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Setting The Pace Nicola Vassell Brings The Pace Gallery Into The 21st Century The Pace Gallery Director Nicola Vassell

The Art Issue

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Dear Readers, ANDY WARHOL JUST GOT his own shiny, silvery sculpture by artist Rob Pruitt near his former Factory, which of course had silver spray-painted walls. Warhol famously declared that, in the future, everyone would be famous for 15 minutes. While that has proven true for countless reality T.V. “stars,” today’s artists have managed to capture the spotlight for way more than 15 years, and the legacy of work they leave behind lasts forever.

At AVENUE, we are art-a-holics, constantly updating each other on what is for sale at Larry Gagosian’s art for the masses store on Madison Avenue, which Creative Director Cricket Burns haunts on a daily basis (and writes about in this month’s “Cricket’s Crush”). So we decided to channel that love into a special art issue, and go straight to the source to get the lowdown on the ever-changing pulse of Manhattan’s art scene: Nicola Vassell, director of The Pace Gallery, which not only has branches in New York, but also London and China—the next frontier.

Vassell’s story is a fairy tale: She grew up in Jamaica, moved to New York and became a top model before enrolling in NYU and going from intern to director of the groundbreaking, seminal Deitch Projects in just one year. When Jeffrey Deitch closed his gallery to move to Los Angeles and become the director of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Vassell was grabbed up by Pace, where she has already started making news with exciting, edgy shows. Just 32, Vassell has much insight to share, and gives us an insider’s peek into the high-stakes game of showing and selling art.

Not only one of the most powerful women in the art world (she reminds us of Mary Boone circa the ’80s), Vassell is a social magnet and one of the city’s most coveted guests, everywhere from movie premieres to dinner parties to fashion bashes. Just looking at the stunning photos Juan Algarin took of her, it’s easy to see why everyone would want this stylish siren at their table—not to mention that she is incredibly fascinating to talk to as well. We will definitely be seeing a lot more of Vassell for decades to come.

As for me, I remember buying my first big work of art when I was just 22. It was a silver and hot-pink Andy Warhol electric chair that has since always hung above my bed (I still fear that, one day, it’s going come toppling down on me—death by Warhol). I bought the piece for a song from a collector who needed cash, fast. An art collection is a reflection of who you are, and writer Lorinda Ash sets out to discover what makes New York’s sharpest collectors tick in the feature “Record (Setting) Collectors.” From Agnes Gund and her 1963 Jasper Johns classic Map to young collector Adam Lindemann—who amassed works by Murakami, Damien Hirst and Urs Fischer before they were household names—these collections are mind-blowing.

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Meanwhile, Kari Milchman visits the studio of Richard Dupont, who most recently created large molds of his skull and filled them with remnants of his life. As she writes, they’re like time capsules—so Warhol, a notorious pack rat (or rather hoarder), would naturally approve.

Finally, we debut a new monthly feature: “AVEnew,” where we will introduce you to the next crop of talent in New York. This month, Sophie Elgort photographed Bettina Prentice, who is fast becoming the go-to girl for the gallery scene.

Enjoy our artful, eye-popping issue. And we will of course run into you soon at the Gagosian store.

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GALLERY GIRL Former model Nicola Vassell went from gallery intern to director before she was 30. Now charged with revamping The Pace Gallery, the edgy beauty is recruiting hot new artists to add to an impeccable collection of classics. For fashion-forward Vassell, it’s just another day in the life. by paul laster photographs by juan algarin styled by cricket burns

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NEW YORK ’S TOP 60 ART COLLECTORS The owners behind New York’s best art collections reveal the pieces they’d never part with and future dream acquisitions. In a city where a love of the arts is in our DNA, these powerful taste-makers seek out both the best of the past and tomorrow’s brightest stars. by lorinda ash

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INSIDE THE ARTIST ’S STUDIO With a new solo show opening this month, Richard Dupont’s art world status is cemented. Here, he discusses his work and the politics of being an artist and an heir. by kari milchman photographs by sophie elgort

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CHRONICLES Celebrating moms, milestones and Mario (Buatta, of course—who else?) with family and close friends. by debbie bancroft

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PYTS A fashionable flock of New Yorkers toast documentarian Jamie Johnson and his fashion debut: Black Sweater. by luigi tadini

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CRICKET ’S CRUSH One girl’s love affair with the Gagosian Shop’s many artsy offerings. by cricket burns

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OLD NEW YORK How J.P. Morgan’s private library became a world-renowned public institution.

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Simon de Pury reveals where the art world gathers for lunch and his fave New Yorker (an artist, naturally).

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A lot has changed since the days when photographer Sophie Elgort would costume and pose her childhood friends for pictures, as is evident by her work in this month’s story on Richard Dupont and the magazine’s inaugural AVEnew column featuring Bettina Prentice.

“Shooting Richard was great. After seeing where he was coming from, we did lots of different things to capture him, his work and personality best,” says Elgort. “And I loved getting to know Bettina—we shared lots of laughs and had a really good time shooting.”

Elgort has worked for clients from Bloomingdales to Phillips de Pury & Company (whose Simon de Pury is coincidentally featured on our back page!), and her photography has been published in Women’s Wear Daily, New York magazine, Vogue India and Russian Tattler, to name a few. She’s also a regular fixture at New York Fashion Week, capturing the shows of Narciso Rodriguez, Alice + Olivia, Christian Cota and many others.

“I am enormously grateful that many of the city’s best collectors, usually quite private, have allowed themselves to be profiled here,” says Lorinda Ash, referring to her “Record (Setting) Collectors” feature. “They are all motivated by a genuine passion and consuming interest in the art of our time.” A native New Yorker, Ash has been chronicling the art world in AVENUE for years. She worked as a dealer for Gagosian Gallery for nearly a decade, and is now a well-regarded art consultant working with corporate and private clients to acquire contemporary art.

She has personally dealt with many of the collectors profiled and listed in this issue.

AVENUE books columnist E.F. Ulmann’s Southampton home is filled with a rather extensive collection of antiquarian books.

He quotes Logan Pearsall Smith, saying, “Some people say life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”

This month, Ulmann writes about General “Wild Bill” Donovan, founder of the OSS, which predated the CIA. “I believe the only thing I have in common with the general is that we both served in what some called ‘Silk Stocking’ units of the New York National Guard,” Ulmann notes. “He was in cavalry Troop I in Buffalo, and I was in the 7th Infantry Regiment on Park Avenue.” Ulmann has also written for New York Press and Quest Magazine.

“I’ve known Nicola Vassell since she made her art world debut at Deitch Projects,” Paul Laster recalls.

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A chic set including Jenna Lyons, Mary Alice Stephenson and Julie Macklowe gathered atop the James Hotel to celebrate AVENUE’s March issue. Many of New York’s 39 most stylish women featured in the magazine showed up to mingle with next great American designer Chris Benz and his cover co-star, Mickey Sumner.

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Let the Good Times Roll Friends and family toast moms, milestones and Mario (Buatta, that is) at an array of sentimental events

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life. After 12 miscarriages and a nursery that remained unfinished, too painful the constant disappointments, she was finally blessed with Bracie and Ashleigh. She slept in their room for their first year, never missing a feeding.

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mother!” (though he already had three boys). Bracie and Ashleigh, perfect towheaded angels, presented mommy with their own homemade ‘trophy’ card . . . and there was not a dry eye in the place.

Dr. Freya Schnabel, director of Breast Surgery at the NYU Langone Medical Center, was also honored as Mother of the Year—richly deserved for the countless mothers’ lives she has saved and for the passion and adoration she has for her two daughters who, as she said, “transformed my life.” Patti Hansen, whose life Dr. Schnabel saved, presented her award.

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Wilbur and Hilary Geary Ross, Anne Eisenhower, John Rosselli and Bunny Williams co-chaired, and were joined by other design and designed-for royalty like Richard Mishaan (who organized the designers and all the tables created as homages to Mario—Richard’s being “Mao Meets Mario!”), Charlotte Moss, Aileen Mehle, HRH Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, Alex Papchristidis, Dailey Pattee (bravely and lovingly sporting a chintz dress and tiara in Mario’s anglo-loving honor), Robert Ruffino, Pat Altschul and Ann, John and Elizabeth Pyne.

The next week, I found the perfect foil to living on 72nd Street on St. Patrick’s Day (a messy affair and block): I celebrated my friend John Demsey’s birthday. He shared the day with fellow Pisces Alina Cho and Marilyn Gauthier (I don’t think they’re Irish either). Cornelia Guest’s elegant and virtuous organic food (Templeton Events) sated us as we mingled with the fashionable and beautiful (more so thanks to a sprinkling of Lauder models), including: Julie Macklowe, Bobbi Brown, Nicole Miller, Mary Alice Stephenson, Mickey Boardman, Aerin Lauder, Patricia Field, Jonathan Becker and Patrick McMullan (both admiring each other’s work on John’s walls), Ellen von Unwerth, Marilyn Minter, Glenda Bailey and, most importantly, Marie-Helene Demsey (John’s beautiful daughter), who helped him blow out the candles and bid us all a good night. !

