We just had this masterpiece installed today. It’s called an Assemblage. Created by inventive genius @shultismike (Mike Shultis). The piece was exhibited at one of the best galleries in the country @librarystreetcollective in Detroit. Superwoman and internationally celebrated artist @allisonzuckerman curated the show. If Allison is involved in a project, you know you are in the world of solid gold collecting. Eliot and I saw this piece and snapped it up in 15 minutes. We credit the positive energy of Gallerist extraordinaire @melaniebaerschwartz who helped us every way possible purchase and love it. Thank you @fountainheadarts for taking us on the trip to Detroit. The piece is called Booty and La Bete, 2022. Oil, acrylic, wig, costume jewelry, pearls, silicone ear, silicone legs, silicone feet, zip ties, inkjet transfers, antique gown, mink scarf, taxidermy zebra rug, fake fly, purse, gloves, fake flowers, fabric, velvet, hat, toys, stuffed animals, slippers, hair brush, mirror, comb, Gucci swim bottoms, duster, fake eyebrows, fake eyelashes, wood, string, staples, screws, wallpaper and antique giraffe toy on panel 63 x 86 × 10 in. Thank you again Mike for the guts to think big.
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Iran now has enough nuclear fuel for a bomb. Iran blames Trump for his miscalculations and defiance. Trump cut off negotiations with Iran. The threat of war in America grows everyday thanks to a con artist who has repeatedly failed in most of his business deals. Stop worrying about the price of cheese. You won’t need it where we and your children are going.
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The following was posted yesterday on Jeena’s Facebook page.
HWH PR started out in 1977 directly across the street from the fabulous La Grenouille on East 52nd Street. Eliot and I spent a fortune entertaining clients who flew in from all over the world just to dine there. The legendary French restaurant, located at 3 East 52nd Street, announced that it’s closing its doors this week.
We will never forget the day when hundreds of folks stood outside the restaurant to witness gossip columnist Liz Smith taking Ivana Trump to lunch at Le Grenouille after Donald ditched her for Marla Maples. Pandemonium broke out on the street just to get a glimpse of Ivana and Liz. The ladies wound up on the front page of the Daily News. We watched it all from our office windows.
Owner Philippe Masson, whose parents Charles and Gisele founded the French restaurant in 1962, will be pursuing other dreams.
La Grenouille has long been a New York institution, famed for its flower displays, gilded luxury and luminary clientele. Among its devotees were Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Sidney Poitier, Salvador Dali, Sophia Loren, David Bowie, Truman Capote, Lee Radziwill a veritable who’s who of the world’s most beautiful and celebrated. The restaurant’s loyal patrons added to the glamour and exuberance that was always in the air at La Grenouille, where power lunches and grand dinners were for the elite. Thank you Roger Friedman for your words.
Jason and Michelle Rubell Join Sarah Harrelson In Celebrating New York Art Week and the Magazine’s Provocateur Issue
The power collectors and CULTURED Editor-in-Chief invited an intimate group of attendees to raise a toast in the Upper East Side.SHARE
Michelle and Jason Rubell and Sarah Harrelson at the couple’s New York home.
It’s that time of year. The worlds of art and fashion have converged in New York for the dual draws of fashion week and the September art fair rush. It’s the kind of deluge that results in bumper-to-bumper traffic and back-to-back lunch dates. To kick off the marathon, CULTURED Editor-in-Chief Sarah Harrelson and Jason and Michelle Rubell invited guests to the couple’s Upper East Side abode for a celebratory cocktail.
“Art is an amazing way to open your eyes to other people’s points of view,” Jason told CULTURED earlier this year. “In times like this, art is so vital. It’s one of the few mediums we can use to communicate with each other in a meaningful way.” At home, the pair are surrounded by pieces from Rashid Johnson, Sayre Gomez, Kim Dingle, Hernan Bas, and more.
Dan Rothmann and Shirin von Wulffen
Will Sacks and Annie Armstrong
Christine Goppel and Desmond Smalley
Adam Charlap Hyman and Todd White
Casa del Sol
Joining them were the likes of Bastide co-founder Shirin von Wulffen, MoMA Board President Sarah Arison, writer Annie Armstrong, writer and musician Johanna Fateman, gallerist Anton Kern, Gucci’s Terrence Charles, Object & Thing founder Abby Bangser, interior designer Alyssa Kapito, Cartier’s Christine Goppel, advisor Rob Teeters, Kasmin’s Molly Jean Taylor, architect and designer Adam Charlap Hyman, angel investor Debra Peltz, and Sophia Cohen.
Guests were treated to assorted hors d’oeuvres catered by chef Chris Kronner of Mayday, a seafood and produce market based in Los Angeles. The light bites were accompanied by sipping tequila from female-founded Casa del Sol, as well as Moët & Chandon’s iconic champagne and an assortment of options from all-organic Dry Farm Wines. Both Dry Farm Wines founder Todd White and his partner Cameron Carani were on hand to join in on the festivities and walk attendees through the plethora of artisan bottles, including A Time For White Flowers, Fidora Lorenzo Viti Doro, and Domaine Rouge Bleu Rosé.
Jason Rubell, Anton Kern, and Rob Teeters
Sarah Arison, Sophia Cohen, and Sarah Harrelson
Thompson Harrell, Freja Harrell, and Terrence Charles
Dry Farm Wines
Frédéric Fekkai
Moët & Chandon
As conversation thrummed, attendees could be seen flipping through CULTURED‘s Provocateur issue, covered by Travis Scott and Rachel Sennott, and discussing the slate of programming promised at the Armory.
Hosted at the Javits Center, the 30th edition of the fair boasts more than 235 galleries from over 30 countries. “For the past 30 years, The Armory Show has been an anchor of the city’s cultural landscape,” Kristell Chadé, executive director of fairs at Frieze, said in a statement. “It has been a pleasure working with the team to build on the strengths of the fair and expand its reach.”
As the Rubells helped raise a toast to the week, one thing was certain: Anyone hoping to beat this power couple to the fair’s best picks better move fast.
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