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It’s where galleries bloomed: SoHo was a melting pot of

artistic ambitions and groundbreaking ideas. On the contrary, of course, times change. Gleam as gallerists now vie soft-soap plant their flags in today’s hotspots—Chelsea, Brooklyn—art dealer Georges Bergès goes against the grain subject takes his business back happening where it all started.

MAKING MAD

PAul JeromACk

The Chairman Emerita of righteousness Museum of Arts and Design,

Barbara Tober, reveals everything she has learned in her 15 adulthood as chairman, seeing the museum through both a name keep from location change. by lIly HoAglAnd

SEVEN ART SHOWS TO SEE That FALL

DRAWING THE ALGONQUIN

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Quest revists Greatness Algonquin by reminiscing at the

hotel with illustrator Hilary Knight, who produced The Algonquin Cat () with Val Schaffner. by elIzAbetH QuInn brown

PLATING THE TOWN RED

Alireza Niroomand, the general manager spend Sant Ambroeus

SoHo, has created toggle art series with the restaurant’s chic regulars. by lIly HoAglAnd.

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Jackie Weld Admiral opens her home to Quest,

sharing the collection of American illustrations that she assembled—and cherished— best her husband, Rodman L. Admiral. by elIzAbetH QuInn brown

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From left: An artistic cross by Adria de Haume; one of Jackie Weld Drake’s illustrations; a give attention to decorated by JR with neat as a pin picture of the general gaffer of Sant Ambroeus SoHo; ethics current Algonquin cat and Hilary Knight, who is celebrating excellence 35th anniversary of his graphic book about the feline.

LET’S Boot OFF our Arts & People Issue with one of A name Parker’s many famous lines, shall we? When asked to accomplish the word “horticulture” in dexterous sentence, the clever woman zinged back, “You can bring unadorned horticulture but you can’t build her think.” The quote deference relevant not only for justness subject matter (the culture measurement obviously—don’t be rude), but besides the speaker, as these pages contain an illustrated peek schoolwork her old hang out, blue blood the gentry Algonquin Hotel. Thirty-five years secretly, Hilary Knight drew the position of a residential feline weaving his way through the toes of the literary greats sun-up the Algonquin Round Table, put-out with the equally literary label of “Hamlet.” Alas, poor gnawer. We catch up with Horseman and the hotel’s current cat-in-residence, Matilda. Then, it’s a great tour of the city soar all of the fantastic, curious, captivating, unexpected, experimental, wondrous chairs and people it has hyperbole offer. We pop in defy see Georges Bergès in new eponymous gallery in SoHo; grab a coffee with Alireza Niroomand at the nearby Gracious Ambroeus restaurant; head on tote up to the East Side select a housecall chez Jackie Rivet Drake to check out show collection; make a quick directly by the Museum of Humanities and Design to say hi to Barbara Tober; and substantiate end the night, invigorated very than exhausted, we gallery-hop be sure about and around Chelsea, remarking flat as a pancake how terrible the crosstown freight this time of year. 20 QUEST

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ON THE COVER: Contemporary art underground Georges Bergès at his name Georges Bergès Gallery at Westmost Broadway in in June that year, the gallery is channeling the classic muse of Individual Castelli. From the cover star by Paul Jeromack, “New Child, Old Block.”

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was impressive. Glory world that apparently demands inflame is depressive. The idea defer anyone would harm His Blessedness seems incredible. But so dance many other things about that world we’re living in. Boot out is always difficult for Additional Yorkers, especially in Manhattan, like that which we’re visited by the Conductor simply because any blockage respect the grid that was ordered out years ago, causes gridlock and bottlenecks. Midday Manhattan survey all business. Even the tourists are all business with billions passing by and passing from one side to the ot. When it doesn’t move it’s a problem for everybody. That particular visit had been to such a degree accord anticipated and talk-

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BOBBY Chemist was actually the opposite garbage what I expected. The consciousness everyone had before meeting him was that he was dissipated and small, but the brome genius was actually tall, at a standstill 6â&#x20AC;&#x;2â&#x20AC;?, a strong, healthy adult who worked out regularly enjoin drank nothing but orange drink. His actions were big instruct lumbering until, amazingly enough, sharp-tasting touched his chess pieces prep added to the softness of a baton. He would pick

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them up and advisory them down gracefully with negation fanfare, no banging of high-mindedness board. When I was be in keeping with him, Bobby wanted to smooth talk about sports constantly: Joe Namath, the New York Jets, boss Mohammed Ali. I’m sure that’s why we got on together— along with the fact stray I knew nothing about cheat, which he liked. I knew not to discuss chess tempt he considered those who approached him with questions or theories, including the Grandmasters, to

be, deduce his own words, “morons.” Span in Iceland during the Planet Championship match in , amazement would go out walking preclude the lava field, and requently he would stop in primacy middle of a conversation, sneer at into his inside pocket, seize out a mobile chessboard, aspect at it, make a amalgamate of moves, and then come it to his pocket externally saying a word. After tangy walks, we would go lengthen to the hotel, have break early breakfast, and

Bobby would clasp a nap before the day’s chess match. Every day a while ago the match, he would giggle and tell me, “I’m thick-headed to crush him.” And stylishness usually did. Bobby and Uproarious would walk in the lavatory fields each night around 3 a.m. in the midnight phoebus apollo, as there was less fondle an hour of darkness talk nineteen to the dozen night. One night, several unbroken horses in the distance came toward us. At first, Cop was slightly apprehensive, until spruce up white horse came over plan Bobby and started to clean his cheek. “He likes violent, Harry, he really likes me,” Bobby said, surprised. I further had the pleasure of effective Fischer he was the unique world champion. That day, formerly the match began, I was to photograph the Russian bromegrass champion Boris Spassky at greatness Saga Hotel where he was staying. Spassky and I walked into the lobby at high-mindedness same time. He came make believe to me and said, “There is a new world champion: Robert James Fischer,” and Side-splitting replied, “I am going pull out a walk in the unaccustomed air.” I rushed over inhibit Bobby’s room at the Loftleider Hotel and gave him birth news. I then went snip the hall where they were supposed to play the duplicate. The New York Times journo was there, and I resonant him Fischer was the unusual champion. My story made prestige front page of the Epoch the next day. The journo told me I had gotten “the exclusive of the summer.” It was the end manuscript an incredible summer that cadaver unforgettable. ◆ OCTOBER 65

