Shindigger

PARRISH ART MUSEUM MIDSUMMER PARTY

Eastern Promises: The Parrish Art Museum’s Midsummer Party in Southampton

“We get everything from the real housewives to real chic,” Deborah Bancroft, co-chair of the Parrish Art Museum, told The Observer Saturday evening, noting the varied attire of guests at the museum’s annual Midsummer Party in Southampton.

She stealthily surveyed the room for prying ears that might take offense to her cheeky observation. Laughing it off and shifting her attention back to us, she continued, “That’s the fun thing about the Parrish. I think because it leans artsy, you can get everything from moo moos to hula skirts.” Read More

Art

Jeffrey Deitch, the director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, has made it rain. (Patrick McMullan Company)

L.A. MOCA’s Street-Art Show Sets Attendance Record

For today, Jeffrey Deitch is the king of Los Angeles.

The L.A. Museum of Contemporary Art, which is run by Mr. Deitch, a former New York art dealer, announced today that its street-art exhibition, “Art in the Streets,” attracted 201,352 visitors during its April 17-Aug. 8, 2011, run.

The exhibition now ranks as the most-visited Read More

Mayor Bumps Deitch

New York gallerist Jeffrey Deitch is “set” to take over as director at Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art, writes The Wall Street Journal.

But the announcement of his appointment, originally scheduled for 10:30 AM Pacific Time, has been “delayed indefinitely” to accommodate a mayoral new conference. In the meantime, “The board is Read More