The running of the bull
byIn PBS’ “Hemingway” (April 5, 6 and 7), one of America’s finest storytellers, Ken Burns, considers another, Ernest Hemingway, weighing the writer’s towering talent against his equally epic ego.
Pablo Picasso
Why art still matters
byLife dictates. Man adjusts. Art responds, in this case with “Boléro,” from Ravel to Béjart to Juilliard.
Passion and purpose
byReal estate investor Yale Paprin brings a passionate eye to his art collection.
The Met at 150
byThe Met’s 150th anniversary next year will feature plenty of special exhibits, events, installations and acquisitions in tribute to a place where everyone is welcome.
Three that give
byWAG wanted to bring to your attention three stories of organizations – two of which we’ve regularly featured; one new to us – that are giving back to the world in novel ways.
A tale of two cities
byLondon and Paris, inextricably linked (think Dickens) may be poles apart politically, but they do have one thing in common – great new hotels.
Art and soul
byA journey through Picasso’s personal French landscape.
Bewitching linesman
byVogue darling Luke Edward Hall has a Picasso-like versatility, gift for drawing and love of neoclassical beauty.
Bunny Mellon’s legacy
byThe legacy of Rachel Lambert “Bunny” Mellon continues to grow. An American philanthropist best remembered as a significant garden designer and art collector, Mellon…
OIL AND WATER DO MIX FOR JILLY DYSON
byJilly Dyson has “sailed” the world on her marine paintings, whose swirling impasto evokes both Winslow Homer and J.M.W. Turner. I caught up with her on a beautiful fall day aboard SeaFair, the mega-yacht venue for exhibits and dining, when it was docked in Greenwich.