ARTBOOKTHE ARTBOOK CELEBRITY EDGE 2018 PREFACE It was the dream of Celebrity Cruises to bring to this ship artworks, including American artist Molly Hatch’s the most exciting and groundbreaking collection of art. Grand Celestial, a ceramic installation that reminds guests From stunning fine art photographs, to sculptural installations, of the origins of travel and exploration. There are also through to thought-provoking immersive spaces, Celebrity moments of pure fun such as French artist Sacha Edge embraces all mediums and encapsulates all that Goldberger’s Super Mamika - his muse is his grandmother is cutting edge. dressed as a super hero. The Celebrity Edge art collection has taken over 2 years The attention to detail extends to the speciality to curate. The collection consists of more than 4000 carefully restaurants. In Tuscan Restaurant, Italian artists like selected artworks created by some of the world’s leading Karenina Fabrizzi were commissioned to create original contemporary artists, together with artworks of important works on paper and canvas. In Normandie Restaurant, historical interest. original Art Deco glass wall panels by René Lalique adorn Guests can walk alongside sculptures by leading French the walls alongside original Art Deco plaster panels by artist Xavier Veilhan, whose group of plywood sculptures Jean Dunand. They started life aboard the original SS live amongst the ship’s community. Named after the Normandie ship, launched in 1935, at the height of the individuals who inspired and lent their forms to Veilhan, Art Deco period. The SS Normandie was built in the same each has their own identity and personality. shipyard in France as Celebrity Edge and was famous for Next, guests enter the dreamlike immersive infinity its opulent and lavish interiors of which these Jean Dunand space Avalon, designed by Swedish / British design duo panels are excellent examples. The vitrines above the Fredrikson Stallard. Once inside, the space opens up into banquette seating contain glassworks by leading glass artists infinity. Polished bronze trees, choreographed lights and from across Europe and the United States. American artist music composition add to the unique experience as you Kiva Ford’s whimsical vessels stretch the boundaries of what travel through the space. is possible in glass and contain beautiful references to the Café Al Bacio is home to large-scale romantic ships origins in France and the restaurant’s name, Normandie. photographs by Australian artist Alexia Sinclair. These There is a French bulldog, a Normandy apple and a model photographs evoke the history of travel and can be viewed of the original SS Normandie amongst his collection, endlessly as there is so much detail to discover. Jiao Long, all crafted out of glass and contained within a perfect the delicate and elaborate sculpture of a galleon made from glass bubble. artificial pearls, was created by British artist Ann Carrington Out on the ship’s open decks, British Sculptor Sophie to enhance the space and celebrate the history of travel. Dickens’ statuesque horse Arion stands proud and strong Serac, the intriguing sculpture created by Fredrikson silhouetted against the horizon, juxtaposed with American Stallard, emerges from the centre of the magnificent Martini urban artist Curtis Kulig’s Love mural. Bar like a piece of hewn ice. The design duo scanned real ice The stateroom corridors include 440 individual photographs in order to capture the intricate details that exist in this by some of the world’s greatest photographers, including natural material. French photographer Charles Fréger’s Bretangne costumes Even a normally uneventful journey in an elevator and American photographer Drew Doggett’s Kenyan and is a chance to appreciate photography by leading British Ethiopian peoples. In staterooms and suites, the very best photojournalist and photographer Jimmy Nelson, whose international photographers have been sourced, including striking portraits from his photographic series Before They Kristian Schuller, whose theatrical fashion focused shots Pass Away and Homage to Humanity take pride of place. are used throughout. The stairs at both ends of the ship contain incredible We hope you enjoy your art adventure! CONTENTS by area Destination Gateway 1 Café Al Bacio 2-4 Grand Plaza 5 Elevator Lifts 6-8 Stairs 9-19 Journey to Eden 20-23 Tuscan Restaurant 24-27 Normandie Restaurant 28-33 Cosmopolitan Restaurant 34-35 Fine Cut Steakhouse 36 Luminae at The Retreat 37-39 Restrooms 40-41 The Theatre 42 Eden 43-45 The Spa 46-49 Open Decks 50-53 Corridors 54-55 Suite Corridors 56-57 Suites 58-65 Staterooms 66-68 Biographies Destination Gateway Collection Automne Bronze MAURO CORDA French 1 Café Al Bacio Café Al Bacio Bird in the Hand The Broken Compass