Philippe Morillon Wallpaper

Philippe Morillon is a French painter, photographer, and art director who has created some fantastic wallpapers illustrating his favorite art-world buddies. I am 100% in love with them; they're so funny and weird and pretty and perfect.

In the 70's, he created super-glamorous depictions of the Paris party scene (featured earlier on this blog), featuring socialites and celebrities that were part of his crew. Andy Warhol wrote the forward for his 1982 book of art, Ultra Lux.

Loulou & Pierre (Loulou de la Falaise and Pierre Bergé)

Wallpaper Diane de B. (Diane de Beauvau-Craon)

Fred & Co. (Fred Hughes)

Andy's Twist (Andy Warhol)

Wallpaper Inès de la Fressange

Wallpaper, 2013

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Philippe Morillon's wallpapers are being shown May 14 through June 07, 2014 at Galerie du Passage, 20/26, galerie Véro-Dodat 75001, Paris

Interview Magazine

I can never resist feeling happy when I see Interview Magazine covers by Richard Bernstein!

January 1978, Isabella Rosellini, originally photographed by Peter Strongwater

May 1980, Marina Schiano originally phototgraphed by Chris Von Wangenheim

December 1987, Anjelica Huston originally photographed by Matthew Rolston.

June 1982, Phoebe Cates originally photographed by Peter Strongwater

November 1981, Diane Von Furstenberg originally photographed by George Hurrell

February 1981, Diane Lane originally photographed by Ara Gallant

July 1982, Dyan Cannon originally photographed by Peter Strongwater.
I love the design of this one!

Miscellaneous B&W Photos

Patrick Hunt for Vogue UK, June 1969. 

Laura Levine, Prince NYC 1981

Janette Beckman, Rude Boys, London, 1981

Kim Novak in Life Magazine for the film Bell, Book, and Candle, 1958

Andy Warhol shot by Dennis Hopper, circa 1961

BMW Art Cars

You know what's cool? BMW Art Cars.

Top Row:

Esther Mahlangu, BMW 525i, 1991
David Hockney, BMW 850 CSi, 1995
Robert Rauschenberg, BMW 635 CSi, 1986

Middle Row:

Andy Warhol, BMW M1 Group 4 Race Version, 1979

Frank Stella, BMW 3.0 CSL, 1976

Alexander Calder, BMW 3.0 CSL, 1975

Bottom Row:

Ernst Fuchs, BMW 635 CSi, 1982

Roy Lichtenstein, BMW 320i Group 5 Race Version, 1977

Jeff Koons, BMW M3 GT2, 2010

My faves are the Warhol, the Lichtenstein, and the Stella.

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Philippe Morillon

Philippe Morillon is French painter, photographer, and art director who in the 70's created super-glamorous depictions of the Paris party scene, featuring famous socialites and celebrities. Andy Warhol wrote the forward for his book of art Ultra Lux.

Here is a friend's recollection about Morillon.

Joël Lebon, Bénédicte Siroux et l'auteur sur la terrasse, le soir (Joel Lebon, Bénédicte Siroux and the author on the terrace in the evening), 1978

Portrait de l'auteur en jeune homme, (Portrait of the author as a young man), 1975

Edwige Belmore, 1978

Inès de la Fressange, 1978

Miscellaneous

Yves St. Laurent by Roxanne Lowit, 1983

Artinfo has an interesting and extensive article about this piece that Andy Warhol did for an exhibition celebrating Leo Castelli Gallery's 10-year anniversary in 1967.

They are portraits of the rest of the artists who were also in the exhibition, silk screened on plastic boxes. There were 225 made, all with different configurations of the boxes.

This is from a New York Times article in 1981, around the time of the Clash's residency at Bond's.

Locks in an upstate NY antique shop by Mimi Jung, of the blog Brook&Lyn. I really enjoy her blog and her style.

Another negative-space illustration by Coles Philips, probably adapted to a Life magazine cover.  Such an interesting style, especially for the time period in which they were done (the 1910's).

Miscellaneous Babes

Cher at the 1978 Yves St. Laurent's Opium launch party, held on a yacht in the South Street seaport, New York.

A shot from Brian Duffy's 1973 Pirelli calendar.

Bianca Jagger, Andy Warhol, and Jerry Hall at Studio 54. Not sure who the other woman is. Late 70's. I think the dude in the background may be Fred Hughes, Warhol's business manager.

Anyway, what's the deal with Bianca Jagger and Jerry Hall hanging out?

Charlotte Rampling. I'm usually not a big fan of one-shouldered dresses, but this fabric is really beautiful.

Burt Glinn

Burt Glinn (1925-2008) was an American photojournalist. He has shot stories for Esquire, Geo, Travel and Leisure, Fortune, Life and Paris-Match, and was revered for shooting Fidel Castro's takeover of Cuba

Barcelona, 1960

Women passing through a wool market. Marrakesh, Morocco,  1971. 

 

Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick and Chuck Wein. New York, 1965.

Baron Guy de Rothschild and family in the paddock during the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly Racetrack. Chantilly, France, 1978.

The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange just before the closing bell. New York, 1979.

Miscellaneous

I have no info on this photo, other than it's old – from the 1910's or 20's.

Deaf School, English Boys/Working Girls, 1978

Iggy Pop and David Bowie in Berlin in the 70's. Not sure who the ladies are.

Looks like a good time with hot outfits all around.

Peter Lindbergh for American Bazaar, August 1995. From the editorial It's the Fashion Factory. They're referring to Andy Warhol's factory.

Pete Townsend

Miscellaneous

Andy Warhol. So meta!

Pauer, from the series ‘Berlin Teenagers' by German photographer Helga Paris, 1982. Those pants are something to behold.

Cool girls: Lydia Lunch, Adele Bertei, and Anya Phillips

Another hot Sheena Easton photo. She's so cute!

Josef Albers, Homage to the Square – Arctic Bloom, 1965

Miscellaneous

Dress by Nanette Lepore, Summer 2010

I'm always attracted to photos of buoys, because I like the colors and the weathered texture. I think this is just a stock photo.

Suicide. 

Sometimes their sound causes me to feel ill in the stomach. It's really odd to get that kind of reaction from sound.

Nico and Andy Warhol dressed as Batman and Robin for Halloween. Cute!