Living with Legends
Hotel Chelsea Blog
Category: Art
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BETWEEN THE LINES — OPENS SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 4 – 7PM TARIQ ALVI, CHARLES HENRI FORD, DANIEL MCDONALD, LORRAINE O’GRADY, KEN OKIISHI, PAULINA OLOWSKA, KIANJA STROBERT HOTEL CHELSEA ROOM 103DANIEL REICH TEMP.
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The February issue of Double Exposure highlights the work and life of Chelsea Hotel resident and photographer Linda Troeller. Spectacular photographs of glamorous residents past and present are featured. (Photo: www.lindatroller.com) In 1998 I spent some months photographing some of the terrific apartments in the hotel. When I heard that the hotel was approached by…
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Ever wonder what happened to that girl with pink hair who used to live in Harry Smith’s old room? She’s alive and well, thank god. And, if you’re in the market for somebody to airbrush your underwear, give her a call.What do you do?Sometimes I play cowbell sometimes I don’t. Most of the time…
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(via Craigslist) SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25TH at 2:00pm Casting CallNew York Based TV/Music Production group seeks young female actresses of all shapes and sizes for a new hip hop music related tv pilot. We are looking for actresses between the ages of 19 and 28. You will be asked to impersonate several contemporary hip hop artists,…
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Filmmaker David Weisman recently discovered over 30 hours of pristine 35mm outtake footage from the film CIAO Manhattan, believed lost for decades. Some of the footage features Edie Sedgwick. Watch the film long enough and you will see some great footage of Uma Thurman’s mother Nena. A lot of Nena’s scenes didn’t make into the…
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Luke’s Farm Media brings us the first episode of "Uncle Rene" and gives us an inside look at life in the Hotel Chelsea. Click here to play the video. The fabulous Rene Ricard, for those of you who are way out of the loop, starred in a couple of Warhol flicks back in the day.…
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For many years one of Hiroya’s graffiti-based paintings held a place of honor in the stairwell between the 7th and 8th floors here at the Hotel Chelsea. If you came through the Chelsea lobby between 1997 and 2001, then you probably even met the Japanese painter. He may have even tried to sell you one…
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Friday, Feb. 10, 8:00 – 12:00 p.m. Opening reception for Hotel Chelsea resident Arthur Weinstein’s photos and silkscreens is today. You can find examples of his work on the 10th floor of the Chelsea. (Photo:Lorenzo’s photo group)100 Lafayette Street, NY NY
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NYC alt band Elefant dropped by the Hotel Chelsea to shoot their forthcoming video "Elefant." Further footage is scheduled to be filmed at the band’s February 17 concert in Boston.
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A great profile of former Hotel Chelsea Resident and painter Herbert Gentry (1919 – 2003) iappears in this week’s issue of the Hartford Courant. Mr. Gentry lived in Paris for many years, as well as at the Hotel Chelsea. The profile focuses mainly on Mr. Gentry’s year’s in Paris. "If Gentry’s art, which was far-better…
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