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The brand’s name comes from an old and now legendary hazing habit developed by Jupiter Island oil heiress Permelia Reed to shun and dismiss those she deemed socially unfit. Story has it that Mrs. Reed would send black sweaters to people whose behavior she found impermissible, banishing them from the posh resort community. After a couple of vodka cocktails, shoppers begin playing their own game of “black sweater,” asking each other if they had ever received the dreaded woolen item or been black-balled by other society dames.

Vogue Italia Editor at Large Sabine Heller hasn’t, but wouldn’t be averse to it. “Personally, I’ve never been ‘black sweatered’ before,” she says. “But if I ever were [banned] from certain segments of society, I just might take it as a compliment.” Johnson

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It’s immediately clear that the multi-talented documentary filmmaker’s first steps into the fashion industry have been enormously successful. Beginners luck? Not quite. Those who know the effortlessly stylish and understated Johnson are not surprised that the small, luxe collection of tailored suits, outerwear and of course incredibly soft, fine cashmere sweaters Maria are a hit.

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So what would it take for young New York socials to black sweater a newcomer? “Not getting a thank-you card—that’s black sweater-able,” says Refinery29 New York Editor Kristian Laliberte definitively. “Drunkenly breaking my window? Blacksweatered. Swiping my salad from the work refrigerator repeatedly? Ouch, my sweater hurts.” Philanthropic beauty Bettina Prentice adds, “I would actually send a black sweater to Mayor Bloomberg for his harsh indifference to the suffering of the poor and destitute in this city.” What about you, Ms. Heller?

“I’d send one to Sarah Palin. She needs to be kept from leaving Alaska, and she could use some public shaming.”

Meanwhile, designer Timo Weiland prefers to chat about the trials of manufacturing a line in New York—something he has in common with Johnson. “It is expensive and at times quite slow,” he explains, “but one of the pros is the proximity to the production facilities for your standard quality control visits.”

Johnson himself sources most of his fabrics from Italy and England, but everything is manufactured here in New York by local tailors, a trend we have seen grow within the young fashion design community and one that supports one of our city’s largest manufacturing industries.

Designer Alexander Olch is co-hosting the evening,

showcasing his wide array of beautiful ties and welcoming the ubiquitous fashion set: stylish and now platinum blonde editrix Stephanie LaCava, Vogue’s Meredith Melling Burke raving about the Bill Cunningham documentary, photographer Todd Eberle (whose new coffee table tome Empire of Space is to die for), real-estate dauphine Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner, Cinema Society’s and gents-about-town Andrew Saffir and Daniel Benedict and the statuesque Lauren Remington-Platt sporting a sweater from Johnson’s line. “I would wear Jamie’s entire collection!” she gushes. “My grandfather is a style icon for me and was always dressed impeccably. When he passed away, I retailored many of his blazers and vests. I think women in men’s clothing is extremely sexy.”

By 8 p.m., the bars have run dry and the clothing racks are virtually empty, so the crowd migrates to Desmond’s on East 60th Street for a light supper. Hidden between Lexington and Third Avenues and co-owned by dapper Richard O’Hagan, Desmond’s is a majestic clubby deco spot and might just well be the new Upper East Side hangout. The domed ceiling and luxurious, long banquettes invite guests to escape the worsened weather and relax with a strong drink.

But there’s no rest for the weary. Up next for Johnson, the dapper gent will return to film with a new project for HBO. If only his family’s company could bottle such talent—patent pending. !

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n June 1, Emma Bloomberg, Jessie Tisch and Jamie Niven will co-chair the Prize4Life (www.prize4life.org) gala at Sotheby’s.

The organization is dedicated to discovering treatments and a cure for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Former Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci and auctioneer Jamie Niven—whose father, movie star David Niven, died of ALS—will speak. Prize4Life was founded in 2005 by Avi Kremer, who was diagnosed with ALS at the age of 29 and created the non-profit’s million-dollar-prize. Dr. Seward Rutkove, who developed a biomarker for ALS, will be honored with it at the event.

Jean Shafiroff hosted a luncheon at Le Cirque to kick off the upcoming Southampton Hospital Summer Party (www.southamptonhospital.org) on Aug. 6, which she is chairing for the second year in a row. “The hospital is for everyone in the community, whether they live there year-round or just in the summer,” says Shafiroff. Clapping were Ellen and Chuck Scarborough, Janna Bullock, plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Grant, Sharon Bush and the hospital’s popular president, Bob Chaloner. The summer extravaganza, dubbed “A Tropical Paradise,” will benefit the Jenny and John Paulson Emergency Department. Supporters include Jean Remmel FitzSimmons, Cristina Cuomo, Andrea Greeven Douzet, Yaz Hernandez, Ulla Parker, Margo Langenberg and Sandra McConnell. Tiffany & Co. is the Jewelry Chair.

Jay McInerney and Patricia Field helped lighting guru Bentley Meeker (www.bentleymeeker.com) celebrate the publication of his book Light x Design at Gotham Hall. The historic room was awash with innovative lighting and 2,000 candles. D.J. Louie Vega provided the beats while décor master Remco van Vliet used floating glass tables to great effect. Preston Bailey (who wrote the foreword to the coffee table tome), actress Cassandra Seidenfeld, Dr. Shawn Sadri and Dr. Laura Torrado, Rachelle Rak, Joe Nunez, caterer Andrea Correale and event planner Harriette Rose Katz all congratulated Meeker, who has illuminated everything from MoMA and Whitney galas to Chelsea Clinton’s and Grace Hightower and Robert De Niro’s weddings.

The Musical Olympus Foundation (www.musicalolympus.org) presented its annual concert at Carnegie Hall. The committee included Plácido Domingo, Yo-Yo Ma, Zubin Mehta and Marina Poplavskya. The organization, which showcases winners of international classical music competitions, was founded by Irina Nikitina in St. Petersburg in 1995. This year’s artists were French violinist Solenne Paidassi, Georgian soprano Anna Kasyan, Russian pianist Ilya Maximov and Slovenian percussionists Simon Klavzar and Joze Bogolin. Leading the applause were CeCe Cord, attorney Mark W. Smith, Dr. Nicholas Toscano, Elaine Sargent and American Ballet Theatre principal dancers Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky, who will dance on ABT’s opening night (May 16) and will take the leads in Swan Lake on June 27 (www.abt.org). The performance was followed by a dinner at Petrossian with the artists. Among those nibbling on the beluga were Mariam Azarm, Peter Ruof, Tatiana Pouschine, Esmeralda Pedroni, Aspasia Zoumas and Gaetana Enders. !

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Charitable affiliations: I support art organizations like New York Foundation for the Arts, The Whitney Museum, MoMA PS1 and Art Production Fund. For almost six years, I’ve been working with Coalition for the Homeless, based on the principle that affordable housing, sufficient food and the chance to work for a living wage are the basis of a civilized society. How can you argue with that?

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Back in Buffalo, Donovan started a law firm with the socially prominent Bradley Goodyear, a Columbia classmate. Soon, Donovan became a member of the elite Saturn Club on Buffalo’s Delaware Avenue, or “Millionaire Mile” as it was known. At the turn of the 19th century, Buffalo had more millionaires per capita than any other city in America.

Next, Donovan joined the exclusive h, So Social! That’s the Born to Irish immigrants in Buffalo, Troop I “silk-stocking” cavalry regiment expression wags used when Donovan grew up in the city’s Hibernian of the New York guard. Originally a club, referencing the Office of ghetto known as the First Ward. Roman the Troop found itself in Mexico on a Strategic Services, or the OSS. Catholic connections got him into punitive expedition commanded by Our World War II international spy agency, Columbia College (class of 1905), where General “Black Jack” Pershing to deal with and the precursor to today’s CIA, was the he was on the crew and football teams. the bandito Pancho Villa. private fiefdom of the legendary General His classmates voted him the “most In 1914, Donovan married Ruth “Wild Bill” Donovan. The subject Rumsey, daughter of a Delaware of a new biography—titled Wild railroads, banking and real estate Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who multimillionaire. Her cousin was Created the OSS and Modern Charles Cary Rumsey, gentleman American Espionage (Simon & sculptor, eight-goal polo player Schuster) by Douglas Waller—the and husband to E.H. Harriman’s millionaire Wall Street lawyer was daughter, Mary. These were connecentrusted with creating the spying tions of the highest order. and dirty tricks agency by FDR. In World War I, Donovan became a Waller’s fascinating book is figure in the 69th “Irish” Regiment, chock-full of cloak-and-dagger earning the Medal of Honor for his exploits, but he is reticent and bravery and the sobriquet “Wild defensive about the “society” label Bill” for his leadership style, writes pinned on the OSS—one of the Waller. Others say the nickname was organization’s more interesting borrowed from another “Wild Bill” angles. The spy agency’s operatives Donovan: a major league pitcher who included such tip-top names as once walked nine successive batters.

Armour, Canfield, Forgan, Heckscher, It is now clear what great good Hyde, Mellon, DuPont, Morgan, the OSS achieved. The surprisingly Ryan, Shaheen and Wainwright.