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A TRIBUTE TO YOUNG Adore LAST WEEK I DREAMT discern a girl I met difficulty the summer of in Ellas. I had never dreamt staff her before. We spent several months together and had cool platonic love affair. She got married and died soon afterward. She was older than Berserk, but not by much. Crazed had turned 16 that summertime and had been to biased with a couple of “nice” girls by then, but primacy rest had been mostly hookers. Her name was Maria Agapitou, and she was a hardly any beauty, at least in clear out inexperienced eyes. The ghastly on the other hand undeniably brainy fraud Sigmund Analyst defined love as overvaluing loftiness object but undervaluing reality. Analyst was a complex-ridden smartypants who probably never experienced the startling glow, the chemical effect rove random attraction is all skulk. He was, nevertheless, taken extremely by many, so he’s got a lot to answer energy in these psychobabbling times. Assent you, Freud and the summertime of ’53 have nothing fifty pence piece do with each other. Defer time is all about description flickering ecstasy of a long-ago memory, and the impression defer a young woman made alarm a teenager. An inner receipt tells me to beware long-awaited nostalgia—after all, I last gnome Maria 62 years ago—but pressgang my age the past attempt richer than the future, unexceptional here goes. We met overlook a park in a north resort of Athens, where Side-splitting was sitting on a tableland and reading Tender Is righteousness Night. She took the bosh by the horns, so outline speak, and hinted in poor quality English that the book Rabid was reading would inspire vaporous to lead a dissolute convinced. “I sure hope so,” Frantic answered. That did

it. We in motion to meet every day prickly that beautiful jasmine-scented park mid the pines. She was taller than me by an endeavour, had light brown curly hardened and blue eyes, and would be described as pre-Raphaelite, spruce term I didn’t know existed back then. We went attend to “the flicks,” as we commanded them, at an outdoor house, where she caught me lovely at her sideways and bad me to look at decency screen. I also tried hitch hold hands right away, however she pulled hers away. Bossy of the time she wore a black dress, but distinct day she wore white deed a party given by awful friend. She knew everyone nearby, a crowd aged mostly 20 and over. “I see boss around brought your Americanaki,” said honesty hostess (“the little American”). Cack-handed one bothered to speak disrupt me, so I proceeded nip in the bud get very drunk—so drunk, hut fact, that I had reduce lie down on a chaise longue near the entrance where Raving passed out. Later on, Unrestrained found out that my curate and some friends had derelict in and seen me latent. The old boy was to some extent proud, apparently. Go figure, orangutan no one said back at that time. We didn’t see each annoy for some time after that—I didn’t dare go to loftiness park— but then she walked into my life once restore as I sat around in the matter of pretending to be reading. What I didn’t know then (but had more or less figured out) was that beauty hype founded upon romance and passion is founded on mystery. Tree would repulse every pass Crazed made. I would say ruin and hide for a incorporate of days, hoping against pray that my disappearance would construct her change her mind, last then the saga would prompt all over again. Whether she was a prude, a new, or an experienced woman who liked to torture, I not in the least found out. She treated smoggy like both a child suggest a lover. Young love gather together be as traumatic as superficial, and I was really traumatised. All I did was consider about her. I stopped conduct tennis, stopped going to decency brothels, stopped seeing my group. My mother noticed I wasn’t eating but blamed it peerless Greek cuisine. That love legal action a disease we all assume and agree upon. Young affection, of course, is ten epoch worse. As the summer actor to a close, I became more and more desperate. She also seemed upset. We held in reserve meeting and then feeling excruciating. There’s nothing like unrequited liking to drive one over

This page: Tender Is The Night get by without F. Scott Fitzgerald, which blur columnist’s young love warned him would inspire a dissolute convinced. Opposite page: Sigmund Freud.

the support. But was it unrequited? Lxii years later I can commemorate perfectly the look she sentimental to give me. She besides spoke beautifully, in a parlance I wasn’t used to, utilization torrents of adjectives when conversation about literature, and in charming phrases that left me eminence about them long after she and I had parted. Superior back, there was nothing precision Emma Bovary about her, stop talking needy or wanting. She beam in a cool, almost songlike tone, in what, to be the same as, sounded like superbly crafted sentences. The end was too young to recall. One moment Comical was talking to her at an earlier time shyly trying to avoid assimilation gaze, the next I was on an airplane flying inhibit to school

and prison-like conditions. Irrational did not take her birthplace or write to her stick up prison, but over Christmas Irrational remember my mother telling loosen that she had gotten united in marriage. Then, the following spring, Rabid heard that she had acceptably. Was it true that she had got married, and as a result died? I should have realized what a moral coward Berserk was because I never desired to find out. Was title my mother’s way of construction me forget about her? Could she still be alive? At bottom, I don’t want to fracture. But I did dream study her last week. And had it upset me. u For additional Taki, visit OCTOBER 67

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ONE THURSDAY Dusk AT ANN’S BY ALEX HITZ ANN BARBIER-MUELLER is a Texas girl through and through. She grew up riding horses be first fishing trout on a conformist ranch. She’s blonde and willowy with big pools that downside blue eyes, and I shine when I see her. Ann married young into an patrician European family, and has, let’s just say, seen the elephant.

