Photographs and work on paper distract visitors from the Baccarat bar's dazzling chandeliers.
While much of the public space in thisNEW YORK HOTEL is understandably dripping in crystal, the first Baccarat Hotel's collection of photographs, installations and works on canvas and paper still manages to draw guests' eyes away from the glitter from time to time.
Art asserts itself in the Bar at Baccarat, a rich red barrel-vaulted room festooned with elaborate chandeliers.
The space juxtaposes 18th-century France with contemporary New York with works by artists such as Robert Longo, Ellen von Unwerth, Jean-Philippe Aubanel and Nan Goldin hung salon-style alongside works dating to the 1700s.
THE HOTEL s curatorial team, Frederic and Stephanie Chambre, also asked 12 artists to create new work incorporating Baccarat's Harcourt stemware.
The resulting artwork is displayed in vitrines inTHE HOTEL'S hallways.
And naturally, there is more crystal to see, including vintage pieces tracing the legendary company's heritage.
BaccaratHOTEL AND Residences opened in March across from the Museum of Modern Art.