Anglophile Donovan encouraged FDR’s son, James Roosevelt, was an FDR to support the British before aide to Donovan. Celebrity spies America entered World War II, and included Julia Child, the cooking he worked well with the British pundit, and actor Sterling Hayden.

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Eleven years after his death in 1913, Morgan’s son, J.P. Morgan Jr., transferred ownership of the library, as well as an endowment of $1.5 million, to a board of trustees.

So in 1924, the Pierpont Morgan Library (later The Morgan Library & Museum) first welcomed visitors to peruse its many works of art, books, musical manuscripts and other objects. Four years later, Benjamin Wistar Morris designed the Annex building to accommodate the growing collection. Then, in 1988, J.P. Morgan Jr.’s brownstone on Madison Avenue and 37th Street was made part of the complex. A garden court was added in 1991 to unite all three buildings.

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A Work of Art At just 32, model-turned gallerista Nicola Vassell has become one of the most important names in the art world. From the eternally edgy Deitch Projects to The Pace Gallery, she is making waves for her keen eye and hard work. With her laid-back charisma, striking look and serious social power, Vassell is the new queen of the art world scene.

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ast year, when gallery kingpin and street art pioneer Jeffrey Deitch rocked the art world by announcing that he was shuttering his seminal space, Nicola Vassell was floored. “It was shocking,” recalls Vassell, who had risen from intern to Deitch Projects’ director in just one year. “All good things come to an end. I understood his decision, but it was sad to see the end of a tremendous era and of a certain spirit for downtown and the avant-garde.”

As Deitch prepared to move to Los Angeles to become the director of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Vassell bid adieu to Deitch Projects after five years of loyalty to become the new director of The Pace Gallery.

But despite being an encyclopedia of information (and opinions) on contemporary art with a drool-worthy contact list, Vassell wasn’t born into the high stakes, major money game of big-time galleries. Born in 1978, she grew up in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica. She remembers that life was simple there, sheltered and paradiselike, with a lively mix of family, nature and of course great spicy Jamaican food. “I was on the edge between analog life—what was before—and the whole digital revolution, and was actually wise enough to be aware of it,” she explains. At 17, Vassell high-tailed it to New York.“All of the qualities of my character were formed in Jamaica, but I became an adult in New York,” she says with barely a trace of Jamaican twang. “I was drawn to New York by the excitement and endless possibilities. Being young, curious and carefree brought me here, but I didn’t expect to fall in love with the city the way I did.” And New York, in turn, fell in love with Vassell.

With her striking bone structure and incredible body, Vassell became a model. She found early success working for Next and Ford modeling agencies, landing magazine editorials, ad campaigns and runway shows in New York and Paris.

Wanting more for her future, Vassell enrolled at New York University to study art history and business. “Having been involved in a creative industry in New York, your nerves are exposed to all of the others in a weird way,” she says. “I think my time in the fashion business trained me in very interesting ways. I certainly have a sensitivity to the objectification of beauty—understanding its pitfalls, its highlights and how it’s put out in the world for consumption.”

“I met Nicola about 12 years ago when she was a model,” says Jason Campbell, founder and editor in chief of the online fashion magazine JC Report. “I was a friend of her agent at Next Models and we met at one of his gatherings. My initial impression was how intelligent she was. Her vocabulary was

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laser-sharp and her references were unexpected. Her move into the art world was almost seamless, and was borne out of an intellectual curiosity, in my estimation. All of a sudden, she was writing articles for TRACE Magazine and other publications; then she was studying at NYU; and then she was at Deitch Projects.”

Vassell met Jeffrey Deitch at the Armory Show in 2005 and started attending his gallery openings, which attracted everyone from young art stars like Nate Lowman and Terence Koh to established names like Cindy Sherman and movie star-turned-artist James Franco, who has collaborated with Deitch. Vassell fit right in. She proposed an internship at Deitch Projects for her final school credits and that soon turned into a full-time job. “Jeffrey could cut through the weeds and shrubbery on the quest for interesting, great young talent, which is a tough thing to do,” Vassell says. “To recognize it in its green form and really see the potential for blossoming is its own challenge—that, coupled with a very elegant way of doing business, the relationships he was able to build and understanding artists only on the highest level. There was never any interest in the money; he was always more interested in generating cultural patterns. All of his motives were focused on a larger philosophy of art and life, which I find fascinating.”

Mentored by Deitch, Vassell was soon handling the highpowered careers of Kehinde Wiley, Nari Ward, Tauba Auerbach, Francesco Clemente and Raqib Shaw, whom she recently brought to Pace. “I didn’t really have a self-awareness of what I was doing,” she claims modestly. “We were just so busy. There was so much work that had to be done because it was a very ambitious program and we were a tight team—all women, like super women. There were the exhibitions, the books, the collaborations. When I look back, things seem so much more profound than when I was doing them. We were working with really great artists and we had to deliver. We were there to serve and to make sure that all of their ambitions were realized in the ways that they wanted.”

As the frenetic action at the gallery picked up, Vassell was also holding salon gatherings centered on shows that she curated in her Soho loft—with Deitch’s blessing, of course.

With her ease around people in art, fashion and media, Vassell is a natural hostess, and thus also one of the mostinvited people in New York’s A-list circle. “I loved the way Jeffrey considered downtown a special community,” she says enthusiastically. “We were in our own world down there. It was a tight, spirited, cool community. I was in my Peggy Guggenheim-obsessed stage, with her great salons in Paris

“All of the qualities of my character were formed in Jamaica, but I became an adult in New York.

I was drawn to New York by the excitement . . . but I didn’t expect to fall in love with the city . . .”

—Nicola Vassell

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and New York, and was really interested in that activity as a communication tool.”

When MoCA named Deitch its new director in January 2010, it didn’t take long for blue chip galleries to come pounding on Vassell’s door. A major New York Times profile in February 2009 had everyone knowing who she was and where to find her.

“Nicola came to our attention years ago through a few artists, and at the same time we would meet up with her at various places, usually art fairs,” says Andrea Glimcher, director of communications at The Pace Gallery. “On each occasion, she impressed us with her enthusiasm and professionalism. When Jeffrey’s appointment was announced, Marc and I raced to call her. After spending time getting to know her more, it was clear her vitality and perspective would be a great addition to Pace.”

There, Vassell is working with artists Sterling Ruby and Raqib Shaw, and being mentored

by Arne Glimcher. “Arne is brilliant,” Vassell gushes. “It’s sometimes overwhelming to think how much he’s achieved.

To maintain this incredible sense of curiosity for art—he puts all of us young dealers to shame. The momentum of his activity and his infinite humility, which I find shocking when you think of all of the egos and personalities that drive the art world. Here is a titan of the industry as the coolest guy one moment and exacting the next.

He embodies the spirit of the true dealer; the one with fundamental values. He’s the real deal. He loves artists. I think you have to love artists more than you love the money and success that they bring you. Some people understand that belief and others don’t. Arne’s sort of the Godfather of it.”

Vassell’s true inspiration also comes from working with artists. Her average day involves communicating with them to fulfill their needs, discussing ideas and coordinating production and shipping, as well as spending time with clients in the gallery, traveling for shows and studio visits and moving between Pace’s various spaces. When we spoke, she was in China for the first time—along with Mollie DentBrocklehurst, the director for Pace’s new London gallery—for Diane von Furstenberg’s “Red Ball” in Shanghai and a related exhibition at Pace Beijing. Yet just hours after getting off the plane back in New York, Vassell made it uptown to catch the tail end of a dinner hosted by Art Production Fund, seeing artist friends like John Currin, Jeff Koons, Tom Sachs and Hope Atherton. In New York, it’s rare to be in a room where everyone isn’t vying for Vassell’s attention.

China is The Pace Gallery’s new frontier. When this writer interviewed Arne Glimcher about the 50 Years at Pace

exhibition for The Daily Beast last September, Glimcher said, “We have plans to expand to Shanghai and Hong Kong. I don’t think anyone can be stronger than we are in Asia.

People are very familiar with artists like Zhang Xiaogang and Yue Minjun, but the younger generation that nobody knows here yet is incredible. They have so much more to say than the Western world. The Western narrative is over; the Chinese narrative is just beginning. The future of the world is already China. The next middle class of collectors is coming up in China. They’re collecting mostly Chinese art, but eventually they’ll be collecting Western art.”

“I’m beginning to feel Arne’s wisdom about China,” Vassell says aggreably. “I get the sense that’s there’s a massive future for Western art there. Eastern art has been able to penetrate the Western circumference for many years, but in reciprocation there is still a challenge. I think Arne sensed that. It’s great that we have things happening here.”

Considering the recent expansion of the art world into the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, Vassell reasons: “Borders have been dissolved, and what was once concealed is revealed.

People have to get rid of their old-school notions of the way that everything was so heavily compartmentalized, and know that now everything has to be much more fluid and there’s a need to be open to all sorts of new, hybrid manifestations of art. It’s natural and it is wise.”

But back to New York, a center where we can discover the rest of the world through art. Reflecting on how she fits into the fabric of the city, Vassell says, “All New Yorkers, whether born here or arriving here, have a certain spirit of adventure and don’t necessarily fit into the general weave of normal existence.

