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| Today's Featured Article Monacelli Press Today  The Monacelli Press has published more than 250 books since it was established in 1994, books that're distinctive for both content and visual presentation.Warhol By Galella: That's Great! first published in US by Monacelli Press in 2008. This book captured a fascinating world of Andy Warhol & other celebrities. Warhol By Galella: That's Great! contains 200 color & duotone illustrations. "Warhol recognized that both fame and money represent power, but of the two he was more interested in fame. Anyone can make money, but not everyone can be famous. For fame to endure, you must create a new idea, performance, photograph, or painting that captures the lasting qualities of both imagination and taste..." Ron Galella wrote in this book. Ron Galella made his name capturing celebrities in unguarded, private moments. Famously banned from approaching Jackie Onassis & punched by Marlon Brando, Ron Galella was a favorite of Andy Warhol. A. Warhol shared Galella's fascination with the great & near great. "I never knew that he liked me so much more than other photographers," Galella writes. This book is the unique visual diary of Warhol's life & times, his haunts & entourage. "Andy identified with Ron's outsider position. Ron Galella was unwanted - the guy who was always being shooed away and threatened. I think Andy grew up feeling like that. He was an outsider in art school and early on in new York. Even when he became the ultimate insider, he still carries that outsider around with him," Glenn O'Brien wrote in the Foreword. O'Brien worked & played with Andy Warhol as editor & art director of Interview in the late 60s. O'Brien is now "The Style Guy" at GQ & regular contributor to Vanity Fair...   Adrien: Silver Screen To Custom Label by Christian Esquevin (foreword by Yehlee) first published by Monacelli Press in 2008. An inspiration for the writing this book came from Joseph Simms & the late Satch La Valley, who kept Adrian's name alive & championed his contribution to fashion. Their enthusiasm & knowledge were spark for Christian Esquevin. The work of Marie Ree Danjou at the RKO wardrobe department was his legacy. Photographs, which Christian included in his book belong to such photographic archives & organizations as FIT, the Huntington Library, Doyle New York, MPTV, Warner Brothers Entertainment, Los Angeles County Museum of Art... In 1942, Adrian opened his own couture & ready-to-wear business, featuring elegant designs. It was designs with asymetrical draping, broad shoulders, slim skirts, dolman sleeves, splashes of color & unique fabrics. It was American design for American women. Adrien: Silver Screen To Custom Label is the 1st book, which presents the full range of the designer's work & its influence on fashion design. This wonderful book contains fully illustrated information about Adrian's studies in Paris, which led to work on Broadway for Irving Berlin; Adrian's tenture at MGM; his successful fashion line. Christian Esquevin was born in France & raised in L.A. He is collector & historian of costume design art. He also director of the Coronado Public Library. Eric Fischl 1970-1007 by Arthur C. Danto, Robert Enright, & Steve Martin published by the Monacelli Press in 2008. This title is the most comprehencive examination of important contemporary artist Eric Fischl, who emerged in 80s. Eric Fischl is one of the America's most important figurative painters; more than 250 works present the full scope of Fischl's career. The introduction by philosopher & critic Arthur C. Danto, offers perceptive study of artist's work over the course of 4 decades. A famous actor Steve Martin discusses painting "Barbeque," Robert Enright gives his commentary... Eric Fischl born in NYC in 1948, & was raised in Long Island. Eric studied painting at the California institute for the Arts & graduated with a bachelor degree in 1972. Fischl moved to NYC in 1978 & had his 1st solo exhibit in 1980 at the Edward Thorp gallery. In 1988 a compendium of Fischl's work, edited by P. Schjeldahl, was published by Art in America & Stewart, Tabori & Chang.  The original edition of Eric Fischl: 1970-2007, titled Eric Fischl: 1970-2000, with essays by Arthur C. Danto & Steve Martin & interviews by Robert Enright, was published in 2000.Fischl's work is represented in numerous private, museum, & corporate collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in NY, Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, among others... La Maison Unique Longchamp  Longchamp is a French brand in America... "La Maison Unique Longchamp," the brand new flagship, opened in May 2006. Located at 132 Spring Street in New York's fashionable SoHo, it is the new mooring for the brand in the USA. From the recent success of their collaboration with such renowned artist as Tracey Emin or their new venture with avant-guard designer Jeremy Scott to the recent collaboration with supermodel Kate Moss in a print campaign shot by Mario Sorrenti, the internationally known luxury accessories house continues to be a family-run, fashion-forward brand. Established in Paris, France, in 1948 as a maker of fine leather products, the Longchamp brand has been in US since 1993.  Longchamp opened its 1st USA store on Madison Avenue in 1999 & has subsequently opened stores in San-Francisco, Boston, Coral Gables, Las Vegas & Short Hills. Longchamp was immediately struck by the sheer volume  of this 1936 building, ideally located in the heart of SoHo on the corner of Spring & Greene Street & entrusted its architectural design to the creative eye of London designer Thomas Heatherwick. This up & coming persona in architecture and design, whose style embraces sculpture as much as it does architecture, has united technical challenges with unconventional shapes. The boutique's exceptional corner location allows for the perimend capturing a plethora of natural light that spreads throughout the entire space. The volume of the space is brilliantly and innovatively characterized with touches of humour here and there and is perfect harmony with the key brand values of Longchamp: chic, creativity, pleasure, appealingly fresh. The connection to the 2nd floor, made by an installation described as a "landscape", is made of steel ribbon strips which provide a stunning grand entrance to the boutique. This installation of ribbon-like forms which cascade down through the core, dividing and converging, make a topography of walkways, landing and steps that connect the street level to the main store on the 2nd floor. This landscape is comprised of 55 tons of hot-rolled steel...  