In 1902, a New York based art critic, writer and grand eccentric presented the first recorded public scent concert in North America: A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes. This man was called Sadakichi Hartmann, and the concert was an unmitigated fiasco.
— The Institute for Art and Olfaction will recreate that concert at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, January 9 through 12. Tickets are limited but free; read more here.
Chandler Burr’s latest exhibit, Timeless Scents: 1370 to 2013, is now open at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. The exhibit is being held in conjunction with performances of Parfumerie, an adaptation of the Hungarian play Illatszertar by Miklos Laszlo…
A promo for Harrods Fragrance Explosion, a month of perfume-related events and master classes.
Gallery Libby Sellers in London is hosting 8 Chairs by Clarke & Reilly, an exhibit with accompanying fragrances by Azzi Glasser…
Aedes de Venustas in New York City is holding a cocktails + book signing event to celebrate the US edition of Denyse Beaulieu’s The Perfume Lover…