Warning Issue

The Warning Issue

Mitchell Anderson • Mitchell Anderson is an artist...