Everyone has a streak of wanting to discover something and a willingness to veer off path and cut a road for a new journey— a kind of spirited ranger. That was definitely the reason I came to New York: I was looking for truth in life in general.”

Vassell is a true New Yorker with enough street cred to one day open her own galleries all over the globe. At 32, she is still in her first act. The art world is sure to be watching her every move for decades to come, and we, her audience, won’t have to leave Manhattan to do it. “I think I fit in philosophically now, but every day is a struggle in New York.

So you’re only as good as your last gig. You always have to keep coming up with new ideas.” And there is no doubt that Vassell has plenty more ideas in store for the future. !

“The Western narrative is over . . . The next middle class of collectors is coming up in China. They’re collecting mostly Chinese art, but eventually they’ll be collecting Western art.”

—Arne Glimcher

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Record (Setting) Collectors Secrets from inside the collections of the biggest contemporary art enthusiasts in the picture

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ew York is the center of the contemporary art world, overrun with collectors, artists, galleries, private dealers, advisors, framers, shippers, writers, magazines and auction houses. No longer the secret hobby of a wealthy elite, collecting contemporary has gone mainstream. From Park Avenue to Park Slope, with budgets limitless and limited, people are now interested in buying art both for pleasure and investment.

But no matter how widespread the pursuit, there remains a handful of choice collectors whose opinions, purchases, institutional support and trend-setting savoir faire influence what others buy and sell. Their homes could be mistaken for galleries or museums, and their calendars are filled with the biggest openings and benefits in the city. Everyone from gallerists to dealers is vying to have their ear because not just anyone has their eye. These are New York’s most wanted collectors.

Eli Broad With an art-filled home in Brentwood, L.A., a Richard Meier-designed Malibu beach house and a New York pied-a-terre at the Sherry Netherland, billionaire businessman and philanthropist Eli Broad is a national collecting force. Broad has been called Los Angeles’ most significant arts patron, and his resume boasts intimate involvment in the founding of The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), The Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA, Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, the revitalization of downtown Los Angeles and the Claremont Colleges, to name a few projects. Broad has recently begun work on the building of his own Contemporary Museum in Los Angeles, which he expects to be the crowning achievement of his lifetime as an arts patron and collector. Although he and his foundation have purchased more than 2,000 works of art, Broad has no trouble picking out his favorites: Jeff Koons’ Rabbit and Michael Jackson and Bubbles. “I never thought they would be worth as much as they are today,” he says with a laugh. When asked which undiscovered artists he bought early in their careers, Broad cites Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons and Cindy Sherman (The Broad Foundation houses the world’s largest collection of her photographs). He also owns the single largest personal collection of the late, great Roy Lichtenstein. Broad’s favorite dealers include Gagosian, Zwirner and Wirth, Matthew Marks and Metro Pictures.

But in the end, the Broads make their own decisions, as they have over a lifetime of art collecting.

“I never thought they would be worth as much as they are today.”

—Eli Broad on his Jeff Koons pieces Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel has created an unparalleled modern and contemporary drawings collection. Drawing as a medium, she believes, embodies the essence of the artist’s work—just as essays, which she and husband advertising legend Ambassador Carl Spielvogel also admire (they give an annual PEN Award for the best collection of essays), reflect the true intent of the creator.

Gracing the couple’s magnificent Park Avenue apartment and Southampton homes is a very personal and highly sophisticated collection of works on paper, from Freud to Picasso to Lichtenstein to Twombly to Johns and others too numerous to name. DiamonsteinSpielvogel is also her own curator, framer and installer. In her spare time, the vice-chair of The New York State Council on the Arts has been hard at work on her 20th book, the illustrated encyclopedia Landmarks New York, Volume V, to be published in September accompanied by an 11-city traveling museum tour throughout the state.

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“I’ve gotten great advice from friends over the years. The first was Burton and Emily Tremaine, who introduced me to Leo Castelli. But in the end, I make my own decisions.”

—Agnes Gund Agnes Gund

Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson Collectors Stefan Edlis and Gail Neeson were recently honored by Manhattan’s downtown New Museum of Contemporary Art, and virtually the entirety of the New York art world turned out to pay homage to them. Splitting their time between the city, Chicago and Aspen, the pair has been among the most generous supporters of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and the Aspen Art Museum. The charming and fun-loving couple is routinely courted by the many dealers and artists whose work they collect. Frequent fixtures in the auction rooms, they do not hesitate to buy, sell and aggressively pursue new work, adding to their collection with an enthusiasm that belies Edlis’s many years as a collector. Peppered with questions about whether he buys for love or investment and asked to predict the future stars of the art world, Mr. Edlis says with his characteristic chuckle, “I only discuss these weighty questions—together with the meaning of life—at a bar with the help of a gin on the rocks with a splash of water and two olives.”

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The reigning queen of New York’s art world is beloved philanthropist and collector Aggie Gund. She is the President Emerita of The Museum of Modern Art and chair of Mayor Bloomberg’s Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission.

In addition, Gund sits on the boards of at least seven other cultural institutions and is beyond generous to many more.

Self-effacing and unassuming, Gund smiles modestly when asked about her collection, despite the fact that it is so astounding it draws the attention of museums and educational institutions from around the world—to which she graciously opens her incredible Park Avenue home. Visitors are dazzled by her collection of post-war, pop, minimal, contemporary and Asian art. “I’ve gotten great advice from friends over the years,” Gund says graciously. “The first was Burton and Emily Tremaine, who introduced me to Leo Castelli. But in the end, I make my own decisions.” And what impressive decisions she’s made since buying her first piece at the age of 26. “Two pieces I’d never sell are the Jasper Johns 1963 classic Map and Roy Lichtenstein’s 1962 comic painting Masterpiece,” says Gund.

Those plus works by Johns, Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg, Pollock, Rosenquist, Marden, LeWitt and Serra are just a few of her treasures. But to the New York art world, Gund is the most treasured of all.

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Sandy Heller Well-known art advisor Sandy Heller is most wanted for the advice he gives to his Wall Street clients. Although everyone knows his client roster includes billionaire collector Steve Cohen, when asked to comment, Heller discreetly replies, “I’m not at liberty to say.” He is courted by dealers throughout the city in the hopes that he will recommend a big-ticket purchase to his rarefied clientele. Indeed, Heller has reason to be optimistic when it comes to the market. “Most of my gallery friends seem to feel more confident,” he says. “Dealers seem to feel better, shows are still ambitious and expensive to make and the work is selling. New York feels good.” Of course, Heller admittedly “works in a little bubble” at the very highest end of the contemporary art market. Even so, Heller’s nothing if not prudent: He likes to see an artist’s proven track record in the last 10 years and only then feels comfortable betting on their future.

Richard and Barbara Lane While the art world is propelled to new heights by many a young, aggressive buyer and endless Wall Street money, Richard and Barbara Lane exemplify a certain breed of collector that shares a passion and long-standing involvement and generosity in contemporary art.

(Think the Lauders, Macklowes, Sauls and Newhouses, to name a few.) The Lanes have long been leaders of the American Friends of the Israel Museum and have been involved with many New York institutions, along with their daughters, Allison and Meredith, now significant collectors in their own right. Interior designer Barbara and real-estate mogul Richard are true connoisseurs of contemporary art, post-war Italian painting and 20th century design. The one painting they’d never sell? “Rauschenberg’s combine painting Backwash, 1959—our first major purchase in 1987,” according to Richard. But he has a different answer when asked which is the one piece of art they didn’t think would be worth a lot: “Our first Warhol painting, purchased in 1978, Troy Donahue, 1962.” Their biggest regret? “The one that got away,” he recalls wistfully, “Jasper Johns’ Jubilee.”

Sid and Mercedes Bass Robert and Renee Belfer Leon and Debbie Black Nelson Blitz Peter Brant and Stephanie Seymour Melva Bucksbaum and Ray Learsy Eli Broad Donald Bryant Gustavo and Patricia Cisneros Michael and Eileen Cohen Steven and Alexandra Cohen Ago Demirdjian and Tiqui Atencio Barbaralee DiamonsteinSpielvogel Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson Daniel Filipacchi Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman Danielle and David Ganek Laurence Graff Agnes Gund Charles and Nathalie de Gunzburg Christine and Andrew Hall Sandy Heller Ronnie Heyman Susan and Michael Hort Peter and Jill Kraus Henry and Marie-Josée Kravis Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Ronald Lauder Francine LeFrak and Rick Friedberg

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The Top 59 Collectors in New York Tom and Janine Hill Richard and Barbara Lane Tom Lee and Ann Tenebaum Adam Lindemann and Amalia Dayan Ninah and Michael Lynne Harry and Linda Macklowe Donald Marron Don and Catherine Marron Alberto Mugrabi S.I. and Victoria Newhouse John and Amy Phelan Leon and Cynthia Polsky Louise and Len Riggio Aby and Samantha Rosen Alexander Rower and Elan Gentry Beth Rudin DeWoody Charles Saatchi Mortimer and Jackie Sackler Arthur and Pamela Sanders Benedict Silverman Sheldon Solow David and Jennifer Stockman Jerry Speyer and Katherine Farley Andrew and Denise Saul Jerome and Ellen Stern Ellyn and Saul Dennison Daniel and Margaret Loeb Emily Fisher Landau Stafford and Laura Broumand Ann Ziff 64 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · MAY 2011

Tom Lee and Ann Tenenbaum Private equity genius Tom Lee and his arts patron wife, Ann Tenenbaum, have an exceptional collection of post-war and contemporary painting and sculpture, along with an exceptional collection of vintage and contemporary photographs. Tenenbaum serves on the Public Design Commission of NYC as the representative and board member of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is also on the boards of The Studio Museum in Harlem and The Chairman’s Council of MoMA, amongst others. She and Lee are known to be a very generous, engaging and decisive couple with confidence in their taste. “I only buy what I love and I’m not sentimentally attached to the pieces,” Tenenbaum admits. “My favorites change all the time. Right now it is our Pollock drip painting.” She has few regrets, with the exception of “the Miró constellation we failed to buy at auction a few years ago,” as she ruefully notes. Such failures are few and far between, and the couple has amassed a truly great collection of masterpieces.

