Friday, April 19, 2024

Art

Montauk Report: The Saga of Adventurer Peter Beard’s Disappearance Appears Solved as Body Matching Description

The tragic story of Peter Beard's disappearance was a lead in this week’s New York Times arts section. Now some ten days after he...

Remembering Iris Love: The Unique Combination of Sass and Scholar was 87, A Socialite Who Was a Real Archeologist

I'm sorry to report the passing of Iris Love, who was 87 and one of the most brilliant people ever. A socialist who was...

Famed Elusive Artist Banksy Is “Bored at Home” and Driving His Wife Crazy Decorating Their Bathroom with Art

Banksy, whoever he is, has a wife. And she's not happy. He's bored at home in quarantine, putting his art all over the bathroom--...

UPDATE: “Search has ended for today” for Famed Artist and Photographer Peter Beard, Missing in Montauk Since Tuesday Night, Will Resume Tomorrow

5pm Wednesday update: East Hampton/Montauk police have ended the search for today for Peter. They will resume at 6am tomorrow. I'm sorry to say...

Website Flower Power Daily Offering Prize for Interpretation of David Hockney’s New Painting, “Do remember that they can’t cancel spring”

Or can they? One of our favorite websites, FlowerPowerDaily.com, is offering a cash prize for the best interpretation of David Hockney's new painting, "Do remember...

Linda Solomon’s Extraordinary Book of Intimate Aretha Franklin Photographs is the Holiday Gift of the Year

Linda Solomon has been a journalist and photographer in Detroit her whole life. She knows all about celebrities. Her sister our pal Jill Rappaport,...

Local L.A.: Hip Melrose Ave adds Ben Soleimani’s Flagship Showroom in West Hollywood

Hollywood: Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood is quickly becoming ‘the Rodeo Drive’/’Bond Street’ of Weho. The famed restaurant, Craig’s, is the top destination spot...

Joni Mitchell Releases “Morning Glory on the Vine,” Previously Private 1971 Book of Sensational Paintings, Drawings, Lyrics

The depth and breadth of Joni Mitchell's work extends far beyond her music, which is something in itself. But Joni is also a visual...