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Spring has arrived at Aliée Istanbul with something truly special. The hotel’s new Art Cycle runs from April through October, turning the entire property into a living art route, from the garden and courtyards to interior spaces and the surrounding urban fabric.

Rather than decorative additions, the works are conceived as genuine artistic interventions that shape space, atmosphere and perception. The program brings together an impressive roster of international artists: Swiss artist Giulio Gallana contributes a land art piece in the Hasbahçe garden that draws from the landscape itself, while British sculptor Tony Cragg brings his signature energy to the courtyard. German artist Gregor Hildebrandt weaves materiality and memory into his installations, and Ghada Amer explores identity and representation in the interior spaces.

Rounding out the cycle are paper animal sculptures by Papier Atelier around the Little House, and a large-scale mural by Mantra appearing on the façade of Mondaine de Pariso Istanbul in early May.

As Aslı Ünal, Director of Art and Culture at Tersane Istanbul, puts it: «the temporary nature of these works only deepens their significance. Each piece exists here for a limited time, and that transience makes every encounter all the more meaningful.»

Nestled in the historic shipyard district of Tersane on the Golden Horn, Aliée Istanbul is the latest addition to the Paris Society Hotel Collection. With 122 rooms and suites, a 4,000 m² wellness spa and a dedicated art program including its own collection and artist residencies, the hotel has established itself as one of Istanbul’s most creatively ambitious addresses.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

LoL, Sandra

Photos: Courtesy of Aliée Istanbul
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Louis Vuitton invites six new artists to join its Artycapucines collection.

The 2021 Artycapucines Collection sees six more leading contemporary artists bring their unique visions to Louis Vuitton’s timeless and feminine classic: the Capucines bag. The third chapter of Louis Vuitton’s limited-edition, artist-designed Artycapucines Collection is further proof of the bag’s ability to inspire unbridled creativity.

For this latest collection, six internationally acclaimed artists – Gregor Hildebrandt, Donna Huanca, Huang Yuxing, Vik Muniz, Paola Pivi, and Zeng Fanzhi – have transformed the blank canvas of the iconic bag named after Rue Neuve-des-Capucines, the Parisian street on which Louis Vuitton opened his first store in 1854.

After the first two Artycapucines chapters, the six new bags attest to the collection’s ability to blend the beauty and creativity of the artists’ talent with the ingenuity and absolute craftmanship of the House’s skilled artisans: Gregor Hildebrandt’s stunning black-and-white design with its screen-printed leather and LV signature inlaid with vinyl records; Donna Huanca’s precise, powerful and tactile bag with its hand-painted embroidery and piercing rings; the beautifully embroidered and brilliantly coloured fantasy landscape of Huang Yuxing’s Capucines; Vik Muniz’s characteristically joyful design with its effervescent trompe l’oeil effects and playful aesthetic; the complex leather marquetry and rich gold-leaf gilding of Paola Pivi’s creation; and Zeng Fanzhi’s reinterpretation of a Van Gogh self-portrait brought to life with over 700,000 remarkably worked embroidery stitches.

The Artycapucines Collection, which now contains 18 distinctive designs from celebrated artists including Henry Taylor, Beatriz Milhazes, Urs Fischer, Zhao Zhao, Jean-Michel Othoniel, and Tschabalala Self, once again reveals the House’s long-running desire to use its innovative spirit and artisanal expertise to help creative minds bring their ideas to life.

Each bag embodies the House’s unending commitment to savoir-faire and craft, while affirming the Capucines as the ultimate expression of Louis Vuitton’s timeless elegance.

Each bag in the the Artycapucines collection will be available for CHF 7900 in a limited edition of 200 and released in stores worldwide at the end of October 2021.

LoL, Sandra

Photos: © Louis Vuitton
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