The Trend POP and Legende bags are Longchamp's new collections which are reinterpreted. These bags, with a nod to the Arty trend, will not remain unnoticed. Geometrical figures, compound fabrics and contrasts or leather… The Folk spirit from the 1960s is back. This season, Longchamp goes bold with natural tone fabrics and touches of bright blue, a soft trend embodied with a hint of fantasy. A combination of pale and flashy colors highlighted by a glossy effect! That’s Pop spirit. | In The News Art & Tech Community Champions Craigslist Founder As Paragon Of Public Service & Net Freedom Craig Newmark has been honored at Eyebeam's annual benefit May 6, 2008. "Freedom & Creativity" fund-raiser included Comedy Central comedian John Mulaney, The Walkmen & an after-party by NYC revelers The Misshapes. Eyebeam Executive Director Amanda McDonald crowley described Craig Newmark as a natural choice for Eyebeam stating "his commitment to democratic ideals & networked communities is tremendous, & serves as a model for many of us here at Eyebeam." Craigslist began as an email list in 1995 & has today become a widespread & largely free community resource available in as many as 567 cities in 50 countries worldwide, & which receives more than 10 billion hits per month.. Contemporary Indian Art – An Explosive Market In the mid 1990s, strong economic growth in India flushed out a new generation of collectors looking to invest in the art of fellow Indians. Today, demand is global and rising, fuelled by a very speculative environment with tempting opportunities for quick in and out trading. The new stars of Indian art are sought after in Hong-Kong and Dubai, London and New York, New Delhi and Paris. Flagship auctions of Indian art never fail to feature established names like Francis Newton Souza, Tyeb Mehta and Sayed Haider Raza. All born in the 1920s, they traced a path to contemporary art with erudite but uninhibited work that was stamped with Indian culture while owing much to Western art. The international success of this artistic generation opened a breach. And the young Indian scene, artists born between the 1950s and 1970s, swept through it. At the top of the list, apart from media stars like Anish Kapoor and Sudodh Gupta, there are Atul Dodiya, Ravinder REDDY, Chintan UPADHYAY, Shibu Natesan or Santosh TV… all have made over six figure sums at auction. Anish Kapoor, born in 1954, is a perfect illustration of soaring prices for contemporary Indian art. Consider, for example, his sculpture Mother as a ship: a motherly form of more than 2 metres, draped in a blue pigment that calls up infinite stretches of sea and sky. It is a work of meditation that typifies Kapoor’s work. It was put up for auction three times between 1998 et 2007, first at Christie’s London where it fetched GBP42,000, or USD 72,000. In May 2007, also at Christie’s, it went for USD 650,000 in New York. Kapoor was introduced to the secondary market twenty years ago and enjoys an international audience. He is unquestionably the most expensive contemporary Indian artist today. His rise accelerated in November 2006 when Sotheby’s auctioned the Vanthournout collection. The alabaster sculpture on sale went under the hammer at USD 2m, five times its estimate. Since then, Kapoor has made 5 other sales over the million dollar mark with the maximum, USD 2.5m, for another alabaster sculpture (14 November 2007, Sotheby’s NY). Nevertheless, not all his works are prohibitively expensive: small sculptures produced in limited series, go for between EUR 3,000 and 10,000. In the last two years, speculative overbidding for a few elected contemporary artists has been confirmed. In 2005 for example, Atul Dodiya broke through the USD 100,000 level for the first time (The Mocking, Sotheby’s NY, 20 September 2005). Two years later, his painting Lodging in Somnath, bought for the equivalent of USD 5,000 in 1995 (GBP 3,200, Christie’s London) was sold for HKD 3m, i.e. more than USD 385,800! Unlike Atul Dodiya, Sudodh Gupta, 44, was unknown in international auction houses three years before. Today, he is so famous that he is considered as the Indian Damien Hirst! In 2005, Sotheby’s sold his painting Fisherman for USD 13,000. By 2007, his paintings had easily risen ten times in price and were selling for between EUR 130,000 and 280,000 on average. He is enjoying global success and is sought after in Hong Kong, London or New York, and also in France. In fact, his new record was made in Paris, at Artcurial on 3 April 2008, for Vehicle for the seven Seas… The installation, which transforms a trolley and suitcases into precious objects, was sold for EUR 425,000, more than three times its estimate. Fund For Public Schools The Fund for Public Schools is dedicated to improve New York City's public schools by attracting private investment in school reform & encouraging greater involvement by all New Yorkers in the educational of children. The Fund plays a pivotal role in improving public education in NYC by strengthening for critical education reform initiatives, helping businesses to create partnerships & programs that support city schools, & raising public awareness about the public schools. The Fund for Public Schools & the Madison Avenue BID are charitable 501c3 organizations announced the Madison Gallery Walk Silent Auction Saturday, May 10, 2008. All proceeds will benefit The Fund for Public Schools. ![[1402733968]](http://www.sterlingpublishing.com/images/covers/Medium/1402733968M.jpg "[1402733968]") Sterling' biography series packed with unique images and information ranging from rare documentary and artwork to personal artifacts and maps. Sterling Biographies assist readers in their introduction to history's most fascinating figures such as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Margaret Thatcher, Richard Perle, Richard The Lionheart and others. The Abraham Lincoln by E. B. Phillips describes in all details Lincoln's fascinating life. This book published in 2008. Reared in poverty on the Illinois frontier, Abraham Lincoln worked from the age of eight - as a laborer. He educated himself. He taught himself grammar & became a talented orator. He thought himself geometry and became a skilled surveyor... At the end he became a wise leader -perhaps America's greatest president. Continue... |
