8.31.2010

ferus freaks

Ed Moses, John Altoon, Billy Al Bengston
and
Irving Bloom
1959

Walter Hopps
1960

Irving Blum 
Ad for Art Forum
1963

Irving Bloom
1964

John Altoon, Billy Al Bengston, Irving Bloom
1960

Irving Blum, Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, Ken Price
1966

Home of Brook and Dennis Hopper
with
Lydia Fields, Bert Berman, Peggy Moffit, Irving Bloom,
Billy Al Bengston, Dennis Hopper and
Jeffery Thomas

Ed Ruscha
1964


Jasper Johns
Losing it
1964

Ed Moses
1960s

Kurt Schwitters
1940s

Craig Kauffman
1960s

Joseph Cornell
1960s

Donald Judd
1960s

Bruce Conner
1960s

Wallace Berman
1960s

Billy Al Bengston
1960s

Bruce Conners's Physical Services
1964

Ed Ruscha
in front of 
"L.A. County Museum on Fire"
at his own opening,
Irving Bloom Gallery
1968

Frank Stella
Detail of his opening poster
1963

Andy Warhol and Irving Bloom
among
"Silver Clouds"
1966

Andy Warhol
Marcel Duchamp's opening
Pasadena Art Museum 
1963

Dennis Hopper
Marcel Duchamp's opening
Pasadena Art Museum
1963

Ed Kienholz
Hassel Smith opening
1958

The End

(Thanks to "Ferus" by Gagosian Gallery and Rizzoli)

8.30.2010

need a decorator? rich? like modern? is it 1980? this is who you would hire....

Ward Bennett
and
a
goat.

I've always loved anything
by
Ward. 
This just confirms my feelings.

Joe D'Urso
Joe is still around and doing great interiors.

This is as close to
indoor/outdoor
living as we
East Coasters will ever really get.

Juan Montoya
We see Juan all the time,
charming man.

I wonder what that box at the end of the bed is for?
Juan?

Who are these guys?
Tessa Kennedy and Michael Sumner
Never heard of them... 
but would certainly like to!


Their interiors are great!


Love this.
Maybe it's just the 20 foot ceilings....

Again, 
who?
Why it's Robert Bray and Michael Schaible

Good work fellers.

Ditto.
I'm a little afraid to ask what happened to
a lot of these guys.
It has been 30 years,
and it was the 80s....

Sir John Dickinson

This interior is so calm and nice.

Carla Venosta
?

Not bad.
Too bad for the unfortunate view.
Tuscany is so ugly that time of year....
Nice lamps though.

Jay Steffy
Get ready....









Jay!
Who da thunk it of you?
All I have to say is WoW!

Gae Aulenti
So you thought all she did was famous lamps?
Wrong.

This is my personal favorite.
I'm putting moving into a 14th century
Italian monastery on my list of things
to do after seeing this shot.

Eric "Mr. Cardigan" Jacobson


Good job Eric.
What is that polka dot painting?

Antony Redmile
Scary....

Even scarier...
but I like it....

(Thanks to Erica Brown for her book "Interior View - Design at Its Best".)

8.29.2010

great interiors of the 20th century: all farrah all the time

I was looking through some old
Nest Magazines
and 
came across 
truly
amazing interior
by
Raymond Donahue.

Since he was 11,
Raymond has had a thing for Farrah Fawcett.

Just a small interest....

He has everything Farrah....

This is
Raymond's
tattoo
of the bar code 
from 
"Farrah Shampoo"
by 
Faberge.

This is Ray
in his pre-tattoo
and shaved head days.

This is where one of the greatest 20th century interiors
(according to MONDOBLOGO)
resides,
somewhere in New Jersey.

He keeps the 
good stuff
behind 
lock and key.

Origins of a tattoo.

This is all done so well.
Seriously.

Poor Kate.
Wonder what that
druggie is up to theses days?
She was always my favorite.
Sorry Raymond.

Lots of hair,
Big Hair.
Big Hair and Big Mugs.

More Hair.

Charlie's Angels
Remember Bosley?

Oh Farrah....
R.I.P.
And Raymond,
thanks for 
one 
AMAZING 
space.

(Also, thanks to Nest and Jason Schmidt for the pictures.)