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Ronald Lauder Shrubbery Scandal in Hamptons
Lauder Shrub Scandal Ah, springtime in the Hamptons. Time for perennial petty rivalries to bloom again, and for newly sown
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Stupid Political Tricks Cost City $360 Million
What, do you suppose, is the most-expensive political campaign ever run in New York? Ah, what memories such a question
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Will Mr. Bloomberg Be People’s Mayor, or Live in Bubble?
With a record of public service that makes, say, Ronald Lauder look like a stogie-chomping Tammany boss, Michael Bloomberg, the
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Mornin’ Glories Missed Their Chance
Reformers are mornin’ glories, said the sage of Tammany Hall, George Washington Plunkitt. They lack the grit and determination of
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Limits of Term Limits: Lots of Young Retirees
The excitement of Primary Night no doubt caused millions of New Yorkers to lose seconds, perhaps even minutes, of precious
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Editorials
Second Thoughts On Term Limits With the Mayoral election over and a mad race underway for Speaker of the City
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Memo from Old Rumsfeld Aide May Sink Bronfman Heir
The World Jewish Congress, the influential Jewish organization headed by billionaire Edgar Bronfman Sr., has been on the brink of
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The Battle of Bronfman
You’d hardly think that a relatively small Jewish philanthropic organization could be worth all the fuss. But for two American-Jewish
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Experts Question Lauder’s Documentation for Artworks
The Neue Galerie will open “Gustav Klimt: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections,” starting today. But experts are
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Zac Posen’s Metaphysical Fashion: Outfits Within Outfits
Last night, at the Neue Galerie’s 6th annual Winter Gala, Zac Posen talked to us about art. While a number
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Britain Set to Receive Tax Breaks for Art Donors
Next week, the British Treasury will announce a series of tax breaks for individuals and companies that donate works of
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A Few of His Favorite Things: The Ronald S. Lauder Collection at the Neue...
Art collecting is an area in which, to paraphrase Fitzgerald, the mega-rich are different from you and me. Ronald Lauder,
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To Do Tuesday: Peep the Show
Art world heavy hitters Agnes Gund, Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder, Lisa and David Schiff, and Aby Rosen and Samantha
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Ronald Lauder on the Next Frontier in the Hunt for Nazi-Looted Art
The “next thing” that’s going to happen, explained the collector, who is also the head of the World Jewish Congress, “is that the German government is putting together a panel that is going to look...
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The Remarkable Story of the ‘Viennese Mona Lisa’ and Its Recovery From Nazi...
Years after requesting its return, and after the involvement of the Supreme Court, the Austrian-turned-L.A. grandmother won the painting.
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Did You Make The List? Breaking Down the Top Art Collectors of 2015
The 25th annual Artnews Top 200 Collectors list is out, and it is full of new and familiar names alike.
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Neue You? Recall the Decadence of Weimar Berlin with Neue Galerie’s Lauder...
The museum has made a limited edition deep-red lipstick shade in the color frequently worn by Germany's Neue Fraus during the 1920s.
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Poached! Christie’s Rainmaker/US Pres Defects to Rival Sotheby’s in Hiring Coup
Christie's Marc Porter heads to Sotheby's.
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Life Is a Cabaret? NY Museum Show Shines Up Berlin’s True Pre-War Darkness
If you believe this version of Berlin in the 1920s, as organized by Dr. Olaf Peters, the city was just another big, happy, bustling modern metropolis.
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Cleveland Gets A Triennial! Founder of ‘Shazam for Art’ App Strikes Back …...
All your art world news for August 4, 2016.
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