cricket’s crush
Rock Lobster I am gaga for the Gagosian gallery shop! It’s my go-to destination for the pitch-perfect gift for any occasion. Whether I am scoping out an artist edition Lichtenstein coffee table book or the eye-catching Jeff Koons hard-bound catalogue (pictured here) as a house gift or the pop-momma of all wedding gifts—the iconic Jeff Koons puppy planter (not your average registry vase!)—I know this gallery-slash-art supermarket will 38 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · MAY 2011
always deliver. When my 13-year-old told me she saved her allowance to acquire the Andy Warhol art book housed in its swirling orange retro Tide box, I knew that Mr. Gagosian had achieved his goal of bringing art to the masses with his quirky Madison Avenue Mecca. Mr. Warhol’s infamous maxim, “good business is the best art,” has never seemed more apt! ! Jeff Koons from TASCHEN, available at the Gagosian Shop (988 Madison Avenue at 77th Street, 212.744.9200)
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