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March 27, 2000 Issue
"Either I haven't gotten around enough, or the Whitney is really doing its job and discovering new artists."
-- Art critic Peter Plagens on the Whitney Biennial, "Maxwell's House"
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| FEATURES | @Home Design: This Bold House BY WENDY GOODMAN Web design hits home, whether it's Josh Harris's wired-to-the-max SoHo loft or Tiffany Dubin's uptown apartment getting a downtown look to match her Silicon Valley paradigm shift. In these spaces, the walls really can talk (and put on a light show), and nobody has to go to the store for paper towels ever again. Homework Stylish pieces that will bring flash to the most familiar room, from a lacquered table sleek enough for hostess Serena Bass to a kitchen-on-wheels fit for chef Matthew Kenney. And, of course, floor pillows worth fighting over for the Sopranos kids. Maxwell's House The Whitney Biennial hasn't even opened, and already it's had a mini-scandal with Hans Haacke's anti-Giuliani installation. But don't judge Whitney director Maxwell Anderson by one artwork. His team has selected a roster that's less political and less trendy than usual. And it remains to be seen what the catty New York art world makes of that. GOTHAM
| DEPARTMENTS Intelligencer BY BETH LANDMAN KEIL WITH IAN SPIEGELMAN The City Politic Hillary and Albert's main man on Long Island Media What Jann Wenner knows about people . . . and Us Cityscape The digital-design revolution explodes at the Cooper-Hewitt MARKETPLACE Our desktop decorator outfits a loft apartment in three hours flat Net News Online food shopping, simplified; every day is Earth Day on the Web Sales & Bargains Take a letter: Where to get monogrammed designer accessories | THE CRITICS Movies BY PETER RAINER Julia Roberts strikes a blow for the average beauty queen Theater A revival of True West gets more than its share of laughs Art MOMA reshuffles its permanent collection Classical Music The music man: Daniel Barenboim, everywhere Television God and Satan get animated in a new NBC series The Underground Gourmet Turkish delight: Savoring the original "Mediterranean diet" CUE Classifieds |
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