Background
Roitfeld was born in Paris, France. He is the son of Christian Restoin and Carine Roitfeld, French journalist, fashion stylist, and the former editor-in-chief of French Vogue.
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Roitfeld was born in Paris, France. He is the son of Christian Restoin and Carine Roitfeld, French journalist, fashion stylist, and the former editor-in-chief of French Vogue.
Roitfeld moved to New York City at age 17 to study English and prepare for college. He graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 2007. Subsequently, he worked as an assistant producer for Paramount Pictures, before making the transition into the art world.
He has an older sister, Julia Restoin Roitfeld. Roitfeld"s godfather is photographer Mario Testino. Roitfeld was inspired by "popular-up" galleries, in which museum-style exhibitions have been installed in industrial spaces in New York, London, Paris, and Milan.
He has worked on exhibitions with the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Sotheby"s S2 Gallery and Phillips de Pury.
In 2012 Roitfeld created a private art dealership headquartered in New New York At the 17th annual Cinema Against Aids amfAR gala in Cannes in 2010, Roitfeld collaborated with amfAr-supporter Giorgio Armani on contributing to the organization"s auction tent, which included an exhibition of works by Richard Hambleton.
Roitfeld and Andy Valmorbida curated the collection and donated two rare pieces to the event. Auctioneer Simon de Pury moderated the bidding and the lots brought a combined total of $920,000.
Peter Davies; June – July 2014 Hugo McCloud.
May – June 2014 Nicolas Policy April – May 2014 Shannon Finley. March – April 2014 Brendan Lynch.
January – February 2014 Clare Rojas.
November – December 2013 Nicolas Political: "After Modern Vermin Control". Cardi Black Box, Milan, Italy.
November – December 2013 Peter Lindbergh. September – October 2013 Tom Wesselmann: "A Summer Exhibition of Paintings and Works on Paper".
June – August 2013 Lars TCF Holdhus and Yngve Holen.
May 2013 Sylvia Sleigh. No5A; April 2013 Nicolas Policy Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York City.
March – April 2013 Lucy Dodd.
No5A, New York City; January 2013 980 Madison Avenue: "Merci Mercy". January – February 2013 Sotheby"s: "Hue + Cry".
October 2012 Nicolas Policy São Paulo, Brazil; September 2012 Nicolas Political: "Epekastis".
Istanbul "74, Istanbul, Turkey.
May 2012 Dallas Art Fair. April 2012 Nicolas Political: "Neverlodge". New York City; March 2012 Ouattara Watts: "Vertigo".
New York City.
February 2011 Richard Hambleton: "A Retrospective". New York City; September 2011. Sponsored by Giorgio Armani.
In collaboration with Phillips de Pury RETNA. The Hallelujah World Tour, London.
June 2011; sponsored by Bombardier and VistaJet Nicolas Political: "Sick Atavus of the New Blood".
New York City. May 2010 RETNA. The Hallelujah World Tour, New York City. February 2011; sponsored by Bombardier and VistaJet Richard Hambleton: "The Godfather of Street Art".
London.
November 2010. Sponsored by Giorgio Armani Nicolas Political: "Mother of Pouacrus". London Frieze; October 2010 Richard Hambleton.
Moscow Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia. September 2010 Richard Hambleton.
AmfAR, Cannes, France.
May 2010 Richard Hambleton. Milan; March 2010; sponsored by Giorgio Armani Nicolas Political: "The Martus Maw". New York City; November 2009 Richard Hambleton.
New York City.
September 2009. Sponsored by Giorgio Armani David Mushegain, Personal Computer Valmorbida, and Salim Langatta. New York City; February 2009.
In collaboration with Louis Vuitton Marco Perego. Paris; June 2008.