Palm Springs Modernism started out with a bang for me and ended in a whimper. Better than a total bust but I had high hopes after a rocking opening. Ended up doing nothing on Saturday except drinking bloody mary's and had one small sale on Sunday.
My booth partner Steve and I looked like brothers with our matching bolos, a tradition for him.
I think we had a nice looking booth.
I put overflow material in her booth and I appreciate her letting me do so.
One of the cool things at the show was that Lawrence Schiller was exhibiting. Schiller is a five time Emmy winning producer, filmmaker and photographer and he was showing some incredibly iconic images.
He had some really stunning pieces, very fairly priced.
I think we had a nice looking booth.
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| Steve needs to get a lower center of gravity... |
Unfortunately the Fall Show never draws the same crowds or has the same gravitas as the February. And a rival promoter decided to put his own Modernism show on in Los Angeles the very same weekend, which did not help at all.
Rosemary says the gate was the same and I believe her but a lot of my buyers did not show up, probably decided to stay home and watch the Dodger game!
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One of the cool things at the show was that Lawrence Schiller was exhibiting. Schiller is a five time Emmy winning producer, filmmaker and photographer and he was showing some incredibly iconic images.
He was signing books and telling stories and I wish that I had had more time to chat. He was friends with Leary and Alpert, Kleps and Hitchcock and he told me that his 1966 book on the deleterious effects of LSD helped to criminalize the substance.
I told him that I had had mostly smooth sailing.
A legend.
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Crowd was a bit subdued this year but still fun.
I have three more days around here and then the fun starts again while I go up north to do Hillsborough.
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