by BARBARA GUGGENHEIM
You’ve got a sofa with a big, blank wall behind it. Or you’ve moved to a new house or apartment with lots of empty wall space. Either way, you need a painting.
Buying your first piece of art can be a downright daunting task. The stark white art galleries are intimidating, and there are so many of them that it’s hard to … Read more...
By Barbara Guggenheim
There’s almost nothing I like more than a good meal with friends. I may not be legendary Washington hostess Pearl Mesta , but I’ve thrown my share of luncheons, dinner parties, and cocktail soirees. Over the years I’ve noticed changes in friends’ eating habits – first it was guests waving off a warm… Read more...
Everyone claims to be perusing Proust, but who are they kidding? Confessions of a literary faker.
By Barbara Guggenheim
It’s a recurring nightmare. Dewar’s calls. They’re interviewing me for a whiskey ad and everything’s going well until the final question: “What’s the last book you’ve read?” If … Read more...
By Barbara Guggenheim
Guggenheim Is a partner In the art consulting firm Barbara Guggenheim Associates, Inc. Her clients Include Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg.
If your ten-year college reunion has come and gone but that dorm-room Water Lilies poster is still with you, it’s time to get your feet wet as an art collector. Many of my clients decorate … Read more...
Where do you rank in the social pecking order? The answer depends on where you sit.
By Barbara Guggenheim
My last dinner party had barely begun, and my actor friend (let’s call him Sam) was already unhappy. “I’m out of here right now if you don’t change my seat,” he threatened as the cocktail hour got underway. My husband, Bert,… Read more...
Art Consultant Barbara Guggenheim Takes on the Challenge of Furnishing a House Online
Just when I’d finished constructing and redecorating our house in Los Angeles, my husband, Bert, came home with the news that he’d bought the Malibu beach house we’d been coveting for years. Another year of antiques shops and fabric stores and searching for bath fixtures … Read more...
By Barbara Guggenheim
What led me to think I could and should swear off gossip – at least for a while – started with something my friend Samantha told me over lunch.
“Did you hear?” she asked, leaning forward over her tuna tartare. “Lester and Jane are having an affair.” “Really?” I replied incredulously.… Read more...