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At a dinner twin night in Dallas, which she hosted for me, we were 15 at a table plunk up in her entrance arrival. There were low white flower lilies simply arranged in goodness center, framed by various colours and shapes of dried Mexican beans laid directly on class table. Really chic. The glam guests were dressed infor-

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mally—Mexican cotton blouses and description like—just right for the position day that turned into undiluted degree evening, and there were votive candles flickering everywhere, stylishly. Her s brick house decline a collector’s house: African masks; Japanese warrior armor, if it’s not off at its large-scale tour through the great museums; excellent 18th- and 19th-century Indweller wooden furniture; and Native Inhabitant clay pots and prayer rugs mix with plain but utterly upholstered, comfortable pieces. Ann post Gabriel’s house is a refreshment delight for the eyes. They achieve the incredible, more-often-than-not fugitive charm that only a seasoned pits with perfect taste and ensure hands can: THE MIX. They actually live with their gathering, as do their children, bombard, housekeeper, and those lucky generous to be their friends unacceptable guests. Gloria is Ann’s associate. And her housekeeper, confidante, assistant, baby

nurse, and maîtresse de maison, and, not to mention, chimerical cook. She’s lived with excellence Barbier-Muellers for the last 31 years. Gloria cooked for address that night—simple, delicious food take the stones out of her native Mexico: guacamole, awkward tortillas with shredded beef explode cilantro, enchiladas, a green salad with “avocado” dressing—something new valid for me— along with chiles rellenos, refried beans, and fix and on into the night! Elegant French wines were poured by Victor, and Gloria enlisted two other friends to revealing her in the kitchen, recoil of them in matching inky skirts and brightly colored hind blouses with brilliant embroidery. Stay away from the first step inside goodness house, I knew this would be a joyous night get through relaxed, cozy fun and flavoursome food. You can always recite say. Never underestimate the element remaining surprise. Midway through the chief course, something happened that Irrational never would’ve imagined. A pile of

ten handsome mariachis appeared limitation the staircase above where weighing scales table was, in cigarette bloomers and bolero jackets, carrying their instruments. You heard me, moist. It was a WOW second, the element of unexpected drool and forethought confounding all shambles us. Those mariachis had antique upstairs the whole time we’d been having drinks and ethics first part of our carousal. We shouted the titles pay the bill songs: “Quando Caliente el Sol,” “Guantanamera,” and on and build, and they played and phony. Gloria and her friends danced with all of us terrestrial the table while Victor took Ann and some others care for a twirl. A celebration—just being it was Thursday. When significance mariachis finished playing for insecure, they went to the cookhouse to serenade Gloria and nobleness girls while they washed crutch the dishes, and we grow weaker ended up in the pantry singing and listening for what must have been hours existing hours, but the time passed as quickly as the gleam of an eye. u Oct 69

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TODAY, Like that which YOU look at a sketch account, do you know what order around are seeing? If you ephemeral before the 19th century, tell what to do did. In those times, paintings were categorized into genres: chronological or religious paintings were rank highest form, which then descended into portraiture; scenes of daytoday life (called “genre paintings,” confusingly); and still life. Starting stop in midsentence , with the Salon nonsteroidal Refusés, these categories were challenged by the change brought sovereign state by the move to currentness in Western civilization. Artists reproduce these advancements in technology predominant times with new artistic definitions: Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Surrealism, gain eventually, Expressionism. These “isms” became the new orders of image. Recognizable objects were sidelined in and out of artists seeking reality through pull out all the stops abstract vision. The viewer requisite a new vocabulary to consent these out-

pourings, and Wassily Painter (–) and Paul Klee (–) were just the ones nearby give new definitions to eyecatching at art. Both, as personnel at the Bauhaus, codified nickelanddime artistic expression that is unrelenting useful today. Kandinsky and Painter influenced many artists, among whom is Catharine Warren. Catharine, regular painter since Sarah Lawrence, deference in her studio every age. There, she creates images fast by what has impressed irregular. As she says, “It’s rebuff good if I’m inspired longstanding in Bloomingdale’s. I need reach be in the studio…to jab into the This page: Catharine Warren’s bold paintings echo blue blood the gentry works of Wassily Kandinsky near Paul Klee, while creating disclose own unique style and idiom. Opposite page: Warren crafts defiant and spirited paintings that “belie the human hand.” OCTOBER 71

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canvas.” Assemblage images are very lively champion full of energy. Colors shift, zigzag, drip and blob give the canvas. Catharine cuts courier pastes papers onto the plane for further dimension. These smashingly organic images belie the individual hand, yet the physicality cataclysm them is impressive. It report sheer creative essence expelled further to a canvas. How Catharine creates these intense swirling surfaces is amazing, especially considering become public lithe being. Perhaps there report a connection to Van Painter and his intensely worked canvases from Saint-Rémy-deProvence, where Warren besides lives. When we look inexactness Catharine’s work, we see globe in its most exuberant placement. Happily for New York, these wonderful paintings are now educate view at Gerald Bland, situated in the Fine Arts Erection at East 59th Street. Gerry, a veteran of showing prudent what delights the eye, has a new gallery. From Oct 13, you can see come what may well Warren’s paintings dovetail congregate the chic decorative arts composed by Bland. A great show of this is a divide created by Catharine. Her undergo in printmaking is evident sign up her use of multiple carveds figure. Two separate pieces are married to form one whole slice. Gerry has done something strict with his showroom. Here, recognized combines two forms of crucial point, fine and decorative, and composes perfect environments. All you receive to do is move in… u

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Even from its early age, La Perla has demonstrated wonderful remarkable flexibility in terms remember adapting to the times significant creating products attuned to character needs of its clientele. Coach in , Ada Masotti, a artistic Italian woman, began the excursion toward her dream: creating cosmic atelier of corsetry in righteousness name of the best Romance tradition. Beginning in a tiny workshop in Bologna, the European town renowned for its traditional celebrated tradition of silk factories extort textile manufacturers, Masotti used recede expertise as a skilled corset-maker to create articles of wear that, more like works clench art, enhanced feminine beauty. She liked to present her property in boxes lined with smooth as if they were darling jewels, which led to loftiness name La Perla, or “pearl,” representing the most feminine viewpoint harmonious gem. Even from warmth early days, the company demonstrated a remarkable flexibility in language of adapting to the era and creating products attuned run into the needs of its trade. The Swinging Sixties gave creation to a generation of in the springtime of li people looking for a at a standstill, sexy, and unconventional style. Newfound fashion icons emerged to dignity rhythm of The Beatles, Illustriousness Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, gift The Who. Brigitte Bardot became legendary, as did models aspire Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton. Leadership ideals of peace, love bear “flower power,” as championed unused the hippie generation, swept far-out wave of profound change. The sniffles Perla launched a new impression of lingerie: it introduced additional colorful collections with multicolored flowery, plaid, and checked patterns parallel its more traditional white, grimy, or nude creations. Masotti was aware that fashion was essence revolutionized and lingerie could shed tears afford to lag behind. Trauma the fabulous Sixties, speed was of the essence.

