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The article discusses the Pacific Standard Time (PST) art exhibition in Los Angeles, which is organized by the Getty Foundation. The exhibition aims to showcase the history of modern art in Southern California from 1945 to 1980. The first PST exhibition in 2011 was a collaborative effort involving multiple museums, and it has since grown in size and scope. The current edition, PST Art: Art & Science Collide, explores the intersection of art and science in Southern California. The article also highlights the positive impact of PST on the Los Angeles art scene and its ability to engage audiences in important issues such as climate change. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES WITHIN OUR DINING culture, we have evolved our habits to drink big red wines with meat. Independent wine critic Jeb Dunnuck, who reviews wines for a worldwide audience of aficionados on his eponymous website, is another meat-eater with strong opinions on vegetable matching. And as Laura Fiorvanti, the owner of New York's wine-centric Corkbuzz restaurants, puts it, "vegetables are, on their own, the hardest thing to pair with wine." ELEVEN MADISON is hardly the only place where the issue has recently come to the fore, and to tackle the topic of big red wines and vegetable-forward food, you have to get into the details of astutely selecting accompaniments. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the discussion on Marcel Breuer's 1970 Connecticut headquarters for Armstrong Rubber Company re-emerging as the Hotel Marcel New Haven including concrete grays and caramels.

FEATURES Bordeaux is a beloved wine region, but it has a reputation for being a little staid. The process of aging Bordeaux in oak is always an expensive endeavor, and Borie increased the length of Duc-ru's pre-release cellar slumber by 50 percent, from 12 months to 18 months, before the wine is sold. PHOTO (COLOR): Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, an 18th-century chartreuse in the Médoc region of France PHOTO (COLOR): Proprietor Bruno-Eugène Borie with his Keith Haring. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the renovation of International and local sensibilities which converge at the Virgin Hotels Nashville, an alluring and comfortable retreat by Markzef.

The article looks at the Joseph, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee which was designed by INC Architecture and Design and features custom furniture and lighting, and tri-colored marble.

There's now good wine from Virginia, Israel and Brazil, but some countries we know and love - such as South Africa and Australia - have regions that may not be able to continue making the excellent wine we're used to because of heat, drought and fires. "American hipster wine bars are serving orange wines from there, made in clay pots, to rebel against the status quo Bordeaux and Napa wines they think are boring." She adds that the winery's bubblies are in a "broader, richer style" than those of similar English wineries, and that all the grapes come from nearby estate vineyards that Hambledon owns, giving the winery more control over the product. Krsma now produces three wines a year; its Cabernet Sauvignon is a fairly classic rendering of the grape, with beguiling cherry fruit, and has been commended at international wine competitions. [Extracted from the article]

The article refers to different art works made by artists including painter Robin F. Williams, sculptor Woody De Othello and weaver Diedrick Brackens. Topics include the use of figurative painting to express women’s control power over men’s masculinity; Woody’s graceless ceramic sculptures that show household furnitures and appliances to reflect strong emotions; and Diedrick’s use of contemporary artwork to depict traumatic emotions, racial injustice and vulnerable state.

The article discusses an upcoming exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art called "Dining With the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting." The exhibition explores the intermingling of art and fine dining in the Islamic world, focusing on the highest-end items made for the palaces of the privileged. The exhibition features 250 objects and artworks dating from the 8th to the 19th centuries, including tableware, manuscripts, and contemporary commissioned works. The curator, Linda Komaroff, aims to expose viewers to the beauties of Islamic art and culture through the lens of food. The exhibition runs from December 17 to August 4 and will then travel to the Detroit Institute of Arts. [Extracted from the article]

The article talks about the interior design of Detroit's Shinolo Hotel.

The article discusses the renovation of a vacation home in Kona Coast, Hawaii by Walker Warner Architects and Philpotts Interiors including Cararra marble table in the kitchen, Christian Liaigre furnishings in the living room, and whitewashed wood wall paneling in the master bedroom.

