The Art of Friendship
The star-studded auction of the Merce Cunningham-John Cage collection reveals a little-known chapter in art history-the pair's relationship with Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
Dennis Hopper's 1960s
Paul Laster is the editor of Artkrush.com, a contributing editor at Flavorpill.com and Art Asia Pacific, and a contributing writer at Time Out New York and Art in America.
Before he hit the road in Easy Rider, the actor spent years photographing Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and Paul Newman. VIEW HIS GALLERY of art icons during their prime.
Art's Biggest Party
Paul Laster is the editor of Artkrush.com, a contributing editor at Flavorpill.com and Art Asia Pacific, and a contributing writer at Time Out New York and Art in America.
As the 53rd Venice Biennale begins this week, The Daily Beast's Paul Laster previews the best pavilions, buzziest artists, and most important shows along the canals.
When in Venice: Biennale Dos And Don'ts
Based in Paris, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni freelances for the International Herald Tribune, English Vogue, Elle Decor, Glamour, the Times Magazine (UK) and is the author of Sam Spiegel—The Biography of a Hollywood Legend, published in 2003.
Society editor and Biennale veteran Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni on the parties to hop, pavilions to browse, and names to drop while at the 53rd Venice Biennale.
Yale's Conspiracy of Silence
Larry Kramer is a writer and gay rights activist.
Twelve years after Yale rejected a $7 million endowment for a gay student center, the school's Gay and Lesbian Association invited legendary playwright and gay-rights activist Larry Kramer back to campus to receive its first Lifetime Achievement Award. The following is his speech.
The Art of Gay Cool
Brad Gooch is a professor of english at William Paterson University in New Jersey. His latest book is Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor
To the pre-Harvey Milk generation, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns defined the quiet cool of gay culture. Brad Gooch recalls the abstract expressions of their art, lives, and love.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
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Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Gerald Posner is The Daily Beast's Chief Investigative Reporter. He's the award-winning author of 10 investigative nonfiction bestsellers, ranging from political assassinations, to Nazi war criminals, to 9/11, to terrorism. His latest book, Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth and Power—A Dispatch from the Beach, was published in October. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife, the author Trisha Posner.
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