“The interiors of his buildings feature two-storey ballrooms that are spellbinding tapestries of bright paint, LED lights and playful Andean motifs: chandeliers anchored to butterfly symbols, doorways that resemble owls and candy-coloured pillars that could hold up a Willy Wonka factory.”
Month: November 2014
The Woman Who Explained D.C. To Warhol
“‘Ina [Ginsburg] interviewed top-level people who weren’t necessarily seeking publicity,’ Bob Colacello, a former editor of Interview, said several years ago. ‘She gave us a gravitas we hadn’t had. Moreover, Andy loved her parties.'”
Picasso’s Grandson Shares Thousands Of Intimate Family Photos With The World
“Apart from images such as Picasso playing with his dogs, there are countless portraits of the women in his life, including his first wife, Olga, and his celebrated mistress, Dora Maar.”
A Big-Name Editor Leaves Amazon Publishing For The Traditional Publishing World, Dealing A Blow
“His defection comes as Amazon is struggling to maintain its standing with writers and agents as hostile pricing negotiations drag on with the publisher Hachette, and a growing group of prominent authors are lobbying the Justice Department to investigate Amazon for antitrust violations.”
The Final Party For Amazon’s New York Literary Editor Speaks Volumes
“All the thriving genre imprints are out in Seattle.”
The Gallery In The Button Shop
“Artists also seem attracted to the button-shop concept: That an industrial workshop could house art, and that an aspiring gallerist works side-by-side with her father. The artists who display their work with Ms. Li see the space as a rare opportunity, to show artwork in a heavily trafficked neighborhood and in a shop with a unique sense of New York City’s history.”
The Frick Museum Expansion Is In Trouble – Because Of The Garden
“Ian Wardropper, the museum’s director, said that while the museum spoke of Page’s garden as permanent in a 1973 statement to the landmarks commission, the word was used in terms of the ‘foreseeable minimal needs of the collection.'”
In The UK, A Sponsor Pulls Out, And Poof! No More Radio Awards
The Radio Academy Awards – for decades formerly, the Sony Awards – won’t happen, but the Academy says it plans “to create a new event to ‘celebrate and reflect the radio industry in a dynamic and modern way’ for the digital age.”
Books Are Dying! Except That PBS Is Streaming Live Coverage Of The Miami Book Fair
Yes. Three days of live-streamed book fair: “Jeffrey Brown, culture correspondent of ‘PBS NewsHour,’ and the author Kelly Corrigan will host, jumping from any one of the dozen-plus simultaneous live events to taped interviews and conversations in the studio.”
When The Wall Street Journal Tells You You’re The Voice Of American Muslims In The Theatre …
“I think the alleged proposition is you are going to go see my work and learn something about ‘those’ people. And a lot of times people come away thinking, ‘Actually, I’m illuminated about myself.'”