Tag Archives: Patti Smith

Tools for Thought: Rebuild Haiti

Last night Patti Smith rocked the house. The auction house. Sotheby’s.
The venerable ol’ East Side bidding grounds was the venue for a silent auction and cocktail benefit organized by Tools for Thought and Partners in Health to support efforts to rebuild Haiti after the disastrous earthquakes there. “This is good,” said filmmaker Everard Findlay. “The [...]

Patti Smith: Icon Four Ways

Patti Smith seems to be everywhere these days. She’s got a new book Just Kids, an upcoming tour, and just opened an exhibition of drawings, photographs and personal things: Patti Smith and Steven Sebring: Objects of Life.
There were some great faces in Chelsea’s Robert Smith Gallery during the opening night: Michael Stipe turned up to [...]

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

Much like it’s subject, Patti Smith: Dream of Life — a documentary about the legendary poet, singer and performance artist directed by Steven Sebring, now on view at the Film Forum — does not follow an expected path. Accompanying the singer and her friends and family through ten years of tours and travels, Sebring offers [...]