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WOMEN IN ART: TOP FEMALE COLLECTORS

The art industry, from gallerists to curators to collectors, is incredibly male-dominated despite the number of qualified women in these fields. We've rounded up the top female art collectors from around the world, including Miuccia Prada, Julia Stoschek, Susi Kenna and more, to keep your eye on. Julia Stoschek Dubbed "Germany's foremost post-Internet collector" by…

ART & FASHION MOVIES TO WATCH FOR THIS SUMMER

This summer sees the release of several highly anticipated art and fashion films including "McQueen," a renewed look at the life of designer Alexander McQueen; "Love, Cecil," a film on Bright Young Thing Cecil Beaton directed by Diana Vreeland documentarian Lisa Immordino Vreeland; and "Nico, 1988," a biopic following the troubled last years of the Velvet…

NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY CELEBRATES BILL CUNNINGHAM’S LEGACY

  "Celebrating Bill Cunningham" Through September 8th, 2018 New-York Historical Society: 170 Central Park West The New-York Historical Society is paying tribute to Bill Cunningham with an exhibition of the photographer's personal objects, letters, ephemera and work which opened on June 8th. Curated by Debora Schmidt Bach, "Celebrating Bill Cunningham" showcases a selection from Cunningham’s "Facades," an…

INDIRA CESARINE’S ‘ONLY YOU’ SERIES AT SCOPE ART SHOW, BASEL

ONLY YOU A Multimedia Series by Indira Cesarine Presented by SHIM + ArtHelix June 12th – 17th, 2018 SCOPE Art Show, Basel, Switzerland: SCOPE | HAUS, WEBERGASSE 34 Booth A43 VIP + Press Preview: June 12th @ 1pm – 4pm Public Opening: June 12th @ 4pm-7pm More information HERE Multimedia series "ONLY YOU" by Indira Cesarine of The Untitled Space…

CELEBRITIES AFFECTED BY HARVEY WEINSTEIN RESPOND TO HIS ARREST

Courtesy of Wikimedia Last Friday, disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was formally arrested in New York City on charges that he raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex. He appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court for only 10 minutes. Weinstein's lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, paid his $1 million bail. The charges against Weinstein include…

SINGAPOREAN SONGWRITER LINYING GETS PERSONAL WITH NEW SINGLE ‘TALL ORDER’

Singaporean singer-songwriter Linying got her start after catching the eye of European house music giants, including Felix Jaehn and KRONO, who asked to feature her vocals on their tracks. Moving onto solo work, Linying's debut single "Sticky Leaves" landed her a spot on Spotify's Global Viral 50 chart (earning her over 5 million streams) and…

ANNA WINTOUR AND THE REVIVAL OF MARCHESA: MISGUIDED OR MAGNANIMOUS?

By now, it's no secret that Vogue editor and Condé Nast director Anna Wintour is attempting to revive the career and reputation of Georgina Chapman, co-founder of Marchesa and estranged wife of Harvey Weinstein (the two reached a settlement in January, but Chapman has yet to file papers to make the divorce official). Wintour's efforts became apparent…

SARA ZIFF OF THE MODEL ALLIANCE JOINS BILL DE BLASIO TO SIGN THE STOP SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR-OrFORJCw Last week, Sara Ziff, founding director of the Model Alliance, joined New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at the signing event for the Stop Sexual Harassment Act, a package of 11 bills to combat workplace sexual harassment. Ziff, herself a former model, founded the Model Alliance after witnessing and experiencing exploitative situations during…

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL CHIEFS SIGN GENDER EQUALITY CHARTER FOLLOWING DEMONSTRATION BY CATE BLANCHETT & WOMEN IN FILM

This morning, Cannes Film Festival chiefs Thierry Frémaux (Festival Director), Edouard Waintrop (Directors' Fortnight head) and Charles Tesson (Critics' Week head) signed a charter for gender parity and inclusion proposed by 5050x2020, France's version of the #MeToo initiative. Under this new charter, Cannes will compile the gender statistics of all films submitted, make public the…

