8/6/2019 Mughal Architecture featured in Elle Decor

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8/6/2019 Mughal Architecture featured in Elle Decor

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Maria Pergay: CompleteWorks 1957-207 0 (Da-miani, $70) documentsobjects and fu rn ish in gsby the 80-year-old Paris-based designer. Hermuse, stainless steel,takes center stage, fromthe 1968 Flying Carpetdaybed, on the coverabove, to the 2007 Rib-bon Pouf, styled as aperfect bow. Her clam-shaped Turtle Sofa isalso in the mix.

A new monograph, AnishKap oo r (Fl a m ma rion, $75),surveys the full range ofthe lndia-born Britishartistt work, incl udin gthe womblike Leviathaninstalled this summerat Paris's Grand Palais.He! a master of shapesand voids, as seen inChicago's Cloud Gat+agiant bean in polishedsteel-and his resin formsthat protrude and recedefrom gallery walls.

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ln the 16th and 17th cen-turies, emperors in lndiabu i lt extravagant pa I aces,mosques, and tombs, in-cluding the Taj Mahal.Mughal Architecture &Gardens (Antique Col-lectors' Club, $90) toursnearly 100 sites anddetails their rich orna-mentation: white marblecladding, geometricterraces, and dazzlingstone inlay. lt's sure toinspire wanderlust.

DO},T'TMISSWho says an august institution can'thave a sense of humor? New York'sMetropolitan Museum of Art cele-brates 500 years of poking fun with"lnfinite Jest: Caricature and Sat-ire from Leonardo to Levine." The164 drawings and prints take aimat familiar subjects, such as Ameri-can presidents (Lincoln, Obama)and spoof-worthy fads and fash-ions, as in this 1777 British etching,Top and %i/, left. September 1 3to March 4,2012; metmuseum.org.

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FI-]LLFIGURTVibrant, sensual, relentlesslyenergetic-the same wordsmight describe Willem deKooning's iconic works as wellas the Abstract Expressionisthimself. A leader of the move-ment, he proved the humanfigure remained a compellingsubject in an era ruled by ab-stract marks. "De Kooning: ARetrospective," at the Museumof Modern Art in NewYork, presents the full scope of his career, includacademic works made in his native Holland and canvases from his 80s.are plenty of blockbusters too: The 1948 Painting, above, in oil and endebuted in the artist's first solo show, where it was snapped up by MoMthe voluptuous Woman l, another star in the collection, is joined by drafrom'the same series. September 1 8 to January 9,2012; moma.org.

The MosSafdie-dKauffmain KansasruHVV TS THffi STAffiffiMoshe Safdie, the Boston-based architect behind showstopping projectsSingapore, Jerusalem, and Montreal, has reshaped another skyline-thisKansas City, Missouri. The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, whicSeptemb er 16, features two stand-alone halls sheathed in stainless steel;the front of the building, an enormous glass wall-65 feet tall by 330 feetoffers a sweeping view of downtown. The city's symphony, ballet, and opepanies will call it home, sharing space with touring shows. The talent linedthe inaugural weekend is fittingly top notch, with performances by tenorDomingo, violinist ltzhak Perlman, and jazzsinger Diana Krall (kauffmancen