The Plaza New York
New York, NY, USA
Art Meets Landmark
The Plaza Hotel needs no introduction. Immortalized in everything from Eloise to Home Alone 2 to The Great Gatsby, it stands as a New York City icon. Curating a collection for such a timeless landmark is both a privilege and a creative challenge. ArtLink approached the task with reverence and wit, developing a collection that reinterprets the way cultures have treated art over the centuries, all through a contemporary and occasionally cheeky lens.
Residences
In the private residences, ArtLink curated works that reflect on art’s enduring role across history: as a recorder of events, a commentator on culture, an interpreter of gender roles, and a transformative presence within interior spaces. These themes came to life in the bespoke collections created for the Versace and Giorgetti Residences.
U-Ram Choe sculpture
For the ever exclusive Versace Residences in The Plaza, ArtLink placed this shocking sculpture over the bed... an unforgettable moment for all.
Guest Areas
For the hotel’s guest areas and rooms, ArtLink bridged past and present in a striking, layered narrative. The team curated and obtained copyright permissions for a collection of Renaissance portraits, which were reproduced and aged to evoke historical authenticity. These works were then thoughtfully blended with contemporary portraits by a young Russian artist who paints her friends using Old Masters techniques. The result is 740 pairs of eyes that greet guests throughout the hotel—at first glance, they all seem to belong to the Renaissance period, but a closer look reveals a dialogue spanning several centuries, from the Renaissance to the 21st century.
Project Details
The Plaza Hotel needs no introduction. Immortalized in everything from Eloise to Home Alone 2 to The Great Gatsby, it stands as a New York City icon. Curating a collection for such a timeless landmark is both a privilege and a creative challenge. ArtLink approached the task with reverence and wit, developing a collection that reinterprets the way cultures have treated art over the centuries, all through a contemporary and occasionally cheeky lens. This thoughtful approach extended across the Versace and Giorgetti Residences as well as the hotel’s guest areas, where ArtLink curated distinctive collections that reflect history, culture, and creativity.
Project details
Client: GNA Architects, Versace and Giorgetti
Works Provided: 697
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