For the first time ever, visitors to the NOMAD art fair at Robert Wilson's Watermill Center are being offered guided visits inside Wilson's private apartment. This space, previously unseen by the public, offers an intimate look into the artist's personal world. This access transforms the event into an intimate journey through Wilson's creative universe.
NOMAD is an itinerant art fair meant to travel and be experienced, but its U.S. debut is an invitation-only event. This offers unprecedented access to the private, previously inaccessible world of Robert Wilson. This strategic blend of a public-facing fair and an exclusive, intimate homage suggests a growing trend in the art world towards creating highly curated, personalized experiences.
The first American edition of NOMAD, an invitation-only traveling design showcase, is hosted at the Watermill Center, a ten-acre compound on Long Island's East End, according to ELLE Decor. This significant moment for the international design scene brings a prestigious, exclusive fair to a prominent American artistic institution. Giorgio Armani, the official partner, presents newly commissioned works and reissued archive looks, ELLE Decor states.
What We Know About the Robert Wilson Southampton Retreat Art Fair
- The itinerant art fair, Nomad, is making its U.S. debut at Watermill Center in Southampton, according to Curbed.
- Guided visits to Robert Wilson's apartment, never before open to the public, are part of the fair, according to ELLE Decor.
- NOMAD founder Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte chose Watermill Center due to a shared belief with Robert Wilson that art, design, architecture, performance, and daily life should not be separate, Curbed reports.
- The U.S. edition of Nomad is positioned as an homage to Robert Wilson's artistic legacy and his way of seeing and assembling the world, according to Curbed.
- Bellavance-Lecompte pays homage to Wilson's legacy through an exhibition exploring Wilson's friendship with Gio Ponti, ELLE Decor states.
- A curated selection of furniture and objects from Wilson's collection is also featured, according to ELLE Decor.
