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Archives: Posts From November 2009
The Bullfight
By Amanda Gordon | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 at 3:37 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: When Wall Street imploded, Eric Fischl went to the Andalusian town of Ronda to paint the Corrida Goyesca. With the bullfighters dressed in 18th century attire, the scenes evokes Goya, with Fischl's stamp of warm color and light. The exhibition of eight ...
Head to Head with the White House: New York's Stately Dinner for The New York City Ballet
By Amanda Gordon | Wed, 25 Nov 2009 at 10:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Mayor Bloomberg may have worn a red tie to reference the rich hues of India at the White House State Dinner last evening, but he just as eaisly could have been representing New York's (holiday) red state of mind the same evening: At New York City ...
Photos from the American Folk Art Museum Gala
By Amanda Gordon | Thu, 12 Nov 2009 at 12:57 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Click here for photos.We were in luck at the Folk Art Museum gala last night when the first person we laid eyes on was its president, Laura Parsons (wife of Citigroup chairman Richard Parsons). Ms. Parsons was sitting with Raffaella Cribiore, a curator ...
Introducing the 'Human-Powered Search Engine'
By Amanda Gordon | Mon, 9 Nov 2009 at 8:04 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Excerpt: Patience and fortitude are still keeping watch at the New York Public Library’s flagship Fifth Avenue entrance, but the world is changing around them, and so, in a fashion, are they.The Library has a new logo developed in-house and based on its iconic ...
The Place to Be Tonight: Art @ New York City Opera
By Amanda Gordon | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 at 10:05 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: Good morning!A great event to get to tonight is the free, public opening of the contemporary art installations presented by New York City Opera in its renovated house. The setting is the very, very special Promenade, with its Elie Nadelman sculptures ...
Living Landmarks
By Amanda Gordon | Wed, 4 Nov 2009 at 9:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: The New York Landmarks Conservancy has a way of making the business of galas -- gathering people to eat smoked salmon and filet and cheer for some "honorees" -- fun. In fact, after sixteen years, the organization has it down to an art and science, as it ...
Emma Bloomberg's Election Day Itinerary
By Amanda Gordon | Tue, 3 Nov 2009 at 2:22 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Excerpt: When we saw Mayor Bloomberg's eldest daughter, Emma Bloomberg, last night at the New York Public Library's gala, we naturally asked her when and for whom she planned to vote today, Election Day. Ms. Bloomberg told the Sun she'd be up early to vote for ...
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