Art director and creative force Dennis Freedman has made an incalculable contribution to visual culture and experiential fashion during his four-plus decades at W magazine and Barneys NY and later helming his namesake studio. Collaborating with the world’s foremost talents and brands, including Maison Margiela, Christian Louboutin, and Chloe, Freedman has stretched the boundaries of photography and closed the gap between fashion imagery and fine art. Behind the scenes, he’s one of the most adventurous and courageous collectors of avant-garde and experimental furniture designs, training his eye on the most ahead-of-its-time, zeitgeist-defining pieces of the last century.
Opening April 20, The Dennis Freedman Collection features over 50 notable works from the Netherlands, Italy, France, Scandinavia, Brazil, Japan, and Great Britain, celebrating the extraordinary trajectory of design from Swedish Grace of the 1920s to Dutch digital design of the 2000s. It epitomizes the illustrious collector’s critical eye, adventurous spirit, and appreciation of the avant-garde.
| Hours | Monday to Friday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Venue | R & Company 64 White Street |
| Type | Design Exhibition |
| Duration | 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| City | New York City |
About
R & Company
Celebrating 20 years in business, R & Company represents a distinguished group of historic and contemporary designers whose work is among the most innovative and finely crafted of their time. Initially founded as R 20th Century in 1997 by Zesty Meyers and Evan Snyderman, the gallery is defined by their combined goals of promoting a closer study, appreciation, and preservation of 20th and 21st century design. Meyers and Snyderman have garnered international acclaim for their groundbreaking exhibitions and publications. Their passionate commitment to historic preservation is embodied in the R & Company archives, library, and private collection. Consistently, Meyers and Snyderman exhibit an extraordinary acumen for discovering and bringing designers to the forefront of the rapidly escalating design market.
