Luxuri8

Whether you travel between two locations or several, Luxuri8 keeps your schedule up-to-date with our Event Agenda ranging from art & culture exhibits, high-end auctions, fashion week, sporting events, luxury product launches, exclusive invitation-only events and other notable events so you are always kept current no matter where you are located. Initially we focus on the 12 major international cities below; however we are continually expanding our reach to bring you only the very best from around the world.

LATIN AMERICA

|[BUENOS AIRES]|

19-23 May

arteBA - National and international galleries, specialist publishers, artists and collectors descend to this week-long art fair displaying the works of hundreds of artists from Argentina and overseas. This year, Mercedes-Benz will accompany the launch of U-TURN Project Rooms, a new section at the Fair which aims at bringing international art closer to the Fair’s visitors. ArteBA has evolved into one of the *must* attend cultural events in Latin America. Special VIP opening reception on May 18th (Open 1PM-9PM), La Rural. Pabellones Azul y Verde, Avenida Sarmiento 2704, Buenos Aires. Tel. +54 11 4816-8704, www.arteba.org 

|[SANTIAGO]|

|[SÃO PAULO]|

12-15 May

SP-Arte - Eighty seven galleries, fifteen international galleries and thousands of artists participate in SP-Arte, one of the most important art fairs in Latin America. Many of the world’s international collectors attend each year to find their next purchase piece with numerous mediums represented for the serious buyers. (Open WED-FRI, 2PM-10PM; SAT-SUN, 12PM-8PM), Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo. Itaú Private Bank, Oi and Iguatemi São Paulo. www.sp-arte.com 

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EUROPE

|[PARIS]|

1-31 May

Madame Grès Exhibition - Madame Grès also known as Germaine Émilie Krebs created dresses for an array of fashionable and celebrated women, including Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, and Jacqueline Onassis. Over eighty designs and illustrations, as well as photographs of the designer’s 50-year work span including celebrities modeling her wares are being displayed. (Open TUE-SUN, 10AM to 6PM), Musée Bourdelle. 18, rue Antoine Bourdelle, 75015 Paris. Tél. +33 01 49 54 73 73, www.bourdelle.paris.fr

8 May

Somewhere Else: Art & Travel Exhibit – One of the most esteemed and recognized luxury labels in the world, Louis Vuitton brings art and travel together in this bonafide exhibit to which these artists devote themselves widely. In this exhibition, the artists encounter new spaces relocating their creations in order to define it differently, setting out, installing the work of art or producing it outside of its conventional environment. Sometimes distant, sometimes near the artist finds the opportunity for a singular creation that is primarily characterised by its offset nature. (Hours MON-SAT, 12PM-7PM; SUN, 11AM-7PM) Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton. 60, rue de Bassano – 75008 Paris. Tel. +33 1 53 57 52 03, www.louisvuitton.com/espaceculturel

11 May

Hermès Vintage Artcurial Auction – Dozens of astounding Hermès vintage pieces make up this delightful lot ranging from a black crocodile “KELLY” handbag, silk scarfs, bracelets and a fantastic pair of buttery leather driving gloves for a day about town. Hôtel Marcel Dassault. 7 rond-point des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris. (Auction begins local time 2PM), Tel. +33 1 42 99 16 56, www.artcurial.com

23 May

Christie’s Paris Bijoux Auction – 1920s Film Star, Gloria Swanson’s 5.1-carat rectangular-cut diamond ring is the star of the show expected to fetch anywhere between $97,000 and $139,000. The “Sunset Boulevard” silent film star was known for her high-end jewelry and couture collection often setting aside $500,000 for her jewelry allowance. (Auction begins local time 3PM) Contact Marie-Laurence Tixier; mltixier@christies.com Tel.+33 1 40 76 85 81, www.christies.com

|[ATHENS]|

1-31 May

The Last Grand Tour Exhibit – Bringing together 20+ artists including Juergen Teller, Cy Twombly, Leonard Cohen and additional whom have lived, worked and been inspired by Greece within the past century. From paintings, drawing, sculptures and mixed media of the contemporary art genre– each artist conveys their own interpretation from Greece and its lush islands. Their works encompass both geographic characteristics and cultural history with artistic innovation. (Hours MON-WED-FRI-SAT 10-5; THU 10-8; SUN 11-5) Cycladic Art Museum, 4 Neophytou Douka Str., Athens 10674. Tel +30 210 72 28 321, www.cycladic.gr

5 May

Island Club Restaurant & Tapas Bar – Opening night is the 5th of May for the long-awaited exclusive restaurant, Island boasting an elite crowd of celebrity and high-profile patrons as it opens just in time especially delightful to those jetsetting to Greece on Summer holiday. For those whom seek to dine by the water and dance the night away have your concierge or PAs ring well in advance to book reservations as it books solid especially within the warmer seasons. Island Club Restaurant & Tapas Bar, Athens-Sounio Av., 16672 Varkiza. Tel. +210 9653563  +210 9652564, www.islandclubrestaurant.gr

12 May

Franz West Furniture Exhibition – The Vienna-born, Franz West influenced by action and performance art of the 1960s designed many of his furniture pieces to reflect that inspiration within his creations. Whether chairs, lamps, divans or tables, he imbues the presence of sculpture which are set in motion with a variety of corporeal attitudes and tactile responses. By teasing out questions relating to art’s usefulness, and our physical and psychological relationship to art objects, West challenges the way art can be experienced in a gallery setting. (Hours MON-FRI 11-6; SAT Appointment Only) Gagosian Gallery Athens, 3 Merlin Street, Athens 10671. Tel. +30 210 36 40 215, www.gagosian.com

|[MADRID]|

 

MIDDLE EAST

|[AMMAN]|

1-31 May

Fault Lines: Photography from JO Magazine – In collaboration with the French Cultural Center and Dara al Funun Art Center presents the exhibition entitled “Fault Lines” debuting photography from dozens of natural and man-made physical landscapes, ethnic cultures and subcultures and socio-economic diversity. The exhibition entails photography from both local Jordanian photographers and photographers from abroad. Darat al Funun Art Center, Jabal Luwaibdeh, Amman. Tel. +962 6 4643251, www.daratalfunun.org

|[DOHA]|

 1-31 May

Sajjil: A Century of Modern Art- Sajjil defined as the “Act of Recording” is exactly as it is a multi-discpline art exhibition chronicling Arab art produced over the last 100 years. The exhibition runs through the end of the year with themes ranging from nature, the city, individualism, form and abstraction, society, family, history and myth, struggle, huroufiyah (abstract letterform art) and Doha. (Open SUN, TUE-SAT 11AM-6PM; FRI 3PM-9PM) Mataf Arab Museum of Modern Art, Education City, Al-Luqta Street, Doha. Tel.+974 4487.6662 or +974 4402.8855. www.mathaf.org

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ASIA-OCEANIA

|[BANGKOK]|

|[HONG KONG]|

31 May

Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels Sale – Numerous diamond earrings, necklaces and bracelets will be sold at the Christie’s HK Magnificent Sale including the famed, “Imperial Cushion Earrings”, a pair of 23.49-carat and 23.11-carat D potentially flawless Type IIA earrings, estimated to bring in between $7 and $9 million. (TUE, May 31st only. Hours 1:30PM, Local time), Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, www.christies.com

|[MOSCOW]|

|[SYDNEY]|