![]() The artist exhibited work in a presentable and comfortable manner. *In Act I of Everything is Pretty-everything was pretty. Isn't it more fun that way, anyway? Enlightened? Confused? A detailed explanation of the artist's intention for her exhibit in two acts follows. Will not exist, except in concept, until it is mixed, you'll just have to leave what it looks and tastes like up to your imagination. Involve the audience in minimally-instructed, symbolic events that callĪttention to how seriously the art world takes itself. It's a nod to a performance art movement called Fluxus, popular in New York in the 1960's, where artists Ramati will close the week-long show tomorrow by mixing a drink called The Golden Fountain, an inspired vodka based cocktail with shimmering apple juice. Everything is brooding, alluring, and, yes, very very pretty. ![]() You can't help but be drawn into her highly-stylized world of fantasy and kitsch, with gilded images of mystical jewel-adorned women and mist-blanketed Paris streets. She's also a multidisciplinary artist with an exhibit of digitally constructed photographs for Art Basel called Everything is Pretty at 119 N.E. ![]() ![]() Russian-born Lika Ramati is the owner of Yaffa Cafe in downtown Manhattan. ![]()
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