Dakis Joannou Kicks Off Armory Arts Week

Controversy surrounding the exhibition of Greek billionaire Dakis Joannou’s personal collection was set aside at New York’s New Museum on March 2, when the show’s opening was instead greeted by stars including Pierce Brosnan, the Edge, Cyndi Lauper, and David LaChapelle. They all came out for the launch of “Skin Fruit: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection,” curated by Jeff Koons. The artist played his new role for the first time and spoke The Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy blog about the experience. “I think I ended up dealing mostly with the body, inside and out,” Koons said.