David Hasselhoff has always existed as an abstract to me; a pop culture
construct that lives more in reruns and forwarded YouTube links than real
life.
It was a bit of a shock to the system, then, to meet The Hoff, as he is
known, Thursday night at the Bryant Park Grill.
Two months ago, while all of Manhattan was in a frenzy over Fashion's Night Out, two artists at Intermix engaged in an art battle. While shoppers watched, the painters smothered mannequins in neon yellow, sky blue and gold lacquer. While it helped stir up excitement for the night itself, the demonstration was also being taped for the Web series "RADAR: Art Battles," which starts its second season today.
With the recent spate of documentaries, designers young and old have been
getting plenty of face time these days. But as much as these
behind-the-scenes, no-holds-barred portraits can prove revealing — and
entertaining — they can often be more about the director's perspective than
their subjects' voices. So I was especially excited to hear from them at the
Friends of the Costume Institute's season opening event "Young Americans:
Designers in Conversation."
