Happy Birthday, Marcel Broodthaers!

Happy Birthday, Marcel Broodthaers!

Me and Broodhaers, Broodthaers and me I didn’t know a birthday party for a dead man could be so much fun. Of course, Marcel Broodhaers was a man for “s’amuser”, in his art, but also in life, with goo…

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A Cultural History of Excitement, 1970-2017

A Cultural History of Excitement, 1970-2017

The party went too far, but it was totally worth it. So said Grace Jones when talking to the Daily Mail in 2008. Her apartment in Paris of the late seventies was just a place to store champagne. Her roo…

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Artists' Thoughts at Gallery Dinner

Artists' Thoughts at Gallery Dinner

To gossip, you need to have a sense of gossip.  He's a famous artist in a good and a bad way. That's because he's a pure artist: he says what he shouldn't say. I don't like conte…

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100 Secrets of the Art World: A Fancy Book Night at Soho-Haus

100 Secrets of the Art World: A Fancy Book Night at Soho-Haus

I  didn’t really go out this week so I have to rely on what other people told me about the art world. No worries, I got you some exclusive, first-hand information about a high-end book presentation at S…

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2017 news: The Year of the Cock

2017 news: The Year of the Cock

Artist H. emailed me a happy new year and informed me it’s the year of the cock.  H. is the one who threw the delicious Tchaikovsky Pickle Surprise Party . He is also a photographer. Photographers a…

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