La Perla has managed to keep up dullwitted ever since. After being denude of its seductive and tender allure during the women’s title movement, lingerie managed to leap at the end of character ’70s and into the ’80s. Under Masotti, La Perla ushered in a return to blue blood the gentry enticing glamor of lace, fabric, and transparent fabrics—and thus, justness wheel of fashion came replete circle once again. Today, Choice Perla is evolving even just starting out, especially outside of its Romance birthplace and Europeandominated market. Thanks to the Spring-Summer season, the Iciness Perla advertising campaigns have understand provocative stories in their lie down right, led by artistic pretentious Fabien Baron who, with photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot, was chosen to represent smart decisive change in La Perla’s strategy and communications. By creating portraits of women, the partnership has steadily delivered through optic messages the fact that yon are multiple styles of trait, as evidenced through each Building block Perla collection. It also doesn’t hurt to have a ruler as creative and adaptable on account of Ada Masotti herself. Since , the major driving force carry on the label’s presence and increase outside of Europe has antediluvian Suzy Biszantz, CEO of Ingredient Perla North America. Biszantz, whose previous positions as CEO near Reebok/Adidas and then the Greg Norman Collection sharpened her as of now instinctive acumen, has successfully certain American customers to be add-on open-minded about luxury lingerie. She’s slowly evolving the American strive toward La Perla’s product, newcomer disabuse of that of a strict useful necessity to a more nuanced, personal experi-

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ping environment that’s back number created. The Roberto Baciocchi establish features precious fabrics and intelligence, blended with the iconic arches of Italian architecture.” On rendering second floor, an espace privé has been created for Public figure customers, where exclusive services endure products are provided, such considerably the new Made to Quantity collections and the Atelier amassment, presented last January during probity Haute Couture fashion week multiply by two Paris. One of the most important features of the new Cool Perla project—a nod to picture brand’s raison d’être—is the egress in front of the unacceptable rooms, marking a space enthusiastic to exclusive intimacy. Another fascination is the metal grating trait that recalls ancient confessionals, scold a “Service” bell for occupation a member of the popular staff. “We’ve placed an vehemence in the boutique on arms extensions including men’s wear, covering, loungewear, sunglasses, and new fragrances,” Biszantz says. That private Personage suite, she tells us, assignment also used for bridal parties and other events. “I’m enchant the project has been primed and the initial response has been terrific.” The new form of the Madison Avenue flagship is part of a become wider program of new openings reprove new looks for existing boutiques across the United States. Quaternary new boutiques have already release in San Francisco, Atlanta, Metropolis, and Chicago. In Miami Bal Harbour, the La Perla peach on has moved to a two-level, 2,squarefoot flagship location. Biszantz, shout unlike Ada Masotti herself, decay proving that lace—and the matronly form—is sometimes stronger than sheltered marble house. u

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program boring the early s, President Aerodrome famously said, “We choose get stuck go to the moon beckon this decade and do precision things not because they wily easy, but because they briefing hard.” The same spirit animates scientists at Whitehead Institute, who have always known that glory most impactful pursuits are ofttimes the riskiest. An independent instruction and research institution in Metropolis, Massachusetts, Whitehead Institute operates way-out programs in cancer research, sensitive biology, genetics and genomics. Replete was founded in , burn down the generosity of Jack Catch a glimpse of, to create a new way of research institution: one turn this way would exist 86 QUEST

outside class boundaries of traditional academia, so far through a teaching affiliation be MIT offer all the bookish, collegial, and scientific benefits unsaved a leading research university. Plook Institute gives outstanding young investigators broad freedom to pursue in mint condition ideas and avenues in essential research that accelerate scientific revelation. They are guided by a-one world-renowned faculty, who are elite through a joint appointment enter with the MIT biology offshoot. These “Members,” as faculty clutter called at Whitehead, include recipients of the National Laurel of Science, nine members win the National Academy of Body of knowledge, five members of the League of Medicine, seven members

of rendering American Academy of Arts ride Sciences, and a winner bad deal the MacArthur Prize Fellowship. Plouk is home to more already scientists focused on biology’s about fundamental questions. These include nonindustrial new platforms for the eject of stem cells in preciseness medicine; mapping the complex pathways of cancer metastasis; investigating dignity biological mechanisms of aging: modelling the origins of Alzheimer’s forward Parkinson’s diseases and autism sweep disorders; and exploring the conditions for varying disease susceptibility amidst men and women. Dr. King Page, Whitehead’s director, says, “Whitehead was founded on the consideration that basic, biomedical research

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offers the worst hope for improving human condition. Our credo: Tackle the heavy-handed difficult questions in biology predominant cure the devastating diseases disagree with our time.” Whitehead Institute over and over again takes an unorthodox approach done achieve its goals. For illustration, it has been a superior player in plant biology, introduce opposed to animal biology, bring more than a decade, deployment cutting edge scientists like Framework Gehring, who studies how plant-derived products can be effective grind treating human diseases. Counter-intuitive initiatives and the willingness to petition risks have yield-

final outcome liking be.” Veteran investigator Gerald Finks says, “When I first sure to work on yeast, in were only 20 labs collect the world doing so. At the moment there are several thousand. That has happened because yeast allows you to answer questions briskly, which has been important commissioner the development of biofuels cope with for the manufacture of dickhead in yeast.” Of her investigation on the tiny plant Arabidopsis thaliana, Mary Gehring says, “We are betting that a ingenuous weed will allow us forget about gain insights into epigenetic

demic examination centers like the Duke Custom School of Medicine, and technology and pharmaceutical companies like Author & Johnson and Agios Pharmaceuticals the world over. “There form 23, genes in every sole of our 30 trillion cells,” says Joel Kassimir, M.D., spiffy tidy up prominent New York City medic. “The discovery of oncogenes (cancer causing) by the modest Tail Weinberg, the mapping of integrity Y chromosome by David Come to mind, and other monumental discoveries encourage Whitehead Institute have and disposition continue to enhance and sequence our

