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Rachel Vancelette Featured on The Mindful Living Podcast

On April 16, 2025, Rachel Vancelette joined The Mindful Living Podcast as a featured guest, sharing her visionary perspective at the intersection of art, technology, and entrepreneurship.

During the episode, Rachel reflected on her journey from traditional curation to pioneering digital innovation, offering listeners a fresh look at the evolving future of creativity. Her conversation highlighted the transformative power of art as a tool for healing, growth, and meaningful connection. VGAA invites readers to listen to the full episode, available now wherever podcasts are streamed.

INTROXPERT Lights Up Times Square with Tribute to Global Creative Visionaries

INTROXPERT, the premiere global network for creative industries, is set to make history with a groundbreaking anamorphic 3D digital experience and tribute in Times Square on February 8, 2025. This immersive billboard experience will honor influential figures in art, music, fashion, entertainment. wellness and cultural innovation, solidifying INTROXPERT’s role in shaping the future of the creative economy. A Monumental Times Square Celebration on 1560 Broadway between 46th and 47th Street will come alive with a stunning honorary display spanning 55 feet in width by 31 feet in height. The showcase will highlight global pioneers who have pushed the boundaries of creativity, featuring an evolving display rotating twice an hour throughout the day.

Several IX honorees and esteemed members of the creative industries will gather in Times Square to witness this historic moment, transforming one of the world’s most iconic locations into a stage for creative excellence.

Puzzle with Purpose | ART X PUZZLES Page SIX

THAT art curator Rachel Vancelette has recruited 70 top contemporary artists to design puzzles for Puzzles With Purpose, to raise money for COVID-19 charities.

Published 2020

In The Pursuit Of Art X Fashion X Technology Launches On Your Home TV Streaming Network with Kathy Ireland | Yahoo Finance

Host Rachel Vancelette sits down with luminaries from the creative industries such as Martha Stewart, Anna Wintour, Artist/Actor Billy Zane, Fashion Designers Phillipe and David Blond, Dennis Basso, with highlights including Maye Musk, Beverly Johnson, Candace Bushnell, and more.

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Your Home TV is thrilled to announce the launch of its newest lifestyle show, "In the Pursuit of Art, Fashion and Technology", hosted by the dynamic and multi-talented entrepreneur, Rachel Vancelette, a leading contributor to Vogue Italia and other top fashion and art publications. Vancelette's new streaming channel promises to captivate audiences by exploring topics at the intersection of creativity, style, and technological advancements, offering viewers a unique and engaging perspective on the evolving world of art, fashion, and technology.

"We are delighted to welcome Rachel Vancelette Global Art Acquisition to Your Home TV. Rachel is a leading and celebrated expert in the art and fashion world, and we are looking forward to bringing "In Pursuit of Art, Fashion, and Technology" to Your Home TV viewers." says Kathy Ireland, chief brand strategist,Your Home TV.

September 2023

Hero of Day | Rachel D. Vancelette

FOX5NY: WNYW September 22, 2020 9:13am : ART X PUZZLES: PUZZLE WITH PURPOSE PRESENTS AS THE SEGMENT "HERO OF THE DAY" for GOOD DAY NEW YORK with Lori Stokes and Rosanna Scotto.

Contemporary Artists Are Creating Puzzles to Help Black Lives Matter, Covid-19 Relief and More Calling all puzzle enthusiasts. Published on September 15, 2020 By Rachel Cormack

Just like a jigsaw, the easiest way to solve the adversities of 2020 will be for all of us to come together and collaborate. Now, you can do your part by purchasing a literal puzzle. Puzzles with Purpose has just announced a new line of limited-edition jigsaw puzzles that fuse art, fun and philanthropy.

PUZZLES WITH PURPOSE: Puzzling Through The Pandemic with ARTXPUZZLES by Alyssa Fisher

Metropolitan Magazine 2021 Winter Issue: Cover Founder Rachel Vancelette of ARTXPUZZLES: Puzzles with Purpose

Pretty, Please: Body-High Bath Soaks, Vineyard-Powered Face Cream, and Autumnal Socks It’s a slide into fall, featuring skin care designed to destress, a Black-owned beauty line on the rise, and a Will Cotton puzzle for a new kind of cowboy. By Laura Regensdorf

Gourds, apples, an errant fly. October is usually a time of charmingly predictable frights: cobwebs strewn across windows and a zombie crush of pumpkin spice lattés. This month, of course, has its particular set of concerns, which need not be addressed here. Instead, this edition of Pretty, Please — a recurring roundup of skin-care finds, wellness essentials, and beautiful things — is meant to be a respite from all that.

The artist Will Cotton is a master of sweets. In his photorealistic paintings, models might wear a crown of pastel macarons or a Domino Sugar tutu. Elle Fanning famously slipped into the artist’s world for New York magazine, sporting a freshly iced bodice in one frame and sprinkles as eye shadow in another. his latest series turns on another American fascination: the cowboy — only in this landscape, horses are unicorns, and hay bales are fluffy pink marshmallows. Cotton Candy Cowboy, a 2019 oil on linen now rendered as a 285-piece puzzle (benefiting the COVID-19 Artists Relief Fund and Black Lives Matter), subverts fantasy when we all could use a little rose-colored distraction.

Puzzles with Purpose Supporting Artists and Beyond by Noah Becker

Rachel Vancelette has been working with over 80 contemporary artists and making jigsaw puzzles based on their works.

I spoke to her about ARTSXPUZZLES: Puzzles with Purpose and its fundraising efforts during Covid-19. All puzzles produced by Art X Puzzles: Puzzles with Purpose for the benefit of COVID-19 Artist Relief, Black Lives Matter and First Responders Children’s Relief Fund.

Rachel Vancelette: Art X Puzzles | Inteview with Nicollette Ramierz

Interview with founder Rachel Vancelette of ART X PUZZLES.

The Beez and Honey Podcast, or The Podcast for short, is an oral history of the contemporary art world covering everything about Art. I’ll be inviting people from all areas of the art field to discuss everything from sustainability to technology. Expect input from artists, curators, collectors, gallerists, art dealers and unexpected voices not part of the mainstream discourse which often centers around the price of art.

