ABOUT
Tucked above the dining room at Eleven Madison Park are The Lounge and The Studio at Clemente Bar, both born out of a collaboration between Chef Daniel Humm and artist Francesco Clemente.
The Lounge, an intimate cocktail bar, offers an à la carte experience for guests to enjoy while they immerse themselves in the works of Francesco Clemente. The beverage program centers on cocktails that are highly technical in composition, yet elegantly restrained in presentation. While the menu rotates regularly, all cocktails draw from classic, nostalgic, and unexpected flavor profiles that pair seamlessly with our selection of refined bar bites. Reservations are accepted throughout the night, with walk-ins encouraged and accommodated based on availability.
Adjacent to The Lounge, The Studio is a chef’s counter experience capable of seating just nine guests at a time. The counter is currently home to Sushi Master Chef Eiji Ichimura, who will be serving a multi-course omakase experience alongside a specialty selection of sake, wine, and cocktails through the end of the year.
A celebration of the partnership between chefs and artists, both The Lounge and The Studio at Clemente Bar were designed by Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works and feature one-of-a-kind works by Francesco Clemente. They reside alongside a selection of thoughtfully sourced vintages pieces, furniture by Los Angeles-based designer Brett Robinson, and custom lamps by German artist Carsten Höller.
Book The Lounge or The Studio at the links below.
OUR STORY
A true collaboration between chef and artist, Clemente Bar is an organic evolution of the close friendship and creative partnership between Francesco Clemente and Daniel Humm.
The concept came to life through months of conversations and idea swapping, drawing on both Chef Humm and Clemente’s artistic visions, their love of New York City, and their shared appreciation of art-filled salons and bars such as the legendary Kronenhalle, in Humm’s home country of Switzerland.
ABOUT FRANCESCO
CLEMENTE
Artist Francesco Clemente was born in 1952 in Naples, Italy. He came to prominence in the late 1970s and cemented an international reputation with his participation in the 39th edition of Venice Biennale in 1980. Clemente’s practice seeks alternative narratives and images of contemporaneity, finding creative refuge in the philosophical, spiritual, and aesthetic ideologies of the East.
Before settling and establishing his studio in New York in 1980, Clemente lived on and off for ten years in India, where he studied Sanskrit as well as Hindu and Buddhist literature, educating himself in the library of the Theosophical Society in Chennai (formerly Madras). In New York, Clemente continued to collaborate with artists such as Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat. In 2002, Clemente was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
His work has been presented at numerous international institutions, including Nationalgalerie, Berlin; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Royal Academy of Arts, London; Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Bologna; Guggenheim Museum, New York; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; and Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. His work is featured in many prominent museum collections worldwide, including the Art Institute of Chicago; Miami Art Museum; Kunstmuseum Basel; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao and New York; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Clemente lives and works in New York, Chennai, and Varanasi, India.
Daniel Humm is the award-winning chef and owner of Daniel Humm Hospitality, the New York-based hospitality group behind the highly acclaimed Eleven Madison Park.
A native of Switzerland, Chef Humm earned his first Michelin star at the age of 24. He is consistently listed as one of the world’s best chefs, with both he and Eleven Madison Park receiving numerous accolades: including four stars from The New York Times, seven James Beard Foundation Awards (including Outstanding Chef and Outstanding Restaurant in America), a number one spot on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, and has retained three Michelin stars since 2012.