Fendi Fêtes New John Baldessari Book

21
Nov
Fendi Fêtes New John Baldessari Book

On Wednesday night, Fendi hosted a party at its Fifth Avenue store to celebrate the launch of Sharon Coplan Hurowitz's new book on conceptual artist John Baldessari: A Catalogue Raisonne of Prints and Multiples, 1971-2007. Baldessari is known for his black-and- white portraits obstructed by blocks of color, and the book is the first comprehensive account of his work. At the party, pianist ELEW, who in May played for President Barack Obama and first lady Micheluxurylive Obama, performed orchestral covers of alternative rock songs like "Mr. Brightside" by the Killers, "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones, and "Clocks" by Coldplay while lunging about like a New Zealand soccer player during the Haka War Dance. ELEW’s antics were so contagious that notable guests like Brooke Shields joined in the mugging with mock warrior clown faces of their own. Other guests—including Fe Fendi, Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Ruffian designers Claude Morais and Brian Wolk, Linda Fargo, Antonia Thompson, and Spank Rock— joined the reverie while throwing back champagne and grapefruit martinis amongst Fendi’s fanciful shoes and bags.