Published: December 2020

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The Ultimate Insiders Guide to Art Basel by Ted Loos

The usual trip to Miami is all about sunshine. But each December, the brilliance comes not from the sky but from the artistic talent on display, when Art Basel in Miami Beach rolls into town. This year marks the 17th edition of the art fair—a veritable smorgasbord of creativity, taking place in the Convention Center December 6 to 9 and featuring 268 galleries from 34 countries. To help first-timers hit the high points, we asked some of the art world’s most influential people for their “must-do” list when in Miami and Miami Beach for the fair. Here’s what they said.

Rachel Vancelette: Art and Fashion Adviser Published December 2018

Puzzles with Purpose debuts worldwide

Puzzles with Purpose today announces Art x Puzzles, an online benefit sales initiative conceived to support artists during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis through the sale of Collector Edition Jigsaw Puzzles. Organized by Puzzles with Purpose, the effort launches with exclusive limited edition puzzles created in close collaboration with over 70 contemporary artists from across the globe to support artist studios, existing wider artist relief efforts and causes of personal social and economic concern to participating artists. To that end, a percentage of all proceeds from sales will directly benefit the artists’ chosen charities.

Puzzles With Purpose Initiative Features Work of Top Artists In Puzzle Sales to Benefit Relief

More than 70 contemporary artists including Amoako Boafo, Will Cotton, Justin Lowe and Jonah Freedman, Nir Hod, Matthew Day Jackson, Idris Khan, Louise Lawler, Marilyn Minter, Carrie Moyer, Andres Serrano, Kenny Scharf, Kay Rosen, Naama Tsabar, and Spencer Tunick are participating in the online sales initiative that will benefit Artist Relief.org,Black Lives Matter and First Responders Children's Foundation. 

Puzzles With Purpose Initiative Features Work of Top Artists In Puzzle Sales to Benefit Relief Efforts

A benefit sale of Collector Edition Jigsaw Puzzles featuring the work of today’s leading artists has kicked off.  

More than 70 contemporary artists including Amoako Boafo, Will Cotton, Justin Lowe and Jonah Freedman, Nir Hod, Matthew Day Jackson, Idris Khan, Louise Lawler, Marilyn Minter, Carrie Moyer, Andres Serrano, Kenny Scharf, Kay Rosen, Naama Tsabar, and Spencer Tunick are participating in the online sales initiative that will benefit Artist Relief.org, Black Lives Matter and First Responders Children’s Foundation. 

Barbara Rose a cena con Andy Warhol, questo 11 giugno avrebbe compiuto 85 anni

Rachel Vancelette, proprietaria di Vancelette Global Art Acquisitions Corp e collaboratrice di prestigiose riviste tra cui Metropolitan Magazine e Vogue Italia, ha fondato nel 2020 ARTXPUZZLES, Puzzle with Purpose in risposta alla pandemia Covid-19, con lo scopo di raccogliere fondi a favore di cause umanitarie e a supporto degli artisti in difficoltà. Rachel Vancelette, legata da una lunga amicizia alla storica dell'arte e critico Barbara Rose morta il 25 dicembre scorso, ha deciso di dedicare una nuova Capsule Collection estiva alla memoria dell'amica che questo 11 giugno avrebbe compiuto 85 anni. L'iniziativa Global Curator Choice 2021 ha selezionato otto artisti contemporanei scelti tra gli amici personali di Barbara Rose: gli italiani Rossella Vasta, Arturo Casanova, Bruno Ceccobelli e Nino Longobardi, gli americani Carolyn Blackwood, Don Kimes, Paul Manes e lo spagnolo Juan Garaizabal.

ART X PUZZLES PRESS PACKET

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Il Sole 24 Ore | Collezioni-investimento globali by Irina Zucca Alessandrelli

In global collecting, exhibiting work becomes important as well as buying in a single investment strategy that focuses on visibility and awareness, explains Vancelette.

How do you orient yourself to choose the right piece of an artist?

There are many variations in the choice: the most important thing is to know the artist and discuss the work with them, and very often there is a close relationship of friendship that develops over time.

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Artifacts | The Curse of 57th Street by Linda Yablonsky

The managing director, Rachel Vancelette, came to her job after stints with the Barbara Gladstone and Yvon Lambert galleries. But fordProject will not represent individual artists. Instead, Goossens will select independent curators to organize exhibitions of works either consigned to or commissioned by the gallery, and Vancelette will sell them.

Observer | Japanese Exhibition "Reflections" by Dan Durray

Rachel Vancelette, the director who curated the show, is passionate about the project. In fact, she left the US in April 2010 to organize it, after the tsunami and earthquakes that paralyzed the country fueled fears of nuclear fallout.

“Personally, it was a privilege to lend support during these difficult times.” She wrote in an email to The Observer. “It was a reflective moment for the world. I found the younger generation of painters were expressing an inner personal dialogue fused with their overall view of Japanese society.”

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ARTNEWS | Yvon Lambert Takes Giant Lot 61 Space in Chelsea | 2007 by Sarah Douglas

The 5,500-square-foot space, which is to be designed by Richard Gluckman, is slated to open in March 2007, according to Rachel Vancelette, senior director of Lambert’s current New York space at 564 W. 25th St.

Vancelette says the gallery began looking for a new space last September, with plans to expand its program in New York. Lambert, who celebrates his 40 Anniversary as a dealer this year, and whose sizable private collection of contemporary art is on view in a private museum in Avignon, France, opened his present New York space three years ago.

According to Vancelette, Lambert has not yet decided whether he will retain that space after opening the new one. Vancelette says Gluckman’s design plans for the new, column-free space include adding even more skylights to already numerous ones that exist, evoking Lambert’s light-filled gallery at 108, Rue Vieille du Temple in Paris, the ceiling of which is made almost entirely of glass.

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Mario Testino "At Home" 2007

Mario Testino, best known as a fashion photographer, is also a respected art collector, art collaborator and tastemaker. 

