Colette Lumiere Notes on Baroque Living: Colette and Her Living Environment, 1972–1983
10 December 2021 • Mark Westall
Between 1972 and 1983, the artist Colette transformed her Lower Manhattan loft into an immersive, ever-evolving installation and inhabited it as a living sculpture. Covering the ceilings and walls with ruched silks, blush satins, mirrors, cascading ropes and light boxes, Colette obsessively created a complete Living Environment in which every surface was a work of art.
