Taste
A running list of things I’m into.
Michelangelo Pistoletto Balloon 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics
Michelangelo Pistoletto
Balloon / 1984 Winter Olympics.
About the work: This poster was commissioned by the International Olympic Committee, and forms part of the prestigious series of Olympic art posters, where Pistoletto's contribution stands alongside those of Andy Warhol, David Hockney, James Rosenquist, and Cy Twombly.
It started in New York City, where I came across him. That led me into his work through Tate, from the mirror paintings to his Newspaper Sphere, the papier-mâché ball he famously rolled through the streets.
Guillermo Roux (Argentine, 1929-2021) Interior Room
Guillermo Roux
Interior Room , 1981.
About the Work:
Medium: Etching on Fabriano, signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil
Publisher: Blind stamp lower right
Born in Buenos Aires in 1929, Roux moved between painting, illustration and surrealism throughout his career, including a stint living and working in New York City in the 1960s. I discovered his work in New York
Jonata Fenix 2019 Santa Ynez
Jonata
2019, Bordeaux style. Ballard Canyon.
Enjoyed several bottles, has not missed. Bet on it.
Pete Hamill, Forever
Pete Hamill
One of the first books outside of a memoir I read. It’s a historical fiction about an Irish immigrant kid who arrives in New York City in 1741 and is granted the gift of living forever, except he can never leave the island of Manhattan.
Grape Republic Rosso Yamagata 2023
Japanese Wine
Grape Republic Rosso Yamagata 2023 first experienced at Stars NYC a Chase Sinzer joint. Of course you’ve heard of Sake and Whiskey from Japan, wine though? Yes! So damn good.
Sarah Thprnton, Seven Days in the Art World
Sarah Thornton
As quick refresher or a orientation to the Art World this book is it. From the view point of an insider across the Art personas: auctions, collectors, students, critiques, dealers etc.
The Man and the Big Blonde, 1982
Willem de Kooning
American/Dutch, 1904–1997
The Man and the Big Blonde, 1982
Offset lithograph in colors on paper
Unsigned, as issued
Numbered CXXXVIII/CL
Published by the Rainbow Art Foundation, New York
Publisher's stamp verso
Image: 21 1/8 × 26 7/8 in.
Sheet: 26 3/8 × 35 5/8 in.
Framed: 32 5/8 × 38 5/8 in.
About the Work
Created in 1982, The Man and the Big Blonde captures Willem de Kooning's unmistakable combination of gesture, abstraction, and the human figure.
This example comes from the Roman-numeral edition of 150, issued unsigned and numbered CXXXVIII/CL, and bears the stamp of the Rainbow Art Foundation, New York, on the reverse.
Private Collection
Acquired by Mark Michael, New York, 2026
Condition
Framed. Please inquire for additional condition details or photographs.
Market Value: $4,000 - $6,000
The Gramercy Park Hotel by Max Weissberg
Max Weissberg
NYC history is facsinating and Gramercy Park holds a history all it’s own.
The Gramercy Park Hotel is one piece of the enclave’s stories.