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MARTIN MANIA
Artist Martin Saar’s series of “Bubble” paintings eerily predicted the current economic times. And his digital portraits of celebrities and other icons are selling to some of the city’s most discerning collectors. Vanity Fair’s Bob Colacello, Jonathan Becker and Matt Tyrnauer track the rise of an art star.
Photos by Jonathan Becker
Introduction by Bob Colacello
Interview by Matt Tyrnauer |
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MADE IN AMERICA
Blackstone co-founder Pete Peterson has a life story that will go down in the annals of American history. His new book, The Education of an American Dreamer, chronicles his journey from a Depression-era boyhood working in his Greek immigrant family’s diner in Nebraska to a position in Nixon’s cabinet and the heights of Wall Street success. In an interview with his daughter Holly Peterson, he tells how he did it and how he plans to give back.
Interview by Holly Peterson |
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COCO'S PROGENY
French actress Audrey Tautou joins a long line of legendary women as the new face of Chanel No. 5. Move over Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Hutton, Cheryl Tiegs, Ali MacGraw, Catherine Deneuve, Estella Warren and Nicole Kidman. |
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CHRONICLES
A report on parties, princes and the spring season.
By Debbie Bancroft |
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POWER POSSE
An artsy “in” crowd kicks off a museum’s climate control exhibit.
By Peter Davis |
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OLD NEW YORK
Central Park offers a sanctuary in the city.
By Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel |
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SHOPTALK
Jack Vartanian’s artistic approach.
By Delphine Barguirdjian |
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WORLD ACCORDING TO...
Author Jill Kargman on what she loves about New York. |