No. 51: Alisha Bansal
Ice cream for dessert (in a fancy cup), Ed Ruscha's Now/Then, Elsa Peretti, Edouard Vuillard’s The Green Interior and Sunday's at Abraço.
Alisha Bansal is a Private Sales specialist at Christie’s in New York. When she’s not at Christie’s or stopping by a gallery, she’s occasionally moonlighting as a model for brands like Prounis, Old Jewelry and Alex Mill. Over the past few years, Alisha has been curating a collection of funky finds from The Real Real on @TheWeirdReal. There’s everything you can imagine in her archive… and everything you couldn’t imagine like an Issey Miyake pleats please sushi set, a Chateau Marmont Gucci Bag and topless Tabi’s “with tape”. From Alisha –
I. a painting
Edouard Vuillard’s The Green Interior is my favorite painting at The Met. It is a simple scene, hanging at the very back of the museum in the Lehman wing – tiny and green. I like to joke that the shape in the upper right (a sconce?) is an avocado.
II. a treat
Nothing is better at the end of a dinner out than sharing a scoop of ice cream in a fancy chalice/goblet. I don’t like desserts at restaurants unless it’s ice cream, plain and simple. Two spoons, one scoop, and maybe an espresso on the side. Give the other person the last bite only if you really like them. Some of these are sorbet, but it’s the same sentiment. Pictured in order: rhubarb sorbet at Corner Bar, almond ice cream at Monkey Bar, raspberry sorbet at Monkey Bar (again), and coffee ice cream at Polo Bar.
III. a necklace
Elsa Peretti is my favorite jewelry designer, and I love every single one of her designs for Tiffany & Co. They are extremely modern and yet timeless – a lot like her. I have a vintage small open bottle pendant that I wear often.
IV. an exhibition
I saw the Ed Ruscha retrospective Now/Then probably 8 times in New York when it was on view at the MoMA. A couple weeks ago I was visiting my parents at home in LA, and saw it again at the LACMA. Ed Ruscha has always been one of my favorite artists; if memory serves me correctly, I was particularly fascinated/confused by the painting Actual Size, aka SPAM, that I saw growing up in LACMA’s permanent collection. That might not be true, but I like to remember it that way.
V. a ritual
Most Sundays, I go to my favorite coffee shop Abraço and order an iced cappuccino and a slice of olive oil cake. It’s become a bit of a ritual over the years. I either sit there with a book or people watch while they blast music. No laptops, no alternative milks, and no (barking) dogs allowed.
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On view: Andrew Cranston’s One Day This Will be a Long Time Ago at Karma. Ed Ruscha’s Now Then at LACMA. Antone Könst’s Singles at Castle Gallery. Izzy Barber’s There is No Time at James Fuentes. Kyoko Idetsu’s What Can Ideology Do For Me? at Nonaka-Hill. March Avery’s Quiet Inside at Blum.
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On view: Group show Yours Truly at Nahmad Contemporary featuring works by Danielle McKinney, Salman Toor, Wolfgang Tillmans, Issy Wood and more. Meredith Rosen Gallery’s show Skulptual — the first exhibition of the late Hannah Villiger’s work in New York since 1991. Group show Meet Me at The Lake at CLEARING. Vivian Maier: Unseen Work at Fotografiska. Matinee: Dike Blair at the Edward Hopper House. Jenny Holzer’s Light Line at Guggenheim.
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Excellent taste
Just perfect