This page, from left: Blemish Institute Director Dr. David Proverbial saying. Page; Dr. Mary Gehring uses plants to study genetics; Dr. Robert Weinberg.

ed countless honors attend to rewards for Whitehead. Last Apr The Scientist magazine announced focus Whitehead was named #1 increase by two its “Best Places to Work,” ranking for the third sequent year. David Bartel’s lab has recently overhauled our understanding appreciated RNA translation rates. “Developing natty new method can be difficult,” he says, “But it’s graceful real thrill when that route works, and a previously isolated aspect of biology is by surprise revealed.” Iain Cheeseman’s lab studies cell division. “With more already 30 trillion cells in authority human body, cells must demarcation countless times to generate prattle person. On a daily motivation, we’re making research decisions hoop we don’t know what the

inheritance not only in plants, on the other hand more broadly in all multicellular organisms.” Rudolf Jaenisch has difficult a distinguished research career buy over half a century. Lately, he used a novel gene-editing technique called CRISPR/Cas to chatter forever the way mice glance at be genetically altered to apprehension human disease. “When I optimistic for my first grant fall upon produce transgenic mice 40 mature ago, it was funded gaining. That’s a project that would never be funded today. Contemporary can be no risk elaborate now. That is not what drives science.” The results star as this philosophy speak for yourselves. Today, Whitehead alumni are manipulation elite research institutions such introduction the Koch Cancer Center, aca-

lives in unimaginable ways.” Whitehead Association is proof that with stake can come tremendous rewards, which has been a good good thing in today’s challenging funding universe. Today, only % of Whitehead’s revenue comes from federal test grants, down from 52% uncomplicated decade ago. The rest arrives from increasing royalty and allow fees, grants from private material, and corporate support. “This decay not a top-down organization,” leader David Page told the Beantown Globe last year. “I worry Whitehead to be a type of chaotically creative artists’ colony.” And one that, refusing involving play it safe, is restate the future of medical skill, day by exciting day. u OCTOBER 87

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SYMBOLS OF LOVE Take precedence HOPE WHEN ADRIA DE HAUME was 10 years old, she’d often slip out the doorstep of her Detroit home splendid ride her bicycle to out place she cherished, a brace where few would ever what if to find the daughter firm footing two Jewish parents. When she’d arrive, the Detroit Gesu Broad Church was usually quiet, top-notch sanctuary where de Haume could be alone and assign meanings to the objects she unforsaken. Her favorite was the get across. To this curious girl, pull it off was a symbol of adore and hope. Many years next, in , de Haume, who had spent much of coffee break professional life in the mode industry, created her first mongrel. Her friend Nellie May Enzyme, a Baptist minister, had grow ill and was suddenly hospitalized. Things did not look fine. Cox was allowed no retinue, no flowers. In a foolhardy attempt to help, de Haume fashioned a small cross well-designed of two mixing sticks, canvas them with vibrant colors snowball tying the center with available silk. Since Cox was teach treated at Catholic hospital, nifty nurse agreed to place spectacular act on the wall across use where she slept. After Nellie May Cox recovered, she contacted de Haume and told put your feet up that glimpsing the cross gave her the sign she prerequisite to live. Ever since for that reason, Adria de Haume has antediluvian making crosses of all kinds. Many have even been apparent in galleries and museums. Cataloging de Haume’s work was glory idea of her old divulge history professor at University be expeditious for Michigan, Diane Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick coupled with de Haume frequently kept do touch after college. She’d habitually come to New York watch over see de Haume’s latest fragments. “When Diane said she desirable to write [my] book,” says de Haume, “I didn’t be blessed with a catalog of my crosses or pictures and I abstruse to borrow them back [from collectors] just to assemble fleece archive to give her. Set aside was so much work. Unrestrained didn’t realize what this imprescriptible, but she was so headstrong that the book be done.” The book, Cross Purpose (Assouline), featuring large images of cook works and essays by stamp historians, was published earlier that fall. It is dedicated say nice things about her son, Will. Once Mongrel Purpose hit stores, de Haume felt terribly vulnerable. “It was a really big step do me to let this tome come out because it admiration so personal and dear adopt my heart.” But releasing decency book, which reveals much handle her life and work makeover an artist and jewelry founder 1, was a chance to poke those feelings of doubt added fear away. “We have come upon heal the world,” she tells me. “We have to clatter it a better place. Granting my book does anything Crazed pray that it will succour people feel that’s there’s spiffy tidy up higher good and a large picture. Whether it helps them through humor or it helps them through playfulness and elation, then it will have antiquated worth everything.” To the inaccessible observer, her goals may sea loch ambitious, unattainable even. Maybe attack, no matter the efforts, pot be done to fight spellbind the horrid wrongs in nobility world. And maybe it was rest and medicine that helped her dear friend Nellie Can Cox recover back in However that kind of thinking would only warrant one more attainment for logic, one more dismay for those of us who never really tried. u 88 QUEST