MARGOT KIDDER, THE ORIGINAL LOIS LANE, HAS PASSED AWAY

Margot Kidder, the actress most known for her portrayal of Lois Lane in Richard Donner's "Superman" and its three sequels from 1978 to 1987, has passed away at age 69. Though a variety of silver screen stars from Teri Hatcher to Kate Bosworth to Amy Adams have played the role, Kidder's interpretation remains the most iconic.…

ARTISTS SUEJIN JO AND JAMIE MARTINEZ ON THE ALLURE OF THE TRIANGLE

Triangle Dialogues Through May 26th, 2018 Chashama: 485 Madison Avenue, New York City Artists Suejin Jo and Jamie Martinez have teamed up for a show, "Triangle Dialogues," highlighting their shared investigation of the triangle in their abstract painting. Besides the subject matter of their artwork, Jo and Martinez share another trait: both are immigrant artists.…

IOWA PASSED THE MOST RESTRICTIVE ABORTION BILL IN THE UNITED STATES. NOW WHAT?

On May 4th, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds signed one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the United States. Dubbed the "heartbeat bill," the new legislation would ban abortions after six weeks, the point at which doctors can detect a faint heartbeat in a fetus. However, many women don't even realize they're pregnant at six…

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PREVIEW THE MET GALA EXHIBITION, ‘HEAVENLY BODIES: FASHION AND THE CATHOLIC IMAGINATION’

Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination The Met Fifth Avenue & The Met Cloisters May 10th - October 8th, 2018 The first Monday in May is here, marking the day of the annual Met Gala! Each year, the the best and brightest in fashion, art and entertainment gather to celebrate the museum's Costume Institute…

FEELING WITH EMPATH DAVID SAUVAGE

Call them psychics, mind-readers, hacks or just particularly sensitive, but empaths such as David Sauvage believe their uncanny ability to sense the emotions of others isn't simply a hallmark of compassion, but a unique trait that merits scientific research. Sauvage, a New York-based self-proclaimed empath, used to work as a commercial director, branding videos for…

BILL COSBY’S CONVICTION & THE FUTURE OF THE #METOO MOVEMENT

On April 26th, a jury found Bill Cosby guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, the former director of operations for Temple University’s women’s basketball team, in 2004. Cosby intially met Constand in 2002 through a mutual friend. Before the assault, the two shared a mentor-mentee relationship. In 2005, after confiding in her mother…

PHOTOGRAPHER KIKE ARNAL ON DOCUMENTING THE LATIN AMERICAN TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY & HIS NEW BOOK, ‘REVEALING SELVES’

At the core of his work, photographer Kike Arnal tells stories that many choose to gloss over or ignore. His previous series have explored subjects such as the impact of cluster bombs on on civilians, the wealth gap in Washington D.C. and the Christian community in Bethlehem, Palestine. His most recent book, "Revealing Selves: Transgender…

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2018: CONFLICT WITH NETFLIX ACCOMPANIES OFFICIAL SELECTION

The official selection for this year's Cannes Film Festival, taking place from May 8th to May 19th, 2018, has been announced. However, controversy accompanies the news as Thierry Fremaux, Cannes artistic director, stated that any distributor or producer that refuses to commit to theatrical release in France will be banned from the main competition. His decision…

ARTIST RACHEL LEE HOVNANIAN OF THE WOMEN’S TRILOGY PROJECT ON PART II: ‘HAPPY HOUR’

Women's Trilogy Project Part II: Happy Hour April 20th - May 31st, 2018 Leila Heller Gallery: 568 W 25th Street, New York, NY 10001 Born in West Virginia and raised in Houston, Texas, multidisciplinary artist Rachel Lee Hovnanian is no stranger to southern tradition. Hovanian's recent project, the Women's Trilogy Project, draws on the artist's southern…

2018 ICP INFINITY AWARDS HONORS BRUCE DAVIDSON, JUERGEN TELLER, ALEXANDRA BELL & MORE

On April 9th, the International Center of Photography held its annual Infinity Awards at Spring Studios in TriBeCa. Bruce Davidson, the legendary photographer known for his documentation of the Civil Rights Movement, was awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement prize, while contemporary multidisciplinary artist Alexandra Bell was recognized for her work in applied photography, specifically her…

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