Living with Legends
Hotel Chelsea Blog
Category: Art
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The "Pink Lady in the Swing," perched as she is high above the lobby, has the best seat in the house for watching over the vortex of insanity. Sculptor Renatta Goebel displays some of the Pink Lady’s sisters in Le Figrao. (Photo by Catherine Leroy)
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Looks like James Kent had a very familiar tourist experience when he stopped by the Chelsea. It scared the bejeezus out of him! Well, I guess he got even, his film scared the bejeezus out of us. The filmmaker writes:We came up with the idea for the film and originally it started out with the…
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For a change, we enjoyed a very civilized evening last Monday (May 7), attending the “Soiree with Bruce Sargeant & Friends,” at the John Stevenson Gallery on West 23rd, a block over from the Chelsea Hotel. Between bites of cheese and sips of wine we gazed upon Sargeant’s portraits of shirtless youths, and enjoyed four…
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The British painter David Remfry is justly famous for his delicate watercolor renderings of dancers in the act of dancing. His paintings are for the most part an upbeat, optimistic celebration of the vitality of life, and we were able to view several of his large, life-size canvases in what seems like their natural setting…
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Michael D. Jackson’s new plan, "Revolution," which is based on the Stonewall riots will headline the upcoming GAYFEST NYC. Stonewall has been judged by history as the event that kickstarted the country’s gay rights revolution, but in the nearly three decades since it hasn’t exactly made the mainstream lexicon. We’re just asking, who will play…
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Attention Hiroya fans! The wild-haired eccentric Japanese painter Hiroya made quite an impression on this Japanese woman when she bought one of his paintings in 1997. Now she would like to know more about Hiroya and would like to get in touch with others who share a passion for his work. She’s also curious as…
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A short preview of Ira Cohen’s landmark 1968 film, "The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda," out now on DVD via Arthur Magazine, in available online. You can hear Ira tonight, along with minimalist violinist Tony Conrad, at the Swiss Institute, 495 Broadway. $12.00. Recently, Ira was back at the Chelsea to attend the Vali Myer’s party.
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UPDATE — The date for the recital of Gerald’s music has changed to Monday, May 7, 6:00 – 7:30. Composer Gerald Busby reveals how he scored his apartment here at the Chelsea. He had a personal recommendation from the great composer Virgil Thomson himself. How’s that for a reference? Think you can top that? Come…
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Kate Marie Meyer, a student at the University of Kansas recently wrote a comprehensive paper on the life and career of long time Chelsea resident and printmaker Robert Blackburn. This month marks the four year anniversary of Blackburn’s death and Kate has allowed us to publish an excerpt from her work. (Photo: Robert Blackburn in…
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Diede In’t Veld is the second student we’ve stumbled across in recent months who approached the Chelsea about shooting a project here, but couldn’t afford the rates. Diede’s film, "Sleeping in Chelsea" is about a businessman who discovers an ad in the paper that reads "Hotel Chelsea More than just a hotel, a place where…
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