By Phebe Wahl By Phebe Wahl | August 9, 2023 | Lifestyle,
As the work of French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel dazzles at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, so does his collaboration with Dior on a spectacular art piece to celebrate the new J’adore, launching this September.
View of Jean-Michel Othoniel: The Flowers of Hypnosis (2023)
This fall, six large sculptures by French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel are in full bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for the exhibition Jean-Michel Othoniel: The Flowers of Hypnosis. Inspired by his passion for gardens, Othoniel created the new works—in gold leaf and stainless steel—for three of the garden’s iconic outdoor spaces. It marks the artist’s largest show in the United States since his retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum in 2012.
Jean-Michel Othoniel
“Gardens leave a great deal of space for the irrational, the inexplicable, the extravagant; they are places of mystery, magic and secrecy,” says Othoniel. “The large sculptures in gold and mirrors installed on the water are there to hypnotize us, to make us forget the world’s harshness, to lift us out of the disillusionment of modernity and boredom,” he offers. “The garden of golden flowers is in-between dream and reality, offering up while you stroll through, a moment of re-enchantment. The Flowers of Hypnosis carry within them the spell of the imaginary.”
Only 100 units will be available globally.
Othoniel has been a busy bee. This September, he also unveils an exceptional work crafted in celebration of the new J’adore fragrance—the first creation newly reimagined by Francis Kurkdjian since the famed fragrance icon joined Dior. The new L’or de J’adore will come housed in a mini version of Othoniel’s iconic largescale sculptures, done in gold to coincide with the new fragrance’s bottle design.
With only one hundred handcrafted sculptures available (at select flagship Couture boutiques and on dior.com, the magnificent pieces come with white glove delivery service for $15,000. A rare and golden treasure to cherish, indeed.
Photography by: FROM TOP: PHOTO BY MICHELLE HUYNH/COURTESY OF PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR; PHOTO BY LAETITIA DUARTE/COURTESY OF PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR/©JEAN-MICHEL OTHONIEL/ADAGP PARIS & ARS NEW YORK, 2023/COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND PERROTIN; PHOTO BY LAETITIA DUARTE/COURTESY OF PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR/©JEAN-MICHEL OTHONIEL/ADAGP PARIS & ARS NEW YORK, 2023/COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND PERROTIN; PHOTO BY LAETITIA DUARTE/COURTESY OF PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR/©JEAN-MICHEL OTHONIEL/ADAGP PARIS & ARS NEW YORK, 2023/COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND PERROTIN; PHOTO BY LAETITIA DUARTE/COURTESY OF PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR/©JEAN-MICHEL OTHONIEL/ADAGP PARIS & ARS NEW YORK, 2023/COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND PERROTIN; PHOTO BY LAETITIA DUARTE/COURTESY OF PARFUMS CHRISTIAN DIOR/©JEAN-MICHEL OTHONIEL/ADAGP PARIS & ARS NEW YORK, 2023/COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND PERROTIN