"At Home" showcased the talents of artists such as John Stezaker, Glenn Ligon, Anne Collier, Wolfgang Tillmans, Nicola Tyson, and Anselm Reyle, as chosen by someone with a unique understanding of imagery, in collaboration with Yvon Lambert and lead by Rachel Vancelette Senior Director and YL team, the special installation by Mario Testino focused not merely on art as something to look at, but how we look at it—and, moreover, how we live with it. It is an examination, both playful and serious, of paintings as decoration, as well as works of art, valued for their form and color as much as their content and authorship. Testino transformed the gallery into his ideal showcase: not a blank space where a painting becomes a fetishized object away from the context of everyday life, but a drawing room in which each painting has to survive and flourish as part of a rich community, allowing us to examine how works of art inform each other and their surroundings as well as ourselves.

Memory Maker by Sara Roffino | Art + Auction

Curator Rachel Vancelette explains that “Juan’s conceptual work in monumental spaces communicates his transformational processes in a unique and profound way. Both in public and private spheres, he consistently reminds his international audiences of current and ancient architectural memories.”

ARTNET: Late ‘Star Trek’ Actor Anton Yelchin Had a Secret Passion for Photography. Now See His Work for the First Time by Eileen Kinsella

Yelchin’s photography “evokes a wide range of emotions throughout the exhibition,” said Vancelette.  “As a curator, you only hope that the vision you have for hanging the work speaks to the artist intentions and provides an insight into his process itself.”

Vancelette said stories about individual works from the artist’s family and friends continue to unfold, “which creates an amazing oral history.” Fifty-three photos were selected for the show.  

Real People: Anton Yelchin’s “Provocative Beauty” Exhibition by Valerie McPhail

Vancelette speaks on behalf of those who knew the artist that lived with “generosity of spirit, and took time with people.” His portraiture work reveals a connection to those who may be naturally overlooked or mistaken.

Vanity Fair | Meet Anton Yelchin Photographer by Kenize Bryant: 2017

Vancelette told Vanity Fair the day after the show’s opening night that the process of selecting photos felt slightly transgressive and intimate. “It was like looking through someone’s diary,” she said. “It was like looking through someone's evaluation of how their life was. Not to know the person and not be able to ask him what his thoughts are or what he would want is a complicated task as a curator.”

“You want to make sure that the family, the friends, and everyone who knew him in life felt like it was to the level of what they would want him to have,” she added.

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Interview with Rachel Vancelette on I-Heart Radio

Moment of Xen on IHeart Radio Sotheby's Inst. of Art Metaversity Program Redefining Art Galleries? ft. Rachel Vancelette Ep86 

Published 2023

A Sick Bus Takes Ill at Art Basel Miami

Sick Bus Takes Ill at Art Basel Miami

One performance art project chugged to a halt at Art Basel Miami Beach yesterday, The Miami Herald reports.

The Elegant Sick Bus, by Albanian artist Sislej Xhafa in which 30 workers were to push a chrome-painted city bus two blocks—had to be rescheduled when the bus failed to start.

''It started up fine yesterday,'' said Rachel Vancelette, a representative from Gallery Yvon Lambert (New York), which represents Xhafa and funded the project. The air brakes on the bus would not release until the bus was running, but after an hour of trying, workers were unable to get the bus to start.

''It's a sick bus,'' Xhafa said.

The bus, which Xhafa said represents the evils of tourism and issues of immigration, will eventually be parked in front of Art Basel’s Art Positions section—just as soon as they can move it there.

Louisiana ArtWorks edges toward completion by Keith L. Marszalek

Louisiana ArtWorks' series of free discussions on visual contemporary art continues and for the first time is offered inside of the partially completed mega-art complex. A panel of experts, including Dan Cameron, director of visual arts, Contemporary Arts Center; Jonathan Ferrara, artist and gallery owner; Diane Villani, owner and director, Diane Villani Editions; and Rachel Vancelette, director, Barbara Gladstone Gallery in New York, will discuss art and commerce and the effects of galleries, fairs and biennials on the art marketplace

NEW YORK: gallerie low cost | FORDPROJECT espouse artists rappresentati da altre gallery, cosi riduce i costa

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INVEST IN A MASTERPIECE ARTWORK LATELY? MANY WANT NEW SLICES OF THE PIE. FRACTIONALIZATION: ON THE RISE. By Rachel Vancelette

The art market consistently looks for ways to expand, evolve and innovate. The latest art masterpiece portfolio fund is undoubtedly moving to diversify your investment portfolio with the click of a button.Over the last few years, new emerging art funds such as Masterworks.io, Yield Street, and Particle, have arrived on the art world and financial scene, offering new fractional ownership options. This news is compelling investors to investigate and invest like never before in the modern and contemporary art market. These innovative art funds provide access to their analytic financial platforms that, in some cases, only requires minimum entry investments as low as $20 USD. Artwork for the price of your morning coffee in London?

Published: July 2022

TEFAF ARTFAIR MAKES A COMEBACK IN 2022: REFINEMENT, ELEGANCE AND ART AT THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY by Rachel Vancelette

TEFAF Maastricht, established in 1988 and TEFAF NY launched in 2016 continues to be the world's most important and influential art fair. Both encompass and present over 7000 years of art history and currently the fairs are making a grand return for 2022. TEFAF's Chairman Hidde van Seggelen sat down to speak about TEFAF's recent return to New York, after a notable absence on the art and design calendars for the last two years.

Published: July 2022

10th Anniversary Celebration spawns a second colorful fashion collaboration with international artist Yayoi Kusama x Louis Vuttion | ART X FASHION by Rachel Vancelette

Louis Vuitton recently announced the latest new collaboration with contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who continues to be sought after by art and fashion enthusiasts alike. Many recount the most recent spring sale in 2019 of Kusama's artwork Interminable Net #4, 1959, which went for a staggering 14.8 million USD at Sotheby's Hong Kong Contemporary Art Sales shattering records for the artist. At 92, Kusma has become the very first woman in the top 10 global artists with the best-ever annual auction total from the sale of over 700 lots, according to Artprice.com. Her international celebrity continues to bring color to our lives, leaving us wanting more! 

