CONTENTS MAY–JUNE 2023 VOL.47 NO.3

Features

40 ARTISTIC COMMUNION

Through the Church, painters April Gornik and Eric Fischl have built a community hub in Sag Harbor, inspiring a growing congregation of art lovers.

By Ray Rogers

48 CALLING COLLECT

Michael Diaz-Griffith, the author of The New Antiquarians: At Home with Young Collectors, contemplates what people are collecting, and why.

By Peter Davis

54 SHE’S A RAINBOW

Gems of different hues, for every version of you.

By Ruben Toledo

62 A WHALE OF

A Good Time

Sag Harbor is swiftly becoming the hottest town in the Hamptons. Avenue discovers what makes the onetime sleeping whaling port the place to be this summer.

By Nancy Kane

16

Vernissage

Avenue’s insider preview of all that’s new and noteworthy: fresh beginnings for a plutocrat, a con artist, and a restaurateur.

BY ARIA DARCELLA, PETER DAVIS, AND JOSHUA DAVID STEIN

20

Buy Curious

Sartorial suggestions that account for blue skies ahead— and burgeoning tans.

BY NOLAN MEADER

24

Slouching Towards Paris

Three French hot spots—a bistro, a brasserie, and a restaurant—prove we have a lot still to learn but a lot to love right now.

32 All Eyes On Africa

BY JOSHUA DAVID STEIN

Culture

28 Raising The Barre

At just 18, Madison Brown is already a rising star in the world of dance. Currently on tour with American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, she explains her passion for the art form.

BY ARIA DARCELLA

30 Meet The New Boss

In a little over a year as president of the French Institute Alliance Française, Tatyana Franck has mapped out a future for the organization by delving into its past.

BY ARIA DARCELLA

Amid Frieze Week and an ever-growing portfolio of collateral events, 1-54 stands out with a quartet of solo shows by emerging artists.

BY ANGELA M.H. SCHUSTER

36

Jolie Laide

Four new books that ponder the hidden histories and overlooked backstories we take for granted.

BY TOM SHONE

Journeys

68 A Table In Paradise

Anguilla is a Caribbean utopia—and Cap Juluca is its most luxurious resort. But even guests have trouble landing a reservation at the island’s hottest restaurant.

BY PETER DAVIS

76 A Bubble Is Born

Nestled in the foothills of the Alps, Italy’s long-overlooked Franciacorta wine region is poised to give Champagne a run for its money.

BY ANGELA M.H. SCHUSTER

84

Labors Of Love

A tastemaker’s love letter to Paris, a new boutique hotel upstate, and sky-high cuisine.

BY PETER DAVIS AND JOSHUA DAVID STEIN

88

Sultan Of Smut

Al Goldstein and his magazine, Screw, brought a grittiness and edge to the porn industry of the swinging ’60s and beyond. But his antics and flamboyant vindictive streak brought him infamy, and some powerful enemies.

BY TODD PLUMMER

90

ON THE AVE.

Fancy frocks at the Frick.

92

Q&AVE

At 90, Lady Anne Glenconner’s second book, Whatever Next?: Lessons from an Unexpected Life, is storming through high society on both sides of the pond. She speaks about sex, the royal family, and becoming a gay icon.

BY MICKEY BOARDMAN