From White Cubes to Ice Cubes

“Everyone is in strategizing mode,” Ed Winkleman said over the phone from his gallery in Chelsea. He was echoing a feeling expressed by many New York art dealers who specialize in introducing the work of young artists to the market. “I was at a San Francisco gallery in ’89 when things were bad,” said Michael Read More

If You Want a Tasty Sixties Icon, Look to Lovely Christine Keeler

Hang on to your pillbox hats! Here comes yet another onslaught of Jackie O.-bilia. From May 1 to July 29, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will laud the early-60′s, Oleg Cassini-ish Jackie with a major exhibit entitled Jacqueline Kennedy–the White House Years: Selections From the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum . Don’t get me Read More

The World’s Best Gift List, For My Crowd, Anyhow

Buying gifts will depress you. You’re only human, and spending money and time pampering and adorning anyone other than yourself is always a bummer. This year, try a different tack. Get creative: Use that act of gift-giving to settle old scores. Selecting the right gift is a great way of making passive-aggressive commentary on loved Read More