Living with Legends
Hotel Chelsea Blog
Category: Art
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Hank Williams Sr.’s granddaughter and frequent Hotel Chelsea guest, Holly Williams, is reported to be in serious condition following an automobile accident. "Holly Williams, 25, and her sister, Hillary, were going the funeral of their maternal grandfather Wednesday afternoon when the crash occurred about 45 miles from Memphis, Williams` publicist told the Memphis Commercial Appeal."…
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Currently on eBay, there are four bids on this print of a photo of mail artist Ray Johnson which was taken in George Kleinsinger’s room here at the Hotel Chelsea. Kleinsinger was the composer who wrote the music for Tubby the Tuba, though he is perhaps more famous for the menagerie of exotic animals —…
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The Alleghan County Historical Society in Michigan is in the process of creating a display devoted to the film, Ciao Manhattan, in their old county jail which is now home to the Old Jail Museum. Scenes from Ciao Manhattan were shot in one of the cell blocks and they are seeking any Ciao Manhattan memorabilia…
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Pianist BRUCE LEVINGSTON will appear in concert with guest artists ETHAN HAWKE and PHILIP GLASS at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall at 8 PM on the evening of March 22nd, 2006. This special program will include works by Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Glass and others including the world premiere of Lisa Bielawa’s The Lay of the…
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If you haven’t stopped by any of the events at Daniel Reich’s temp space, plan to do so in the future. A few art bloggers were in attendance last Sunday for the opening reception of "Between the Lines," a group show curated by Nick Mauss. (Photo, Bloggy’s flickr group.) More photos at James Wagner’s website.…
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Lee Levine, long time resident of the Chelsea Hotel, will have a tribute of his lighting designwork at La Mama, 74 East 4th St., Saturday, March 11, 3:00p.m. as part of the Coffee House Chronicles. Lee died Sept. 22, 2000. His wife Merle Lister will be talking, hearing audio tape, seeing him in photos and…
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The Diesel folks left out an important accessory in their homage to the Hotel Chelsea. Around here the models accessorize with toliet paper rolls. Here’s what Suzy Menkes had to say about the show: By the time Grace Jones {a former Chelsea resident} took to the runway, yelling and prancing in a studded leather hooded…
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Danish artist Thomas Hallas Ovlisen was recently in town for the opening of his first solo show. Of course, he and his family stayed at the Chelsea. His work includes paintings and sculpture using auto-lacquer and enamel on MDF and styrofoam. What do you do? I make paintings and sculptures, so far. How long did…
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