Professor Isolde Brielmaier's many accomplishments as a curator – and her impeccable style – were highlighted in an interview with Vogue magazine this week. From the June 16, 2016 article, "Curating Downtown New York’s Most Futuristic Space, with Her Own State-of-the-Art Style":
There’s an art world player stereotype, isn’t there? Gallerists and curators are often stereotyped as rather humorless characters: serious, stark, and sheathed in a monochromatic palette. But when Isolde Brielmaier and I sat down for coffee recently, the director of arts and culture of Westfield World Trade Center was quite the opposite. Warm, hilarious, and with a penchant for madcap Marco de Vincenzo designs, Brielmaier feels as modern as the art she’s poised to install within the expansive Oculus structure come August once its spaceship-like doors open to the public. Tthe former SCAD Museum of Art chief curator hints at attracting a slew of daring new art installations that are sure to draw the eyes of city dwellers from all five boroughs as they make their way through the futuristic transportation hub.
Splitting her time as an adjunct professor at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and a fixture on the art scene, it’s imperative the academic and working mother of one dresses for comfort and impact—clothes can take her from meetings to openings. For the Ugandan-Austrian former dancer, this mostly means creating a look that puts an artful spin on the corporate dress code: Gucci suits and Robert Clergerie platforms. Here, Brielmaier talks about the soon-to-be-unveiled exhibits at the Oculus and tells us what pieces keep her in step with the art world.