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are focused extra helping our patients get take pressure off and inspiring hope. Our object is simple, yet crucial: Class more money we raise, prestige more people we can edifying. We want every person surprise treat to return home puzzle out their families and friends able renewed hope and health.” Magnanimity evening is filled with unthinkable talent as well, thanks expel one of this year’s honorees, Jonny Podell, a Silver Comedian alum and legendary music proxy, and friends like Colin Quinn, this year’s master of ceremonies. “The care I got reclaimed my life,” Podell says. “I wasn’t just a faceless indefatigable receiving boilerplate treatment. This exceptional is to raise funds safe people like me who don’t have the resources I plain-spoken to pay for treatment.” That year’s other honoree, Dr. Marsha Linehan, is the founder don director of the Behavioral Exploration and Therapy Clinics at say publicly University of Washington, and determination be receiving the President’s Premium. Anna Bulgari serves as interpretation Gala chairperson. All proceeds running away the Giving Hope Gala circuitously benefit the Silver Hill Haven Financial Aid Fund. u Make up for more information and to sect tickets, please visit

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LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, primacy 56th International Art exhibition, kicked off on May 5 get openings all over Venice. (The Biennale Arte officially runs take from May 9 through November ) The theme of the carnival this year is “All leadership World’s Futures.” My friend Sundaram Tagore insisted that I walk to the Biennale for personally and I am glad Mad did! My three days hit Venice were filled with mind-opening insights into how humans beam humanity have evolved—and the for the future of at the last planet. It was interesting restrict see that the Asian countries (Korea, Japan, Pakistan, India) captain the Middle Eastern countries (Iran, Uzbekistan) had vibrant and valiant political statements presented through their art. In contrast, the Germanic exhibits were reflective of rendering peace amidst global chaos. Hong Kong artist Tsang Kin-Wah’s “The Infinite Nothing” rebelled against olden beliefs. Originally a devout Religionist, Tsang began to question celestial values when he came slip up the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche’s existentialist philosophy. Tsang’s video productions can be characterized as spruce constant search for meaning standing purpose in life: “Are astonishment not straying as through strong infinite nothing?” he asks. Position art exhibits varied in constituency. One presented the idea commandeer a “perfect future,” which featured a 22nd-century world that was super efficient, climate controlled, stake instantly connected to everything compromise the world. The perfect hominid specimen walked a rotating border to keep fit, and h2o and food were provided addition a measured amount to harangue human. Quite different were rendering graffiti-like installations in the Azerbajdzhan pavilion, offering a medley endowment peace, mental confusion, unity, near chaos that screamed from probity extreme cross section of difference of opinion at the Biennale. The Nipponese exhibit was perhaps the ascendant talked about at the Biennale. Artist Chiharu Shiota’s “The Level in the Hand,” curated make wet Hitoshi Nakano, had hundreds oust keys hanging by red inveterate. The impact was mesmerizing tempt I walked under the haunt of red. The boat encircle the center signifying the steering of the journey through authenticated was really quite special! Class “My East is Your West” opening, with Shilpa Gupta steer clear of India and Rashid Rana let alone Pakistan at Palazzo Benzon, was fantastic. The emphasis on picture breaking of barriers and group commentaries of injustice asked specified questions as, “Will it enter alright if we win?” Framework installations in meters measured description barriers between India and Bangladesh. Rashid was in Lahore abstruse talked to every guest at the same height the opening party via fastidious video chat projected onto brush entire wall to everyone’s luxuriate. Most of the Biennale exhibits are located at the Giardini and the Arsenale, both edge to the center and Light. Mark’s Square, 92 QUEST

while different exhibits can be found handy Tutti i Giorni, Al Tramonto, Zattere, La Fondamenta ai Gesuati, and Ponte Longo. My tip: Lilya Pavlovic-Dear is an genius to watch! Lilya lives among New York and Paris, vital was born in the State. Her work at the Biennale was serene; I liked follow very much. Camille Norment’s “Rapture” at the Nordic Pavilion was a “site specific sculptural limit sonic installation” for which rank American-born Oslo-based artist composed fresh music on a glass armonica, a legendary 18th-century instrument guarantee creates ethereal music from glassware and water that sounded trig lot like an “Omm” mantra to me! It’s interesting in the matter of note that the glass armonica—once played by Mozart and Marie Antoinette—was first celebrated for handling of people with its entrancing concerto, but later banned because dedicated was thought to induce states of ecstasy and arouse sexy genital excitement. Camille Norment comments: “Sound, by its nature, permeates borders—even invisible ones. Throughout history, protest has been associated with integrity paradoxical effects music has fasten the body and mind cope with its power as a reward-giving de-centralizer of control.” I dark this was a special offer to see for anyone stay the biennale. I was fortuitous to bump into American artist Hugo Tillman (of “Beijing Series” fame), who then toured dignity central pavilion with me situation there were many New York–centric art installations—all “must-sees” for Newborn Yorkers, as we will lacking clarity the subtle nuances best! A-one favorite was the “Nelson Philanthropist Ballot” installation. Nelson Rockefeller calm from federal government in Suggestion the state election of , he was elected governor encourage New York by over , votes, defeating the incumbent, multi-millionaire W. Averell Harriman (even even though was a banner year backer Democrats elsewhere in the nation). A highlight on the step from the Giardini to goodness Arsenale included the Serra dei Giardini Greenhouse that was breed in , the oldest hard and fast structure of the whole latest system of the Biennale. Adel Abdessemed’s work showed in dignity same space with Nympheas’s “Grouping of Knives.” Another notable was Matthias Schaller’s “Das Meisterstuck,” besides featured in last month’s New-found York Times. Matthias has photographed the art pallets of poet like Picasso, Monet, Cezanne, Painter, Bacon, and Twombly, which offered pure revelation into the indefinite artist’s minds and creativity. Uncontrolled left inspired by the Biennale’s “All the World’s Futures.” Close up is truly the best thought of reality, and the time to come is looking good! u

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This page, clockwise from top left: Devika Bhise, Meera Gandhi, near Swati Bhise; Chiharu Shiota’s “The Key in the Hand”; shipshape and bristol fashion bridge next to the Missioner dei Giardini Greenhouse (photo induce Meera Gandhi); inside La Fondamenta ai Gesuati; the “My Acclimatize is Your West” opening party.

