THE FINE ART INTERVIEW Marilyn Goldberg By JAMIE ELLIN FORBES July 15 2010 Marilyn Goldberg’s father was a physician; a European immigrant speaking several languages — Polish, French, German Russian — who arrived in America with his wife Georgette from Paris in the 1940’s. He had a very personal vision of America, an eye for beauty and a wife he adored who resembled the great American beauty Marilyn Monroe. So when his daughter was born, naming her was easy: M-A-R-I-L-Y-N. Ms. Goldberg has taken that gift — her first experience with branding — and her life honors her parents and the great Norma Jean yet carves out a place in the history of humanity that is particularly and uniquely her own. It isn’t that being a successful art publisher, merchandiser, and creative home designer, creator of legendary art programs for the likes of John Lennon, Picasso, Erté, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Tamara de Lempicka and enough others that to list them and note their accomplishments would fill many books, it is that Marilyn Goldberg employs her love of life, of imagination, of beauty into a potent elixir that we have come to call “The Creative Life.”
Living in this spirit is a full time experience for Ms. Goldberg, not an occupation. It is like breathing for her. Just as there is no peer or equal to the Icon status of Marilyn Monroe, in her field, which is her life, there is none who compares to Marilyn Goldberg. Her impact and vision as it pertains to her career in art, museum and Hampton Home Renovations branding, her style and her trademarks and licensing world since the beginning of her career, and the products she has created and manufactured pertaining to the great artists she has represented, are pioneering and unprecedented. “She is the greatest promoter, and an excellent companion creatively,” says Giancarlo Impiglia, the Italian Futurist who, before Absolut made him a household name, had many publications done by Ms. Goldberg with great regognition given him when she closed with The Metropolitan Opera for a limited series in the 1980’s. He also created a series of silkscreen prints and posters for Marigold that were literally everywhere; starting with her shows for him at her Southampton gallery named for her son Garett and run by her two sons Garett and Darren Goldberg who beamed with pride at being “in business” as youngsters. In 1985, when Artexpo was a the biggest show in town, people lined up at the doors of the old New York Coliseum and when they opened, many made a beeline for the Marigold Enterprises booth. Her art and art-related merchandise literally sold out moments after the show opened. People built careers and art galleries based on her intuitive ideas and plethora of creative merchandise. Marigold Enterprises, with Ms. Goldberg as founder and president, was a burgeoning-firm with seemingly limitless projects involving the marketing of art in varied media. She built an industry and lifestyle from art that was the treasured gift of any home, from her porcelains made in Germany to her carpets and tapestries from Denmark. She is a reservoir of artistic ideas and when you talk with her. the enthusiasm she generates for art, artists and her projects is more than contagious — it is powerful. Yet with all the push and hype necessarily surrounding a business that will take a Picasso painting and exquisitely reproduce it with hand drawn border designs on a scarf or tie pattern to be sold from Bloomingdales to Henry Bendels, there is an even more intense feeling one gets from Marilyn Goldberg: a positiveness detected in her genuine love and admiration of good art and good artists. Dedicated in her genuine love and admiration of good art, layouts, and good artists, for creative development of all branded programs from Mercedes to Picasso from Keith Haring to Spiderman, from Elvis to Marilyn Monroe.

Artexpo New York Announces 30th Anniversary Hall of Fame Inductees. Celebrating 30 Years of Excellence! (1978-2008) In recognition of Artexpo New York's 30th anniversary, show organizers announced the names of 30 art icons to be inducted into a new Hall of Fame. Marilyn Goldberg, president of MMI, was selected as one of these icons! A special induction ceremony and VIP reception took place at NYC's Marquee nightclub on Thursday, February 28, 2008. Artexpo's VIP buyers, exhibitors and special guests celebrated at the New York hotspot Marquee, which was named "the hottest nightclub in the known universe" by the New York Post. Guests enjoyed a night of complimentary hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and entertainment. Jane Seymore, the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and artist hosted and emceed the ceremony. The Hall of Fame inductees' bios and examples of their work, were then displayed on the floor of the Javits Convention Center during Artexpo New York 2008.

Visit the Art Expo Hall of Fame site Click Here to read the Hall of Fame's article on Marilyn Goldberg.

