Most of the rose quartz I’m using came from Brazil and Madagascar ... Amidst the hubbub that is a major art fair, german’s series of glistening works full of complex meaning and references ...

The other is Rose Quartz, a dusty pink. The choice of color of the year is “a symbolic color selection; a color snapshot of what we see taking place in our culture that serves as an expression ...

Color authority Pantone has for the first time anointed two colors of the year for 2016. Dubbed Rose Quartz and Serenity, they are shades of pale pink and baby blue.