Published: June 2022

INSIDERS TRAVEL GUIDE: SECRET ESCAPE TO VERBIER SWITZERLAND GLITZ + GLAMOUR + ART by Rachel Vancelette

Verbier Switzerland is the international posh playground welcoming a glitzy après-ski scene, including celebrities, royals, alpine insiders, and backcountry explorers. Escape to a premiere ski destination for the essential escape and grab an adrenal rush for a fantastic adventure in the mountains. Even Prince Harry escaped to Verbier just before his nuptials to Megan Markle! Often going under the radar, Verbier is packed with excellent options for travelers, including art hopping, fondue tasting, skiing and mountain adventures

Published: June 2022

Posen Power in Soho NYC | A visit to Stephen Posen’s home and art studio by Rachel Vancelette

Stephen Posen's art studio is a striking reminder of the famed days when contemporary artists first colonized the cast-iron buildings of Soho during the 1960-70s. The studio designed to house some of Posen's most prize possessions includes an extensive art library, a vintage hat and hat stand collection, a selection of vintage land-cameras along with some special belongings that Posen himself recovered abandoned right on the New York City streets. The personal collections are daily reminders of his international travels both near and far. These influences can be seen in his multiple-year series of photographs focused on items from local flea markets, exotic locals and quiet scenes from the Posen family farm in nearby Pennsylvania.

Published: April 2022

MASKS — CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS STEP UP DURING COVID19 Art x Fashion x Masks by Rachel Vancelette

The history of masks is probably as old as man although thousands of years ago the materials that were used disintegrated and were lost, so the oldest intact mask found is only about 7000 years old. Used not only for medical protection as we are doing today during the pandemic, the earliest record of masks for medical protection is when 2 surgeons in 1897 wore them to operate.

The earliest use of masks is thought to be for rituals and ceremonies, however, the list is almost too long to enumerate the multiple uses of masks in most cultures around the globe: religious ceremony, shamanic rituals, dance masks, in Japan to protect others from infections, for theater, disguise, entertainment, to communicate with the dead or with animals, offerings to the gods, for hunting, feasts, wars, performances, theatres, fashion, sports, movies, as well as in medical, protective or occupational purposes. Today, several top contemporary artists have joined their art with public need and are producing unique art collector’s masks, adding a bit of visual joy to uplift us during a depressing time in our history. The following artists are bringing artist’s masks to the general public in an effort to help and support the effort to fight Covid19.

Published August 2020

Fries! The Movie Tempts our Tastebuds at the Tribeca Film Festival 2021. Quickfire Interview Series by Rachel D. Vancelette

The 20th year of Tribeca Film Festival breaks out with a new outdoor worldwide premiere and a very special online experience for film lovers around the world.

A very special outdoor premiere screening of the Fries! The Movie took place in New York produced by Zero Point Zero, who also produced the multi-Emmy and Peabody Award winning CNN series “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.”  For the food lover in all of us, this spirited and engaging documentary includes appearances by New York Times bestselling-author and TV and social media personality Chrissy Teigen, best-selling author, contributor of The New Yorker, and host of the hit podcast “Revisionist History” Malcolm Gladwell, world-renowned Michelin Star chef Eric Ripert, founder and president of the Museum of Food and Drink Dave Arnold, and co-founder of Sir Kensington Scott Norton.  Each is providing their own insight and thoughts on the food we all love so dearly - “the french-fry.”  Some may recall the French Fry exhibition with Sir Kensington years ago with some fabulous resin French fries on display, and/or perhaps the last time you tasted a great ketchup and/or condiment from our favorite Sir Kensington choices which certainly have taken over households worldwide over the last few years.

Published: August 2021

AMOAKO BOAFO — ART ASCENSION AT ROCKET SPEED Rachel Vancelette

In the elite upper strata of the Art World, particularly the auction house sector, occasionally there is the sound of fireworks when an unusual, unexpected event or extraordinary sale takes place. However, it is not often one gets to hear the sound of ‘heads exploding’ with disbelief and the fun begins with critics, press, collectors, galleries and auction aficionados all at once trying to explain an audacious anomaly. The recent Phillips Auction House sale of a young Black artist in London provided just such a collective sigh of incredulity. Ghana-born, 35-year-old emerging Black artist Amoako Boafo always knew his paintings would go to auction someday, but says “I just didn’t think it would be any time soon.”

Published: June 2020

Mr. Banksy, welcomed to New York? - Vogue.it by Rachel Vancelette

In town promoting his new film, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Banksy, the famous British street artist, has been leaving his remarks and marks during his visit to New York. Spotted thus far: stenciled and painted Banksy pieces in Chinatown, the Financial District, SoHo and Dumbo.

A few days into the rampage, the works are now tagged with additional scribbles, stickers and spraypaint overlaying the work. The Smart Crew and Emjay, well know local graffiti artists claim they did not know it was Banksy work when tagging the new arrival.

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Published: May 2010

Swizz Beatz “No Commission Art Fair" is Coming to NYC by Rachel Vancelette

Major Grammy winning music producer Swizz Beatz continues to kick down the door of the art world and spread his creative wings, opening his 2nd version of No Commission Art Fair in his hometown the Bronx, NY. This summer artists will be allowed to showcase their work for free and take home 100% of their proceeds, a departure from the industry standard. Beatz has said, “I think the world needs more powerful collaborations that are willing to push the envelope and not really follow the necessary rules that are laid out.” Curated by Swizz’s (himself) The Dean Collection, this summer’s artfair will showcase hand selected artists, which continues to highlight his important ‘give back factor’ message. Swizz’s connection to the art world is not new and goes beyond his family’s own Dean Collection as a long-standing member of the Brooklyn Museum board and curator at Art Miami Basel throughout the years.

Published: July 2016

Artist Kenny Scarf by Rachel Vancelette

Reminiscent of the psychedelic 70's parties shared with fellow artists like Warhol, Kenny Sharf's "Cavern a Go-Go" party in his New York home.

