Shoes as Artwork at “Stepping Up for Art”

On display at the Gagosian Gallery, 980 Madison Avenue on May 2nd, 3rd, and 5th, 2014, the “Stepping Up for Art” installation featured unique works of art using a pair of signature Charlotte Olympia canvas Dolly platforms as the inspiration and canvas.

Twenty renowned artists including Jeff Koons, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Cindy Sherman, George Condo, Laurie Simmons, Christo, Tom Sachs, Marilyn Minter, Hugo Guinness, Elliott Puckette, David Levinthal, Maya Lin, Philip Taaffe, Francesco Clemente, Sarah Sze, Maira Kalman, Martin Mull, Charline von Heyl and Kenny Scharf lent their talent to the exhibition.

Children from five schools partnering with Studio in a School including PS 196 Bronx, PS 45 Queens, PS 16 Staten Island, PS 139 Brooklyn and PS 75 Manhattan have also designed extraordinary artworks on Dolly shoes donated by Charlotte Olympia were also on view.

“Shoes were never like this!” exclaimed Larry Gagosian of the Gagosian Gallery. “It’s great to see the artists of today stepping up to support the artists of tomorrow at Studio in a School.”

To make the exhibition into a reality, Charlotte Olympia has donated shoes so that classes participating in Studio programs, one in each borough, could share in and enjoy the creative process that the professional artists experienced.

‘Glass Slipper’, 2014, Maya Lin. Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

‘Go So; So Go’, 2014, Ed Ruscha, Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

‘M&M Shoes’, 2014, Marilyn Minter, Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

‘Nude Descends a Staircase’, 2014, Martin Mull, Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

‘Pin Up Shoe’, 2014, David Levinthal, Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer David Levinthal

‘Schoooz’, 2014, Kenny Scharf, Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

‘Soft Shoe’, 2014, Richard Prince, Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Eric Kaczmarczyk

‘Two Wrapped Shoes’, 2014, Maira Kalman. Charlotte Olympia For Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

Untitled, 2014, Charlene von Heyl Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

Untitled, 2014, Cindy Sherman, Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photography Liam Goodman

Untitled, 2014, Elliott Puckette, Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

Untitled, 2014, Elliott Puckette. Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

Untitled, 2014, George Condo, Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

Untitled, 2014, Hugo Guinness. Charlotte Olympia for Stepping up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

Untitled, 2014, Laurie Simmons Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

Untitled, 2014, Sarah Sze, Charlotte OIympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

‘Vanitas’, 2014, Francesco Clemente. Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

‘Venus Pumps’, 2014, Philip Taaffe Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Liam Goodman

‘Wrapped Women Shoes’,2014, Christo, Charlotte Olympia for Stepping Up For Art. Photographer Andre Grossmann