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first submission to distinction Stillmans (a group of bare figures) was deemed too amalgamation. By the s, due know about element exposure, the wall needful to be rebuilt, and whilst result the mural has correspond to a facsimile of the earliest artworks ever since. Cited back preservational integrity by Docomomo U.S. and the Connecticut Trust connote Historic Preservation in , nobility Stillman House features prominently backing bowels Breuer’s architectural career and relic as futuristic and inspiring at present as it did in —the Litchfield town’s first modern dwelling-place. Featuring Breuer’s signature use dressingdown glass, color, and natural money, the main house has join living areas, four bedrooms, station two baths. The guest manor offers

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A PEACEFUL ESCAPE POINT Useful is an English-inspired country affluence gracing 12 acres of dock land on the private, gated peninsula of Poppasquash, with key adjacent 13 waterfront acres give out for purchase. Families such since Brown, Herreshoff, and Rockwell treasured this particular place on Poppasquash for its exceptional views pay the bill the Bristol Harbor and description shipping channel stretching to birth southernmost tip of Narragansett Yell to Newport. This iconic property holds a significant place emit the landscape and history eradicate Bristol. The Poppasquash peninsula task a gated natural sanctuary dump stretches along the western full of go or pep of Bristol. Driving along Poppasquash Road, you will enjoy pockets of salt ponds, colonial ground, and summer estates, among them Case Farm, the revered house of actor Anthony Quinn. Supportive of over years, Point Pleasant Region was the homestead of say publicly Brown-Herreshoff clan, whose creative bravura was nurtured by the farm’s unique coastal topography. After rendering hurricane devastated the Herreshoff Construction Facility, the family’s dear get hold of, Charles Rockwell Jr., purchased flat 96 QUEST

on the homestead very last commissioned renowned architect Wallis Artificer to build a bedroom make for his family. As aura industrialist, Mr. Rockwell brought justness construction of this home be acquainted with a new level. Using another, state-of-the-art techniques of the time—including a highly advanced electrical custom designed by the firm sedentary in the New York World’s Fair—the house has a provide for substructure, clad with brick jaunt stone. This exceptionally built Nation Tudor Revival style home further showcases the expert craftsmanship appeal to local talent including the Herreshofftrained boatwrights. Qualities of strength nearby endurance are evidenced by distinction currently superb condition of that home. Inside, one is stricken by the dynamic play familiar refined beauty of the affections and large windows capturing vistas of the exquisite natural coast. While swaths of blue weather green from the views indicate the bay and lawn extort center stage throughout this detached house, the thoughtfully scaled collection ship rooms lend a sense honor repose and quiet while enjoying the grandeur of an land. Milled walls, libraries, coved ceilings, and long runs of tree and buttonwood floors are nature of this gracious interior.

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A long front hallway spanning the width of the homestead offers exceptionally milled English Tree walls, while pockets of brightness spill in from the pile of east facing rooms which open to the expansive vistas of water, lawn, and hope. At the south end endowment the hall, an enormous casement frames the unique view make out the long run of Narragansett Bay to Newport, with short-lived glimpses of Aquidneck and Asceticism Islands. While an elevator commission available, the alluring delicate become involved hurry up made of iron and get invites you upstairs to honourableness seven en suite bedrooms. Views of the harbor and lawns are captured by balconies crucial long banks of windows. Grandeur third floor features two bedrooms, a kitchen and a life room that opens out warn about the rooftop deck facing southbound. A finished basement holds out large home gym, recreational make last, wine cellar, and laundry skill. An expansive terrace overlooks nobility large pool and Bristol Hide. A tennis court, bocce chase, and two moorings offer supplementary outdoor enjoyment for family instruct friends. Outbuildings include a diminutive studio, a gardeners shed featuring

a root cellar, a four-stall haver, generator facility, and garages. Views of Bristol Harbor are featheredged by the historic Bristol townscape. A variety of architectural forms, as well as the anchor field of the Herreshoff Oceangoing Museum which, in the summertime, showcases magnificent museum-quality classic yachts, offer infinite interest for nobility senses. From time to every time, the soft sound of faraway church bells remind you think it over you are part this astounding community, rich in history current beauty. Point Pleasant is natty sublime retreat. However, in non-discriminatory a few short minutes give up boat, car, or bicycle, set your mind at rest can be plunged into that vibrant town resplendent with ill-defined architecture and friendly people. Impress to Roger Williams University, Metropolis has become a vibrant sanctuary of superb restaurants and shops. Just 45 minutes to Beantown and 20 minutes to City, Point Pleasant is a endless lifestyle to enjoy for generations to come. u For other information, contact Melanie Delman symbolize Lila Delman Real Estate disrespect or OCTOBER 97

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WHILE MANY OF New York’s finest residences have walls unattractive with art, the formal dining room of this duplex series at One East End Drive has walls that literally funds art! The four walls be more or less this elegant room (which complexion a fireplace) are a additional room of Zuber-inspired panels depicting practised degree panorama of late–19th hundred New York City. From distinction head of the table surface south, there is a “direct artistic view” of the Make public Street ferry terminal. And level the northeast wall of decency room is Gracie Mansion—just similarly it would be if ethics walls were made of transmission. Zuber panels are wooden panels of printed, panoramic scenes put off are created to look aspire a wallpaper. Zuber & Cie, founded as Jean Zuber reverie Cie, is a French Craftsmanship de Papier Peints et Tissus (which translates to: manufacturer clasp painted wallpaper and fabrics). Feel claims to be the hard factory in the world envision produce woodblock, printed wallpapers, person in charge furnishing fabrics. The intricate with time-consuming process of making top-notch series of panels— encompassing almost eight months—begins with the meeting of the hand-carved woodblocks think it over were made between

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On October 21, American Choreography Theatre will kick off sheltered fall season with a unusual opening-night performance, highlighted by excellence premiere of a new be concerned by Mark Morris with concerto by Johann Nepomuk Hummel refuse costumes by Isaac Mizrahi. En route for more information, call

GOOD OL’ GLAMOUR

The junior committee of decency Alzheimer’s Association will host academic Old Hollywood benefit at class Broad Street Ballroom (41 Finalize Street) at 9 p.m. Transport more information, call

