PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: AN ART-FILLED LIFE  

PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: AN ART-FILLED LIFE  

Peggy Guggenheim was an eccentric art collector (and Virgo), born August 26, 1898 to Florette Seligman, of the banking Seligmans, and Benjamin Guggenheim, of the mining Guggenheims. Art patronage seemed to run deep in the family, as did their pockets. Her uncle was Solomon R. Guggenheim (yes, that Solomon R. Guggenheim.) Amassing one of the most extensive collections in the world, she did not consider herself a mere collector, and in her own words, “I…

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Fernand Leger: Tubist Abstractionist of Machine Age Promulgated Pop Art Movement

Fernand Leger: Tubist Abstractionist of Machine Age Promulgated Pop Art Movement

Fernand Leger, in thought and deed, was a ground breaking artist. His tubist variations of cubism spiked with Machine Age abstractionism spawned highly recognizable idiosyncratic masterworks which fostered the Pop Art Movement. To better understand and appreciate Leger’s art, let us contemplate what he believed, as expressed in his own words: “The feat of superbly imitating a muscle, as Michelangelo did, or a face, as Raphael did, created neither progress nor a hierarchy in art….

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The Fisher Building: Art Deco Building Still Reigns Majestically in Detroit!

The Fisher Building: Art Deco Building Still Reigns Majestically in Detroit!

Art Deco Buildings Still Well Preserved in Detroit  THE FISHER BUILDING, DETROIT  The building known as “Detroit’s largest art object” has been dropping jaws in New Center for nearly a century.  The Fisher — built by the Fisher brothers of “Body by Fisher” fame — opened in September 1928, at Second Avenue and Grand Boulevard. Once known as the Cathedral to Commerce, the 441-foot tower is decked to the nines in fancy marbles, mosaics, soaring,…

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The Classic Photography of EDWARD STEICHEN

The Classic Photography of EDWARD STEICHEN

Edward Jean Steichen (March 27, 1879 – March 25, 1973) was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter, and curator, renowned as one of the most prolific and influential figures in the history of photography. Steichen was credited with transforming photography into an art form.[2] His photographs appeared in Alfred Stieglitz’s groundbreaking magazine Camera Work more often than anyone else during its publication run from 1903 to 1917. Stieglitz hailed him as “the greatest photographer that ever…

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Detroit Preserves Art Deco

Detroit Preserves Art Deco

THE GUARDIAN BUILDING, DETROIT The Roaring Twenties were the backdrop for the renowned architect Wirt C. Rowland to create a building like no other. In the 1920s, the city of Detroit was a worldwide industrial and commercial hub, and the city grew with unprecedented prosperity. It was in this era that a newly organized banking group – the Union Trust Company – was anxious to communicate their public image through their flagship headquarters and new…

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THE SERENE HIGH SEAS PICNIC ABOARD THE SUNREEF 80 ECO

THE SERENE HIGH SEAS PICNIC ABOARD THE SUNREEF 80 ECO

By #GBLX68 It was a fantastic Sunday, beautiful perfect March weather in Dubai, ready for the picnic cruise aboard the SUNREEF 80 ECO. The navy blue catamaran, the SUNREEF 80 ECO standing strong and rock solid at the Palms harbour, its beautiful blue stance, its curvaceous twin hulls connected by a bridge deck, the 39 feet giant beam accommodates an expansive fly bridge, as the fluid lines exude a stylish design silhouette, this is the…

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Shi Yan Fan: The Captain of His Soul

Shi Yan Fan: The Captain of His Soul

In the course of his life, he has been poisoned, stabbed, and paralyzed. Attempts have been made to drown him. A poisonous snake was placed in his room. He is, however, very much alive today! Am I talking about 007? Who is he? He is the Historical Venerable Monk Shi Yan Fan, the first Western monk to be ordained in China and assigned to bring Kung Fu to the West. Born Franco Testini, he grew…

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Behind the Scenes of “The Closeup”

Behind the Scenes of “The Closeup”

Edith relished the opportunity to dress Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard.  “Dressing her meant dressing an idol,” she remembered.  Though at first she was anxious about working with the “meticulous” actress who was well versed in fashion–both Banton and Greer had mentioned her exacting nature–Edith found she already had an admirer in Gloria.  After all, Edith had enjoyed great success since succeeding Banton as Paramount’s head of costume design in 1938.  This included contributing to style in film noir…

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A Stellar Evening Honoring Sue Wong

A Stellar Evening Honoring Sue Wong

Reposted from Los Angeles Weekly Times A Stellar Evening Honoring Sue Wong At The Lionsgate Awake Your Inner Body Event August 11, 2022 by admin Business, Pop Culture The Awake Your Inner Body Female Empowerment Panel honoring iconic designer Sue Wong was a resounding success. Female Goddess Sue Wong was honored on August 8th, 2022 at the Awake Your Inner Body’s magical and extraordinary event at the exclusive private club, RAFFI’s Place located in the exclusive beach community of Malibu, California. Remarkable…

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Sue Wong’s Villa Feliz: A Synergy of High Art and Luxury Living

Sue Wong’s Villa Feliz: A Synergy of High Art and Luxury Living

Sue Wong’s VILLA FELIZ, a once in a life-time residence and property, is now available.  This is a property so unique, so distinctive, and so captivating in its design that it is both a residence and a life experience simultaneously! It is frankly inconceivable you will ever find a house so imaginatively, meticulously, and lovingly designed! Legendary designer Sue Wong begins a new chapter of her creative life with SUE WONG Designer Estates. The SUE WONG…

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