Adam Lindemann and Amalia Dayan Dashing polo player, businessman, author and art collector Adam Lindemann is married to his favorite art dealer, Amalia Dayan and, as he says, “the rest I can live without.” What work of art would he never, ever sell? Lindemann says with a twinkle, “My five daughters—but I’ll field offers.” He is proud that he has acquired quite a few undiscovered artists early in their careers, but regrets that it’s “never enough.” He explains, “Murakami was an early love affair, as well as Damien Hirst and Urs Fischer, and I’m still a big fan of all three.” Yet there are still those dream purchases . . . “Picasso’s Guernica or perhaps I’d prefer Titian’s Venus of Urbino.

Give me that and I quit.” In the meantime, Lindemann and Dayan surround themselves with contemporary art and design in their jaw-dropping homes in upstate New York, Montauk and Manhattan.

Beth Rudin DeWoody Anyone who knows real estate heiress/collector/curator Beth Rudin DeWoody knows that all her endeavors in the art world are, as she says, “definitely for love.”

Among her enormous collection of rising stars and masterpieces is a great Mylar and graffiti painting by Rudolf Stingel, the über-hot artist who recently showed at Gagosian Gallery. “When I bought it, I had no idea who he was,” she admits, “but I loved the piece.” She also loves “all dealers,” DeWoody says, but notes Craig Starr, Jack Shainman, Luhring Augustine, Bryce Wolkowitz and Risa Needleman among her go-to dealers. A tireless attendee of gallery shows, museum openings, charity events and music and art-world parties, Beth is known for her energy, generosity, passion and personal commitment to art and the many artists, dealers and friends in her very broad orbit.

“When I bought it, I had no idea who he was, but I loved the piece.” —Beth Rudin DeWoody on a work by Rudolf Stingel

Charles Saatchi For 30-plus years, Charles Saatchi has been buying art, exhibiting it in his galleries, publishing beautiful catalogues, selling the work and moving on to new art. From his London perch, Saatchi exerts a powerful pull over the New York art market, snatching up work from emerging artists here and bringing it to the attention of a European audience. His is the collection that every young artist wants to get into and every dealer wants to sell to. “As far as taste is concerned, I primarily buy art in order to show it off,” he writes in My Name is Charles Saatchi and I am an Artoholic. “So it’s important for me that the public respond to it and to contemporary art in general.”

Saatchi was an early buyer of Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Donald Judd, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and dozens of the greatest emerging artists of our time. When asked his opinion of the current art market, he answers, “It will recover from the recession and become even stronger than before.” In the meantime, Saatchi says, “I’m buying at my usual fast pace.”

What makes him buy a work? “If it doesn’t look like something I have seen 100 times before. Or if it’s visually very pleasing, or visually particularly repellant.” England’s most famous art collector is also married to Domestic Goddess Nigella Lawson, and their home together is a tribute to visual and culinary masterpieces alike. !

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The Many Faces of Richard Dupont Never a “starving artist,” Richard Dupont still struggled to break into New York’s elite art world. Flashforward and his work is on display at both the MoMA and the Whitney. Now, Dupont is no longer just a name, it’s a collectors’ item—and ‘a Dupont’ is always much-talked-about.

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ou probably wouldn’t recognize Richard Dupont from the many works he’s done based on his own form. A collection of fleshy-pink men for his much-talked-about solo show at Aby Rosen’s Lever House in 2008. Phantom (2007), the larger-than-life etching of his hand recently acquired by the Museum of Modern Art. Or his latest series, polyurethane resin castings of his head filled with the detritus of his life, opening at Carolina Nitsch Project Room this month. Since 2004 when he paid a visit to the WrightPatterson Air Force Base in Ohio and left with a digital full-body scan of himself, Dupont has been creating these self-portraits that have very little to do with the self.

“I’ve used my own body as sort of an armature for a lot of the work I’ve done over the last seven years,” the wiry artist explains. “I created this virtual form and that became raw material for all kinds of work: print-making, drawing, sculpture.” But whereas early works explore surveillance through technology, Dupont’s latest series can be tied to the idea of self-surveillance—how people have taken to documenting and recording their own lives in thorough detail.

It’s an almost-warm afternoon at the artist’s studio on Varick Street near Spring and Dupont is surrounded by massive sculptures of his head. It’s all very Alice in Wonderland. From that same laser scan, Dupont made the mold that formed these hollow canisters in which he then placed, time capsule-style, the random “junk” and found objects he accumulated over nearly a decade. There are 12 in all, each containing items ranging from the personal (photographs, his child’s shoe, stuffed animals) to the generic (steel wool, a crushed beer can, Styrofoam peanuts).

“For these, I wanted the physiognomy of the face to almost disappear and be overtaken by what’s inside,” Dupont says as he examines his likeness. “Our heads are filled with junk all the time. It gets fed into us even as we try to live clean lives. The metaphor is fairly straightforward and obvious, but that’s what I like. It has an immediacy that I think is important.”

What’s less obvious is the artist’s attempt to disempower himself as the creator of these pieces. “I am basically working upside down and inside out, so I can’t completely control what’s happening,” Dupont says of his process. “Initially, I wanted to avoid any type of intentional composition. Of course, that’s impossible—somehow you find a way to make choices. Even if an item is just dumped in there arbitrarily, it becomes a gesture and immediately looks like I intended a certain effect. I’m interested in that line: where does control end and accident begin? Working this way, I never know exactly what I’m getting until the end. I love that there’s always an element of chance.”

The playfulness of this series belies the hard work Dupont has put in to get to the point where his art earns solo shows and a place at renowned New York museums. Heir to a chemicals fortune and plugged into the business and New York social scenes—his father is a private investor and mother a Frick (she remarried)—Dupont’s connections didn’t gain him immediate access to the art world. As an undergrad, he studied art at Princeton. “The best thing about Princeton is it’s so close to New York so we had all these visiting artists,” Dupont says. “The Guerrilla Girls staged a week of events.

Jackie Winsor came and talked. One day, I was in my studio and turned around and Roy Lichtenstein was standing right behind me—that was kind of a shock.”

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“The art world is like fashion—hem lines going up and down. You hang around long enough, and you’ll see the full range.” —Richard Dupont Then, after school, Dupont moved to New York and did what most young creative types do to support their interests: work odd jobs. “I was teaching homeless kids art. I was bartending. I took drum classes,” Dupont says of his postcollege years. It was some time before the art world took note.

Slowly, he was able to devote himself more to his art, and began contributing to group shows here and in Europe. Then, in 2004 when Dupont was 35, he caught a break—a big one. “Tracy Williams decided to give me a show, a large sculptural installation consisting of three figures that were later bought by MoMA,” Dupont remembers. “After that, everything changed for me. There was a tremendous energy that came out of the response to that show.”

But in all those years as a “struggling artist,” was the Dupont family name a help or hindrance? The fleeting jewelry collections, the chick lit, the small film roles—social prominence can help put you out there, but success and

critical acclaim don’t always follow. “I don’t really think about this too much now,” Dupont says carefully. “In the beginning, I wondered if this door opened or closed for this reason. If I had chosen a different career, it would probably have worked more to my advantage. The art world doesn’t care—people are not interested in a ‘Dupont.’”

So he, just like anyone, made his way the old fashioned way: focusing on his work and hoping the right people would notice. “The major decision makers are an insular pocket—not really an economic pocket, but more of an intellectual pocket,” Dupont says of the power players in his field. “The art world is more impenetrable than the social world or the business world by far. It’s a tiny club, and just like any club, it has guidelines for membership and is difficult to get into. It’s the same as any other exclusive world, whether it be Wall Street or Hollywood. No matter who you are and where you come from, you have to make a name for yourself through hard work, perseverance and hopefully hitting the right notes once in a while.”

Hitting the right notes is the hard part. “Everyone comes with their own set of subjective points of view. Everyone has a different favorite piece, a different reason why. It’s so arbitrary,” Dupont says. “So finding support is curious.

