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Roland Nivelais: Design and Art by Raphy Sarkissian

Caravaggio, The Denial of St. Peter (Copy)

Roland Nivelais: Matter and Light by Raphy Sarkissian

Roland Nivelais: Matter and Light by Raphy Sarkissian

Roland Nivelais: Design and Art by Raphy Sarkissian

Roland Nivelais: Design and Art by Raphy Sarkissian

Roland Nivelais: Design and Art by Raphy Sarkissian

Roland Nivelais: Design and Art by Raphy Sarkissian

Richard Serra, Inside Out, 2013. Weatherproof steel. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian Gallery, New York.

Roland Nivelais: Undulations

Roland Nivelais: Undulations

Roland Nivelais: Inside and Outside

Roland Nivelais: Undulations

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Roland Nivelais: Undulations

Roland Nivelais: Inside and Outside

Roland Nivelais: Stillness and Pulsation

Roland Nivelais: Stillness and Pulsation

Roland Nivelais: Stillness and Pulsation

Roland Nivelais: Stillness and Pulsation

Roland Nivelais: Stillness and Pulsation

Roland Nivelais: Stillness and Pulsation

Roland Nivelais: Stillness and Pulsation

Roland Nivelais: Improvisation in Purple

Roland Nivelais: Improvisation in Purple

Roland Nivelais: Improvisation in Purple

Roland Nivelais: Improvisation in Purple

Roland Nivelais: Efflorescent Sensations

Roland Nivelais: Efflorescent Sensations

Roland Nivelais: Design and Art by Raphy Sarkissian

Roland Nivelais: Nonstop Innovation

Yves Klein, IKB 79, 1959, Paint on canvas on plywood, 55 by 47 inches. Courtesy of the Tate, London. On Roland Nivelais by Raphy Sarkissian.

On Roland Nivelais by Raphy Sarkissian.

On Roland Nivelais by Raphy Sarkissian.

On Roland Nivelais by Raphy Sarkissian.

Maurice Ravel Miroirs

Roland Nivelais: Musicality in Nivelais

Roland Nivelais: Musicality in Nivelais

Roland Nivelais: Musicality in Nivelais

Debussy and Nivelais: Breathing Arabesques

Debussy and Nivelais: Breathing Arabesques

Debussy and Nivelais: Breathing Arabesques

Debussy and Nivelais: Breathing Arabesques

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Bedroom of Louis XIV, Palace of Versailles, Versailles. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (Château de Versailles) / Daniel Arnaudet / Jean Schormans

Roland Nivelais | Versailles, Bauhaus and Nivelais

Roland Nivelais | Versailles, Bauhaus and Nivelais

Damian Loeb, Andromeda, 2018. Oil on linen, 48 by 48 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Acquavella Galleries, New York.

Roland Nivelais, Strapless Sequined Silk Gown, 2018. Courtesy of the designer and Bergdorf Goodman, New York.

Vija Celmins, Untitled (Falling Star), 2016. Oil on canvas, 18 by 13 1/8 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York.

Robert Longo, The Outward and Visible Signs of an Inward and Invisible Grace, installation view, 2006, Metro Pictures. Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York.

Roland Nivelais: Boat-Neck Long-Sleeve Sequin-Top Tiered Organza Cocktail Dress

Roland Nivelais: A Sartorial Duet by Raphy Sarkissian | Schubert at the Piano painted by Gustav Klimt. No longer extant.

Schubert’s Fantasia in F minor, D. 940 has been exquisitely performed by the Dutch piano duo Lucas (left) and Arther Jussen. Photo by Peter van der Heyden. Courtesy of the New York Times.

Roland Nivelais, Boat-Neck Long-Sleeve Sequin-Top Tiered Organza Cocktail Dress, 2018. Courtesy of the designer and Bergdorf Goodman, New York.

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Bentley Azure T, 2009. Courtesy of Bentley Motors, Crewe, United Kingdom.

Roland Nivelais: On the Rocks with a Twist

Roland Nivelais: On the Rocks with a Twist

Roland Nivelais: Multiple Viewpoints

Roland Nivelais: Multiple Viewpoints

Roland Nivelais: Multiple Viewpoints

French-American couturier Roland Nivelais. Courtesy of the designer.

The Gardens of Versailles, Versailles. Courtesy of the designer.French-American couturier Roland Nivelais. Courtesy of the designer.

An essay on the formal wear of French-American couturier Roland Nivelais freely explores relations of design, painting, architecture, sculpture, music, literature and philosophy.