Christian Louboutin and Malù dalla Piccola Stage Surrealist Dinner Performance at Frieze New York
During Frieze New York, Christian Louboutin and artist Malù dalla Piccola presented 'Table Talk,' a four-act performance piece at the United Palace in Washington Heights. Guests collected red-hued entry tickets and sipped Ruinart Blanc de Blancs before ascending to the stage for a candlelit dinner. The performance, inspired by the 1948 film 'The Red Shoes' and Surrealist dinner parties of Post-War Paris, explored surveillance, maternity, and the uncanny. Dancer Madi Tanguay performed a ballet solo in scarlet pointe shoes. Piccola, seven months pregnant, co-created the work with Ekaterina Scherbakova. The four-course menu, designed by Piccola and chef Thu Pham Buser, included scallop crudo on ice blocks and a large pâté en croûte. Guests included Met Trustee Robert Denning, who compared the setting to Judy Chicago's 'The Dinner Party.' The evening concluded with Tanguay performing a final solo in Louboutin ballet flats.
Key facts
- Christian Louboutin and Malù dalla Piccola staged 'Table Talk' during Frieze New York.
- The performance took place at the United Palace in Washington Heights.
- Guests received red-hued entry tickets and drank Ruinart Blanc de Blancs.
- 'Table Talk' was a four-act performance piece inspired by 'The Red Shoes' and Surrealist dinner parties.
- Dancer Madi Tanguay performed a ballet solo in scarlet pointe shoes.
- Piccola is seven months pregnant and co-created the work with Ekaterina Scherbakova.
- The menu was created by Piccola and chef Thu Pham Buser.
- Met Trustee Robert Denning referenced Judy Chicago's 'The Dinner Party.'
Entities
Artists
- Malù dalla Piccola
- Ekaterina Scherbakova
- Madi Tanguay
- Leonor Fini
- Moira Shearer
- Judy Chicago
- Raphael
Institutions
- Christian Louboutin
- United Palace
- Ruinart
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Brooklyn Museum
- Vogue
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Washington Heights
- Venice
- Paris