Elena Bowes

The other night I went to a silent auction fundraiser at The Drawing Center in Soho, New York. In this world of big, brazen mega-galleries I loved the intimacy and modesty of the space - one room to view a selection of lovely, disparate, high-quality drawings, many donated by the artists. I ended up taking home a meticulously crafted pencil drawing of a Ford LTD by Robert Davis. Laura Hoptman, ex-curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, has just started as the new director of the space, replacing Brett Littman who now runs The Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, Queens, two New York gems I want to learn more about. Photo from left - Me, Erika Scully, Cristina Vere Nicoll & Mary Howard from David Zwirner Gallery. ... See more

Chin hairs, arm cellulite - there’s a whole lot more to ageing! Best-selling author Pamela Druckerman gives us the dirt - #therearenogrownups Penguin Random House Read our Q&A about her wise and wonderful book - http://bit.ly/2zzYY6Y