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March 27, 2007
The View from the Empire State Building
After decades of visiting NYC I finally took the elevator to the top of the Empire State Building last week. Apparently Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the days to visit, no lines! There really were no lines at all. Except for the guys that make you wait so they can take your photo on the way up against a green screen. More photos.
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September 1, 2004
Hamptons Man 2004
Update: Hamptons Man was a big success, with hundreds of people attending and enjoying the burning of the wooden man in a green jacket. See the photo gallery.
For those New Yorkers who just can't make it to Nevada this year, there is Hamptons Man Festival, Saturday Sept 4th, at Cooper's Beach, South Hampton. Checkout the Hamptons Man blog.
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June 11, 2004
The Hamptons - I'm Nobody, Who Are You?
Spent Memorial Day in The Hamptons, New York City's version of Martha's Vineyard. (NYkers may take issue with that comparison, as, since NYC is the center of the world, MV would be Boston's version of the Hamptons. It's all amusing to me, a Northern Californian, where in the summer more people go TO the city during the weekend than leave it.) Found myself at a party on Saturday night hosted by the publisher of Gotham, LA Confidential, and other fine, extra large glossy magazines showcasing celebrities and parties. Found myself wandering in and wondering of the spectacle of many tan lithe twenty-somethings with gorgeous clothes and bodies to match. Kept wondering why a video camera was pointed my way until I noticed that I was standing behind James Lipton, the guy from the Actor's Studio. Other notable attendees included Tina Louise (Ginger from Gilligan's Island) and Ivana Trump. Finally managed to congregate with other fellow wonderers (what are we doing here?) and was able to relax and enjoy the party. Later a friend emailed along this poem by Emily Dickinson. Seems like they had spectacle parties in her time as well...
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June 6, 2004
NYC - Robert Longo at the Whitney
Robert Longo
Untitled (Hell's Gate) 2001
Charcoal on paper
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April 9, 2004
NYC - Circus Brazilian Restaurant
How time flies! Here I am with little Hannah who I babysat when she was five, now all of 20 and going to the New School in New York. The picture is post several caipirihnas, a delicious and potent Brazilian drink partaken at Circus, a Brazilian restaurant at 808 Lexington between 62nd and 63rd. (212) 223-2965. Excellent food. Had an acorn squash baked and stuffed with a wonderful mixture of corn, shrimp, and other things. Side of collard greens - lots of garlic and olive oil. Friend Keith had strips of lightly fried polenta served over an oxtail sauce. Delicious. 2 thumbs up. Thanks to Drew Lipsher for the recommendation!
Update 05-05-04
Went to Circus again last night with parents. The food is truly interesting and delicious. I had the grilled shrimp which were fantastic and a baby arugula salad served with slices of chorizo and small white beans. Mom had their special Brazilian stew with every kind of meat, also very good and filling.
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March 27, 2004
NYC - Chuck Close at the Met
Emma, 2002 43x35 inches
If you are in NYC, an exhibit not to miss is Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibit shows over a hundred works, many of them demonstrating the progressive stages of various print processes including lithographs, wood cuts, and silk screens. The exhibit closes April 18th.
Pictured above is my favorite of the exhibition, a 113-color Japanese-style ukiyo-e woodcut. Many thanks to Barbara Linhart for the recommendation!
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March 19, 2004
NYC - Vik Muniz, The Armory
Last weekend I had the great pleasure of accompanying Paige West and Kelly Stoezel of Mixed Greens to The Armory Show, NYC's premier contemporary art event. Wandering the aisles was a great way to get exposure to the New York art scene. Many thanks to Kelly especially for guiding me through the melange.
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March 15, 2004
NYC - Mixed Greens
(Paige West, Elise, Kelly Stoetzel)
If you happen to be in NYC and you love art, I recommend a stop at Mixed Greens on 26th St between 11th and 12th avenues. (601 W26th, 11th floor). Mixed Greens is a contemporary art gallery like no other. Mixed Greens has evolved out of founder Paige West's vision that collecting art should be a fun, inspirational activity, not one in which you have to deal with beyond-cool, snobby and snooty art dealers. Paige has even set up a blog devoted to art collecting - Art Addict - to help take the mystery out of the process. Mixed Greens deals primarily with emerging artists, who, because they are not yet established, can offer their works at more accessible prices, perfect for the new collector.
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March 14, 2004
NYC - Butterflies!
Stopped by the Scope Art Fair (www.scope-art.com) this last weekend in NYC. Scope is a contemporary art fair that is put on in hotel rooms, each dealer getting or sharing her own room. This year's New York Scope is at the Gansevoort Hotel which is still being completed. The fair was fun, though a little crowded. Some of the artists made the best use possible of the fact that they were exhibiting in bedrooms as can be seen above. This artist, whose name I never got, made cut-outs of butterflies from aluminum beer cans.
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