billy baldwin

Great Art in Great Books of 2010

Filed under: Art, Books

Asian Art Now by Melissa Chiu and Benjamin Genocchio (Monacelli Press, $60)
Chiu is the Museum Director of Asia Society in New York. Genocchio is an art critic for the New York Times. Together they have written an up-to-the-second survey of contemporary Asian art. Throughout this lavishly illustrated book, the authors reflect on the conflicted responses of artists, both established and emerging, to the super-fast changes in their lives. The book is fascinating primarily because the Asian landscape is changing so rapidly. This forces artists to confront these changes and examine the impact on their social, economic, and urban culture and environment. The front cover is just one example of the dynamic work the two authors examine. It is an illustration of Ah Xian's China, China ---Bust 14, a cast porcelain with traditional Chinese ceramic designs and motifs.

Tags: American nudes, art books, billy baldwin, coffee table books, Fornasetti, henri matisse, Hokusai, Indonesian textiles, Jung, Matisse

Continue reading “Great Art in Great Books of 2010”

Billy Baldwin in Bedford Corners, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

Billy Baldwin has always been, to my eye at least, the most calm of the Baldwin brothers. The other three have spun around in various stages of manic fervor but then there is Billy who has been living a quiet life for many years with singer Chynna Phillips (who sang in Wilson Phillips) and their children. But since Billy got his new gig on Dirty Sexy Money and is spending time in Los Angeles, the family is leaving the suburban life and their suburban house behind. The Real Estalker reports that the couple is selling their New York home. The couple bought this home in Bedford Corners, New York in February of 2005 for $3.35 million. The renovated 19th century carriage house is on 4.36 acres and has five bedrooms.

This is a lovely family home. It's not going to inspire oohs and aahs over the architecture but it's got all the family friendly details like a big dining room for family holidays, a comfortable den for hanging out and a big kitchen with a huge refrigerator and freezer. There is a cute little glass conservatory for escaping the family with a good book and a the yard has a lovely gated pool area. It is listed at $3.895 million.

UPDATE: This home is listed at $2.995 million.

Experience more lush living in luxury homes and mansions or see the stars living large with celebrity homes galleries at AOL Real Estate.

Gallery: Billy Baldwin in Bedford Corners