We want to thank everyone who joined us for the opening reception of pre-Basel exhibition at Laurent & Martin Gallery showcasing some of the most popular international artists: Popovy Sisters, John Paul Fauves, Hossam Dirar, MONCHO 1929, Laurent Proneur, Suzanne Erickson, and amazing photographer Giuliano Bekor.
POPOVY SISTERS
Extravagant creations of award-winning art-doll designers, twin sisters Elena and Ekaterina Popovy, they portray emotions, feminine beauty, history and surreal reality.
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John Paul Fauves
Costa Rican contemporary artist John Paul Fauves’ work is full of meaning and critique; covered in color and intensity. Both his alias and his style are influenced by Fauvism, but his game of faces, tones and brushstrokes add a vibrant touch of singularity.
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Hossam Dirar
Hossam Dirar is an Egyptian contemporary artist based in Cairo, he works with painting, video, sound, and installation art, to delve into questions of cultural identity, gender roles and to discuss socio-economic and political ideas.
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MONCHO 1929
Moncho1929 is originally from New York, but lives and works in Los Angeles.His works are focused on sociopolitical issues and bringing these to the forefront through his paintings. His works have been in New York, Los Angeles, Korea and Japan.
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Giuliano Bekor
Internationally recognized photographer, Giuliano Bekor, holds a portfolio that includes work from the realms of fashion, beauty, celebrity, advertising, and fine art.
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Laurent Proneur
"Neoteric experiment in fine art graffiti”, sometimes frenetic, but more often grounded in purposeful focus, Laurent’s work vacillates between instigating deep self-reflection or insisting the simplicity of a beautiful moment.
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Suzanne Erickson
"I take femininity, strip away the cute, and leave the coarse infrastructure of the human body. Making art is a decoding of my life. It is also a practice of disclosure."
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Special thanks to:
Artist and fashion designer Ev Bessar ( @evbessar )for her beautiful dresses
Artist and stylist Leon Klima ( @leonclima )for his help in "beautification" process
Our amazing model "Little" ( @t.h.e.little )
Great photographer Delaram Daghighi ( @dellybelly101 ) and Rodin Eckenroth from Getty Images for covering the event
We are donating a portion of the proceeds to The Jack Brewer Foundation to the hurricane victims of Florida and Puerto Rico.