After fire-related restoration work, the Eames House has reopened to visitors.
The Eames House has reopened after five months of restoration following smoke damage from the Palisades Wildfire. Visitors can also access the home’s studio, for the first time, which will host exhibitions, workshops, and public programming. Coupled with the reopening, the Eames family has launched the Charles & Ray Eames Foundation, which will oversee new research, education initiatives, and international collaborations. Catherine Ince, former V&A East chief curator, will serve as the inaugural fellow for a new research program focused on the Eameses’ legacy.
LVMH is reportedly in conversation with multiple buyers to explore a sale of Marc Jacobs.
LVMH is in talks with several firms, including Authentic Brands Group, WHP Global, and Bluestar Alliance, to sell Marc Jacobs, according to sources familiar with the matter. A deal could value the label at around $1 billion, though discussions remain ongoing. The move follows a broader effort by LVMH to pare down its portfolio, including recent exits from Off-White and Stella McCartney. Marc Jacobs, founded in 1984 and partially acquired by LVMH in the late ’90s, remains one of the conglomerate’s few American fashion holdings.
The New York Historical will soon house the archive of fashion photographer Bill Cunningham.
New York Historical, formerly The New-York Historical Society, has acquired the archive of Bill Cunningham, securing a permanent home for the late photographer’s vast record of New York style. The collection includes decades of street photography, Met Gala coverage, show notes, and ephemera, offering a look at Cunningham’s work as both chronicler and participant in the city’s cultural life. It joins objects already in the museum’s holdings, including his camera, bicycle, and millinery work. An exhibition featuring the archive and museum collection is in development.
A new exhibition uses A.I. to visualize census data of Paris during “les années folles.”
A new exhibition at the Musée Carnavalet uses artificial intelligence to transform nearly 8 million handwritten census entries into a searchable database of Paris residents from 1926 to 1936. The show captures the social fabric of the city during les années folles, when Paris drew a diverse mix of artists, émigrés, and young single people. Visitors can trace the lives of both everyday citizens and cultural icons like James Joyce, Josephine Baker, and Kiki de Montparnasse. Alongside the digital archive, the exhibition features rare photographs, recordings, and documents that evoke the cosmopolitan life of interwar Paris.
Phillips will implement a new fee structure that incentivizes early bids.
Phillips will roll out a new fee structure this fall that rewards early written bids with lower premiums—provided those bids meet or exceed the low estimate and are placed at least 48 hours ahead of a live auction. Bidders who qualify can keep the reduced rate even if they continue bidding during the sale. Meanwhile, Phillips is raising buyer’s premiums for everyone else, making it the most expensive among major houses for works under $1 million. Advisors have raised concerns about “sticker shock,” and some worry the model will disincentivize spontaneous bidding rather than revive a sluggish market.
Today’s attractive distractions:
A new NYU exhibition puts Bob Dylan’s “protest” years front and center.
Thousands of people showed up to Cologne Cathedral for an organist’s Interstellar performance.
Frida Kahlo’s Month in Paris zooms in on a little-known period of the artist’s life.
Cary Grant’s storied Hollywood residence has hit the market for $77.5 million.