The artist's reputation for creating an explosion of glitter and glow in a neon cosmos lived up. Sharf's magical fortress of black light neon landscape in the basement of the Bushwick New York warehouse, was filled floor to ceiling last weekend with a joyful vision in which he fuses sculpture, painting and performance on a grand scale.

Published: 2010

Biennale di Venezia 2017: Sislej Xhafa by Rachel Vancelette

Sislej Xhafa for the upcoming Venice Biennale, with an exhibition titled Vice versa. ... We met with the artist at Caffé Capri in Brooklyn for a short interview di Rachel D. Vancelette.

Published: May 27, 2013

Biennale di Venezia 2017 Sislej Xhafa, well known conceptual, contemporary artist is being shown this year at the Venice Biennale with a powerful exhibition representing his interpretation of the devastation and suffering brought to his country in the Kosovo War.

Published: May 12, 2017 

A New Vision on Fashion by Rachel Vancelette

Il Couture Council del Fashion Institute of Technology ha consegnato a Karl Lagerfeld il premio Fashion Visionary Award.

Published: 11/09/2010

Frieze 2017 Week London Diary: The early bird gets the art! by Rachel Vancelette

Every year London’s Frieze Art Fair gives attendees glitz, glamour and so much more! For the artificatos, the week starts off with a bang the first night with gallery openings, art parties and celebrations all around the city! Right off the bat sales of a $2.75 M. Koons, and a $2.5 M. Polke pointed to continued strength in the London art market.

Monday: The opening at Tate Modern got everyone moving with visitors rolling on carpets down a ramped entry and people swinging from the air on swings-sets created by Danish art collective Superflex. Turbine Hall historically has shown top artists such as Louise Bourgeois and Anish Kapoor and since 2015 the sponsor Hyundai has commissioned this grand entryway to engage the audience all sorts of wonder- this year a playground! The dash for many was to the legendary Victoria Miro Gallery for the first view of artist Idris Khan’s latest artworks in his new exhibition “Absorbing Light”. 

Published: October 2017

Andy Warhol | Christopher Makos Magic: Artist on the Rise by Rachel Vancelette

*Cover Article: A personal one-to-one interview with artist photographer Christopher Makos.

With all the buzz around town about the Whitney Museum exhibition, Andy Warhol- From A to B Again, and the 350 works curated by the brilliant Donna De Salvo, we all needed to stop and take in the amazing works including photographs, canvases and films by the late artist this past winter season. Artist on the Rise shines the light on other great artists who surrounded Warhol during this period, one being well known American photographer and artist, Christopher Makos. 

Makos is noted for introducing Warhol to the works of famous artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, and also for giving Warhol his first camera! 

Published: April 2019

Saving Banksy World Premiere at the Roxy: Will Banksy reappear in NYC? by Rachel Vancelette

Mr. Banksy, welcome to New York! Published 05/21/2010

Saving Banksy World Premiere at the Roxy: Will Banksy reappear in NYC?

Published: 01/18/2018

Larry Poons' Race for Decades! Sundance Film Festival’s The Price of Everything + Color by Rachel Vancelette

Interview of artist Larry Poon's by Rachel Vancelette at Vogue Italia.

Breaking through conventions, artist Larry Poons‘ brilliant colored drenched paintings are making a comeback like never before globally, and COLOR is the clue!  Recognized early as one of the artists in the famous Leo Castelli gallery during the 1960s, this artist continues today at 80 years old to race ahead like never before!

Published: 2018

Carte Blanche Inaugurated by Phillips de Pury on Park Avenue by Rachel Vancelette

Celebration was in the air on Park Avenue for the launch party of Phillips de Pury & Company on Saturday introducing their groundbreaking first series of auctions titled "Carte Blanche"

The first sale in the series is designed as a specialized curatorial platform for the 57th Street flagship and was organized by Phillip Segalot, noted art advisor who has worldwide helped form some of the most prestigious private contemporary art collections. Included are 33 eminent works by Maurizio Cattelan, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Jeff Koons to name a few. Hopes are high with estimates of $80 to $100 million which would be a significant milestone for the company.

Collector Roberto Polo Debuts Two New Museums in Spain by Rachel Vancelette

Roberto Polo, Cuban American collector, philanthropist and art historian has been busily planning the huge debut of two new museums in 2019. They will reside in Spain and become home to his in-depth art collection and shown for the first time to an international public.

The process to launch the venture has been complex and engaging to accomplish transformation of two important buildings into museums hoping to fascinate and educate spectators for generations to come. Audiences will get a rare glimpse into the mind of one of the most colorful and ambitious art collectors of our time.

Published: December 2018

David Birnbaum / Rare 1: A Realm of Fashion Perfection in Gemstone Jewelry by Rachel Vancelette

Within the rarified air of the unimaginably wealthy, the lore and lure of perfect gemstones is made a reality by at least one contemporary private jeweler in New York, Rare 1’s David Birnbaum. Typically jewelers like Cartier and DeBeers sell to the top 2 percent of the population, however his clients are in the top 0.1 percent, those recognized as the ultra, mega rich, or in other words, Global Gazillionaires! David himself describes the experience as “impeccable design meets fantasy with a contemporary twist.”

The company travels the world looking for only the most perfect D flawless diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and more. Birnbaum’s private clients enjoy the model he has built similar to a Parisian atelier.

Published: April 2016

Lady Hervey's LADYSHIP SWIM Collection sets sail to new horizons by Rachel Vancelette

A notable British “It” girl and former model for the likes of Christian Dior, Lady Victoria Hervey is also a recognized entrepreneur making waves literally with her new swimwear line. Previously part owner of the once popular Knightsbridge boutique Akademi, which was often frequented by celebs such as Victoria Beckham, Meg Mathews, and Martine McCutcheon. Hervey’s LADYSHIP SWIM collection is officially launching during the Resort 2019 season, marking the first line of her luxury lifestyle. Her exciting new venture creates a reflection of her own lifestyle with lively bold colors and sexy designs for a lady’s most prized possession, “the bikini!”

Published: December 2018

Remembering Barbara Rose by Rachel Vancelette

This article noted as the last personal interview Barbara Rose gave in 2019.

