darlings
there’s something Rather heady and splendid and sort of *sharpintakeofbreath* about seeing a Man Ray up close or a Helmut Newton from a distance, a William Klein mirror photograph and the Irving Penn series of men-in-uniforms (no, not that sort of pictures, love – calm down – honest, working class, hono(u)rable-days-work shots) and one can see both at Paris Photo over the next few days.
apparently Ms. Opie is also showing (and speaking at one of the events) but we could not see many Lady Photographers on display – twas the canon of the greats – unless all the Ladies are doing strange abstracts (entirely possible and most rewarding we’re sure they are too) but we’re so attracted to Beauty and beautiful people that we would have Missed those Booths (sorry).
and then there were the odd shots that one had to turn one’s head up the other way and sort of squint and Try to Imagine what (on earth) the artist was thinking inspired by (always amusing to stand behind a Very Blonde and Private school educated wispy type who is Explaining the Title of the Piece at these junctures).
thanks to the lovely M we got an extra special V-I-P pass (don’t you adore a VIP pass?) and so snuck into the Preview this afternoon (on the Paramount Studios Lot, no less) before the glamorous crowds arrived avec entourage (in pork pie hats mostly, it seemed) for the evening’s festivities.
there’s something so delicious about a Back Lot and a crowd of terribly thin people in black who greet each other with lines like:
darling! I last saw you in Munich for the screening of your documentary about the red light district in Amsterdam!
we loved that moment in particular.
we didn’t even mind waiting quite a long time in the valet line/queue/gathering (we usually don’t Valet for this reason but there was no way to “self-park” on the Lot this afternoon) because there were such Glorious people arriving in baby blue thunderbirds and the last remaining muscle cars left in Los Angeles (because the rest of us are all leasing Prius types now).
and then a lovely evening driving-into-the-sunset, going West.
I am loving your last photo of the vehicles.
we love it now that we’re safely back at home ;-)
it was a moment of Frustration in the line for the Valet
How exciting! I’m going over with the boys on Saturday, after all the opening hoopla. Such fun!
XXXXXX
for god’s sake Walk.
the valet parking was quelle nightmare!
;-)
but the Garbo by Steichen – dreamy.
Dearest Gloria
What is there not to like about this splendid afternoon out!?!
I’m so pleased that you have those ‘wispy blond’ types there too. I wonder if they are all bred at some school for the disinterestedly art historical in Switzerland before going on to the Courltauld and other such places to finish their educations.
But ‘valet parking’ surely you are going native?
Beware.
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
there must be a Finishing School nestled in the Alps.
we must find it immediately and go for lunch.
All very Doris Day x
terribly so.
yes!
fabulous photos – looks like you got harvey weinstein walking by?
Ooh, I thought the same thing about HW but surely he never simply walks all by himself now, could he?
Ah, there has been quite a bit of ink over here about ParisPhoto over THERE…! How perhaps LA is going to be the real culture capital of the future, especially as far as photography is concerned…
So perhaps Remi and I should pack it all in and move there to reopen our gallery? :)
we would Love That!!
come to L.A.
where the sun always shines.
he Might have been there.
but that was someone else (we checked)