Category: Hotel Chelsea
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Around the corner from the Chelsea, on Seventh Avenue, I was waiting for a friend to ride the subway uptown. There were two homeless men camped out near the entrance to the subway. They were old, or at least they appeared old, their faces worn and weathered. “Fuck the salad,” the bigger one said. He…
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Tuesday, Jan. 24, 10:30 p.m.Susanne Bartsch & Kenny Kenny invite all of the cool kids to Theodora’s Birthday Bash. (More pics here) Show: Julie Atlas Muse, DJ Alexander Technique, DJ Ryan downstairs. hosts: Sophia Lamar, Kim Aviance, Cazell, Andrea, Amanda Lepore. Happy Valley Tuesdays, 14 East 27th St., NY NY Wednesday, Jan. 25, 7:00 p.m. …
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One of the most interesting friendships to grow out of the early 70s Hotel Chelsea scene must be that between drag-queen actor Holly Woodlawn and artist Vali Myers. Woodlawn, who was immediately intrigued by Myer’s facial tattoos recalls Vali as being “like an aborigine priestess. She was a pleasure to be around, and I admired…
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From an article in the New York Times about the Chelsea gallery scene. Daniel Reich, another Chelsea dealer, has opened a second space at a place that so far seems inured to gentrification: the Chelsea Hotel. Called Daniel Reich temp., it will reopen in March with a group show organized by Nick Mauss. (Source: NYTimes,…
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Robert’s answers are succinct, but as they say, a painting is worth a thousand words. Robert sent us a recent photo taken in his studio, which is located in a room formerly inhabited by Arthur C. Clarke. In between stops at the Chelsea, Robert can be found cafe sitting at La Palette in Paris. How…
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Readers of this blog are going to be thrilled to learn that one of our nice neighbors has taken this crazy Internet thing to the next level and launched Chelsea Hotel Vlogs and Pods. Before it’s too late to vote, let them know which "dead or near dead resident you’d like to hear from in…
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A semi-famous painter, an abstract expressionist who studied in Paris in the forties and fifties, Mr. Peyton was gray haired, stocky, lumbering like an old bear, genial. He was always cheerful, though sometimes slightly addled, forgetful, since he was after all in his eighties. He was sociable, and always stopped to shoot the…
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Monday, Jan. 16, 7:00 p.m. Wigstock 87 a video tape by Clayton Patterson. This one hour show includes performances by Ethel Eichelburger, Joey Arias, Nelson Sullivan, Dean and the Weenies and more all filmed in the old band shell in Tompkins Square Park. (Photo: a mask depicting Ethel Eichelburger)Pioneer Theater, East 3rd St., NY NY…
