Illustrator Jean-Philippe Delhomme's witty sketches of Paola Pivi's exhibition

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We've long been fans of illustrator Jean-Philippe Delhomme and his witty blog, The Unknown Hipster, known for its satirical sketches of the fashionable and famous. More recently, his illustrations from the opening night of Italian artist Paola Pivi's exhibition at Galerie Perrotin in New York caught our eye. Delhomme, pictured here among Pivi's technicolour polar bears, takes us on a memorable tour of the evening...
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Pivi stands in front of one of her feathered polar bear creations

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'Cutting through the crowd, I tripped on a bear’s rear paw,' says Delhomme of this self-portrait. 'In case I had been tempted to cuddle Paola’s sculptures, I was abruptly reminded that true art stands in discomfort when it doesn’t simply hurt.'

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French art dealer Emmanuel Perrotin came to the christening of his new space in New York dressed in Lanvin

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Maurizio Cattelan sported a T-shirt to the opening with the words 'failure by design' emblazoned on the front

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'Knight Landesman’s orange suit was challenging the art', says Delhomme

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Landesman (left) and Todd Eberle (right) unwittingly wore matching shades of orange. Above them, a blue polar bear made a leap for the inaugural exhibition at Dominique Levy’s gallery on the upper floor.

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Nouvelle Garde founder Natacha Polaert with Pivi's 'Here it comes the hunter', 2013

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Artist Xavier Veilhan was in high spirits, in spite of having arrived fresh off a plane from Paris

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Guests deep in 'art conversation'

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Delhomme's tribute to Paola Pivi’s 'Untitled (donkey)' work from 2003

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Hole gallery owner Kathy Grayson with her canine companion

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From left: Woodkid, J.R., Swizz Beatz and Pharrell Williams

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Actress and photographer Luisa Moraes

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Harriet Lloyd-Smith

Harriet Lloyd-Smith was the Arts Editor of Wallpaper*, responsible for the art pages across digital and print, including profiles, exhibition reviews, and contemporary art collaborations. She started at Wallpaper* in 2017 and has written for leading contemporary art publications, auction houses and arts charities, and lectured on review writing and art journalism. When she’s not writing about art, she’s making her own.