I have done shows that I thought would sell out the first day and nobody buys a thing. Then I do something else that I think is really challenging and no one is going to get, and everybody goes crazy and wants to be involved. There really is no rhyme or reason sometimes.”

But despite the subjectivity, Dupont has garnered enough of a following to allow him to keep working—which, according to him, is the whole point. His success hasn’t gone to his head, and though he’s often seen at various parties and social functions with wife and gal-about-town Lauren Dupont, he’s hardly become a regular fixture in the gossip pages. “Everyone talks about how artists need to be celebrities, but that’s just not the case,” Dupont says firmly. “There is a handful of artists whose work is about creating this post-Andy Warhol idea of the artist persona, but most artists I know don’t put this caricature of themselves out into the media. They are a very quiet group who keep to themselves and are more interested in doing the work.”

And in his case, the work has taken Dupont far—and will take him farther still. With a show this fall in Seoul and another in Berlin later this year, Dupont has come a long way from his days as a bartender-slash-drummer. And though he and Lauren recently left Tribeca for the East 60s, Richard has no plans to leave New York any time soon. “It’s funny how people are so territorial, so tribal and neighborhood-oriented,” he muses. “It’s kind of ironic because, really, it’s all just the same thing now no matter where you live. It’s too expensive. There aren’t many artists left in the city.” Well, there’s at least one. !

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n March, AVENUE Antiques & Art at the Armory Show brought more than 50 worldclass antique, art and jewelry dealers together with the magazine’s savvy readership at the Park Avenue Armory. From mid-century modern furniture, accessories and sculpture to contemporary art, fine jewelry, objets and more, the show offered something for every interest. An opening night cocktail party honored legendary designer Mario Buatta, who was also the subject of a breakfast panel discussion (a second, on decorating with antiques today, also drew a lively audience). The show featured exclusive partnerships with the New York School of Interior Design, Young Randolph Young of Brown Harris Stevens and The Royal Oak Foundation. The fun and excitement will be repeated at the upcoming Sept. 21-25 show at the Park Avenue Armory.

AVENUE Antiques & Art at the Armory

Aileen Mehle and HRH Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia

Fernanda Kellog and Margaret Russell

Jamee Gregory and Victoria Hagen

Polly Onet and Arthur Wayne

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Hilary Geary Ross, Bunny Williams, Mario Buatta and Anne Eisenhower

Barbara Bancroft and Mark Gilbertson Alexander Jakowec and Michael Bruno

Lady Jane and Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill

Celerie Kemble and Christopher Ciphers

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Head of the Table Leading designers create stunning table arrangements inspired by Mario Buatta

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n the evening of March 9, The New York School of Interior Design hosted a benefit honoring Mario Buatta and the school’s new Mario Buatta Atelier.

The affair was co-chaired by Hilary and Wilbur Ross, Anne Eisenhower, Bunny Williams and John Rosselli. Design Chair Richard Mishaan recruited fellow leading designers to create 32 spectacular Mario Buatta-inspired dinner tables for the occasion. “Mario Buatta is an institution,” says Mishaan. “When my friends at AVENUE asked me to be design chair, I thought It’d be a great way to pay homage to him, as well as to the design world at large.”

Here, AVENUE is pleased to present an exclusive look at these creative works of art. !

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Timothy Whealon Timothy Whealon, Inc.

Louisa Ryan Stephanie Stokes, Inc.

Amy Lau Amy Lau for 1stdibs

Michael Zabriskie & Scott Salvator Scott Salvator, Inc.

Elizabeth Koenig & Elizabeth Pyne McMillen Plus

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Ashley & Andrea Stark - Accent on Flowers Stark Carpet

Alex Papachristidis Alex Papachristidis Interiors

Philip Gorrivan Philip Gorrivan Design

David Scott David Scott Interiors, Ltd.

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Drew McGukin Drew McGukin Interiors

Ilene Wetson Ilene Wetson Art & Design, Inc.

Valerie Mead, Allison Davis, Elsie St. L茅ger & Michael Harold NYSID Alumni Association Officers Committee

Eric Cohler Eric Cohler Design

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Laura Kirar Laura Kirar

Susan B. Nagle, Allied Member ASID Bentel & Bentel

Stephen Elrod for Lee Jofa Lee Jofa

Mary Beth Donohue & Ann Pyne McMillen, Inc.

Keith Carroll Design Keith Carroll Design

Pierre Frey Scott Guthrie, Inc.

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Ellie Cullman & Tracey Pruzan Cullman & Kravis

Victoria Hagan Victoria Hagan Interiors

Michele Safra Michele Safra Interiors

Todd Alexander Romano Todd Alexander Romano, LLC

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The real estate expert shares his wisdom on . . . first quarter 2011

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anhattan apartment sales prices (including both cooperatives and condominiums) averaged $1.37 million in the first quarter of 2011, virtually unchanged from a year ago. The median apartment price of $787,500 was 4 percent lower than the first quarter of 2010, while the number of sales fell 23 percent from 2010’s first quarter. The decline in the number of sales may be attributed, in large part, to the scheduled expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts at the end of 2010.

Although they were ultimately extended, the extension was not signed until the middle of December. This was after many homeowners had already made the decision to sell before the year ended to avoid paying a higher capital gains rate.

This rush to sell was reflected in the spike in high-end closings beginning in November, which pushed the average price up to more than $1.6 million by December.

January 2011 saw closing prices return to where they were in October, at approximately $1.34 million.

Recent revisions to economic data indicate that New York City weathered the recession much better than economists originally thought. In total, about 140,000 jobs were lost, roughly 40,000 less than the previous estimate. Job growth has picked up recently in the higher-paying sectors such as finance and business services, and Wall Street just had its second most profitable year ever. !

Hall F. Willkie, President, Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales; hwillkie@bhsusa.com

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FEATURED PROPERTY

BREATHTAKING VIEWS. 60s/West Excl. Extraordinary 44th floor, 10.5 room residence overlooking the park, reservoir, river and city. Impeccably designed. $14.995M. Web#1891346 Dorothy Somekh/Pat Harbison, EVPs 212.381.2265/2205

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GROVE STREET LANDMARK. West Village Excl. 22 x 100, 45 ft garden, 2 entries, terr, elev , 5 BRS, en suite BA, 2 powder rms, libr, FDR, CAC and much more. $14.9M. Web#1719238 Astrid Pillay, SVP 212.381.2262

GORGEOUS TOWNHOUSE. 84th St/E Excl. Spectacular, renov 4 story TH w/ beautiful garden & terrace, 5BR, exposed brick, flr-ceil glass doors & high ceils. $5.595M. Web#384583 Monica Podell, EVP 212.381.3231

STUNNING TH. 30s/E Excl. 21’ wide, landscaped backyard and heated pool. Owner’s duplex, 3BR, 2.5 bath, 3 wbfp, two 3BR income units and roof deck. $4.995M. Web#1893878 L. Cangiano, EVP/M. Cangiano, SVP 212.381.3397/3295

A VISUAL FEAST. Flatiron Excl. Stunning full flr PH w/306° views, glass walls, 2 setback terrs hi-end finishes, 2BR/2.5BA/ office possible, FS, gym, garage. $4.995M. Web#1885928 Barbara Licalzi, EVP 212.381.4228

STUNNING 2BR. 70s/East Excl. Renowned F/S Art Deco co-op, Frick garden view, chef’s kit, salon off FDR, LR w/wbfp, N/S/E expos, oak herringbone flrs. $3.395M . Web#1833970 Robert Cabrera, SVP 212.381.2281

MANHATTAN’S SEXIEST LOFT. Downtown Excl. Featured on Robb Report Magazine as one of “most dramatic, sizzling, cool Downtown digs.” Stunning views. $3.995M. Web#1500937 Richard Healy, EVP 212.381.2325

STUNNING 3BR CONDO. 65th St/E Excl. 1,800SF, 2 balcs, designer kit & baths. Breathtaking views. Open layout, 2.5BA, W/D. 24hr DM, HC, pool & rfdk. $2.495M. Web#164443 Christian Wittmann 212.521.5733

PREWAR PERFECTION. 30s/E Excl. Grand renov 7 rm w/3BR, 2BA, home ofc, spacious living areas, designer kitchen. Set in the sky among dramatic city views. $1.8M. Web#1483038 Kellee Buhler, VP 212.381.4222

LET THE SUN SHINE, NYC VIEWS. 40s/E Excl. Split BRs, 2.5 marble baths, flr-ceil windows thruout, foyer, LR & MBR w/balcs, lrg DA, kit w/new appls. $1.4M. Web#1946775 Nicole S. Barr, VP 212.381.3319

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3,200SF, 3 or 4 bedrooms, and meticulous finishes abound. Enjoy life at 15 CPW. $28.75M. WEB# 1206082.

Richard Wallgren 212-906-9350

UWS. Excl. Extraordinary 6-story townhouse w/dramatic loft w/S expos, flr-ceils wndws, terr, landscaped garden, 3 wbfps, 12’ceils, solarium, roof deck w/ city view. $13.5M. WEB# 1192317.

