We are thrilled to know that the sculpture we bought last February in South Africa by artist, Dominique Zinkpè (Benin), is gaining worldwide popularity. A bronze version, of our wood sculpture, is being shown at the Armory Show in NYC. Okay, it’s not exactly alike but the style is undeniable Zinkpe. The gallery is Southern Guild Gallery in Cape Town. They have a new gallery in Los Angeles and other locations are being determined. We bought another piece from them as well that I will unveil later. Thank you @FountainheadArts.
We are in love with this unusual but meaningful sculpture (7 inches by 7 inches) from Israeli artist Ruth Patir. It represents the millions of women who are alive today (me too) because mammography machines detect breast cancer. Eliot and I bought it from the Baverman Gallery, Tel Aviv (gallerist Adi Gura) when the world learned that Ruth Patir, who was the exclusive artist representing Israel at the 60th Venice Biennale, decided to keep the doors to the Israel pavilion shut until there was a Ceasefire and Hostage Release. Through our good friend Tami Katz-Freiman, (art curator, writer, lecturer, and collector) we were able to buy “Motherland” as a way to celebrate Patir for her selfless decision. Patir made the decision together with the exhibition’s curators, Tamar Margalit and Mira Lapidot. We met Patir when she was a resident at Fountainhead Arts.
Cris Sweeny and Claire Lardner, owners of Frameworks in Miami for the last 30+ years, have started a new division in their company that offers one-of-kind art pieces that are becoming increasingly popular every day. Appropriately called LS Art Consulting, Sweeny and Lardner are experts in designing the most captivating, yet appropriate custom art works in the fields of hospitality, cruise lines, design companies, healthcare, commercial, and multi-family developments.
The art installations are so unique that many residential homeowners are now relying on LS Art Consulting to create custom sculptures that underscore their passions. It’s a whole new opportunity that LS Art Consulting is leading the way in. They understand how to create new possibilities that have yet to be defined.
Join Author Eliot Hess and Artist Jayda Knight September 18th at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital for a bird making arts and crafts session sponsored by Fearless Flying Fannie. More details to follow.
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Billy Stritch and Nicolas King gave us a million dollar performance tonight. We will remember it always. The PTown audience said they turned Commercial Street into Broadway. This is what great talent is all about. Thank you from Gail Williams Dawn McCall Greyson Burleigh Derik Burgess, Eliot Hess and yours truly.
NYTimes: Susan Wojcicki, Former Chief of YouTube, Dies at 56
I was in shock this morning when I read that Susan Wojcicki died. I have always been fascinated by Susan and her sisters. Susan was the eldest of three daughters. Her sister Janet is an epidemiologist and a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Her sister Anne co-founded the genetics testing firm 23andMe, and was once married to Mr. Sergey Brin.
Susan rented her small Menlo Park home’s garage to Larry Page and Sergey Brin in Sept. 1998. That was their first office. She is definitely one of the major reasons why YouTube is such a success today.
Susan is the mother of five children. Women everywhere applaud her inspiring accomplishments. I am so sad.
We are very happy to welcome Joerg Dressler to the Eliot and Lois Hess art collection. In his recent work, Dressler has been juxtaposing still life imagery on landscapes. We found this painting at the Alden Gallery in Provincetown. His paintings show a sculptural element. He breaks through the surface in organic shapes, revealing underlying panels painted in geometric or op art patterns, Dressler says that this work is “personally meaningful. It comes from memories of the past and impressions of Provincetown in the present.” Eliot’s choice.
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Eliot and I are regulars at The Lobster Pot thanks to Ruth Gilbert who introduced us to Julie, owner (center). A fun night with the doll of dolls, (left) Claire Kowalewski and Kathleen Marsh (right).
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Danny Meyer’s Gramercy Tavern Changed the Way New York Eats – Eater NY
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