Photomedia Photomedia ALEXIA SINCLAIR ALEXIA SINCLAIR 2 Australian Australian 3 Grand Plaza Grand Café Al Bacio Jiao Long Serac Mixed media including pearl necklaces, brooches and tiaras Acrylic ANN CARRINGTON FREDRIKSON STALLARD 4 British Swedish / British 5 Elevator Lifts Elevator Lifts Rabari Nobleman Black Monarch Photography Photography JIMMY NELSON OYE DIRAN 6 British Nigerian / American 7 Stairs Elevator Lifts Tibet Girl Checkerboard Diptych Photography Photography KIKI XUE BARBARA COLE 8 Chinese Canadian 9 Stairs Stairs Noha’s Ark XXVIII Fusilier marin from the series “L’Arsenal” Photography Photography CATHLEEN NAUNDORF CHARLES FRÉGER 10 German French 11 Stairs Stairs Eclectus Australis – Salmon Crested Cockatoos The Journey Photography Photography JOSEPH McGLENNON KAREN KNORR 12 Australian German 13 Stairs Stairs Grand Celestial Super Mamika Porcelain Photography MOLLY HATCH SACHA GOLDBERGER 14 American French 15 Stairs Stairs Landline Sun City Poms: Lois Mixed media on canvas Photography SALLY EGBERT TODD ANTONY 16 American New Zealander 17 Stairs Stairs Left Right Black White Photography WILLIAM WEGMAN 18 American 19 Journey to Eden Journey to Eden Manfredi, Ana, Jana, Nataša, Tony, Florian Birch plywood figures XAVIER VEILHAN 20 French 21 Photo © Claire Dorn Journey to Eden Journey to Eden Avalon Installation FREDRIKSON STALLARD 22 Swedish / British 23 Tuscan Restuarant Tuscan Restuarant Tuscan The Gift Apollo Rey Oil on canvas Polished bronze on marble GEORGE CHARRIEZ HEDI XANDT 24 American German 25 Tuscan Restaurant Tuscan Tuscan Restuarant Tuscan Fantasticheria Toscana 1 Quattrocento A, Quattrocento B Painting Oil and ink on paper JULIAN BRAY KARENINA FABRIZZI 26 British Italian 27 Normandie Restaurant Normandie Restaurant French Bulldog, Scallop Shell, Iris Flower, Normandie Ship, Fleur-dis-lis, Normandy Apple, White Maran Rooster Lalique Normandie Flameworked glass Glass KIVA FORD RENÉ LALIQUE 28 American French 29 Normandie Restaurant Normandie Restaurant Man’s Games and Pleasures Plaster JEAN DUNAND 30 French 31 Normandie Restaurant Normandie Restaurant Rosaline Ombré Bouquet River Rock Glass and mixed media Hand blown glass AMBER COWAN JEFF ZIMMERMAN 32 American American 33 Cosmopolitan Restaurant Cosmopolitan Restaurant Cosmopolitan Murmurations Winged Glory Photo transparencies, metal frames and dissection pins Mixed media ALAN BUR JOHNSON SOPHIE DEFRANCESCA 34 American Canadian 35 Photo Tim Lanterman / Lisa Sette Gallery Fine Cut Steakhouse Luminae at The Retreat Hedges Untitled Nails Photography JOHN BISBEE SASHA GUSOV 36 American Russian 37 Luminae at The Retreat Luminae at The Retreat Breath Ophelie Acrylic on canvas Photography DANILO ROJAS DIANA VURNBRAND 38 Colombian Peruvian 39 Restrooms Restrooms Wonder Scarlett Original Sound, 1981 (Green / Orange), A (Hot Pink), Seventies Yellow Photography Photography JULIETTE JOURDAIN RICHARD HEEPS & NATASHA HEIDLER 40 French British, South African 41 Eden The Theatre The Adrift in Screenprint In Eden Gold leaf screenprints Porcelain ANDREW MILLAR ZEMER PELED 42 British Israeli 43 Eden Eden Living Wallpaper, Garden of Eden Animation KATIE SCOTT & JAMES PAULLEY 44 British 45 The Spa The Spa The Untitled Dunes: Landscapes Evolving – Lightness and Dark Pano Photography Photography ELLEN VON UNWERTH DREW DOGGETT 46 German American 47 The Spa The Spa The Sakura Flower Collage Rosettes Photography Porcelain SAYAKA MARUYAMA STACY CUSH MAN 48 Japanese American 49 Open Decks Open Decks Open Famille de Pingouins Dorés Dream Machine Fiberglass, paint and lacquer Painted fibreglass ISABELLE THILTGÈS RUBEM ROBIERB 50 Belgian Brazilian 51 Open Decks Open Open Decks Open Arion Love Bronze Mural SOPHIE DICKENS CURTIS KULIG 52 British American 53 Corridors Corridors Elegance Desert Song: Compositions of Kenya - Ray of Light Photography Photography MARCOS FURER DREW DOGGETT 54 Argentinian American 55 Suite Corridors Suite Corridors Untitled Untitled Photography Photography KRISTIAN SCHULLER KRISTIAN SCHULLER 56 Romanian / German Romanian / German 57 Suites Suites Untitled White Stripes 02 Photography Photography KRISTIAN SCHULLER RÉKA VALKAI 58 Romanian / German Hungarian 59 Suites Suites Elegantly Wasted Allied in Nature III Photography Print ENRIQUE BADULESCU SIMONE WEBB 60 Mexican / Romanian British 61 Suites Suites Flamengus Sense of Longing Photography Acrylic and oil on canvas REINE PARADIS TRACIE CHENG 62 French American 63 Suites Suites Untitled Untitled Photography Photography KRISTIAN SCHULLER BEN HASSETT 64 Romanian / German British 65 Staterooms Staterooms Fosbury #1 Untitled Photography Photography PERRY CURTIES KRISTIAN SCHULLER 66 British Romanian / German 67 BIOGRAPHIES 1 MAURO CORDA cutlery and jewellery. 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