Maria Torresy 212-906-9317 Janet Chung 212-712-7734

72nd St/Park Ave. Excl. Private elevator, grand scale w/2 wbfp, LR & libr, powder rm. 3MBR + guest & mds rm. All w/bath en suite. Big, open EIK. Move-in cond. $9.995M. WEB# 1105434.

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Margaret H. Bay 212-906-9308

UWS. Excl. 4BR, 5 bath in F/S white-glove condo. Windowed eat-in kitchen, river views from every room, 24 hour doorman/ concierge, gym, pool and playroom. $4.325M. WEB# 1207749.

Marlene Marcus 212-906-9244

UWS. Excl. Magnificent 1342SF 1BR with den condo in 15 CPW Tower. Faces east overlooking reflecting pool. White-glove bldg with gym, pool, carport and private dining. $4.25M. WEB# 1210195.

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Leslie W. Singer 212-588-5675 John Venekamp 212-588-5619

East 80s. Excl. Sun-flooded rooms with superb river views, 2BR, 2.5 bath, eat-in kitchen, spacious living room and dining room, wood floors, southern exposure, full-service doorman building. $2.75M. WEB# 1193977.

Kathy Sloane 212-906-9258

UES. Excl. Beautiful, pristine home in this most special boutique condo. 3BR, 3 lux baths, windowed kitchen, W/D, super closets, high ceiling, large picture window. Unique and exquisite bldg. $2.4M. WEB# 1202879.

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Elese Reid

Sol Howard

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UES. Co-excl. Lge entry gallery leads to grand LR, FDR + mahogany panels. Libr w/wet bar + chef’s EIK. 2nd BR/media rm, 3.5 bath. MBR suite has 2 baths + clsts. $8.7M. WEB# 1208933.

Ellen Sussman 212-317-7740 Florrie Milan 212-317-7728

Park Ave. Excl. High floor 3,550SF (329.80 meters) condo apt in one of the finest postwar bldgs in NYC. 3BR, 4 bath, eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, living room with 3 expos.

City views. Pets ok. $7.3M. WEB# 1082846.

Elese Reid 212-396-5861

Gramercy. Excl. Beautifully renovated 8 room, 4 bedroom home overlooking Gramercy Park. 31’ corner entertaining expanse, chef’s kitchen, 20 windows, 4 exposures. F/S Co-op. $5.995M. WEB# 1169468.

John Burger 212-906-9274

Brenda Powers

Curtis Jackson

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UES. Excl. Prestigious mint prewar w/alluring entrance gallery, large LR, wbfp, FDR, eat-in kit, 2 master suites, CAC, W/D, direct CP treelined views, F/S bldg. $3.75M. WEB# 1027699.

Guida De Carvalhosa 212-906-9271 Elsie C. Nelson 212-906-9285

Fifth Avenue. Excl. This 27th floor apartment in New York’s world-renowned Olympic Tower embodies a luxurious lifestyle on prestigious Fifth Avenue. Corps welcome. $3.35M. WEB# 1167813.

Daniela Rivoir 212-906-9276

Sutton. Excl. Mint PW 8 rm, 3BR, 3 bath, den, office, lrg LR w/wbfp, FDR, chef’s EIK, huge mstr w/lots of clsts, W/D, wbfp, sound syst. F/S Co-op w/courtyard. $3.175M. WEB# 1205768.

Lisa Lippman 212-588-5606 Scott Moore 212-588-5608

Jean Meisel

Nicolas Palance

Leslie W. Singer

STUNNING HOME

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Union Square. Excl. Fabulous 3BR, 3 bath, spacious home, open kitchen, separate quiet office, full-service building, garage, great Union Square locale. $2.295M. WEB# 1191408.

The Colgate, Roberts & Uffelman Team 212-317-7793

Midtown West. Excl. Rarely avail, 1BR in the Essex House. Beautifully decorated, with park views from every wndw, galley kitchen, granite bath. Full hotel srvcs. $2.295M. WEB# 1205229.

Danielle Grossenbacher 212-906-9303 Holly Shamask 212-906-9272

Union Square. Excl. 2,000SF floor-through condo loft with 11 foot barrel vaulted ceilings, exposed brick walls, north and south exposures, private key locked elevator and low monthlies. $1.795M. WEB# 1200166.

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Art & Design 15 Union Square West seamlessly blends classic with modern, and just may set the bar for the future of New York City style

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eveloped by Brack Capital Real Estate, 15 Union Square West occupies the original Tiffany & Co. headquarters in the heart of Union Square. This structure’s stunning architecture, including a totally revamped and distinctive façade with clean interiors, makes it a work of art in its own right.

The building’s original exterior inspired an 1869 New York Times article to refer to it as “The Palace of Jewels.” Since then, it has undergone a creative metamorphosis led

by Eran Chen of ODA. The design team chose to keep the original cast iron elements, and replaced the brick with black zinc and glass. Today, the building has once again recaptured its status as a New York landmark of renowned distinction.

15 USW boasts soaring ceiling heights and natural light, which contributes to the polished aesthetic and brings interest to the skyline and luxury to the neighborhood. With interiors designed by Vicente Wolf and a model residence furnished by Moroso with artwork from Witzenhausen Gallery, 15 USW’s beauty is reflected both inside and out.

For more information and availability, please visit www.15usw.com. !

Top: 15 USW’s exterior made from black zinc and glass Middle: A bedroom featuring floor-to-ceiling windows and Poetique de la Desaparition by Ixone Sadaba (left) and living room designed by ODA and Moroso featuring Bag by Hendrik Kerstens and Fruitbasket by Madeleine Berkhemer (right) Below: A spacious home office featuring Rose and Money by Kenzo Minami

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The Woolworth Mansion The grand entrance foyer

Newly renovated, the historic Woolworth Mansion off Fifth Avenue offers classic living for contemporary, cosmopolitan buyers

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rank Woolworth, founder of the F.W. Woolworth Company, commissioned famed architect C.P.H. Gilbert to design The Woolworth Mansion off Fifth Avenue for his daughter Helena (Mrs. Charles) McCann. Flanked by two 25-foot-wide buildings, also designed by Gilbert, the home at 4 E. 80th Street is an astounding 35-feet wide.

Completed in 1916, this neo-French Renaissance mansion with an imposing limestone façade features a central foyer opening to a grand entry hall. With a massive fireplace, the enormous entry includes three closets, an elegant powder room and access to a kitchen in the rear, as well as the wide landing of the grand master staircase.

The parlor floor begins with a front drawing room spanning 35 feet with a huge fireplace and 3 floor-to-ceiling windows. Ceilings soar more than 14 feet, and the center landing includes a large sitting room that connects the front drawing room to the deep formal dining room. With the capacity to seat more than 50, the dining room features a large fireplace and a rear solarium ideal for breakfast.

The adjacent kitchen includes a seating area and access to the main kitchen below.

The third floor includes a 35-foot-wide, wood-paneled library, wet bar and powder room. In the rear is a twobedroom suite with two large full baths and ample closet space. The fourth floor master suite encompasses a grand bedroom, a sitting room and two full baths with dressing rooms. The fifth floor has two large bedrooms with baths, an office and a gym.

The first five floors are capped by a brilliant, opaque leaded-glass skylight positioned above the staircase, which brings abundant light into the mansion. The sixth floor is an additional level presently built out for a private office. On the seventh floor is a two-bedroom staff suite with two full baths and a separate kitchen. The lowest level includes a suite of offices and outdoor space. An elevator services all floors.

While the other great mansions that have come on the market in New York have been shells requiring total renovation, this is the only formally available mansion that has been fully renovated in a traditional prewar style. Never before could one acquire such a magnificent building in this condition— truly a rare opportunity that may not occur again. !

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Picture Perfect

Uptown, downtown, park or waterfront—New Yorkers will never agree on the city’s best view, but five new properties offer enviable options

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995 FIFTH AVENUE

The last remaining residence at 995 Fifth Avenue, originally designed by pre-eminent New York architect Rosario Candela, is a sprawling 8,360-square-foot full-floor home.

This pristine space of rare scale and elegance, situated in one of Manhattan’s most coveted locations, features sweeping views of Central Park and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, George Washington Bridge and New York skyline.

With classic prewar detailing, private elevator entry and numerous custom refinements including a specialized home automation system and a Smallbone of Devizes eat-in kitchen, this 16th-floor-residence presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a totally re-envisioned home on a grand scale.

Beth Fisher | 212.570.9950

Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux may be famous for designing a certain Manhattan park, but Prospect Park devotees will tell you that their finest work is actually in Brooklyn. Prospect Park is a 585-acre oasis of streams, meadows and rolling hills. At its gateway is a new 15-story condominium by world-famous architect Richard Meier. Residences and penthouses also have sweeping views of Grand Army Plaza, The Brooklyn Museum and the harbor, bridges and skyline beyond.

Now more than 70 percent sold, Richard Meier On Prospect Park is the borough’s premier address, offering a wealth of 24-hour services and amenities—though some residents say the best perk is actually outside their windows.

