The Art Lover's Gift Guide 2021
November 4, 2021
Our Holiday Gift Guide celebrates the fun collaborations happening between artists and the design world, from an Urs Fischer LV handbag to a Keith Haring polaroid camera. Follow this list when shopping for the art aficionado in your life!
FOR THE SELFIE LOVER
Camera: 6.25h x 4w x 5″d
Film Box: 4.95h x 4.85w x 0.8″d
Museum of Modern Art
Retail: $44.00 / Member Price: $39.60
For the budding Annie Leibovitz in your circle, this Polaroid Camera brings together design and functionality with an homage to the work of Keith Haring.
FOR THE DECORATOR
Hand-made in Mexico. Paper Mache. 5.75 x 2 inches.
SFMOMA Gift Shop
Retail: $18.00 / Member Price: $16.20
Who wouldn’t love a Frida inspired Christmas ornament? Mexican artists Don Francisco Coronel and Jose Guadalupe Medina were inspired by the painting “Frida and Diego Rivera”, 1931 in the SFMOMA collection when designing this Holiday keepsake.
100% ceramic stoneware, 9.5H x 10.5W x 7D inches. Made in USA.
Goop
Retail: $350.00
Check out the surreal vases by Los Angeles designer Carmen Ellis, which are entirely hand cast from stoneware. If you can’t make it to the Met for their “Surrealism Beyond Borders” exhibition, this Face Vessel is more than a consolation prize.
Mickalene Thomas, Candy Crush, 2013. Hand knotted rug, Wool & Silk, 150 knot. Free-form | 76.5 x 88 inches.
MOCA LA
Retail: $10,000.00
Have you run out of art walls? The Swedish luxury carpets manufacturer Henzel Studio has you covered with exquisite artist designed rugs. We love their collaboration with the American artist Mickalene Thomas!
BARBARA KRUGER, “Untitled (Vase)”, 2020. Glazed stoneware. 10 H x 4 Diameter inches. Edition of 100. Artist’s name stamped on bottom. Digital CoA provided.
Artware Editions
Retail: $2,500.00
Barbara Kruger brings her conceptual practice to home decor with these limited edition porcelain vases. Untitled (Vase) is imprinted on one side with the word CULTURE and on the other the word NATURE, continuing Kruger’s sharp critique of the structures of power, while still being a beautiful and thoughtful addition to any home.
Mixed media lamp with steel base and plastic shade. USB cord and wall adapter included. Limited edition.
Artware Editions
Retail: $3,750.00
Bring out your inner child with this playful lamp designed by the Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara!
Fine bone china, edition of 25o.
Artware Editions
Retail: $195.00
Designed by Amy Sillman the purchase of this plate feeds up to 100 unhoused New Yorkers!
100% Cashmere, 154 x 238 cm. Made in Scotland.
Artware Editions
Retail: $1,800.00
In support of local heritage and artisan enterprises, Hauser & Wirth has collaborated between with their artists and ROAM, a small studio based at the heart of the Scottish cashmere and fine woollens industry.
100% Cashmere, spun in Italy by Cariaggi. Our Cariaggi yarn uses 38-42mm fibers, the longest available, to make our low pill, long lasting and supremely soft cashmere sweaters. Knitted in Scotland by Johnstons of Elgin, makers of fine knitwear for 200 years.
Frances Austen
Retail: $455.00
Inspired by the palette of great artists like Ellsworth Kelly and Mark Rothko, this new and sustainable take on the classic cashmere sweater is a winter must-have.
Limited Edition T-shirt with Ed Ruscha artwork print. Made in Italy and 100% Organic Cotton.
“X” T-SHIRT
Retail: $595.00
“X is for Kiss” by Ed Ruscha is a highlight in Stella McCartney’s A-Z manifesto artist series. This T-Shirt is a limited-edition of 30 and the profits will support Ruscha’s cause of choice, the Mojave Desert Land Trust Seed Bank.
Fine lawn cotton with hand-rolled edge. 15.7 x 15.7 inches
Hyperallergic
Retail: $28.00
Yayoi Kusama creates fantastical paintings using patterns of polka dots and nets as motifs and now you can wear one of her iconic works! Her practice spans a variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, film and immersive installation.
The Helmut Lang HWT Hoodie is a Compact French Terry Cotton hoodie featuring lenticular artwork by Hank Willis Thomas.
HANK WILLIS THOMAS X HELMUT LANG
HWT Hoodie
Retail: $295.00
Become a walking work of art, with Hank Willis Thomas’ “It’s Not About You” emblazoned across your chest in the artist’s signature lenticular format. In addition to looking cool, 15% of the proceeds will be donated to Incarceration Nation‘s network promoting innovative global prison reform.
18-karat Rose Gold, Amulet, 28 x 19mm. Please note: amulet only; chain sold separately
Penny Amulet in 18K Rose Gold
Retail: $1,650.00
Gift a powerful piece of public art with this inspired collaboration between conceptual American artist Jill Magid and David Yurman. These limited-edition amulets are inspired by the artist’s public art project—Tender. 100% of profits will be donated to the River Fund efforts in addressing hunger and poverty in NYC.
The velvety tufted motif gives the bag a unique tactile appeal, whether worn on its long shoulder strap or carried by the delicate chain for evening.
Dimensions: 9.4 x 5.5 x 2.8 inches
Pochette Accessoires
Retail: $1,550.00
Why have a Louis Vuitton, when you can have a LV designed by Swiss multimedia artist, Urs Fischer!
