The first thing you see when you are near the Helih Hotel is a bright surreal painting in the spirit of Magritte above the entrance. Its facade pays tribute to European painting, its interiors are American pop art. It is hard to believe that even in the 60s of the last century, the United States was on the periphery of the world art scene. American art attracted the attention of the whole world only when the works of young pop art masters appeared on the largest European exhibitions. These artists are not without a bit of irony, but, in general, quite sincerely promoted American values and the American way of life. The cult of the stars, a healthy lifestyle and the invincible optimism of the Yankees became the constant themes of their creativity. These are the reasons why this style has become a symbol and pride of American culture. It is therefore not surprising that the hotel, located in the center of Washington, decided to draw in the style of pop art. However, there was some difficulty. The fact is that this is not an architectural style. What is commonly understood by the Pop-Artov decor, in fact, is the work of avant-garde designers of the 60s, primarily Italian, not connected with painting by radical artists from New York. Therefore, the furniture in the interior of the hotel is often not from the collections of the 60s. Correspondence with the style of pop art is found not so much in forms and materials, as in color. Combinations of cherry and blue, orange and olive, bath of orange color, kitchen color of papaya - the head can spin from such a whirl of shades. Add to this the collection of authentic prints of Andy Warhol - and the pop-art interior is ready. However, between the interior of the hotel and the era of pop art, there are other, imperceptible at first glance parallels. The furnishing of the rooms provokes the guest to reproduce to some extent the way of life of the New York bohemia of the middle of the last century. The rooms have personalized snack bars - the so-called snack-rooms - with high steel tables with one leg and bar stools. The light in the hotel bar flickers and shimmers in different colors from golden to blue. Recreation areas with dim lighting and seats of irreconcilable red color have to meditate. In general, there is no other place in all of Washington where it would be easier to feel like Bob Rauschenberg.Hotel HelixFlight: flights Moscow - Washington, with transfers in Vienna, Paris, Frankfurt or Amsterdam. Flight duration is 13-14 hours. The cost of the flight is from $ 800.Weather: the climate here is rather mild, temperature drops are not very high. In May +14 ... + 25 ° С.Accommodation: one night in a double room - $ 310. Suite - from $ 500.Entertainment: visiting the National Gallery of Art, the Capitol and the White House, as well as the memorials of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt.Back
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