An Intimate Art, Wine & Food Tasting Experience
Thursday, September 21st
7:00 - 9:00pm
Evening Highlights
Explore our current exhibition History On Hold with artist Hans Neleman and curator Susan Davis Eley
Special presentation by acclaimed art critic and cartoonist Anthony Haden Guest
Wine and food tasting by Chef Bex
Live music by cellist Tamar Sagiv
Take home fabulous art swag
Seats are limited
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Featured Guests:
HANS NELEMAN
Hans Neleman (b. 1960) is a Netherlands-born American artist based in New Canaan who works across collage, painting, photography, and video. Neleman studied at Goldsmiths University in London, and he earned BA and MA degrees from Westminster University and New York University, respectively. He has worked for more than 30 years as a photographer and creative director in advertising and other commercial media to wide acclaim.
Simultaneously Neleman has studied the intersection of cultural history, the physical body, and taboos—as seen in the books Moko: Maori Tattoo and Night Chicas—to develop a personal oeuvre. A third book, Silence, highlights Neleman's longtime interest in still-life photography, found objects, as well as large format analog camera technology. He has taught at New York University, the International Center of Photography, and the School of Visual Arts.
Simultaneously Neleman has studied the intersection of cultural history, the physical body, and taboos—as seen in the books Moko: Maori Tattoo and Night Chicas—to develop a personal oeuvre. A third book, Silence, highlights Neleman's longtime interest in still-life photography, found objects, as well as large format analog camera technology. He has taught at New York University, the International Center of Photography, and the School of Visual Arts.
ANTHONY HADEN-GUEST
Haden-Guest was educated at Gordonstoun and Cambridge University. After graduation he became a journalist, and by 1964 was drawing the pocket cartoon "This Way Out" for the Sunday Telegraph. In the late 1970s Haden-Guest moved to New York where his drawings appeared in the New York Observer. He contributed numerous articles and stories to Talk, Sunday Telegraph, Vanity Fair, New Yorker, Paris Review, Observer, Sunday Times and others. In 1979 he won an Emmy Award for writing and narrating the documentary The Affluent Immigrants for PBS television about affluent Europeans in New York..
Now he is largely, but not exclusively, focused on the art world. Haden-Guest has shown his work in galleries, including Deitch Projects (New York) and Whitebox Art Center (New York) and Anderson Contemporary, and he contributes regularly to The New Yorker, Whitehot Magazine, The Daily Beast, Artnet,
Observer, the Spear’s magazine, Avenue and Charles Saatchi’s online magazine.
Now he is largely, but not exclusively, focused on the art world. Haden-Guest has shown his work in galleries, including Deitch Projects (New York) and Whitebox Art Center (New York) and Anderson Contemporary, and he contributes regularly to The New Yorker, Whitehot Magazine, The Daily Beast, Artnet,
Observer, the Spear’s magazine, Avenue and Charles Saatchi’s online magazine.
TAMAR SAGIV
Tamar Sagiv recently made her debut as a solo cellist and a composer in Carnegie Hall, playing her own composition, ‘Roots’ for solo cello. She is currently studying at the Mannes School of Music in NYC with Prof. Matt Haimovitz.
CHEF BEX
Bex Zagorsky is a Boston-born American chef based in New York City. She started learning at an early age from her mother and father, a great traditional cook and wine aficionado respectively. She earned a BS at The Ohio State University and went on to seek out specialized chefs across the country to elevate her culinary education.
She honed her craft by studying under event chefs and renowned cookbook authors, as well as niche professionals, including executive chefs from Weber Grill. Over the past seven years, she has amassed extensive experience, spanning from crafting intimate dinners and bespoke tasting menus for private gatherings to successfully catering events hosting up to 150 guests for prominent companies such as Moet Hennessy, Chobani, and a range of other distinguished organizations. Her passion for international travel has taken her to over twenty countries, igniting her creativity in culinary fusion and infusing her dishes with unique and fresh flavors. Additionally, she specializes in the art of wine and cocktail pairings, skillfully balancing each bite with a perfectly matched sip.
She honed her craft by studying under event chefs and renowned cookbook authors, as well as niche professionals, including executive chefs from Weber Grill. Over the past seven years, she has amassed extensive experience, spanning from crafting intimate dinners and bespoke tasting menus for private gatherings to successfully catering events hosting up to 150 guests for prominent companies such as Moet Hennessy, Chobani, and a range of other distinguished organizations. Her passion for international travel has taken her to over twenty countries, igniting her creativity in culinary fusion and infusing her dishes with unique and fresh flavors. Additionally, she specializes in the art of wine and cocktail pairings, skillfully balancing each bite with a perfectly matched sip.
