Notes From The City: An Abundant Life - All That Glitterati Is Surely Gold

Twenty years ago I moved into an apartment on West Broadway between Grand and Canal Streets, near the entrance to the Holland Tunnel. Back in those days, SoHo wasn't what it is now, and though it had started its climb into the stratosphere of high end real estate, there was still a neighborhood feel with artists in abundance on every block. At a holiday party in their store near my apartment, I met David Lee Holland and Yanni Kyriazis; jewelry designers, artists and artisans both, they always had the best holiday parties, birthday parties, new design unveilings and any time parties, places where all the people I loved to meet would be. Last year I went to visit with Yanni again in their home studio where they were welcoming old friends and new to view their collection and share some holiday cheer. It had been a long time since I had seen him, but he looked the same as ever - vivacious, welcoming, charming, handsome and so full of life that I left feeling invigorated, and when he invited me to a gallery opening last week, I knew I had to go. This time, instead of the finest of jewelry, I was treated to a viewing of some of the finest of art. As described by the curators, Jeffrey Scott and Yanni Kyriazis, "The Pastoral Landscape In The Present Tense, The Artworks Of Bill Claps and George H. Lewis" is "A reexamination of genre as defined by two exceptional artists whose works acknowledge yet defy conventional formal constraint and bring to life an ever-changing globalized landscape in vibrant contemporary idiom." Or in my own words, every piece is a masterpiece and a jewel and gem for the eye to behold. Don't miss this exhibit!

The Pastoral Landscape In The Present Tense
The Artworks Of Bill Claps And George H. Lewis

Curated By: Jeffrey Scott/Yanni Kyriazis

Exhibition: November 17-December 1, 2015

Salomon Arts Gallery

83 Leonard Street, 4th Floor

New York, NY 10013

(212) 966-1997

Monday-Saturday (By Appointment)

The Glitterati

The Glittering Art And Artists

George H. Lewis

Bill Claps

The Glittering Hosts

Rodrigo Salomon
(with Director and Photographer Isaac Goodwiine)

Gigi Salomon

Yanni Kyriazis

The Glittering Servers and Sponsor

Claire Bertin-Lang And Rael Petit

Specialty Cocktails From Aviation Gin

An Enchanted Evening

Glittering In The Daylight Hours

Just a few blocks down on Chambers Street is one of my favorite jewelry stores. While David Lee Holland Jewelry creates one of a kind masterpieces, B&H Jewelry, Gold & Diamonds is a neighborhood store that sells everything and anything to do with fine jewelry, watches, gold, diamonds and silver. If you want it, they have it, and you'll always get the best prices when you talk to Eddie the Manager. There is lots to glitter here, and Eddie will always tell you the truth about what you're buying. He's a treasure himself, and so is his assistant, and the prices and quality you'll find here will make you think you've blissfully gone back twenty years.

B&H Jewelry, Gold & Diamonds

79-81 Chambers Street

New York, NY 10007

www.BHJewelry.net

(212) 608-5319

Monday-Thursday 8:30-6:30

Friday 8:30-4:30

Sunday 12-5

Closed Saturday