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renovated frick expansion reopening highlights

The Frick Collection reopens to the public on April 17 after a five-year closure and a $220 million expansion and renovation by Selldorf Architects. The project adds 18,000 square feet, including 10 new galleries in the family's original second-floor living quarters, a marble staircase, cafe, gift shop, and a new auditorium. The percentage of the collection on view has increased from 25% to 47%, and Ukrainian artist Vladimir Kanevsky has created porcelain floral arrangements for the reopening. New director Axel Rüger, who joined from London's Royal Academy of Arts, welcomed journalists at a press preview.

vladimir kanevsky frick collection porcelain

The Frick Collection has reopened after a $220 million, five-year renovation, featuring a new installation called "Porcelain Garden" by Ukrainian-born artist Vladimir Kanevsky. The display includes over 30 handcrafted porcelain floral pieces, such as a lemon tree, lilies of the valley, and a wild artichoke, placed alongside masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Goya, and Bellini. Kanevsky, a 74-year-old Jewish-Ukrainian émigré who moved to New York in 1989, originally trained as an architect and turned to porcelain as a side project, which unexpectedly became his career. All the flowers at the Frick have been sold, with prices ranging from $5,000 to $500,000, though his secondary market remains minimal.

frick museum young fellows ball party

The Frick Collection in New York hosted its annual Young Fellows Ball, a fundraising gala themed 'Porcelain Garden' that celebrated the museum's newly renovated mansion. Benefit chairs included ballet dancer Misty Copeland, collector Laurence Ross Milstein, actor Lola Tung, and others. The event featured porcelain flower sculptures by Ukrainian artist Vladimir Kanevsky, inspired by the museum's original 1935 opening, and drew over 400 young patrons aged 21 to 45 who toured the galleries and danced to a DJ set.