The Arcades
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The Jill Stein Presidential Library
At Auction November 4-10, 2026
Very rarely are there interiors that get under my skin, and I did just see one, and it is the Obamas’ office suite in their new presidential library. It was published in Elle Decor last month (interestingly t...
DIGEST 141: The Hog Report
At Auction October 28-November 3, 2026 + La Bola Negra and You Can See Everything
I saw La Bola Negra last night at the Angelika—it’s a self-styled epic of gay Spanish historical fiction, spanning timelines and hinging on Federico García L...
DIGEST 140: Late Check Out
At Auction October 21-26, 2026
I’m just back from London. I went to Frieze (very briefly—more on that soon). The last time I was in London, a decade ago, I was swarmed by bedbugs in an AirBnB (it was in Bethnal Green in a converted factory...
DIGEST 139: It’s Dry
At Auction October 14-20, 2026 + Danh Vo at White Cute
Danh Vo’s show at White Cube is very good. Truth be told, the Arcades probably wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for Danh Vo. I was stoned at the Guggenheim looking at his 2018 solo show “T...
DIGEST 138: Joe D’Urso, Living Legend
At Auction October 7-13, 2026
I wrote a profile of one of my design heroes, Joe D’Urso, for the Magazine Antiques (Adam Charlap Hyman brought me on—he was the guest editor for the issue, which is very beautiful—get a copy). It’s finally ou...
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