[Jeff Koons. All photos by JP PULLOS for PMc]

The literary crowd, including the infamous James Frey and Glenn O’Brien, flocked to the  Strand Book  Store last night to celebrate pop artist Jeff Koons’ newest projects - books. Versailles and the aptly titled Celebration document Koons’ popular overseas exhibitions, which include his October 2008 exhibition at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie. Koon’s past and present pieces of artwork cover a wide range of topics such as celebrity, race and gender, commerce, media, sex, and fame.

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NYC: It’s a Beauty - It’s a Bitch! a column by John Norwood

[James Frey imitating a painting by Damon Johnson]

Go HERE for the entire gallery from this event by John Norwood.

Night is my time for walking. I love to look for that glow of light that beckons from my intended destination; a movie premiere, a new restaurant, a new nightclub, an art gallery opening. As I approached the appropriately named Half Gallery, for painter Damon Johnson’s new show titled, “Thanks for Asking”, I noticed that only a slight glow could possibly escape from this tiny LES storefront. Also, apropos, their logo was done all in caps with the bottom halves of all the letters removed.

Never mind the size of the gallery, I had big expectations. Three clever people own the place; James Frey, the best selling author. Bill Powers, the former editor of Blackbook Magazine and Andy Spade, husband of handbag empress, Kate Spade. Plus, Damon is the son of the New York Post’s Page Six editor, Richard Johnson.

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