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Inside Tiffany & Co.'s Elegant Celebration Of Chicago Artist Brendan Fernandes' New Book

By Chloe Konrad By Chloe Konrad | April 21, 2022 | Parties

Artist Brendan Fernandes recently released his book RE/Form (Skira), and Tiffany & Co. hosted a private dinner at the Pritzker Pavilion on April 5 to celebrate the occasion. In the book, the Kenyan-born, Chicago-based Canadian artist documents two of his performance-based installations, Contract and Release and Master and Form.

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Dancers from the Joffrey Ballet Academy perform in front of models adorned in Tiffany jewelry.

50 guests attended the dinner, welcomed by Chicago Market Director Liz St. Louis and Client Relations Director Alison Parenti. Among the notable attendees were Desirée Rogers, Eboni Gates, Ron Mitchell, Ellen-Blair Chube, Anne Kaplan and Cari B. Sacks. Fernandes sported a FENDI suit and Tiffany & Co. jewelry. In 2019, he won the Biennial Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, and the brand remains supportive of his work.

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Brendan Fernandes

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From left: Verett Mims, Quin Lewis, Eric McKissack and Rochelle Trotter

A four course dinner was served by Boka Catering Group, along with Champagne, in the space adorned with florals and table decor courtesy of Kehoe Designs. Guests watched a performance, choreographed by Fernandes, by dancers from the Joffrey Ballet Academy, in which they moved through models wearing jewelry from Tiffany & Co.’s Schlumberger and Blue Book collections.

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The elegant tablescape designed by Kehoe Designs

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Ellen-Blair Chube

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From left: Julie Sacks and Cari Sacks

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Model shows off Tiffany jewelry from Blue Book and Schlumberger collections.



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Photography by: Photos by Emilia Schobeiri