Art Critic and Historian Barbara Rose began writing art criticism in the 1960s, where she mingled in the New York art scene with greats such as Richard Tuttle, Andy Warhol, Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Al Held, Lee Krasner, Beverly Pepper, Claes Oldenberg and Frank Stella to name few. A former contributing editor to Art in America from 1965 to 1971, Rose’s critical writings has made a profound impact on generations of art aficionados. Publications such as Art Forum, New York Magazine, Vogue, Partisan Review and multiple international periodicals and newspapers globally have memorialized, archived and republished many of her writings recently. Rose is currently focused on finishing her memoirs with many followers and fans anticipating the release.

Has art always been an influence in your life? No. I never saw a painting before I was twelve years old and went to the museums in DC alone. Then I spent the whole time in them.

Original Published in May 2019 | Republished in Memoriam June 2021.

Globetrotter Travel Guide: Nantucket Secret Escape: by Rachel Vancelette

The launch of Globetrotter Travel Guide Series for Metropolitian Magazine started with the Secret Escape of the small island of Nantucket. The article dives into the favorite hidden gems of the island. 

Published: September 2018

Sundance 2016 | The Best Celebrity Style Moments From Park City by Rachel Vancelette

Hollywood’s elite appear each year in the small snowy town of Park City, Utah to mingle and network during the annual Sundance Film Festival. Actors, moviemakers and moviegoers come to support the various upcoming projects, while stepping out in their latest winter wardrobes. The après ski style ranges from chic outerwear, duster coats, cozy sweaters, snow boots, casual denim, plaids and patterned shirts to winter separates, allowing these stars to show their warm and cozy side.

Published: 1/29/2016

Marina Abramović. Silence and Golden Lips. A 70th birthday party A special event. by Rachel Vancelette

With a lifetime of performance art, threaded by pain and persistent staying power, Marina Abramović was celebrated on her 70th birthday for fostering the strong connections between technology, science, art and spirituality. Her newest project, an Institute in Hudson, New York, (MAI), will preserve a long legacy of work, which both attracted and repelled her audiences over her lifetime.

Published: December 2017

A Love Letter to Italy | Discovering Pistoia, The Triangle of Weddings, Olive Oil and Luxury + More! by Rachel Vancelette

Italy, one of the most gorgeous countries in all the world, is best known for its fashion, design, vineyards, architecture, and cuisine. Celebrities have been flocking here for years for an escape from the bustling metropolitan lifestyle and to find a special piece of the romantic countryside. Rock stars and movie stars such as Madonna, Leonardo DiCaprio, and George Clooney have all put Italy on the map for international discovery, but I found a few secrets left untold as I discovered Pistoia! A huge boost in tourists traveling to this area over the years has inspired many artists, writers, chefs and countless other adventurers to descend into this magical place, many who stay and live here for years in this golden centerpiece populated by of the most creative and artistic souls in Italy!

Published: December 2018

KREËMART BRINGS SWEETNESS TO THE ART WORLD The pop-up shop presented Internationally acclaimed artist Youssef Nabil in the intimate setting by Rachel Vancelette

Art Basel had something extra sweet and tasty for everyone this year! The pop-up by Kreemart set up only minutes from the main fair in Switzerland creating a buzz among collectors. The pop-up shop presented Internationally acclaimed artist Youssef Nabil in the intimate setting. This once-in a lifetime experience by Nabil, known for his portraits of such celebrities as Salma Hayek, Alicia Keys, Isabella Rossellini, Catherine Deneuve and Charlotte Rampling, was the hit of the week and found only by word of mouth.

Youssef’s works in both video and neon provided insight and a unique, nostalgic looking glass view of his original world in the Middle East.

Published: June 2016

Koh & Lanvin: In New York the Lanvin's boutique becomes an installation by the artist Terence Koh. Between art and fashion. 2010 by Rachel Vancelette

Another surprise was the addition of controversial contemporary performance artist Terence Koh for the store's opening. Known for his odd and sometimes disturbing art forms, he did not disappoint. (His longtime friend Lady Gaga had him counting a bowl of pearls in her performance "88 pearls" while wearing a costume inspired by Koh's sculpture from his project Boy By The Sea during her stadium performance in Japan).

Published: 9/12/2010

Biennale di Venezia 2017: intervista a Gal Weinstein by Rachel Vancelette

Gal Weinstein, artista apprezzato e noto per i suoi lavori spesso critici della politica di Israele, rappresenta quest’anno Israele alla Biennale di Venezia con una mostra intitolata Sun Stand Still. L’immensa opera site-specific sarà esposta nel Padiglione progettato dall’architetto Zev Rechter nello spirito della Bauhaus, inaugurata proprio alla Biennale di Venezia nel 1952. Rechter è stato il primo architetto israeliano a utilizzare il linguaggio del modernismo universale in Israele prima della fondazione dello stato e dopo l’indipendenza.

Published: May 2017

Ping Pong is back! | SPIN by Rachel Vancelette

A club dedicated to ping pong in the Flatiron district, created by a famous designer. A mix of sports, design, fashion and celebrities

Table tennis is hotter than ever in NYC's summer heat. Backed by Susan Sarandon and a team of owners including Franck Raharinosy (the prince of Madagascar) and Jonathan Bricklin, SPIN is an upscale club located in the Flatiron district.

The packed 13,000 square feet, with a chic restaurant, sports bar and 16 top-quality ping pong tables was dreamed up by renowned designer Todd Oldham, who was host for TV's reality show Top Design on Bravo. Many different events happen simultaneously with guests moving freely from one to the other with a drink or a ping pong paddle in hand (or both).

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Published: July 2010

Miami Art Basel: Week Recap By Rachel Vancelette

Anche questo è Miami Art Basel: party e i brindisi a base di champagne fino a tarda notte con VIP internazionali accorsi qui per per conoscere i famosi collezionisti multimilionari e per essere presenti nelle numerose mostre d’arte che si sono svolte in ogni angolo di Miami Beach.Una sfavillante serata in cui la moda e l’arte si sono unite in armonia è stata quella per Maison Martin Margiela e Atelier Swarovski: un cocktail privato ultra-esclusivo, che ha visto la presenza di celebs e imprenditori, fra cui Brian Atwood, Katherine Cocke, Vincent Ottomanelli, Luis Ortiz, Cameron Silver e Rachel Heller.