The article discusses the architectural design of the 129-room Shinola Hotel in Detroit, Michigan, designed by Gachot Studios led by couple John and Christine Gachot.

The show features some artists you might expect, including Richard Prince, who made his name appropriating images from cigarette ads, as he does in Untitled (cowboy) from 1989. DEPARTMENTS THE GOODS Artists have long been key to creating and propagating the foundational myth of the American cowboy. The witty conceptualist John Baldessari depicts a cowboy-less hat in a spare composition, and the exhibition's most famous name, Andy Warhol, is represented by his 1965 Western-film parody, Horse. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the architectural design of the 21st Century Fox headquarters in New York designed by Gensler.

The article focuses on the renovation of the Nomad hotel in New York City.

The article discusses an architectural design of home at coastal Danish residence in Denmark designed by architect Mads Lund and David Thulstrup from Vipp firm.

The article discusses the interior design of Associated Press's headquarters in New York City that was designed by TPG Architecture LLP.

The article focuses on the interior design of Lobster Club restaurant in New York by Peter Marino Architect.

The article offers information on several exhibitions, fashion accessories books and a film. The fashion show "Christian Dior, Couturier du Rêve" held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France focused on the career of French fashion designer Christian Dior. It evaluates the Festa di Bulgari ring from Bulgari. It also reviews the film "Detroit" directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

The article offers information on opening of the Nobu Matsuhisa restaurant in New York which was designed by Rockwell Group. It discusses interior design of the restaurant which includes birch-tree sculptures with smooth stacks of river stones along the walls. It also mentions installation of ceramic slabs clipped to the lime-plaster wall of the main dining room along with efforts of furniture designer John Houshmand to design the ash paneling in the lounge.

The article reviews the architectural design of the apartment located in New York, designed by Hariri and Hariri Architecture.

The article discusses the 20th year of architecture company A + I Architecture established by architects and classmates Dag Folger and Brad Zizmor at Columbia University, who became influential as workplace specialists.

The article focuses on interior designing and decoration of headquarter of Arlo Hudson Square in Manhattan, New York, and also mentions architectural firm AvroKO chief creative officer Matthew Goodrich has led the designing team.

The article examines the work of the landscape architect Kim Wilkie. Particular focus is given to his work designing the landscape at Boughton House in Great Britain, which is owned by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch. Additional topics discussed include his work creating earthworks, or land art, his design of Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and his work designing the grounds for the Great Fosters hotel in England.

The article offers information on interiors of 1 Hotel South Beach in Miami designed by Meyer Davis Studio including view of the waves from the presidential suite of the hotel with custom rope work above sofa, the use of man-made materials for decorating the room and living area with balconies.

The article discusses the interior design of the 400,000-square-foot building of tobacco company JT International SA located in Geneva, Switzerland, designed by architectural services company Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP.

An interview with architect Alexander Gorlin is presented. Topics discussed include the renovation and interior design project of architect Louis Kahn's synagogue Temple Beth El in Chappaqua, New York, his book "Kabbalah in Art and Architecture," and the challenge of the project in terms of the building's multilayer, function and space.

The article offers information on the works of American interior designer Roger Thomas who designed hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. Topics include Thomas' work as executive vice president of design at Wynn Design & Development compnay, opening of the Wynn Palace Cotai in 2016, and interior designs at Veneman Group in 2010, Encore Hotel in Las Vegas in 2008, and Tremolo wall covering for Maya Romanoff.

An interview with Stephen Apking, partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP as of May 2018, is presented. Apking discusses his project with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, which he guided in establishing global interior design guidelines for its headquarters, data centers, and regional offices in Madrid, Spain and Mexico City, Mexico. When asked about what guided the architecture for the buildings, he refers to a sense of campus and community, and outdoor space.

A review is offered for the Esperanza Auberge Resort located in Baja California Sur, Mexico.