The complete list of Hall of Fame inductees is as follows: Andy Warhol Chuck Jones Erte Ron English Joel & Renee Meisner Dr. Ron Parker Bruce McGaw Nancy McGaw Agudelo-Botero Orlando Christine Rosamond Charles Fazzino George Rodrigue Crash Michael Delacroix RC Gorman Salvador Dali James Rizzi Martin Blinder Marilyn Goldberg Leonor Fini Max Papart Marvin Rosenbaum Bill Mack Eyvind Earle Nan Miller Sylvia Chait Victor Vasarely Jacques Soussana Jack Solomon Carolyn Solomon

President of Mexico inaugurates  Tamara de Lempicka: Palacio de Bellas Artes in MEXICO. http://www.artknowledgenews.com/tamara-de-lempicka-exhibition-at-the-palace-of-fine-arts.html

MMI VanGogh International  August 2009 Hong Kong Gift Fair

Visit the Art Expo Hall of Fame site Click Here to read the Hall of Fame's article on Marilyn Goldberg.
MMI, the exclusive world-wide licensing agent for CowParade, had a very successful Licensing Show 2007.  Back to back meetings lead to several exciting new agreements and CowParade has become one of MMI’s fastest growing licensing programs!  The current list of CowParade licensed products now includes: apparel, bags, ceramics and home goods, jeweled boxes, puzzles, storage boxes, prints, stationery, beach towels, and a designer carpet collection! Click here to learn more!
During Licensing Show 2007, at Jacob Javits Center NYC, Marilyn Goldberg, President of MMI, was invited by LIMA  to moderate a Seminar / Panel Discussion entitled "Branding with Art - A Billion Dollar Industry.“  Ms. Goldberg’s seminar was part of a line-up which included fellow licensing industry leaders such as Ivan Lopez of Disney, Jeff Shapiro of Fox, and Elizabeth O’Neil of Beanstalk Group.  The featured panelists included Jerry Elbaum, President of CowParade; Ruben Gil, President Enjoy A Lot, Spain;  Jason LeBlond Creative Director, MMI and Betsy Uribe Administrator and Contracts Manager, MMI. “What is the licensing industry worth today? Art-branding and Art-licensed Merchandise: Licensing is an industry that now produces over $15 million worth of retail sales every hour, 12 hours a day, and 365 days a year!”
Welcome to DECAA A short walk from Balboa Park in the eclectic Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, an intimate luxury 37 unit condominium community stands alone. It’s called DECA. Featuring unique floor plans of both single story flats, penthouses and two and three story town homes. DECA is an innovative architectural vision displaying a meticulous attention to detail. Acknowledging its atheistic debt to Art Deco. DECA is proud to announce a cooperative relationship with the estate of Art Deco artist Tamara De Lempicka to exhibit her artwork on-site. An icon of the Art Deco movement, DeLempicka’s works are some of the most sought after in the world.
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR     OTHER DECA UNIQUE PHOTOS
Tamara de Lempicka’s “Portrait of Mrs. Bush"  (which sold at Christie's on May 4, 2004, for a record-breaking $4.59 million) graces the cover of the latest Art Collectors Sourcebook magazine, with an excellent feature story on the artist.
Enjoy a taste of Luxurious Lempicka Lifestyle with these beautiful new French porcelains!
Tamara-mania continues with new Italian Exhibits and Press! Lempicka exhibition being planned for April 2008, in a historical location in Rome: The Palazzo Torlonia Sponsored by the editors of Italy's "de lux" magazine, A Luxury Lifestyle magazine. L'arte delle donne dal Rinascimento al Surrealismo (Women Artists from the Renesaaince to Surrelaism.)  At the Palazzo Reale, Milan from 5th of December 2007 untill 9th  Tamara de Lempicka returns again to the Palazzo Reale which hosted the Lempicka retrospective last fall.Tamara will be featured along-side other legendary artists such as Camille Claudel, and Frida Kahlo!
Tamara’s art to be featured in a forthcoming Spike Lee film!  The producers of the new Spike Lee film “Miracle at St. Anna” now shooting in Rome, have secured rights via MMI to decorate the film sets with the dramatic and glamorous images of Tamara, the Deco Diva!
Planeta Lempicka Promotion:
Following the success of the recent Lempicka exhibition in Milano, La Fundación Caixa Galicia host the next location for the Lempicka retrospective at Casa das Artes in VIGO (PONTEVEDRA) SPAIN, From April 18, 2007 - July 15, 2007. As representative for Ms. Victoria de Lempicka, MMI negotiated the rights for the exhibition as well as developed exhibit merchandise including notebooks, bags and scarves featuring images by the one and only “Deco Diva”, Tamara de Lempicka!

Frida Kahlo: MMI is pleased to announce it’s celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Frida Kahlo, which takes place officially on 07/07/07!

