ExHibitions

CURATED PIECES

MUDAC, FEBRUARY 2020 /Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts . « Extraordinary » in Lausanne, Switzerland.

For three months, the Gaudard house will proudly host Extraordinary!, a diverse selection of highly unusual and (almost) functional objects. Each room in the museum has been assigned a role associated with everyday life : library, kitchen, dining room, bedroom, game room, music room, bathroom and basement. The exhibition features objects collected by the curators over the years in a purposefully subjective presentation. These hidden gems and remarkable objects immerse the viewer in a dreamlike and deeply personal world that plays with the concept of function : the objects are too large or too small, jocose, bestial, vegetal, subtle, disturbing or even fabulous.

The objects are displayed theatrically in a cardboard décor. Among them drift the spirits that inhabit the house – visitors can catch a glimpse of these stealthy beings in the various rooms, read what they have to say in the exhibition programme and, in some corners of the museum, hear the sounds they make. ‘The Bones collar’ & ‘The Bird hat’ by Naomi Goodsir are part of the exhibition among pieces by Marteen Baas, Humberto & Fernando Campana, Studio Drift, Studio Job, Mona Hatoum, Nendo, Verhoeven Twins, Vanessa Beecroft.

POWER STATION OF ART, AUGUST 2019 / Contemporary Art Museum of Shanghai, China. « Nez à Nez » - Contemporary Perfumers curated by MUDAC Lausanne, Switzerland.

Established on Oct. 1st, 2012, the Power Station of Art (PSA) is the first state-run museum dedicated to contemporary art in mainland China. It is also home to the Shanghai Biennale.13 perfumers / 39 perfumes, including ‘Nuit de Bakélite’ by Isabelle Doyen.

ARTVILNIUS, JUNE 2019 /International Contemporary Art Fair, Lithuania.

In the jubilee edition of ArtVilnius participated 65 galleries, 300  artists from 20 countries. The 10th edition ArtVilnius’19 offered a unique opportunity to experience contemporary French art. For the first time in Lithuania’s history, Vilnius welcomed 11 French galleries and a score of French artists. ArtVilnius is the only contemporary art fair in Lithuania and the largest art fair in the Eastern Europe region. ArtVilnius, which had its start in 2009, was one of the most important events in the Vilnius – European Capital of Culture project. Invited by CRÈME DE LA CRÈME - Haute Parfumerie, NG perfumes were presented for this unique occasion along with a custom made installation.

MUDAC, FEBRUARY 2019 /Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts . « Nez à Nez » - Contemporary Perfumers in Lausanne, Switzerland.

In the exhibition ‘Nez à nez’ – Contemporary perfumers, follows the trajectory and creative processes of those working in the complex and demanding world of perfumery. The aim is to give the public access to some of the insider secrets of a creative medium that touches us all. At mudac, the idea of an exhibition on perfumery was long in the works. Like fashion, the creation of perfume is an applied art: a craft that must take into account how the end-product will be used. Perfume-making is a specialised discipline that requires extensive expertise and no shortage of creative curiosity. Perfumers compose, blend, assemble, assess, sniff… and tell a story. 13 perfumers / 39 perfumes, including ‘Nuit de Bakélite’ by Isabelle Doyen.

A.I - ALTAROMA, JULY 2015 /Rome Fashion Week organized by Silvia Venturini Fendi. « Creative Crime » curated by Clara Tosi Pamphili, Palazzo delle Esposizioni – Rome.

An anthology of the works of A.I – Artisanal Intelligence, that collected more than 100 staged stories in an archive, together with the presentation of unrecorded new designer pieces, including « The Bones collar » by NG.

MOBA, JULY 2013 / Mode Biennale Arnhem. ‘Fetishism in Fashion » curated by Lidewij Edelkoort. Naomi’s « Proposition » handbag was part of the exhibition.

Among featuring designers: Barbara I Gongini, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Maison Martin Margiela, Iris Van Herpen.

A.I - ALTAROMA, JANUARY 2013 /Rome Fashion Week organized by Silvia Venturini Fendi. « Roma Caput Divina » curated by Clara Tosi Pamphili,Biblioteca Angelica – Rome. Honor guest : Jean-Paul Gaultier. NG bags, hats & perfumes were presented for this unique occasion.