Flip through the "inspiration" file that every designer keeps, and at some point you will find a picture of C.Z. Guest. Debutante, showgirl (briefly), model (painted nude by Diego Rivera), socialite, gardener, intimate of artists and writers; Guest had the kind of life that seems fiction, and the perfect patrician looks to illustrate it. She wore her designer clothes with thoroughbred elegance, keeping to simple lines, rich fabrics, and soft colors to suit her cool complexion. But perhaps what drew creative types to her most was Guest's down-to-earth personality, exemplified by her recent advice to would-be gardeners visiting her web site, "The most important thing is to enjoy yourself and have a good time."
where do we go from here? That is the title of the group show opening tonight and representing the first American appearance of Eugenio Lopez’s Jumex Collection from Mexico City. The art-obsessed fruit-juice scion came late to the V.I.P. reception, where early-bird dealers like the New Yorker Jose Freire, the Parisian Thaddeus Ropac and Zurich’s Eva Presenhuber mixed with Latin American and European collectors to view five decades’ worth of art by 53 artists, including Jeff Koons, Paul McCarthy, Andy Warhol, Damien Ortega, Sherrie Levine and Ugo Rondinone. “No one’s riding the bicycles,” remarked the co-curator Victor Zamudio-Taylor, observing a pair of two-wheelers by Maurizio Cattelan that, as he demonstrated, turn on an overhead light bulb when pedaled. Eureka. “It’s important for museums to be intriguing and serious, yet fun and engaging.
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