Oct 4th 2006: Marilyn Goldberg, President of MMI, was the guest hostess who initiated the opening of the Tamara de Lempicka retrospective at the Palazzo Reale, Milano, on behalf of the artist’s granddaughter Victoria de Lempicka. The exhibition marked the return of Tamara 80 years after her very first solo exhibition in the same location! There was an overwhelming response from the public(see below) and in the press, including a large feature in Italy’s “CHI” magazine.

Following the success of the exhibits at the Royal Academy, London and the Kunstforum, Vienna, a major exhibition of Lempicka’s works will be unveiled in Paris during Spring of 2006. Lempicka continues to rise in original painting value from the international exhibition exposure. The era of Deco has created a new renaissance..

Licensing 2005, Javits Center, NYC Announced release of Collection Royal Palace, Taiwan. Marilyn Goldberg, president MMI, was guest of honor and conducted interviews for Taiwanese television.

Lempicka News: One of MMI’s long-term projects has been the development and growth of the public’s awareness of Art Deco Icon Tamara de Lempicka, on behalf of the Estate. Lempicka’s visionary artwork epitomizes the decadence and glamour of Paris in the 1920s and 30s. MMI collaborated with London’s Royal Academy, during the spring of 2004 to organize the first major Lempicka retrospective in the UK. Her elegant and extravagant lifestyle was documented in its totality by this stunning exhibit which featured 55 works loaned from various galleries and private collectors. MMI represents and honors Victoria de Lempicka, granddaughter of Tamara, and made all necessary arrangements for European press and media to interview Victoria, who arrived in London to open the exhibition on May 18, 2004. Eleven years of work went into preparing the details that formed the possibility of this great event! Marilyn Goldberg, President of MMI, and Jason LeBlond, Creative Director, were noted in the Royal Academy’s catalogue raisonné for their excellence in set-up of exhibition needs. MMI developed all the merchandise for the RA’s gift shop, which included a high quality stationery line of calendars, agendas, notebooks, greeting cards, bookmarks and posters by LEM Art Group of Milano, Italy. RA, under official license through MMI, also featured an exhibition catalogue, postcard book, refrigerator magnets, exhibition poster, fashion tops & knickers sets, tote bags and a music cd with tunes from the Art Deco era. In Tamara “larger then life” fashion, an enormous banner utilizing a dramatic photo of Tamara circa 1938, provided by MMI, was displayed outside the exhibition entrance. (Pictured Below.) The retrospective next completed a successful run at The Kunstforum Museum, Vienna in September of 2004. Further enhancing the nouveau boom of Art Deco was a separate exhibition celebrating the entire Art Deco époque, which traveled from London’s V & A to San Francisco’s Legion of Honour and finally MFA, Boston. Tamara’s “Jeune Fille en Vert (Girl in Green)” was the enticing cover girl for all promotional materials for this exhibition. The assorted exhibitions stimulated a myriad of new licensing venues for this incredible painter and incredible woman, who was so ahead of her times! In May of 2004 Tamara’s “Portrait of Mrs. Bush” set an auction record, hammering in at $4.5 million dollars!   “Deco Diva” Proving that Tamara is more alive then ever, in April of 2005 MMI announced the New York City premier of Deco Diva, a one woman show written by British actress/singer/artist Kara Wilson. The play, performed at the 59 E 59 Theater, is an adaptation of the book Passion by Design by Baroness Kizette Foxhall de Lempicka, Tamara’s daughter. Tamara’s story is brought brilliantly to life as Wilson embodies the enigmatic, exotic diva not only in words and music but also as an accomplished painter! She amazes audiences by completing a study of Lempicka’s “Le Reve(The Dream)” within an hour’s time, during each performance! Further, Lempicka’s work was highlighted as a mural backdrop in CBS’s popular show CSI, in a finale episode directed by Quentin Tarantino. Lempicka’s work was selected for its sensual grace, as a way to enhance the following Van Cleef & Arpels Jewelry advertising campaign!     Colorful cows warm up Madrid’s cold winter! MMI welcomes in 2009 with CowParade Madrid open January 16th, 2009. Herds of fiberglass hand-painted cows enter the gates of Madrid in January as part of CowParade, a fantastic colorful street art exhibition. Each bovine statue is decorated by a different designer, using fine art and humor, then strategically placed somewhere in the Salamanca, Retiro or Central districts of the capital. The concept of CowParade is to bring art into everyone's day-to-day life and evoke creative thinking, rather than confining it to galleries. There is much enthusiasm in Madrid, which welcomes visitors worldwode. In addition all of the TV news broadcasts have been promoting the great Madrid event!