# Marc Balet

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{{Short description|American art director (born 1948)}}
'''Marc Balet''' (born 1948) is an American creative and art director, architect, and the former art director of ''[Interview Magazine](/source/Interview_Magazine)''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/andy-warhols-creative-director-lists-longtime-manhattan-loft-for-nearly-6-million-01632946143 | title=Andy Warhol's Creative Director Lists Longtime Manhattan Loft for Nearly $6 Million | date=29 September 2021 }}</ref>

He graduated from [RISD](/source/Rhode_Island_School_of_Design) in [Providence, Rhode Island](/source/Providence%2C_Rhode_Island) with a degree in architecture.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://museemagazine.com/features/2021/11/2/feature-marc-balet | title=Feature: Marc Balet | date=8 November 2021 }}</ref>  In 1975, at the age of 32, he was awarded a [Prix de Rome](/source/Prix_de_Rome) in architecture. The [Whitney Museum of American Art](/source/Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art) held a solo exhibition of his work titled ''Dream Houses''.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/11/garden/currents-exwarhol-compatriot-takes-a-crack-at-fame.html | title=Currents; Ex-Warhol Compatriot Takes a Crack at Fame | newspaper=The New York Times | date=11 August 1988 | last1=Stephens | first1=Suzanne }}</ref>

Balet was the art director of [Andy Warhol](/source/Andy_Warhol)'s [Interview Magazine](/source/Interview_Magazine) from 1976 until 1987.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://nymag.com/homedesign/features/marc-balet-2013-7/ | title=Space of the Week - Marc Balet's Soho Hideaway -- New York Magazine - Nymag | date=11 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1481231734/leave-your-mark-freshly-brewed-career-advice/marc-balet-on-a-decade-with-andy-warhol-why-listening-is-the-key-to-great-work-and-the-importance-of-delivering-on-what-you-promise | title=Marc Balet on a Decade with Andy Warhol, Why Listening is the Key to Great Work, and the Importance of Delivering on What You Promise - LEAVE YOUR MARK: Freshly Brewed Career Advice }}</ref> He was the creative director of ''Be-Spoke'' in 2023 and ''Kenny Scharf'' in 2009.<ref name=":04">{{Cite web |last=SURLIUGA |first=VICTORIA |date=2023-04-21 |title=An Interview with Marc Balet on his Life in Architecture, Fashion, and Film |url=https://ytali.com/2023/04/21/an-interview-with-marc-balet-on-his-life-in-architecture-fashion-and-film/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=ytali. |language=it-IT}}</ref>

He went on to found his own advertising agency ([https://mbg.nyc/ mbg.nyc]) whose clients have included [Anne Klein](/source/Anne_Klein_(fashion_designer)), [Barney's](/source/Barney's), and [Giorgio Armani](/source/Giorgio_Armani).<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://wwd.com/business-news/marketing-promotion/pop-quiz-qa-marc-balet-2116692/ | title=Pop Quiz: Q&A with Marc Balet | date=29 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/features/1069/ | title=Poster Boy - Nymag | date=2 August 1999 }}</ref> In 2015 Balet launched Ouihours an "online magazine and [e-commerce](/source/e-commerce) site devoted entirely to luxury intimates".<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrysamaha/2016/04/14/rosie-perez-and-marc-balet-celebrate-the-launch-of-ouihours-lingerie-registry/ | title=Rosie Perez and Marc Balet Celebrate the Launch of OuiHour's Lingerie Registry | website=[Forbes](/source/Forbes) }}</ref>

Balet's work has been shown at different locations throughout the world. These include the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, the MoMA PS1, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York University's Grey Art Gallery and others.<ref name=":04"/>

Balet also worked on fashion publications. These include ''Vouge Patterns, Mirabella, Detour, Fame,'' and ''Connoisseur''.<ref name=":04"/>

== Film ==
Balet has served as a creative consultant on Netflix's 2021 series ''[Pretend It's a City](/source/Pretend_It's_a_City).'' He was also involved in the 2010 HBO documentary ''[Public Speaking](/source/Public_Speaking_(film))'' and ''Miss Gabby, a'' [Derek Jarman](/source/Derek_Jarman) production''.''<ref name=":04"/>

Balet was interviewed on screen in the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) [docuseries](/source/docuseries) ''[The Andy Warhol Diaries](/source/The_Andy_Warhol_Diaries_(TV_series))'' in which he notably called former Interview editor [Bob Colacello](/source/Bob_Colacello) an "asshole" for having put then [United States First Lady](/source/United_States_First_Lady) [Nancy Reagan](/source/Nancy_Reagan) on the cover of the magazine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Real Andy Warhol Diaries |url=https://airmail.news/issues/2022-3-5/all-about-andy}}</ref>

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