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The Installation of an Installation: Jonathan Prince at 535 Madison Avenue

If you ever wondered how those massive sculptures magically appear in plazas and POPS around the city, look no further than Jonathan Prince. The sculptor just installed two works at the Christie’s Sculpture Garden at 535 Madison Avenue, and while they may look like they crashed there on a meteor or magically appeared a la the Obelisk in 2001, it is in fact a painstaking process involving forklifts and winches. Read More

Poverty and Orgullo

Much of Freddy’s brain trust gathered at a glassed-in conference room in the office of his consultants today to release two very different new television ads.

The English language one, by Ferrer aide Jonathan Prince (along with Ellis Verdi’s production company), is called “Poverty.” It’s a single shot, closing in on Freddy’s face as he Read More

Doak Departs

Were I among the reporters receiving adamant denials from the Ferrer campaign of The Politicker’s report last week that the candidate was parting ways with its second round of media consultants (Oh, wait, I was among them…), I might be a bit irritated today to get a chipper press release today thanking Doak for Read More

Replacing Doak

Yesterday’s item on adman David Doak‘s all-but-official departure from the Ferrer campaign prompted a funny pair of responses: firm denials from the campaign that Doak is out, and also a number of tips as to who will replace him.

The likely choice is apparently a respected Madison Avenue guy who Read More