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Playing to the gallery: a dramatic New York loft

2 weeks ago | observer.co.uk | Dalya Benor

A stunning Manhattan loft space doubles up as a home and an exhibition space Photography by Jeremy LiebmanWhen I take the elevator up to gallerist Alex Tieghi-Walker’s fifth-floor loft, in a turn of the century factory building in Tribeca, the doors open on to a gallery space with stark-white floors and his rescue dog, Ivo, bounds up to me. The loft is where Welsh-born, Italian-bred, New-York-dwelling Tieghi-Walker lives and works.
Dealers feel justified in forging ahead with Los Angeles art week

Feb 22, 2025 | theartnewspaper.com | Carlie Porterfield |Benjamin Sutton |Dalya Benor

Less than two months after some of the most destructive wildfires in US history, Frieze Los Angeles and its satellite fairs have brought the art world’s focus onto the city at a time when most local galleries and institutions agree that their support—and cash—is most needed. “The energy yesterday was astounding,” Christine Messineo, Frieze’s US fair director, said on Friday. “Our community, our art world, showed up for the fair in a major way.
Dealers feel justified in forging ahead with Los Angeles art week

Feb 22, 2025 | theartnewspaper.com | Carlie Porterfield |Benjamin Sutton |Dalya Benor

Less than two months after some of the most destructive wildfires in US history, Frieze Los Angeles and its satellite fairs have brought the art world’s focus onto the city at a time when most local galleries and institutions agree that their support—and cash—is most needed. “The energy yesterday was astounding,” Christine Messineo, Frieze’s US fair director, said on Friday. “Our community, our art world, showed up for the fair in a major way.
Galleries revamp Frieze plans in wake of fires

Feb 19, 2025 | theartnewspaper.com | Dalya Benor |Kabir Jhala |Benjamin Sutton |Carlie Porterfield

Frieze Los Angeles is typically a time of celebration for the local arts community. But after January’s devastating wildfires, the question of whether to proceed with the fair dangled precariously. Many gallerists, artists and other members of the Los Angeles arts community expressed their wishes to continue with the fair as planned. As a result, Frieze decided to move forward, but participating galleries have been working out how to approach the fair a bit differently this year.
Night at the museum: the best art hotels to book now

Feb 13, 2025 | wallpaper.com | Dalya Benor

With the flurry of art fairs coming up, there’s no shortage of masterworks to delight, inspire and seduce us. From Frieze Los Angeles 2025 and Contemporary African Art Fair Marrakech this February to Art Basel Hong Kong in March, the art world and its patrons have shown that if you love art, you must travel for it. So, if art is life and life is art, why not embody the avant-garde sensibility and turn even your sleeping quarters into a Gesamtkunstwerk (German for ‘total work of art’)?
The Insider's Guide to São Paulo

Dec 28, 2024 | wmagazine.com | Dalya Benor

Ever wish you could text the most stylish people in the world to ask them for their lists of things to do in the places they know best? Here are insider travel tips for those who would never be caught dead in a tourist trap. Bon voyage!Who São Paulo, Brazil’s most populous city, has far too much to do and see during one trip.
Brilliant Things to Do in São Paulo

Dec 23, 2024 | anothermag.com | Dalya Benor

A guide to the best spots – both on and off the beaten track – in the Brazilian metropolis If Rio de Janeiro is the Brazil’s sexy, party-going city, São Paulo is its more mature, professional counterpart. While the city’s locals (Paulistas, as they’re known) may be more likely to wear a business suit than a bathing suit, there’s no shortage of art, architecture and culture in the locale, with modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer erecting many of his buildings there in the 1960s.
Rosewood São Paulo Review: Contemporary Brazilian Art Is the Centerpiece of This Posh São Paulo Hotel - Here's What It's Like to Stay

Dec 18, 2024 | travelandleisure.com | Dalya Benor

Entering Rosewood São Paulo is nothing short of extraordinary. Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber. Lined with lush foliage and warm wood walls, the entryway is filled with lounge seating and open-air library shelves stocked with Brazilian books on art and literature.
On the Same Page

Sep 19, 2024 | balharbourshops.com | Dalya Benor

By Dalya BenorTrudy Crane and Chloé Crane-Leroux have a lot in common. Artists, vegans, and collaborators, the mother-daughter duo has a new cookbook, “The Artful Way to Plant-Based Cooking: Nourishing Recipes and Heartfelt Moments,” coming out this month from Simon & Schuster. With a tendency to finish each other’s sentences “our minds are pretty weirdly connected,” says Chloé—both mother and daughter, throughout our interview, wax poetic about the moments shared around a table.
This Design-Driven Hotel Is Reviving the Mykonos Of Grace Kelly's Era

Aug 26, 2024 | culturedmag.com | Dalya Benor

All images courtesy of Anandes Hotel. Walking into a Studio Bonarchi space is like entering a dreamlike, airy womb—one that undulates and wraps around you as you move through it. White plaster walls, expansive open windows with natural light pouring in, and minimalist yet inviting furniture beckon visitors into a haven of serenity.