By Sarah Grothjan 7/18/12 11:19am

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

By Daniel D'Addario 8/03/11 10:22am

The Eight-Day Week

Rangel.

The Eight-Day Week: August 3-August 10

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 3

The Ultimate Art Machine

Is the Guggenheim the Shake Shack of museums? Locations, locations, locations! Not content with outposts in the Basque Country and the United Arab Emirates (as well as the now-shuttered Las Vegas outpost, which seems in retrospect a bit of an overreach…to Read More

By Max Abelson 8/18/10 2:40am

Ralph Cioffi, After the Fall

“My entire family, we try not to dwell on or think about the events of the last two or three years,” Ralph Cioffi, the former Bear Stearns hedge fund manager, said on a recent weekday. He was sitting in a low-rise office complex next to a car wash in suburban New Jersey. “I guess if Read More

By Julia Halperin 7/16/10 9:29pm

Art Snapshot

Art Snapshot: Swindlers, Convicts, and Dirty Minds

The Vancouver Gallery moves to avoid marijuana fumes, a Chelsea gallery owner and a media magnate are sued for swindling artists, and Russian curators are indicted for a controversial exhibition. This week in art news: art worlders getting into trouble.

1. Versailles to Hold Annual Contemporary Exhibitions
Japanese artist Takashi Murakami will be the Read More

By Spencer Morgan 7/31/07 10:35pm

Billy Joel’s Skirt Steaks – Slurp!

Here's what you'll be eating if you are one of the lucky ones with $3,000 to spend on Saturday's Billy Joel concert in the Hamptons Social @ Ross series in Southampton (hey! Edie Falco danced shoeless at the last gig–Dave Matthews!)

– Deviled Eggs
– Chilled Cucumber Soup
– "BLT" Cherry Tomato Read More