jean pigozzi and andre saraiva: artist of the day poster series

 

 

 

french-portuguese graffiti artist andré saraiva invited jean pigozzi to photograph artists maurizio cattelan, damien hirst, and takashi murakami, turn the images into posters, and finally plaster them around south beach. andrè and jean celebrated their ‘artist of the day’ poster series with cocktails and a dinner presented by absolut elyx and held at the standard hotel, where the well-known and the well-heeled came together. you can buy the series online at artdrive .

 

 

jean pigozzi and andre saraiva: artist of the day poster series
‘artist of the day’ poser of takashi murakami plastered on a wall in south beach, miami
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jean pigozzi and andre saraiva: artist of the day poster series
posters of maurizio cattelan along the wall in miami
image © designboom

 

 

jean pigozzi and andre saraiva: artist of the day poster series
the posters against the urban fabric of miami’s city streets
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jean pigozzi and andre saraiva: artist of the day poster series
the poster series in south beach
image © designboom

 

 

check out the video below for a look at the french-portuguese graffiti artist taking his creative vision to the streets of france for a towering typographic wall installation that reads, ‘I don’t give a fuck’.

 

 


I don’t give a fuck by andre saraiva
video courtesy of andre saraiva

 

 

in the video below, filmmaker matthew donaldson heads to pigozzi’s magnificent residence-cum-playpen, the villa dorane, where the entrepreneur, art collector, and photographer talks about his many collaborations with designer ettore sottsass, particularly their creative cooperation on world-famous french dwelling. on the most meaningful aspect of working with the late italian master, pigozzi says, ‘important art can have a sense of humor, ‘so why not put a sense of humor in your house? that’s what I liked about working with him’

 

 


nowness presents ‘in residence: jean pigozzi’ | a film by matthew donaldson
video courtesy of nowness

 

 

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jean pigozzi and andre saraiva: artist of the day poster series at art basel miami beach
 
jean pigozzi and andre saraiva: artist of the day poster series at art basel miami beach
 
jean pigozzi and andre saraiva: artist of the day poster series at art basel miami beach