Category Archives: Art

Rie Rasmussen

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Hellin Kay

Our friend Rie Rasmussen had an opening of her photographs and paintings at Electric Lady Studio last night. I loved the work she showed, sort of a female inspired Francis Bacon meets a fashionable Alice Neel, with a twist of … Continue reading →

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Anastasia Ivanova, Photos of LGBT in Russia

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Hellin Kay

Huffington Post did a nice piece today on our friend Anastasia’s photo series of LGBT couples in Russia that also ran online at Muff Magazine. I met Anastasia Ivanova when she was a sixteen year old model in Moscow, while … Continue reading →

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Magritte at MOMA

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Hellin Kay

An exhibition of Rene Magritte’s work from 1926 to 1938, featuring almost a hundred paintings, collages, and objects, just opened at MOMA over the weekend and will be up through January 12, 2014. Guess where I will be when I … Continue reading →

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Balthus At The Met

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Hellin Kay

The Met is opening a show of balthus’ work called Cats and Girls—Paintings and Provocations on September 25th through January 12, 2014. I love Balthus, and the painting above. Also love how New York magazine phrased their blurb on the … Continue reading →

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Abstract Inspiration

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Hellin Kay

I woke up thinking about California born painter Michael Bevilacqua, and the Russian duo Dubossarsky & Vinogradov and felt inspired to pull together threads and accessories with great prints which, remind me of their work in an abstract way. It’s … Continue reading →

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Chuck Close, Recent Work at Guild Hall

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Hellin Kay

Pace is opening a show of recent work from Chuck Close this Saturday August 10th from 4-6pm at The Museum at Guild Hall in East Hampton. At 3pm Chuck Close will have a conversation with curator Robert Storr. The show … Continue reading →

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Karen Finley at The New Museum

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Hellin Kay

Karen Finley is back! She has a show at the New Museum, which opened last month and runs through June 28th. The performance and installation, called “Sext Me If You Can,” is being presented as part of the NEA4 in … Continue reading →

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Terry O’Niell

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Hellin Kay

I got the most beautiful book in the mail yesterday. Terry O’Neill‘s latest photography book full of stunning images and stories to go alongside them. Since the 60s he has photographed some of the world’s most iconic names and faces … Continue reading →

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Helmut Newton at The Annenberg

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Hellin Kay

The Helmut Newton show, “White Women, Sleepless Nights, Big Nudes,” (also the titles of his first three books) is opening June 29th and will be up through September 8th at The Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City. Needless to … Continue reading →

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The Stripper Series, 2004

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Hellin Kay

During my last year working in Moscow as a fashion director my eyes started to gloss over a little after all of the fashion weeks and fashion shoots. It’s not that I was bored or ungrateful, I loved my job … Continue reading →

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