We all said her self imposed exile wouldn't last. The smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd, the applause-the insults. The rotten fruit hurled. How could she resist ?
Madame Arcati has announced she is receiving visitors again over the Yuletide period (and hopefully longer).
How fitting that the silly season is almost upon us and someone will entertain while the hacks of Fleet Street churn out their daily drivel (eagerly read by us ). At last we will have some balance.
Still censored by Google, but that just makes her seem like a very naughty girl..
Oh, and Madame's long term fiancee, Molly Parkin's autobiography Welcome To Mollywood is to be published shortly as well.
Journalist, artist and Soho fixture there is no-one else quite like Molly around anymore. This book is a must read.
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| Gene & Brian Sherman |
An ill-wind is blowing over a $500,000 donation to University of NSW College of Fine Arts.
Given by noted philanthropists Brian & Gene Sherman, the gift was to establish a gallery in honour of the British born arts curator Nick Waterlow, murdered a year ago just 2 days after we reported he had attended the opening of an exhibition of ex-Oz Magazine artist Martin Sharp's works.
Student Representative Council president, Osman Faruqi, has said :''students are concerned by what this deal means for the integrity and reputation of a public institution like UNSW,''
"''The reputation risk posed to the university far outweighs any financial benefit gained. Students want to see quality education placed before private interests."
The Shermans are one of Sydney's most high profile couples in the art's community. Brian's Equitilink company is the largest private funds management company in Australia. He also dabbles on the stock exchange and was reported to have picked up $45M in one deal during a morning in 2002. Both the Shermans support a number of charities.
The Natural History museum in Sydney near Hyde Park has been revived via the Sherman's donations and in Brian's role as the president of the Australian Museum trust, it's governing body.
Committed vegetarians for nearly 30 years, both Sherman's are active animal right's activists and fund studies on how to end factory farming of poultry and pigs.
The Student body needs to do a re-think here.
The pair emigrated from South Africa a long time ago when they were broke. No-one knows what the Shermans are worth-possibly a $$billion or two-but the only demand from Brian & Gene when donating is for another phone call when extra funds are required.
