“This room is entirely dedicated to a reimagining of their fiercely private wedding, right down to the “bowls and bowls” of cigarettes that were reportedly present. It is a gothic, elegant, French, Lynchian bat mitzvah party. It is my new home. Come visit me there. Buy me a golden cigarette (they are $20).”
— MTV News
“Olsen Twins Hiding From the Paparazzi delivers an interactive experience... and artist Lauren Brescia’s mixed-media imagining of Mary-Kate’s wedding [is] a salve for all of us left off of her guest list.”
— Brit + Co.
“The exhibit’s “period room” is modeled after Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy’s extremely private wedding, infamous for reportedly having “bowls and bowls of cigarettes” for the guests to enjoy. It’s darkly beautiful and dramatic, with individual black-and-white cigarettes for sale. Bowls of cigarettes really are an easy way to add an elegant touch to your dinner table.”
— New York Magazine, The Cut
“How do you know when a cake belongs in a gallery instead of a bakery? When the recipe list reads as follows: pink foam, plaster, polyurethane spray foam, modeling paste, found objects. Mmm, found objects… one of my favorite ingredients!”
