Editor’s Note

August / September 2022

TERRI PROVENCAL

Publisher / Editor in Chief terri@patronmagazine.com Instagram terri_provencal and patronmag

Our cover story fully embodies the theme of The Art & Design issue. Erin Mathews called me one day, eager to tell me about her client’s beautifully restored home and art collection, often loaned to museums. I jumped in the car to meet her. Chad Dorsey flexed his design prowess to strikingly enrich the blue-chip collection through his elevated design. Builder Randall Underwood respectfully navigated the roots of the home, which was constructed in 1919 and renovated several times since.

A curvaceous staircase sets the tone in our next home feature. In Every Step of the Way, natural light gambols across the polished plaster, adding to its sculptural sense. Elaine Raffel details the efforts that went into designer Niki Samuel’s home, which is layered with her own artwork alongside that of local and international artists.

It is impossible to overstate how widely known The Rachofsky Collection is. And Cindy and Howard Rachofsky are equally regarded for bringing agency to the arts through TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art. In 25 Years of Collecting, a selection of extraordinary work by internationally admired artists traces their collecting history. It’s a story about the exhibition of the same name which opens at The Warehouse on August 26. Do make time for this show curated by Allan Schwartzman, principal of his eponymous advisory firm.

Find poetry in Ryo Nishimura’s large-format monoprints on paper, which are described by gallerist Peter Augustus as having “the most intricate and velvety texture I have ever seen.” The works are literally derived from the rich landscape of the artist’s native Japan. Nishimura’s show opens September 10.

Nairobi-based artist Kaloki Nyamai’s powerful work murmurs with longing in his upcoming show Moments I wished I had, opening at Keijsers Koning August 27. His beautifully rendered unstretched canvases, skillfully stitchedtogether, allow the threadwork to drape, adding further dimension. Gallerist Bart Koning says of the Kenyan narrative, there is “…a lot of tearing apart within society, and he feels that the sewing brings those stories together— sewing up the wounds…” Nyamai’s work is included in the Kenyan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Haven’t made it there yet? Challenging convention, The Milk of Dreams remains on view through November, so there’s still time. Brian Allen takes us along on his own journey through the manifold pavilions in A World Reinvented.

Multidisciplinary artist Laurie Anderson spent her summer as artist-inresidence at the Elaine de Kooning House and Studio founded by Chris Byrne. He chats with the artist about The Weather, an immersive audio-visual exhibition closing this month at the Hirshhorn Museum, and her return to painting while at the historic home.

In Sculpting A Landscape, we stroll with Glenn Bonick through the minimally appointed grounds, save for the sculpture, at the home of Christen and Derek Wilson. Also in Space, we caught up with Corey Damen Jenkins, an AD100 and Elle Decor A-List designer who collaborated on a fashioninspired slab collection with Aria Stone Gallery. Next, take a look at two scrumptious kitchens in Sky-High Entertaining and Drama in the Kitchen. And we revisit Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity through an architectural lens at the Dallas Museum of Art. While the jewelry itself dazzles, the ingenuity behind the exhibition is equally stunning. Finally, Ahead of Design takes us to the cobblestone streets of Tribeca to meet time-honored maverick Cristina Grajales, whose current show, Robert Wilson: A Boy From Texas, will make you put your cell phone away.

Fittingly, a fun design element is also included in fashion: wallcoverings, which continue to benefit from a huge resurgence in recent years. Find seasonal looks combined with wallcovering by local artists in Never a Wallflower.

Furthermore wraps up this issue with a new event: WestEdge Design Fair. Get ready to unleash your inner designer.

– Terri Provencal