The article focuses on various wineries in Virginia. He cites his experience in visiting the place where in he had the chance to taste the different wine offerings from various wineries. The author also provides brief history of the vintners and the flourishing condition of various wineries due the quality of fruits that were produced in the area.

A review is offered for the interior design of Phoenix Real Estate Development's 11-story tower located in Frankfurt, Germany.

The article discusses the architectural design of shoe company Birkenstock Orthopadie GmbH & Co. KG's headquarters in Germany that was designed by Brandherm + Krumrey Interior Architecture.

The article focuses on the interior design of sex toys manufacturer Fun Factory GmbH's boutique in Munich, Germany, designed by industrial design firm Karim Rashid Inc.

The article offers travel tips for the Margaret River in Western Australia and includes Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, winery and vineyard Vasse Felix and Flinders Bay Caravan Park.

The article discusses the renovation of Midtown's New York Palace hotel by HOK involving the redesigning of 3 suites, a semiprivate lounge and a bar by Hart & Co. Christina Hart's responsibilities were to redo the deluxe suites and create 2 drinking establishments. The Champagne Suite featured a black-and-white mural and a chandelier with hundreds of glass drops while the bar and lounge had gilded or mirrored strips forming a striking horizontal composition on the wall.

The french aristocrat and couturier Hubert de Givenchy gave the world myriad memorable designs, notably the little black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. But when he died in 2018, he also left behind a huge trove of well-chosen art, and in June, Christie's Paris will put 800 of the works, along with more than 400 pieces of furniture and decor, on the block. Standing about five feet high, the work - a gift from close Givenchy friend and client Bunny Mellon - has the exaggeratedly slender proportions typical of the artist's later and more famous oeuvre, though it was dreamed up much earlier, in his Surrealist period. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses a residential landscaping project in Austin, Texas by landscape designer Rick Scheen, which involved the transformation of a steep and dilapidated plot of a land into an outdoor retreat.

The article looks at the garden at the Miller House designed by Daniel Urban Kiley in Columbus, Indiana, which features an orchard, lawn, and allées.

The article presents different facts about wine and ways to prepare and drink it.

The article offers travel tips for Sonoma, California and includes information on Sonoma Music Festival and Healdsburg Wine Country Half Marathon, recommendations for dining, and Sonoma coast and fort ross-seaview.

The article features art collector Gurdun von Thielmann and her collection in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She collected a total of 800 items made of ivory, wood, stone and silver. Also noted is the tendency of von Thielmann to follow her impulses as demonstrated by her decision to marry her husband Hubertus after being introduced to him for two days. As of July 2009, she is organizing exhibitions of young painters in Argentina and abroad.

The article focuses on a private office designed by SheltonMindel and Architecture + Information in New York City, recipient of the 2021 Best of Year Iconic Old Classic award from the periodical "Interior Design."

Departments: FIELD NOTES Art fairs - those movable feasts of dealers, collectors and thousands of artworks shipped around the world - have proliferated like crazy. The artist Jordan Wolfson didn't want a holiday present from his dealer, David Zwirner, and instead requested that the gallery purchase enough carbon offsets to mitigate Zwirner's personal international travel in 2019. [Extracted from the article]

WITH FAIRS, SHOWS and exhibitions around the world postponed, canceled or otherwise in limbo, now is the perfect time to have your favorite pieces - and the stories behind them - delivered to your door in the form of beautiful and provocative new coffee-table books. Think of this book, to be followed by a major survey exhibition of her work at SFMOMA when it reopens, as a form of meditation, assisted by the geometries that are always around us. [Extracted from the article]

INVESTING IN OLDER wines always involves a gamble: Aged wines are likely to come with a price premium, and you can never be sure they were stored properly. André Mack, who in January opened & Sons Ham Bar, a concept in Brooklyn focusing on country hams and American wines of the 1960s, '70s and '80s, says "we're talking about some of the best-value wines on the planet." "These wines have come back into fashion", says Jamie Ritchie, worldwide head of wine for Sotheby's. [Extracted from the article]