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...shines through the window of a bare apartment. The two towers of World Trade Center suggestively pierce the horizon within the frame of the window. “Nude in Soho” is similarly configured, though this time the sunbather is on the ledge of a balcony. From Soho, the two towers loom much larger, occupying much of the right half of the photograph, and are accompanied by a suggestively shaped silo on the left. Unlike their marine counterparts, both these women look weary; the phallic and inhospitable city thrust upon their delicate complexions. Clergue’s recent...
...instrumental in welcoming interior designers Thomas O'Brien and Victoria Hagan to the fold. O'Brien's lighting designs have resonated most brightly with customers, and you don't need to be Thomas Edison to work out why. A handsome desk lamp at Aero, O'Brien's high-end SoHo store, runs upwards of $1,000. The Target version, almost as spiffy, is a mere...
This property comes courtesy of Firmdale Hotels, the boutique chain that was founded in 1985 by husband-and-wife team Tim and Kit Kemp (other London properties in the group include the Soho Hotel and the Charlotte Street, favorites of celebs like Giorgio Armani, Glenn Close and Jennifer Lopez). The Haymarket, which was designed in the 19th century by architect John Nash, will have 55 rooms and suites, all individually decorated by Kit Kemp in a fresh, modern yet traditional English style. The lobby will feature artwork by Tony Cragg and John Virtue. The Brumus Bar and Restaurant will serve...
...appear austere on the outside, but it's actually quite fanciful thinking," says Murray Moss, owner of Moss Gallery in New York City's SoHo, of a table by designer Ineke Hans that uses technology to create an austere wood look out of a much heavier and more practical plastic...
...evolution of the art arbiters' prissy attitude toward comics gradually evolved, thanks in part to Raw magazine, the alternative comics showcase that Spiegelman co-edited. In the early '90s he also convened a summit of museum curators in his Soho studio to help them understand what comics were. And weren't. "Comics are not necessarily trying to do what a Van Gogh on the wall was trying to do," he said. "They aren't the same kind of direct expression. They have something more in common with architectural drawings and set design. They are picture writing that has to function...