OlderBrad Pitt’s Table for Two
Brad Pitt picks up a few pieces of contemporary “design art” furniture at the Design Miami/Basel fair held at the 1920s domed Markethalle in Basel, Switzerland on Tuesday.
The father-of-almost-six paid $293,000 for a hollow white marble rococo-style table by the Dutch designer Jeroen Verhoeven at the booth of the London-based Carpenters Workshop Gallery. The 4-foot-long “Cinderella Table,” from an edition of six, is hewn from a solid block of Carrara marble.
Mr. Pitt also ordered a rug made of aluminum thread from New York dealer Cristina Grajales, said director Elizabeth Murphy. The “Silver Sky” rug, created by Colombian designer Jorge Lizarazo and woven by the Colombian-based studio Hechizoo, will be priced at a rate of $175 per square foot.
Brad was also interested in a gold lacquer-coated Fiberglas sofa by Zaha Hadid, offered by London-based dealer Kenny Schachter at $300,000.
BTW, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANGELINA JOLIE! She turns 33 today.
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Flowers arrive at the Miraval Chateau in France on Wednesday, just in time for Angelina Jolie’s 33rd birthday!
Before reaching the hands of the birthday baby momma-slash-actress, the bouquet was inspected by security officers.
A day prior, a truckload of fries and salad was brought to the estate. You know, Brangelina, fries aren’t really French.
Happy birthday, Angie! We hope the fries satisfied your pregnancy cravings!
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On Tuesday, Brad Pitt was at Art Basel in Switzerland (despite “sightings” in Houston, Texas)~ Perez Hilton
Even PH realized the sightings were bs but trolls ate it up. Luv it.
This is NOT mary harts fault. she seems like a very nice lady… way better than Nancy o’dell from access hollwood.
This is the work of Cliniqua.
jjb @ 06/04/2008 at 7:57 pm
http://bauergriffinonline.com/2008/06/flowers-and-fries-for-angies-b.php
Flowers arrive at the Miraval Chateau in France on Wednesday, just in time for Angelina Jolie’s 33rd birthday!
Before reaching the hands of the birthday baby momma-slash-actress, the bouquet was inspected by security officers.
A day prior, a truckload of fries and salad was brought to the estate. You know, Brangelina, fries aren’t really French.
Happy birthday, Angie! We hope the fries satisfied your pregnancy cravings!
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The flower is beautiful. hmm, Angie craves for French fries.
ET is in big trouble. They lost all credibility.
cheater @ 06/04/2008 at 7:56 pm
he looks so ugly what happened to this guy?he has aged so much and not in a good way and what the **** did he leave his partner who is about to e his babies on her birthday alone?but hope he cheats on her trough she deserves it
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The lady who gave him 6 children deserves to be cheated on by him? okaaaaay! At least she’ll be single and ready to mingle if that happens cause imo she could do better.
Why spend so much on a freakin table ? with that money he could feed a lot of folks in Africa or perhaps build a few homes in NOla . he looks like such a tool shed.
All men should be a ugly as Brad Pitt.
I saw pics of Brad’s decorating sense over a year ago - & now this! I’m sorry to admit that I agree w J. Aniston in that I don’t like his furniture style.
all @ 06/04/2008 at 8:10 pm
All men should be a ugly as Brad Pitt.
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Then the world will be so beautiful.
tabitha @ 06/04/2008 at 7:22 pm
I think she will give birth sometime in July,
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my guess is 8/8/08 for good luck
lido @ 06/04/2008 at 8:16 pm
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oh, that’s why Brad dumped her tasteless ass.
lido @ 06/04/2008 at 8:16 pm
That is good that you don’t like his style because you and JA will not be living with it. JA has her own life now, smoking and dating Peeboy, all on her comfy couches. Life is good.
Jen feels very comfortable when she is peed by Peepee boy.
hahaha.you see brad has many haters!they dont like brad!hahaha!its a karma baby!he looks old and stupid.look at his new film, it doesnt really look good and he’s stupid. THIS WILL BE HIS DOWNFALL FROM HW. ITS ANISTON TIME NOW, EVERYONE IS TALKING BOUT THEM, WATCH TILL THEY WILL WALK THE RED CARPET!.ATLEAST JOHN MAYER HAS A LOT OF FANS COMPARED TO YOUR OLDIE TRASH!
JA @ 06/04/2008 at 8:31 pm
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You can R.I.P in your delusion.
This is a wonderful time for the Jolie-Pitts and the fans. The Jolie-Pitts will continue to prove the haters wrong. Doesn’t it suck to be a hater?
I hope AJ has had a lovely 33rd Birthday.
Why aren’t all men like Brad Pitt? Only Angie has the best. I want me some Brad.
