Category Archives: Art

James Benning & Peter Hutton @ Miguel Abreau Gallery

Miguel Abreau Gallery has been presenting the long videos of James Benning & Peter Hutton at their 88 Orchard Street location. I loved Benning’s observations of a lonely highway in California’s Central Valley. Miguel explained that the artist stood on the side of the road and filmed the passing moments. “One man?” “He believes in […]

Tristam De At Galerie Graf – Paris

My boy Tristam De is having a show with Steven Darmont January 22 at Gallery Graf. The opening runs from 6-9. The location is 33 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth near Republique. If I was in Paris, I would be there.

Viva

Viva wore band-aids over her nipples. Andy Warhol was never sexy. She was a goddess. She lives in Palm Springs and paints landscapes of what she sees.

Charlotte Rampling – Helmut Newton

Tres Sexy. Funny how we never met on the Continent. Charlotte Rampling must have traveled in different circles. Malheureusement.

The Sins of Helmut Newton

Helmut Newton portrayed sex differently from the Playboy magazine version. S&M tainted photos versus airbrushed farm girls, however Hugh Hefner recognized the Berlin-born photographer’s talent and hired Newton to shoot soft-core pictorials for Playboy, including pictorials of Nastassia Kinski and Kristine DeBell. His true vision of sexuality will always be renowned for its departure point […]