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\u201cThe Art of Whipped Cream<\/a>,\u201d an exhibition of\u00a0drawings, sketches and paintings by Mark Ryden, is at Paul Kasmin Gallery through July 21. Ryden created this work for the American Ballet Theatre\u2019s production of\u00a0<\/em>Whipped Cream, an adaptation of\u00a0a 1924 Richard Strauss ballet\u00a0about a boy who eats too much candy\u00a0and, in the delirium of a world-class sugar high, dreams that his dessert has\u00a0come to life. Ryden designed props, costumes, and backdrops for the production, combining sugary pinks and pastels with a darker palette of grays and neutrals. The result: a candy land that threatens to become\u00a0sickeningly sweet.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mark Ryden, Princess Praline and Her Entourage<\/i>, 2017, oil on canvas, 15″ x 52″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tea Flower alternate<\/i>, 2016, oil on panel, 17″ x 11″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nurse Corps de Ballet<\/i>, 2016, oil on panel, 17″ x 11″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nicolo<\/i>, 2016, oil on panel, 26″ x 11″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Hospital<\/i>, 2016, oil on panel, 23″ x 32″<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dessert Counter<\/i>, 2016, oil on panel, 18″ x 24″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Princess Praline’s Procession<\/i>, 2016, oil on panel, 17 1\/2″ x 23 1\/2″.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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