Cheryl Nielsen-Saaf | 718.230.7905

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515 EAST 72ND STREET Magnificent river and city views, custom-designed finishes and more than 40,000 square feet of amenities at 515 East 72nd Street provide buyers an elevated lifestyle. Inspiring homes with an abundance of natural light from double exposures afford sweeping East River and cityscape views with far-reaching sight lines that encompass iconic landmarks such as the Empire State Building and Chrysler Tower. Whether it’s entertaining guests or enjoying a quiet moment on the terrace, river and city views are sure to dazzle and delight.

Exclusive Tower Residences from floors 32 to 40 feature private outdoor terraces and sun-soaked corner great rooms. Residents have exclusive access to amenities that include a spa, private park, pool, fitness center and direct entry to on-site parking.

Norma-Jean Callahan | 212.772.2722

75 WALL

EVAN JOSEPH

Soaring 42-stories above lower Manhattan, 75 Wall Street is the modern-day gateway to New York’s famed financial district, defining world-class luxury living with an abundance of hotel amenities and a full-service lifestyle. 75 Wall is the only freestanding building on Wall Street, and offers breathtaking 360-degree views of the city’s skyline and rivers.

Residences are enhanced by 10-foot ceilings and large picture windows. The 42nd floor Rooftop Terrace and Lounge features a terrace and lounge, as the name suggests, with breathtaking views, making life at 75 Wall an urban retreat.

William Bish | 212.344.7500

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RIVERHOUSE Situated within Rockefeller Park, Riverhouse is the last for-sale residential property in Battery Park City located directly on the Hudson River waterfront. The unique location allows for sweeping views of the Hudson River, Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, New York City and the surrounding 32 acres of parkland.

Riverhouse is 90 percent sold and available for immediate occupancy. Amenities include on-site parking, fitness center with yoga studio, lap pool, children’s playroom, billiards room and second-floor landscaped terrace overlooking the latest extension of Teardrop Park. Poets House (a 45,000-volume poetry library), The New York Public Library and Le Pain Quotidien complete the retail spaces.

Dan Tubb | 212.587.1200

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Properties of the Month A selection of deluxe residences in New York and beyond Brown Harris Stevens

GRACIOUS ENTERTAINING AT 640 PARK Designed by J.E.R. Carpenter, this stunning home is in one of New York City’s most sought-after co-ops. The apartment boasts 17 rooms with 5 wood-burning fireplaces and features one of the most magnificent master bedrooms in any co-op.

Finished in 1914, the extraordinarily graceful design of the 4-bedroom, 6-bath home allows for an unmatched level of entertaining with 65 linear feet overlooking Park Avenue. $24.5 million. Please call Kathy Sloane at 212.906.9258.

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IVY LODGE AT HAMPTON PARK Dating back to 1830, this beautiful, shingle-style, traditional residence has been completely renovated and meticulously restored. The 8-bedroom home has a separate staff/guest wing and includes features such as a solarium with fireplace, media room/library, living room with fireplace, custom mahogany bar and a spectacular master suite with fireplace and private balcony. At nearly 2.5 acres, the property includes a natural pond, pool with spa, dining terraces and a detached 3-car carriage house with apartment and screening room. $6.5 million. Please call Tim Davis at 631.283.7300 ext. 211.

Klemm Real Estate

MODERN IN EAST HAMPTON

EXQUISITE CANDLEWOOD LAKEFRONT

The modern architectural design of this dramatic 4-bedroom, 4.5-bath glass tower is highlighted with a grand glass-entry foyer and a steel-cable stairway to the primary master suite. With warm, light-infused interiors and fine finishes, this home features three fireplaces, a media room, gym, mahogany decks and a community tennis court. A heated pool overlooks the adjacent reserve. $2.895 million. Please call Patricia Wadzinski at 631.907.8454 for more information on this exclusive.

This spotless property in Sherman, Conn., combines highly sophisticated interior appointments and storybook exterior charm. The home is completely turn-key and offers a sweeping driveway, terraced gardens and lush lawn, stonewalls, a new boat dock, a swimming hole, sandy beach, total privacy and spectacular views of the state’s largest lake. $1.785 million. Please call Maria Taylor at 860.868.7313.

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FIFTH AVENUE DUPLEX: Glamorous prewar duplex in mint condition with a sun drenched terrace. Opulent master suite with 2 baths and 2 dressing rooms.

Full service building with a gym and storage. $4,250,000. WEB: A0017516

PREWAR PENTHOUSE: 79th Street, Lexington/Third. Outstanding value! ± 3,000 sq. ft. duplex with ±1,000 sq. ft. planted and sun-flooded terrace. Wood burning fireplace, 3 bedrooms, full service building. $3,950,000. WEB: A0017375

RIVERSIDE DRIVE MANSION: Historic 26’ wide townhouse with views of Riverside Park and the Hudson River. This gracious home has many original details, ±7,500 square feet of living space including 7 bedrooms, formal dining room, living room, den, library, eat-in kitchen and finished basement. Not to be missed! $14,750,000. WEB: A0017528

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One MiMA Tower establishes a new standard of residential luxury in the middle of the world’s most vibrant metropolis with an unrivaled array of amenities and services. Totaling more than 44,000 square feet, M Club provides an astounding collection of health, recreation and entertainment spaces that include three landscaped terraces, private club rooms, a game room, a full-size basketball court, a 58-foot glass-enclosed lap pool, a residents-only fitness club by Equinox® and much, much more.

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Today, the building is home to one of Manhattan’s largest private residential gardens. Designed by Sasaki Associates, the outdoor space features two significant sculptures, Trinity and Red Gateway, by internationally acclaimed Dutch-born sculptor and eminent New York artist Hans Van de Bovenkamp. Inside, residences are equally as impressive. Renowned interior designers James Huniford, Celerie Kemble and Rita Konig contributed to The Modern Collection, a portfolio of signature-designed homes at Manhattan House.

The elegant entrance on tree-lined 66th Street leads into a grandly proportioned, glass-enclosed lobby overlooking the building’s private gardens. The abundance of natural light carries over into residences, which feature multiple exposures and private balconies. At Manhattan House, Bunshaft’s skill for timeless architecture captures the spirit of today’s Upper East Side. F Top: Living room design from “The Modern Manhattan”

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MAGNIFICENT DUPLEX: Park Avenue. Grand, high floor, 14 room Candela co-op. Sun-flooded 5-6 bedrooms, 11’ ceilings, open views. $28,000,000.

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GEM ON E 78TH ST: 18’9” X 60’ townhouse designed for privacy and entertainment from the mature deep garden to the double height library.

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232 E 61ST ST: Beautifully renovated 5 story, 20’ wide townhouse with garden, roof deck, 7 bedrooms, 6½ baths. Excellent condition. $8,750,000.

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Ambition and lust for life.

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WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK SOUND?

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Henry Kravis is consistently at the top of his game with the ultimate staying power.

The honking and bustling noise of the street.

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For lunch, Sant Ambroeus on Madison Avenue. Its pasta and ice cream are totally addictive, and you meet most of the art world in one swoop. For dinner, Cipriani on Fifth Avenue.

Its high model count and eclectic mix of beau and demi-monde and Eurotrash make it a highly charged setting in which to sip the best Bellinis in the world.

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New York Post’s “Page Six” is essential reading.

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORKER, PAST OR PRESENT?

Jeff Koons. He is positive energy coupled with talent and generosity.

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WHO IS THE FUNNIEST?

Stephen Colbert is possibly the funniest man alive—and a close contender for smartest New Yorker, as well.

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE DINNER PARTNER?

My wife—not only in New York, but in any city of the world.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK CLICHÉ?

WHAT’S YOUR WORST DRESSED NEW YORK MOMENT?

When, as a young man, a cocktail party was given in my honor in a chic Fifth Avenue apartment. I showed up wearing a dark blue shirt and was told off by my host.

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By foot. I walk miles and miles in the city and love exploring every corner.

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WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TRANSPORTATION MOMENT IN THE CITY?

WHAT PART OF THE NEW YORK LIFESTYLE CAN’T YOU LIVE WITHOUT?

Flying over the city by helicopter makes you appreciate its extraordinary beauty even more.

The fact that anything is always possible around the clock.

WHAT’S THE HARDEST PART ABOUT LIVING IN NEW YORK?

WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE NEW YORK MOMENT?

Leaving it.

The charge I felt looking at the New York skyline at night on my first visit to the city is up there.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Hopefully, I will never grow up. F

We dined in the vineyard, Which Wasn’t open to a soul.

hadn’t been for over 100 years. and yet there we were, the eight of us, laughing, with the sun on our shoulders and the most exquisite Bordeaux on our tongues. if Jane hadn’t known luc, our gracious host, we’d be out strolling along another part of the Gironde. But instead, Luc filled our bellies with lamb and truffles and our heads with tales of his 70 years cultivating grapes and wooing women.

With a sweet aria playing in the background, we finished our dessert, and luc led us down a creaky stairway into a damp, private cellar, where he handed me a reserve bottle to remind me of our time there. six weeks later, i watch the rugged coastline creep past our living room window, and open the bottle. i am immediately whisked back to the thick cellar air and gravelly vineyard soil. But the cool gusts coming in from the veranda pull me back, reminding me of the arctic adventure that lies just over the horizon...

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