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Published: December 2013

Iman's Home | The top model introduced her home collection at Mercedes Benz star vip lounge during NY Fashion Week! by Rachel Vancelette

VIP's seen relaxing in this oasis at the Mercedes Benz' Fashion Week find themselves in a 'tribal' hideaway equipped with lush furniture and full bar, designed by fashion icon Iman. This debut of Iman Home Collection surprised visitors with a relaxing space and a sneak preview launching to an online audience late September. Following in the footsteps of supermodels Cindy Crawford and Kathy Ireland the goal is a home collection with broad appeal to middle America.

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Published: 09/10/2010

Frieze Art Fair 2014 | Controversy, Celebrities and Contemporary Art | By Rachel Vancelette

In its third year in NYC, Frieze Art Fair strikes again with hullabaloo, stars and contemporary art. People elbowed for the hottest ticket to scoop up the latest and greatest in contemporary art this year.  

Early viewers and buyers included celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio with director Spike Jonze, Uma Thurman, John McEnroe, Beastie Boy Mike D., Marc Jacobs and even former Mayor Bloomberg (who is now chairman of the board at Serpentine Gallery.) All circulated and jockeyed through the quarter mile long tent designed again by Brooklyn’s architectural firm SO_I.

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Published: May 2014

Peggy Guggenheim Art Addict : Tribeca Film Festival presented in New York the docufilm by Lisa Immordino Vreeland on the famous american collector | By Rachel Vancelette

The new documentary, Peggy Guggenheim Art Addict, had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. As the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice reunites her Jackson Pollock paintings, including the never seen, first drip painting known as "Alchemy," 1947.

Key art world titans including Larry Gagosian, Jeffrey Deitch, Marina Abramovic and Klaus Biesenbach make appearances in the film honoring the most central figure of the modern art movement both in the US and Europe. Robert DeNiro, founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, spoke candidly about the great importance of Peggy Guggenheim to his artist father and mother, whom she generously supported with their own painting.

Published: April 2015

A Close Look at Sant Ambroeus | Food + Art + Fashion = Classy Refinement by Rachel Vancelette

On your way to the Sotheby’s Auction on the Upper East Side of New York City, one may find themselves bidding on the latest hot contemporary auction lot, and will pass a food lover’s treasure. A fabulous Italian coffee bar situated within the Sotheby’s World Headquarters, which welcomes you with the buzzing of art collectors, aficionados and auction experts discussing the latest artworks on display while drinking incredible expressos being poured “With Love from Italy!  The feel and allure reminiscent of the old regal settings in European cafes come to life with owners Gherado Guarducci and Dimitri Pauli of Sant Ambroeus at the helm of one the fastest growing empires in Italian elegance one can find stateside.

Published: Feb/March 2019

La stilista Cynthia Rowley ha disegnato una collezione di cerotti e pannolini per bimbi super fashion by Rachel Vancelette

Per il lancio della propria carriera da stilista, Cynthia Rowley aveva invitato gli editori più in voga di New York ad assistere alla sfilata presso il suo appartamento senza ascensore. Nessuno si presentò. Imperterrita e determinata com'era non ci volle molto prima che la sua signature line di abiti e gonne capricciose, ed eleganti allo stesso tempo, richiamasse l'attenzione della stampa.?? La collezione retrò pop della Rowley viene ora presentata sulle passerelle più famose e include abbigliamento da uomo, borse, occhiali, gioielli, arredo per la casa, cosmesi e profumi. Sabato mattina, le creazioni sfilate in passerella le sono valse i complimenti della critica che ha definito la sua collezione fresca, fantasiosa e una vera e propria boccata d'aria tra i nomi storici dell'haute couture.? Ad assistere allo show (con soli posti in piedi) c'era una folta schiera di celebrities, tra cui l'attore Alan Cumming il quale indossava i cerotti signature della Rowley, creati esclusivamente per il lancio della nuova collezione? 

Published: September 2010

Gallerist Wendy Fritz is reaching new horizons! by Rachel Vancelette

One-to-one interview with galleriest Wendy Fritz of Fritz Gallery in Palm Beach. 

Wendy Fritz has been shaking up the Palm Beach Art scene this season, with a newly launched gallery space, a former 1920’s ballroom renovated by The Frisbie Group. She is dancing her way to now owning one of the largest gallery spaces for exhibition on the island. With 26 foot ceilings and 3 times the space as her former gallery she has taken the island by storm! 

The gallery, only established in 2017, started as a by appointment-only space for clients to view such masters as Tom Wesselman, Paul Jenkins, Stanley Bozer, Karl Appel, Robert Raschenberg to name a few. The expansion and move have allowed for the winter play grounders and snowbirds of New Yorkers, Bostonians, Canadians and more to explore this new art-destination during season, and all year round.  This year she has noted she is looking to program established and mid to late career artists, who have museum and international recognition and during the summer season will incorporate emerging artists both local and from the New York City area.

Published: March/April 2019

A New Site For Art | Back to School with Exhibition A by Rachel Vancelette

La potente coppia Bill Powers, gallerista e presentatore dello show Work of Art che va in onda sul canale Bravo, e sua moglie, designer Cynthia Rowley, stanno ottenendo consensi, insieme alla collega Laura Martin, grazie alla loro nuova iniziativa chiamata Exhibition A. Il modello imprenditoriale è completamente diverso dai soliti siti d’arte, con una sezione esclusiva “solo per membri” che offre ai visitatori interviste in prima persona ai migliori collezionisti, come la fashion designer Agnes B, e vende edizioni speciali di artisti che vanno dai 100 ai 500 dollari.

Published: April 2011

Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic by Rachel Vancelette

Prince Harry took a brief toss onto his knees from his polo mount and, smiling, quickly dusted off and remounted to the gasps and delight of the crowd at the 3rd annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic on historic Governor's Island in NY on Sunday.

