Dear Shaded Viewers,
The exhibition that opens today until May 2,2021 illustrates the evolution of luxury over the generations. The exhibition encompasses objects, jewels, furniture and fashion. There are 100 pieces throughout the rooms that are normally closed to the public. This is the definition of luxury as seen through the eyes of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs. The museum feels that in 2020 one must not limit luxury to simple, ostentatious presentation of dozens of objects from the major brands but must go beyond and what they have chosen to express is luxury from an anthropological and cultural point of view. You will even find refined card games, the oldest Pearl from Abu Dhabi, an Egyptian make-up spoon, rare scientific instruments and manuscripts dating from Antiquity next to designer dresses from the houses of Dior and Chanel. How we view luxury differs depending on our time in history.
Another vantage point is to shed light on the reinvention of luxury in our contemporary societies. We’ve lived through a period of consumerism and ostentation with standardised objects around the world now luxury has more to do with environmental awareness and making simple objects to be passed down from generation to generation.
The exhibition was sponsored by the European Confederation of Linen, Hemp and Flax/CELC
Later,
Marco de Rivera
MAD Paris
107 rue de RIvoli
Paris 75001