FOR THE WELLNESS GURU
Artist Marilyn Minter (American, b.1948) is best known for her hyper-realistic paintings and richly-colored photographs, which feature close-up views of the human body in examinations of what constitutes “glamour” and “beauty.”
Retail: $38.00
This makeup case will not only be a practical solution to your travel woes, but will also inspire with imagery from Marilyn Minter’s Big Bang (2012).
Originally designed in 2007 by Yi and architect Maggie Peng, Shigenobu Twilight has been specially reformulated for the Biography series by perfumer Barnabé Fillion. Sold in a limited edition Anicka Yi sculptural bottle.
Shigenobu Twilight
Retail: $250.00
This perfume comes from Yi’s Biography series and is inspired by Fusako Shigenobu, the fabled leader of the Japanese Red Army. The perfume’s notes of cedar, yuzu and black pepper reflect on Shigenobu’s stateless existence, exiled in Lebanon while yearning for her native Japan.
White fine bone china with artwork in black| Packaged in a black & white presentation box |Capacity: 800ml (holds 3-4 mugs of tea). Dimensions: H 13cm x W 15cm | Edition of 999
Artware Editions
Retail: EURO 295.00
A delight when serving morning or afternoon tea, this limited edition Shrigley teapot!
Fabric face coverings made from 100% cotton. Choose between small, medium and large size, and elastic straps that go over your head or loop around your ears. Printed, cut and sewn in San Francisco.
Open Editions
Retail: $28.00
Made in collaboration with the Fabric Workshop and Museum artist Mary Heilmann’s Serape yardage is a bright a cheery approach to minimalist stripes! Influenced by 1960s counterculture, the free speech movement, and the surf ethos of her native California, Mary Heilmann ranks amongst the most influential abstract painters of her generation.
Luxury cotton towel, 86 x 168cm.
Hauser & Wirth
Retail: $85.00
Christina Quarles has quickly become the toast of the art world and this towel was specially designed by the artist based on her artwork ‘Sorry, I Missed Yew'(2021). All sales profit are donated to the organization Walk the Walk USA, an all-volunteer initiative that raises funds for voter empowerment and rights.
2017
Glazed porcelain
18.5 x 7.5 x 7.5 inches
Lehmann Maupin
Retail: $3,050.00
In this series of unique, hand-painted, porcelain wind chimes, Otero honors his grandmother who collected wind chimes throughout her life. Otero collects and preserves his memories, particularly those from his childhood in Puerto Rico, by using them as a source of inspiration.
FOR THE BOOKWORM
Kidrobot has created a pair of weighty resin bookends featuring 3D reproductions of Warhol’s banana perched on white arcs. With a transformable look, you can remove one half of the magnetic peel to reveal the pink banana beneath. Each bookend in this set stands 9.5” tall and weighs eight pounds.
MOMA Gift Shop
Retail: $175.00 / Member Price: $157.50
Inspired by Andy Warhol’s design for the iconic album The Velvet Underground & Nico, these may be the only bookends in the world that you can actually peel.
Producer: Gagosian
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ear: 2011
Format: Set of 8 cards and envelopes
Dimensions: 7 1/4 × 5 3/8 × 3/4 inches
Gagosian Gallery
Retail: $15.00
Couldn’t make it to Cecily Brown’s awe-inspiring exhibition at Gagosian Rome? Not to worry, the gallery has produced a super chic set of notecards to send to all your penpals!
By Sarah Roberts and Katy Siegel, this catalogue features scholarly texts, in-depth essays, and artistic and literary responses and is organized in ten chronological chapters. Hardcover, 384 pages, 2020.
JOAN MITCHELL EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
SFMOMA Gift Shop
Retail: $65.00 / Member Price: $58.50
Joan Mitchell’s bold and thoughtfully curated retrospective at SFMOMA was a highlight of 2021 and the exhibition catalogue makes for an incredible souvenir! This gorgeous book reveals the ways Mitchell expanded abstract painting on both sides of the Atlantic and featuring many works of art held in private collections!
By Kelly Baum and Randall Griffey with contributions by Meredith A. Brown, Julia Bryan-Wilson, and Susanna V. Temkin, published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
ALICE NEEL EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
The Met Gift Shop
Retail: $50.00 / Member Price: $45.00
Female artists took US museums by storm this year and Alice Neel’s retrospective was a must see among them. The accompanying catalogue captures the honesty and compassion inherent in Neel’s portraiture, while offering wonderful insights into the life of this great artist.
In other exciting news, this exhibition will open at the de Young Museum in March 2022!
“Wangechi Mutu: I Am Speaking, Are You Listening?” (2021) Edited by Claudia Schmuckli published by FAM Publications.
WANGECHI MUTU EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
Legion of Honor Museum
Retail: $45.00 / Member Price: $40.50
If you didn’t make it to Mutu’s incredible site specific exhibition at the Legion, you can still buy this dazzling book, which features a wealth of photography and materials from the show!
Published in conjunction with a joint exhibition between the Aspen Art Museum in Colorado and the Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland, this volume includes color reproductions of Yuskavage’s paintings and watercolors from the early 1990s to the present.
LISA YUSKAVAGE EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
BMA Gift Shop
Retail: $55.00 / Member Price: $49.50
Experience the wild side of Lisa Yuskavage’s Wilderness exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art through this beautifully produced catalogue. We especially loved the interview between Yuskavage and fellow artist Mary Weatherford!
FOR THE PHILANTHROPIST
Bay Area Arts Organizations
For those wanting to contribute directly to our local arts community this holiday season, please find links below to a list of incredible organizations that we are involved with and support!
