Demisch Danant at New York has announced its collection for TEFAF New York Spring 2018, which will run from May 4 to May 8, 2018. The gallery will feature works by Jacques Dumond, Maria Pergay, Cesar, and Sheila Hicks.Dumond was one of the first French modernists advocating pragmatism. Dumond joined the Union des Artistes Modernes (U.A.M.) in 1945, and was commissioned for other substantial projects including interiors for the French Embassy in Saarbrucken, Germany, 1954 and Maison de la Radio, Paris, 1962. In 1961, Dumond designed, in conjunction with his former student, Philippe Leloup, the “Salon Saint-Tropez,” the largest public lounge aboard the SS France cruise liner, the international symbol of French luxury.Born in Moldavia, Maria Pergay (b. 1930) opened her first shop in the Place des Vosge in 1960. In 1968, Maria Pergay presented her first collection of stainless steel furniture at Galerie Maison et Jardin, including the now-iconic “Flying Car­pet Daybed” (1968) and “Tambour Table” (1968). This seminal exhibition es­tablished Pergay as one of the most innovative French furniture designers of her time, a visionary who almost single-handedly transformed stainless steel from a commercial industrial material into a principal component of modern furniture. Pergay has exhibited and has embarked upon signifi­cant commissions for Pierre Cardin, the World Trade Center in Brussels, the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia, and other esteemed clients. In her 88th year, after a half-century of creation, Pergay continues to surprise both herself and her collectors.Known universally as simply Cesar, the artist Cesar Baldaccini (1921 - 1998) was an internationally celebrated French artist who achieved acclaim for his truly radical approach to sculpture in the years following World War II. Less known for his imaginative and expressive furniture designs, Cesar nevertheless applied the same passion for new materials and forms to his furniture and objects. Indeed, the artist considered his functional objects and jewelry to be sculptures — extensions of his art practice.Born in Hastings, Nebraska, Sheila Hicks (b. 1934) has lived and worked in Paris since 1964. Hicks is renowned for her painterly ap­proach to textile design and an ability to craft environments through the unlikely medium of fiber. She has collaborated with prominent architects including Luis Barragan, Ricardo Legorreta, and SOM. Her work defies cat­egorization, simultaneously addressing several related mediums includ­ing painting, sculpture, design, and installation. Hicks’ work is included in such collections as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Centre George Pompidou, Paris; and the Art Institute of Chicago.Demisch Danant was founded in 2005 by Suzanne Demisch and Stephane Danant. The gallery specializes in twentieth century French design with an emphasis on the late 1950s through the 1970s and represents the work of Maria Pergay, Pierre Paulin, Joseph-Andre Motte, Pierre Guariche, Michel Boyer, Philippon & Lecoq, and Rene-Jean Caillette. Curated exhibi­tions on historical work are presented within environments that reference architecture and interiors of the era.The TEFAF NEW-YORK 2018 will run from May 4 through May 8, 2018 at TEFAF NEW-YORK, Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065- USA.For details about the gallery, visit: http://www.demischdanant.com/Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/                                              Founder Louise Blouin    Read more