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Daily Mail
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Woody Allen, 89, and wife Soon-Yi, 54, in rare sighting as they grab dinner in Santa Monica
Woody Allen held hands with his third wife Soon-Yi Previn as the enjoyed a date night at Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica on Saturday. At 89, the disgraced director is 35 years older than the special education expert, who was adopted from Korea by his longtime ex-partner Mia Farrow and her second ex-husband Andre Previn in 1978. Woody and Soon-Yi have been married for 27 years, and they're proud parents of adopted daughters Bechet Allen and Manzie Tio Allen. Bechet, 26, works as an assistant to Gagosian Gallery curator Michael Cary, and 25-year-old Manzie works as an assistant to Emily in Paris showrunner Darren Star. Between 2014-2015, Allen and Previn reportedly used to enjoy monthly dinners with the late Jeffrey Epstein, whose name is still dominating headlines over the Trump administration's refusal to reveal his list of clients. 'Woody and Soon-Yi lived in the same neighborhood as Epstein and were frequently invited to dinner parties at his townhouse,' a spokeswoman for the couple confirmed to the Wall Street Journal in 2023. 'There were always other guests at those gatherings. Woody never had a business meeting with Epstein and not once spent time with him without Soon-Yi also being present.' Chelsea Handler happened to be a guest at one of those dinners with Woody, Soon-Yi, and the convicted pedophile at his Upper East Side townhouse where she famously asked the couple: 'So how did you two meet?' 'There's no chance that I, as myself, am going to sit across from the table from him and his daughter wife and not tell him what I think... just on behalf of women everywhere. I will never be silent,' the 50-year-old comedian recalled on Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast on July 14. 'I was there to make sure he knew and everyone at the table knew how I felt before I left. Like, "Don't think I'm okay. I'm not okay with this."' Previn never considered Allen a father figure despite the 80-year-old Rosemary's Baby alum dating him for 12 years spanning 1980-1992 until Mia discovered nude Polaroids of her then 21-year-old daughter at his home. Seven months later, Farrow publicly accused the Bronx-born filmmaker of molesting her seven-year-old adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. Woody - who was never charged or prosecuted - quickly sued the Roommate thespian for full custody of their son Satchel (now Ronan) and her adopted children Dylan and Moses.
Bloomberg
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
At Art Basel, Dealers Reap Rewards By Sidestepping Politics and War
About halfway through the opening day of Art Basel's fair in Switzerland, the dealer Larry Gagosian was sitting on a bench near his booth. Crowds—incredibly thick when the art fair opened to VIPs at 11 a.m.—had dispersed a bit as grandees shuffled into the convention center courtyard for lunch, queuing up for sausages, oysters and ice cream cones. Gagosian, though, seemed content to stay inside, overseeing a presentation that included an early Cy Twombly painting priced at over $30 million. 'We've sold quite a few things, considering the state of the world,' he said. 'I'm encouraged that initially we've been doing quite a bit of business. We live in a crazy time, and I think that a lot of people want to take refuge in some other universe.' (Art Basel's VIP days end June 18; public days are June 19–22.)
Korea Herald
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Frieze Seoul, Kiaf Seoul to kick off Sept. 3
The annual art fairs Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul will both start at Seoul's Coex convention center on Sept. 3, each running four and five days, respectively. According to the Galleries Association of Korea on Friday, Frieze Seoul will host some 120 galleries from over 30 countries, including New York's Gagosian Gallery, Switzerland's Hauser & Wirth, Hong Kong's 10 Chancery Lane Gallery and Korea's Gallery Hyundai. A Frieze Masters section will focus on art from antiquity to the 20th century, and Focus Asia will introduce emerging galleries that have been in operation for 12 years or less. Under the theme 'Resonance,' Kiaf Seoul will discuss building a sustainable ecosystem for art. Kiaf Seoul will feature 176 galleries, 22 of them new to the fair, from some 20 countries. Participating galleries include Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York, Art of the World Gallery in Texas, US, Whitestone Gallery in Hong Kong and Kukje Gallery in Korea. Kiaf Galleries will be the main section, while Kiaf Plus will show works from aspiring artists and galleries. Lee Sung-hoon, chief of operations at the Galleries Association of Korea, said the focus this year is on improving the show's overall quality, elevating Korea's global profile as an art hub. 'Reverse Cabinet,' a special exhibition marking the 60th anniversary of the normalization of Korea-Japan relations, will take place. A concert is planned with pianist Sunwoo Yekwon, the first Korean to win the Van Cliburn International Competition in 2017.