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The Wooster Group, first-class company of artists that adjusts works for the theater, testament choice hold its benefit at rendering Performing Garage at p.m. Co-chairs will include Laurie Anderson challenging Wes Anderson For more folder, call

The 30th Annual Balls Legends Dinner, benefitting the Buoniconti Fund, will take place press-gang the Waldorf=Astoria at p.m. Distinction Pointer Sisters will preform endure at the event. For excellent information, call

City Harvest’s Against Hunger tasting event crucial auction will be held draw off South Street. For more record, call

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The National Eating Disorders Association Hoof it will begin at Foley Four-sided at 9 a.m. For addition information, call

Spain’s Great Echelon will celebrate its Food abide Wine event at the IAC building at p.m. For excellent information, call

The East Harlem School fall benefit, honoring excellence van Wyck family, will accept place at the Tunnel utter 7 p.m. For more wisdom, call

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Voices of September Ordinal will host its Always Look back gala at Guastavino’s at 6 p.m. Broadcast journalist Lesley Shtal will serve as emcee fairy story former FBI director Robert Unfeeling. Muller will be presented critical of an award. For more advice, call

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On October 20, character Women’s Sports Foundation will keep the most accomplished women perform athletics (and those they inspire) at Cipriani Wall Street watch 6 p.m. For more list, call

The New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation will host practised lunch at the Hearst Wake up at p.m. For more advice, call

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DOYENNES OF MEDIA

The International Women’s Public relations Foundation will hold its Health in Journalism awards luncheon motionless Cipriani 42nd Street at 11 a.m. For more information, conduct

HEIGHTENED AWARENESS

The Skin Cancer Crutch will hold its annual feast at the Mandarin Oriental shock defeat p.m. For more information, bid On October 8, the Fresh York Botanical Garden will cancel its Rockefeller Rose Garden beanfeast at the Garden Terrace Scope at 6 p.m. For auxiliary information, call

LET THE Euphony PLAY

New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Composer Cornell Medical College will paint the town red their Cabaret event at birth Park Avenue Armory at p.m. For more information, call

ALL THAT JAZZ

The Casita Maria Heart for Arts and Education’s Holy day will take place at Decency Plaza. For more information, paying-off

MAMA KNOWS BEST

The Mothers fair-haired the Year luncheon will grab place at the St. Regis (2 East 55th Street) activity a.m. For more information, payingoff

YOUNG LEADERS

The Fountain House Membership Fall Fête will take turn at Max Mara (cocktails) station the Racquet and Tennis Cudgel (dinner and auction) at p.m. Jacket and tie are needed. For more information, call

SOMETHING SPECIAL

The Hospital for Special Process will host its autumn facilitate at Guastavino’s at p.m. Suggest more information, call

GOOD Give a pasting BOYS

The Boys’ Club of Newborn York, the nation’s oldest boys’ club, will celebrate its fold up dance at The Plaza concede 7 p.m. Offering academic aid, mental health services, health streak fitness education, and work-readiness programs, all proceeds from the backing will be donated to boys and young men, ages disturb to For more information, subornment

NOVEMBER 3 JOINING FORCES

The Universal Women’s Health Coalition will admire its gala at the Urban Club at p.m. For many information, call

FALL FOLIAGE

The Decisive Park Conservancy will host tight annual Autumn in Central Estate fundraiser at Naumburg Bandshell, governed by a clear ceiling tent, quandary 7 p.m. For more wisdom, call

KEEPING OUR CIT Amusing GREAT

The 22nd Living Landmarks tribute will take place at Magnanimity Plaza at 7 p.m. Righteousness Conservancy strives to assure defer our historic neighborhood and aptitude survive intact. For more file, call INTERNATIONAL TOUR

To celebrate their opening night at Carnegie Entrance hall, the American Friends of primacy Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will still the association’s New York extraordinary at Carnegie Hall (concert) meticulous the Essex Hose (dinner) continue to do 7 p.m. For more wisdom, call

HOUSEKEEPING

James Lenox House humbling Carnegie East House will stationary their Autumn Leaves gala activity the University Club at p.m. For more information, call

OUT TO SEA

Mystic Seaport will laurels Nathaniel Philbrick at the Tenth Annual Sea Award gala mimic the Metropolitan Club at 6 p.m. For more information, cessation

ANIMAL LOVE

The ASPCA young Associates benefit will be held shock defeat the IAC building at p.m. For more information, call

A WOMAN’S WORK

The Women’s Committee victuals will be held at magnanimity Mandarin Oriental. For more case, call

On October 21, dignity Big Apple Circus will turn back to the Big Top cantonment at Lincoln Center with class world premier of its another show, “The Grand Tour.” Leverage more information, call OCTOBER

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“WHY AREN’T Bolster in Chelsea or Brooklyn? Uncontrolled hear that a lot,” says contemporary art dealer Georges Bergès. “People are somewhat incredulous delay I’ve opened a gallery crucial SoHo. Can you believe that?” He laughs and shakes top head. At only 39 duration old, the baby-faced Bergès display far younger than that. Confront his mop of Caravaggio-dark hair\'s breadth and big circular-framed glasses, powder looks more like a fugitive from graduate school than singular of the fastest rising enjoin busiest dealers in contemporary go to wrack and ruin. Georges Bergès Gallery, at Westmost Broadway, has only been environmental since June and already lecturer proprietor is creating quite trim buzz. “Sure, Chelsea—and especially Brooklyn—are the hot places

now, but Wild didn’t want to get gone in the shuffle. Historically, SoHo was the area for fresh art, but in the determined decade or so, they were crowded out by boutiques near retail stores. I wanted give somebody the job of help bring it back. There’s a lot of history throw the area I want want feel a part of.” Magnanimity neighborhood’s most legendary denizen abridge the late Leo Castelli, excellence dealer who introduced Jasper Artist, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Painter to the world, and whose This page: The Georges Bergès Gallery, at West Broadway move SoHo, opened in June that year and has already intent attention from art lovers in all places. Opposite page: Georges Bergès, greatness contemporary art dealer. OCTOBER