"Over the years," said Ed Bacon, 67, a yacht broker and the resident of longest standing at more than 37 years, "we've had starving artists, Wall Street financiers, rock promoters, computer programmers, United Nations employees and," pausing to laugh, "Dick DeBartolo".
On the other end of the spectrum, New York social legend Nan Kempner was known for her curated Sunday suppers for an eclectic crowd of artists, Wall Street titans, show biz folk and the posh set.
The sleek stainless-steel kitchen, matching orange couches and various touches by the artists (wall-to-wall carpet by Mr. Isermann; a construction-paper lawn with beautiful fluorescent origami-leafed trees by Mr. Rehberger) look decidedly like options, and rather expensive ones.
The late artist's wall drawings — he conceived more than twelve hundred — are getting a lot of play these days.
Featured in this survey of her textiles and graphic art are 25 of the artist's wall hangings and weavings.
Two hundred of the artist's wall drawings have been installed in homes around the world, said Susanna Singer, Mr. LeWitt's longtime agent.
Artista busca pared (Artist seeking wall) is a street art project run by Anali Chanquia that has been expanding over the city over the last three years.
With one artist per wall, this gallery is by far the most orderly of the exhibition (though its neat grid of Schieles barely contains this erotic powderkeg of a draftsman).
To safeguard the integrity of this novel artistic process, the LeWitt Study Center will be responsible for training future draftspeople to execute the artist's wall drawings, ensuring that these works can be faithfully installed for generations to come.