South China Morning Post
22-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
This week in PostMag: Art everywhere throughout Hong Kong, European museums tour, and more
We simply couldn't have let this week pass without an arts special, could we? Perhaps it's just the infectious energy percolating through the city right now as Art Basel and Art Central arrive, but I'm excited to share this issue with you. Advertisement For one, there's our cover – a special creation by Takashi Murakami. (There are two, in fact.) The Japanese artist has taken original works from his 2024 show 'Hiroshige's 100 Famous Views of Edo (feat. Takashi Murakami)' at New York's Brooklyn Museum and turned the level of iconic up to 11 with his unmistakable prismatic characters. Murakami is everywhere, we proclaim alongside these custom artworks on our cover, and I've been reminded of that truth continually since we typed it out. We've seen his bright, kaleidoscopic smiley-faced flower patches on a backpack bobbing down the street and a television special on his work flashing across the screen in our office. And that's only in the past 12 hours. I don't think it's shocking news that he's everywhere – arguably it's a statement that's held true for nearly two decades – but for me, what's impressive is not only Murakami's ability to stay relevant, but his sheer stamina. The last time our magazine spoke with him was in 2012, when he was in town for his exhibition 'Flowers & Skulls' at the Gagosian Gallery in Central. Fionnuala McHugh wrote, 'Once you start looking around, his creepily cute mushrooms, flowers and critters are everywhere.' 13 years later, his relevance hasn't faded and he's doing more than ever. Can you be in more places than everywhere? Because if you can, Murakami is. A pessimist might say he's too commercial, but I'm struck by Murakami's generosity and willingness to get involved. A custom artwork for our cover? Sure! How about two? Let's do it. It's the kind of energy we'd all be better for embracing. In this issue's cover feature, the artist chats with Betty Richardson about his latest work, this year's re-release of his sought-after Louis Vuitton collaboration and the legacy he'll leave behind. Advertisement There's more than enough to see at Art Basel and Art Central. Where to start? Gavin Yeung gives a quick overview, or dive in deeper with Karen Cheung, who speaks with artist Chow Chun-fai and journalist Sharon Cheung Po-wah about Chow's show 'Interview the Interviewer II', which will be on view at Art Basel. Chow interrogates what it means to be a Hong Kong artist, particularly in this day and age.
New York Times
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Their Best Match Came With the Final Swipe
Illyse Brittany Singer and Ty Christian Duncan were both disillusioned with dating when they connected on Tinder in October 2022. 'I was on every single dating app and dating all the wrong people but seeking a true partnership,' Ms. Singer said. 'I was just about to give up on the dating scene for a while, but then I met Illyse,' Mr. Duncan said. The two, who both lived in Brooklyn, matched on Tinder because they both worked in the arts and liked each other's profile pictures. Mr. Duncan works at Gagosian Gallery in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, and Ms. Singer at Roxy Cinema, an independent film house in TriBeCa. At the time, Mr. Duncan, 47, was renting an apartment in Prospect Park. Ms. Singer, 38, had lived in the same apartment in Williamsburg for 18 years, where the couple now reside. After a flurry of text messages over three days, they met for coffee on Oct. 13 at Sullivan Street Bakery, near Gagosian Gallery. 'I thought Illyse was beautiful and seemed very determined,' Mr. Duncan said. They spoke about their shared love of art, music and film and their personal and professional goals. 'I lost track of time and was late for my next appointment,' Ms. Singer said. Later that day she invited Mr. Duncan to a screening of the 1983 war drama 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence' at the Roxy that evening. They had their next date two days later, again at the Roxy. They caught a screening of the 1979 crime drama 'Hardcore.' 'It was a super busy weekend at the theater, and I was tied up working and couldn't give Ty my full attention,' Ms. Singer said. 'Regardless, he wasn't intimated. There was a spark, almost an electric feeling between us.' Mr. Duncan, who grew up in the Atlanta area, is an art preparator for Gagosian Gallery, a role that entails installing, packing, and shipping art. Ms. Singer is from Miami and is the cinema director for Roxy Cinema. She has a bachelor's degree in art history from Hunter College. A few days after seeing 'Hardcore,' they had dinner at the Mediterranean restaurant Lighthouse BK, in Williamsburg, where they talked for five hours nonstop. Eventually, Mr. Duncan walked Ms. Singer to her apartment building, and when he turned around to leave, she grabbed his arm and pulled him in for a kiss. 'The way I felt with Ty was unlike anything I had ever felt with anyone else,' she said. [Click here to binge read this week's featured couples.] Several more dates followed. Then Mr. Duncan asked Ms. Singer if she would go away with him to the Catskills over Halloween weekend. While there, they hiked, enjoyed fireside dinners and talked about how they had both wanted to own a house in upstate New York. 'I was entranced, heads over heels in love by the end of the weekend,' Mr. Duncan said. The getaway cemented their relationship, and they fell into a cadence of seeing each other several times weekly for dinners or movies at the Roxy. On weekends, they took trips to the Catskills and started discussing the possibility of buying a home together. 'We used to go to open houses, and then our search became more serious,' Ms. Singer said. Ms. Singer said that she knew she wanted to marry Mr. Duncan in June 2023 when they went to Marco Island, Fla., to celebrate her birthday with her parents and siblings. 'Ty was so loving to my nephews and taught them how to fish,' Ms. Singer said. 'They idolized him, and my entire family loved him.' Mr. Duncan moved into Ms. Singer's apartment in July 2023. That month, they also found what they describe as 'their ideal home,' a Victorian house in the Catskills with a large garden and mountain views. 'All of our dreams were getting realized together,' Mr. Duncan said. The couple had extensively talked about their married future together and became officially engaged on Dec. 25, 2023. They were in their Catskills home celebrating Christmas with Mr. Duncan's mother who was visiting from Atlanta. 'We had just opened presents, but Ty said there was one more and pointed to an ornament of a wrapped present box on the tree,' Ms. Singer said. She opened it to find a diamond and emerald ring inside. 'He got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife,' Ms. Singer said. 'The three of us couldn't stop crying.' The couple were wed on Feb. 10 before 60 guests at the French restaurant Pastis in Miami. Norman Rabinovich, a close friend of the couple's who was ordained by Universal Life Church for the occasion, officiated. In a nod to Ms. Singer's love for movies, the musician Adam Green sang a rendition of Nicolas Cage's interpretation of 'Love Me Tender' from the 1990 film 'Wild at Heart' as she walked down the aisle. Later they sat down to a lunch that included fried artichokes, steak frites and passion fruit tarts. The celebrations continued that evening with a smaller group in a suite at the Arlo Wynwood hotel. 'I've waited so long for this moment and this man,' Ms. Singer said. 'I couldn't have imagined anything more perfect.'
