This week in New York City, John Demsey and daughter Marie Helene Demsey hosted a cocktail party for over 200 guests at their magnificent art-filled townhouse on the Upper East Side to in honor of the upcoming “2013 Fiesta” Gala benefiting the Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education. Gala Co-Chairs Alina Cho, and Cornelia […]

This week the Michael Shvo and Paul Kasmin Gallery presented the opening preview and reception for François-Xavier Lalanne’s Sheep Station, the inaugural exhibition of Getty Station in West Chelsea. On Monday, September 16, top names from the worlds of art and design celebrated the work of the late artist with an outdoor event amidst the […]

Last week actress Natalie Portman joined husband Benjamin Millepied at a private cocktail and dinner celebrating his new appointment as Director of Dance at the Paris Opera Ballet. The actress, who met Millepied during the filming of Black Swan, joined her husband at the Consulate General of France for cocktails and dinner with luxury watchmaker […]

Last week in New York, Daniel Arsham unveiled his first collaboration with Pharrell Williams at The Standard in the East Village. For this project, Arsham created replicas of Pharrell’s keyboard and drum machine, an instrument important to the prolific musical artist and producer at the genesis of his career in the late 1980’s. Like much […]

Last week Barneys New York hosted LOU LIVE at The Jane to celebrate their Fall 2013 Campaign collaboration All About Lou featuring Lou Doillon. The campaign was shot by celebrity photographers Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin. The highlight of the evening was a special live performance by Lou Doillon and music by The Misshapes. […]

The Madison Square Park Conservancy has announced the newest edition of the Mad. Sq. Art exhibition. The renowned artist Giuseppe Penone has created a sculptural installation for Fall 2013, consisting of three monumental, 40-foot tall bronze trees. Ideas of Stone will interact with Madison Square Park’s natural landscape, highlighting the relationship between man, art and […]

A legitimate question that everyone asks – who actually runs the art world? From my view as a contemporary art critic, I think we first need to define the different sections of the market: artists, art dealers and decision makers, art collectors and foundations. Here are the movers and shakers making the scene what it […]

zkipster’s David Becker and Daniel Dessauges, along with Serge Becker, launched the tech brand’s newest application add on, zFace Picture Guest List with a “naughty teacher/ class in session”-inspired event at Becker’s new SoHo restaurant MaisonO. Guests arrived at the lower level lounge and were greeted by Bob The Drag Queen for impromptu “zFace tutorials” […]

Last week the Bradlees welcomed guests to Grey Gardens in East Hampton for a cocktail party. Sally Quinn & Ben Bradlee and Quinn & Pari Bradlee toasted the guests of honor; the Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery Gala Chairs Dame Jillian Sackler and Hilaria & Alec Baldwin. The cocktail party was held to celebrate The Smithsonian’s Sackler […]