90 degree weather did not deter wannabee princesses, NY elite and celebrities from wanting to see his world famous grin and enjoying the match with continual champagne toasts.

Published: June 2010

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Shine a Spotlight on Texas | Dallas Art Fair 2017 by Rachel Vancelette

Co-founded by John Sughrue and Chris Byrne, the 9th annual 2017 Dallas Art Fair features close to 100 prominent international art dealers and galleries exhibiting painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, video, and installations by modern and contemporary artists.

SohoMuse | A Creative Network forges ahead with Founder Consuelo Vanderbilt Constin at the Helm by Rachel Vancelette

One-to-one inteview with founder Consuelo Vandebilt Costin of Soho Muse.

Published: March/April 2019

Art For Charity By Rachel Vancelette

L’asta evento firmata “Take Home a Nude” inizia in grande stile con tanto di paparazzi, trampolieri e flute di champagne nella cornice della casa d’aste Sotheby. 850 invitati tra cui celebrity quali Andre Balazs, Mary Kate Olsen, Naomi Watts e Daphne Guinness hanno tutti aderito all’iniziativa per rendere omaggio all’artista celebrato quest’anno, Walton Ford, noto per il suo stile narrativo a tema natura e l’approccio alle tradizionali tecniche pittoriche. 

Published: October 10, 2013

RxArt 2012 Benefit Party by Rachel Vancelette

Incontriamo Diane Brown, fondatrice di RxArt. Ci parla inizialmente del suo ultimo progetto con l'artista contemporaneo Dan Colen e come è nata la scultura M&M's. Questo progetto riguarda la sala d'attesa del reparto pediatrico del Kings County Hospital a Brooklyn. Dan Colen è sempre stato molto creativo, in grado di utilizzare materiali come confetti, petali di fiori o appunto m&m's per dare vita a opere fantastiche.

Published: 11/21/2012

Will Ryman: Roses Blooming in Spring by Rachel Vancelette

Park Avenue is getting ready for a 2011 burst of color with the installation of 8 groups of spectacular metal roses executed by Will Ryman, well known NY sculptor. The largest installation ever on Park Avenue will display 38 stainless steel pink and red roses (25-30 ft). A sneak peak into the studio during fabrication was like being transported into an altered universe.

Visitors will encounter a "bug's eye view" with the large-scale blooms hosting brass ladybugs, ants, aphids, beetles, and bees.

Published: 2010

NYDG for Haiti Party for Haiti Earthquake Amputee Victims By Rachel Vancelette

NYDG Foundation have partnered with the Ivan R. Sabel Foundation and celebrity hosts Mick Jagger, L'Wren Scott,Naomi Watts, Sienna Miller for the high profile fundraiser. Stars arrived in staggered fashion greeted by hoards of media and photographers to gather with luminaries to bid electronically on the impressive, but rather difficult to view auction pieces. Jagger generously stopped to greet the paparazzi on arrival sporting his famous grin.

Published: 2010

Art Production Fund Celebrates Private Birthday Celebration at Boom Boom Room at The Standard Hotel By Rachel Vancelette

Founders Yvonne Force and Doreen Remen have cultivated their ambitious vision of extraordinary arts projects into reality and gathered the elite to celebrate all the innovative public productions they have created since their beginning. Included in their projects were ART ADDS, TAXI TOPS using 3 major art figures, Shirin Neshat, Alex Katz and Yoko Ono, to transform the tops of NYC taxis into contemporary artwhich was a smashing success viewed by over 5 million people.  

Published: Vogue Italia 04/14/2010

Fun-tastic, Fashion Hybrid Eyewear to Die For, Hits New York Ultra chic eyewear has officially arrived to Big Apple’s Soho district by Rachel Vancelette

Gentle Monster, creator of uber stylish eyewear, in collaboration with architect Rafael de Cárdenas of Architecture at Large opened a New York retail store giving the innovative brand an exploratory environment. Customers and browsers feel as though they have landed on a unique ship-like voyage surrounded by 100’s of pairs of stunning glasses! Imbedded throughout the store, one will find art on display made by local contemporary artists, from performative to digital experimental platforms. This exclusive inventive mission presents a creative space evoking elegance and refinery. Ultra chic eyewear has officially arrived to New York’s Soho district.

Published: Vogue Italia March 2016

NYFW: Men’s 2016 | Menswear Superstars On The Rise: Nick Graham, Gypsy Sport and Palmiers du Mal. By Rachel Vancelette

Unique and creative design departures from the conventional continue to surprise this week during the New York Fashion Week: Men’s shows. The men’s-focused fashion week is only in its second year, but these menswear designers obviously think it’s not necessary to play it safe, regardless of an industry full of historical undertones and a motivation to sell. Making bold, unsubtle statements, the unique approaches of the Nick Graham, Gypsy Sport and Palmier du Mal certainly whet the industry’s appetite

Published: January 2016

NYFW S/S 2017 | Gentle Monster Combines Olympic Fencing And High-Fashion Eyewear To Dramatic Effect by Rachel Vancelette

At New York Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2016 events, Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster presented a Las Vegas-worthy assembly of Olympic class fencers supported by fashion runway models wearing their always unique high-fashion glasses. With staging, lighting and choreography worthy of a Hollywood production, and accompanied by electronic duo Gatekeeper, the crowd was mesmerized by the combo of stylish eyewear and dueling fencers.

Published: September 2016

Alexander McQueen dinner at Frieze Last night in the store Alexander McQueen in London was held the dinner for the presentation of the new artists by Rachel Vancelette

Frieze Art Fair’s new sponsorship with Alexander McQueen represents their shared vision for supporting and promoting today’s contemporary art. This week Alexander McQueen’s London stores are displaying contemporary artwork curated by noted London gallerist Sadie Coles. The collaboration draws Frieze VIP collectors to the flagships store by private invitation and also to the Frieze VIP parties. The McQueen stores are known for presenting and rotating engaging artworks throughout the year to support the merging of art and fashion.

Published: October 2013