Art Basel, the eponymous art fair that began in Basel, Switzerland, has planted its flag on yet another continent with Art Basel in Hong Kong which opens Thursday. Like Art Basel Miami Beach, the show promises to put its own spin on the blue-chip art fair, which hosts the Vernisage on Wednesday evening. The show …
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Saturday night started out with cocktails at Jen Brown’s townhouse with Tara and Greg Spigel. Then we were off to Jon Neidce’s ACME for dinner with Jen Raines, Ali Wise and Charlotte Ronson. I spotted Alina Cho, Gigi Stone and Emily Smith at the next table. Such a fun evening!
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There’s good news for those who were planning on attending David Chang and Roy Choi’s collaborative effort at the Hotel Bel-Air on June 18. Not only will the event be held at Wolfgang Puck’s in-hotel eatery, but the man himself will be on hand as well to provide guests with a culinary extravaganza.
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Actor, director, Oscar-winner…designer? Ben Affleck can add the latter to his growing list of epithets as he has designed a limited-edition shoe for TOMS.
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An anonymous donor has pledged to give $12 million in cash and $3 million in art to the Perez Art Museum Miami opening this December. This is the second biggest donation so far from a single donor; developer Jorge Perez gave the largest donation when he pledged $35 million in 2011, which earned him …
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The iconic New York Public Library transformed into the city’s hottest nightclub on Friday night in celebration of the 2013 Manhattan Cocktail Classic. Over 3,000 Manhattanites turned out for the glitzy gala, which spanned along all four floors of the library, including the basement. As guests mingled about the cavernous space nibbling gourmet finger food …
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David Karp, the 26-year-old tech wonder that created Tumblr, is about to join the billionaire’s club. The New York high-school dropout sold his immensely popular blogging platform to Yahoo for astounding $1.1 billion, according to news site AllThingsD. “This is obviously a validation of David’s efforts,” said Sree Sreenivasan, the chief digital officer at Columbia …
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Bidders came from far and wide to have the chance to take home some of the world’s most iconic pieces of art. The SF MOMA Art Auction 2013 was the MOMA’s last gathering before closing for their 2 year renovation, raising the stakes just little higher for the bidders.
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It was nearly time for the mail to arrive and the arrival time of the mailman was more than anticipated. Once those doors opened to the atrium of my building, I was just around the bend spying on the mailman with a set of binoculars. Finally, the mail had arrived and that little golden box …
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Actor Aaron Paul and fiancé Lauren Parsekian kept their bachelor celebration going in the Library Room at Marquee Nightclub at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas surrounded by a large group of friends.
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