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From auction to fair: Roman Abramovich brings Basel to life
Chelsea FC owner joins Brad Pitt and Sheikh Saud Al-Thani at vernissage
Billionaire businessman and owner of Chelsea Football Club Roman Abramovich and his partner Daria “Dasha” Zhukova caused a tremendous stir—more even than superstar actor Brad Pitt—when they arrived at Art Basel yesterday. This is believed to be the couple’s first appearance at an art fair, and came less than a month after Mr Abramovich spent $120m at the spring New York auctions on a Francis Bacon and a Lucian Freud.
Also spotted at the fair was Sheikh Saud Al-Thani, cousin of the Emir of Qatar, who is a contemporary art collector although better known for his previous collecting on behalf of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha.
Dealers were thrilled by the presence of Mr Abramovich and Ms Zhukova, until now only known to buy at auction. “I was pleased to see him, looking at things very seriously,” said David Juda, (2.0/G1) of London’s Annely Juda Fine Art. “Some other collectors only go to auction.”
A trio of Alberto Giacometti bronzes at Krugier’s stand (2.0/B4) are believed to have caught Mr Abramovich’s eye. The largest of the three, Femme de Venise I, 1956, is priced at $14m, while the smaller 1958 Femme Debout is priced at $8m. He is believed to be “seriously considering” a purchase, according to a source. Giacometti was one of the stars of the recent New York contemporary sales when a sculpture fetched a record $27.5m at Christie’s on 6 May. Mr Abramovich also paused to admire works by Marc Chagall and Alexej von Jawlensky at Galerie Thomas (2.0/ P2).
His presence provided a welcome burst of confidence for dealers faced with fewer American collectors. “With the strong euro and weak dollar, Americans, even the rich ones, are complaining for the first time,” said New York collector and banker Gilbert Harrison, chairman of Financo.
Donald Bryant, who owns works by Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly and Willem de Kooning, said finding value today requires selectivity. “The secondary market prices are out of control,” says Mr Bryant. “With the primary market you are more likely to get a real price.”
The divide between gallery and auction prices has accelerated in recent years, boosted by new collectors. As auction prices have soared, retail art shopping can look like a bargain. PaceWildenstein had a painting by Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang, which sold for under $1m, according to the gallery’s Susan Dunne. His record price at auction, for an older work, is $6.1m.
“The big collectors come to Basel because they know they are going to be seeing great art,” said Sam Keller, the former Art Basel director, now head of the Fondation Beyeler. “But if you have a relationship with the dealer, you may well be able to buy that art cheaper than on the secondary auction market.”
Ms Zhukova plans to open the Center for Contemporary Culture Moscow in September. She will mount international contemporary art exhibitions in an 85,000 sq. foot industrial 1927 bus garage designed by a noted constructivist architect. Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst, a former Gagosian director who has been hired to manage the centre’s programmes, escorted the couple through the fair.
Mr Abramovich’s interest ranged from the organic and edgy—a $70,000 snake-like sculpture by Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto at Galerie Max Hetzler (2.0/Q2)—to a Picasso drawing at Acquavella Galleries. (2.0/R1). Having paid a record $33.6m for Freud’s Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, 1995, at Christie’s in New York last month, Mr Abramovich also priced the Freud paintings on offer at Acquavella.
With the Euro 2008 football championship arriving in Basel on Saturday, some dealers who missed Mr Abramovich regretted the missed opportunity—and not only his buying power. “I wish I’d known he was here,” said dealer Roland Augustine of Luhring Augustine (2.0/P4). “I would have tried to get soccer tickets.”
#174: Kinda like the ex buying that recovering druggie model guy, Sculfor as a temporary lover boy, isn’t it? Yeah, no accounting for taste!
happy birthday angie. it’s better late than never.
JA @ 06/04/2008 at 8:31 pm
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Are you kidding me? You idiot. John’s fans are only in America. Nobody knows who the fcuk is John Mayer oversea? Brad’s fans are all over the world.
Bet their homes are decorated with unique pieces. Sure they have a safe area for the kids that is kid friendly. Brad looks happy and like he is really enjoying himself. Going to the races and now buying art that he loves. Sure he wish Angie was with him. Seems like they are still at the villa per JJB post earlier stating flowers were delivered.
artinfo.com/news/story/27754/on-the-mark-change-of-pace/
On Location
Brad Pitt wasn’t the only actor on hand for the fair. Spotted ducking out of a taxicab near the Messeplatz was The Darjeeling Limited star Owen Wilson. Wilson has become something of a regular on the contemporary-art circuit. He was seen at last fall’s party for Damien Hirst at New York’s Lever House, then at Art Basel Miami Beach in December and now at Art Basel. If you squinted at a paparazzi pic of him in one of the celebrity gossip magazines a few months ago, you could see that the cover of the book he was clutching read “Duchamp.” One wonders what the man has been buying.
I think the table looks beautiful when you see the front. Unfortunatly Jared picture shows the back.
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