While on sabbatical in Paris three years ago, I wrote about the magic of Laduree. Fortunately, Laduree is now on Madison and 70^th.  YUM!

Last week, I escaped the “New Economy” in New York and fled to Paris for a few weeks. I arrived at my hotel at noon to find that I was invited to a dinner party at the home of a couple I barely knew. My hosts were receiving at 8 that evening, and I had no idea how many guests would be attending. What to take as my hostess gift? Wine is too expected, and in France, can be really tricky. And, I thought I remembered that the hostess didn’t drink alcohol.

And then it hit me walking down the Champs Elysee! Macaroons from Laduree! I chose 32 multi-colored macaroons from the store’s flagship location (flavors including mango, pistachio, dark chocolate, orange blossom, lemon and mocha) Each cost approximately 1 Euro. The packaging for the macaroons was a treat in of itself….a peppermint green box with a pink ribbon.

www.laduree.com

Ladurée Champs Elysées

75, avenue des Champs Elysées – 75008 Paris

Tel : 01.40.75.08.75

Sixteen people came to dinner that night. The treats were a huge success served with coffee after dinner!

Tons of charm for the ultimate summer getaway with it’s own private beach… clamming, canoeing, fishing… An Adirondacks feel in the Hamptons!

“POP UP” OUTLAW FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT- ONE NIGHT ONLY!!

You are cordially invited to Outlaw Art’s first pop-up art show. I am collaborating with Town Real Estate, a luxury real estate company, and curating a photography exhibit in one of their gorgeous properties that’s currently on the market.  Town Real Estate gets chic, art loving people like yourself to see their space and the types of properties they have to offer - and I get a fabulous venue to exhibit photographic art!

It’s a win- win situation….Fine Art and luxury Real Estate united. Please come and see what’s up!

Please

RSVP: 212-280-0699 or aretha@visionspublicity.com

FRIDAY MARCH 18TH, 2011

5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

385 WEST 12TH STREET, TOWNHOUSE #1

NEW YORK, NY

I really hope you can stop by and peruse the

photography and art …

Oh! And maybe make an offer on the $7 million dollar

property they are selling…

(smile)

And please check out the web page for more information….

http://www.OutlawArt.org/

Cheerily,

Janene Outlaw

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Rumba Muerta is Los Carpinteros’ first exhibition at the gallery since their acclaimed 2008 show, Montaña Rusa. The central theme in Los Carpinteros’ work is the idea of transformation. According to the artists, that transformation sometimes occurs “in the morphology and physicality of an object and at other times in its meaning, interpretation and function.” As such, Los Carpinteros allow the titles “to reveal something, a certain form of meaning or to subvert the official meaning that people attribute to things.” The title of the new exhibition, Rumba Muerta, is meant to conjure up an imaginary world evocative of the dying notes at the end of a bittersweet song.

LOS CARPINTEROS
Cromo Tres, 2010
chrome bronze lamp
7 x 27 1/2 x 23 5/8 inches (18 x 70 x 60 cm)
The work is accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity
Inv# LC-10S068
€20,000

LOS CARPINTEROS
Cromo Uno, 2010
chrome bronze lamp
7 x 27 1/2 x 23 5/8 inches (18 x 70 x 60 cm)
The work is accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity
Inv# LC-10S066
€20,000