
A World Unto Its Own, In The Center of Miami Beach.
Restoration Under Way


A World Unto Its Own, In The Center of Miami Beach.
Restoration Under Way




The Raleigh Gardens Was a site specific tropical garden and immersive art experience, furthering a commitment to connecting communities through art and culture.

Featured Works




Claude Lalanne &
François-Xavier Lalanne
(1924 - 2019)
(1927 - 2008)
Known individually and collectively since the 1960s, Les Lalanne developed a style that defines inventive, poetic, and surrealist sculpture. Having rediscovered the Renaissance art of casting forms from life, and employing contemporary electro-plating techniques. Claude Lalanne achieved a delicacy and sensitivity in her work unparalleled in cast bronze.
Francois-Xavier Lalanne similarly found inspiration for his works in nature. In his words, "The animal world constitutes the richest and most varied forms on the planet". His subjects consist of a menagerie of animals as stylized forms, oftentimes married with functionality. His works achieve streamlined elegance in their profound simplicity.
Most recently, Les Lalanne were the subject of a major retrospective at Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and a large-scale public exhibition at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Florida. Their work was also featured on New York's Park Avenue and Getty Station, and in the sale of the collection of Yves Saint Laurent. The work of Les Lalanne has been present in major collections including the Musee Nationale d'Art Moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, the City of Paris, the City of Jerusalem, the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York, and the City of Santa Monica.
Exhibition Designer

Peter Marino
Peter Marino, FAIA, is the principal of Peter Marino Architect PLLC, a 160-person, New York–based architecture firm founded in 1978. Widely credited with redefining modern luxury through equal emphasis on architecture and interior design, Marino’s work includes award-winning residential, retail, cultural, and hospitality projects worldwide. Well known for integrating art within his architectural designs, Marino has commissioned more than 300 site-specific works of art.

Raymond Jungles
Raymond Jungles, is principle at Raymond Jungle Inc. (RJI) a dynamic, creative and ecologically sensitive landscape architecture firm practicing from its studio in Coconut Grove, Florida. Jungles work has maintained a national and international presence since 1981, completing a variety of award-winning projects of different complexities in the intervening 37 years. RJI has completed projects in eleven countries.
Exhibition Contributors

Michael Shvo
Real Estate Developer
& Art Collector

Jane Holzer
LIFETIME FRIEND OF CLAUDE AND
FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE
& REAL ESTATE

Paul Kasmin
Owner of New York
Based Kasmin Gallery
& Les Lalanne Gallerist

Ben Brown
Owner of London / Hong
Kong Based Ben Brown
Gallery & Les Lalanne
Gallerist

Jean-Gabriel
Mitterrand
Owner of Paris Based JGM
Gallery & Les Lalanne
Gallerist
"When You Look Inspiration In The Eyes,
You Know Life Is Good."
"When You Look Inspiration In The Eyes, You Know Life Is Good."
- Michael Shvo
Contact
1775 Collins Ave,
Miami Beach, FL 33139
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