Tucked away in the West Village, actor Julianne Moore doesn’t seem to live like her Hollywood counterparts. She resides in a two-bedroom duplex with her husband, film director Bart Freundlich, that is also home to work by Louise Bourgeois, Nan Goldin, David Armstrong, and Robin Rice.
“My taste is consistent, though it has evolved. I love modernism. But this apartment is prewar, and you have to address that. It’s not tiny, but it’s not massive, either, so materials and choices become even more important,” she told Architectural Digest for a feature in its upcoming November issue.
Her home in the West Village was constructed in the 1920s as a residential hotel with most of the units being used as studios or one-bedroom apartments. “Because of that, there’s a diverse group who live here, lots of young people in small apartments or older people who have been here for years. It’s super funky,” said Moore.
Her home was renovated by architectural designer Oliver Freundlich, who is also her brother-in-law; the renovation makes space for her collection. In her living room, she has Bourgeois’ work on paper My Secret Life (2007) and Goldin’s New York skyline from bridge (1994). Her mantelpiece holds bronze pieces by Rogan Gregory, Nancy Pearce, Lisa Eisner and a Tiffany & Co. bowl and tin.
The primary bedroom features a photograph of the moon taken by Freundlich. Elsewhere is a photograph of a person cycling naked by Robin Rice that hangs above a ceramic piece by Isabel Rower. Also on view are a photograph of a tree by David Armstrong and a large framed photograph by Thomas Struth that takes up the majority of one of the walls.
“It feels very serene here. I wanted a sense of history, of time, of all the people who have lived here before us. We’re just passing through. That’s the magic of New York City,” said Moore.
Julianne Moore on the cover of Architectural Digest’s November issue.
Courtesy of Architectural Digest/Clement Pascal

